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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter with observer Jim B. Walter. The field notes include a detailed description of the behavior of Swanson's Hawks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Walter, Janice L.	Swainson's Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Bell's Vireo Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Red-breasted Merganser Snowy Owl Western Kingbird Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Greater Scaup Surf Scoter Osprey Mourning Warbler Common Tern	Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura Zirbel Slough White Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Nest building Birds--Infancy	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne with observers Bobbi Webber and Dave Bunkofske. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk White-faced Ibis Double-crested Cormorant Purple Martin Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Merlin American Woodcock Wood Thrush Long-eared Owl Northern Parula Snow Goose Tundra Swan Great Egret	Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ambrose A Call State Park West Bend				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Rare bird documentation form for Smith's Longspur northeast of Larrabee, 1992	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1992-03-04	1992-03-08	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Smith's Longspur northeast of Larrabee in Cherokee County, IA on March 4, 1992.	Brewer, Marion M.	Smith's Longspur	Larrabee	3 Miles E, 1 mile N, 3/4 E of Larrabee	short grass	The documentation form by Marion Brewer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Lapland longspur, white wing patch & white edged tail, buffy belly \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:35:00/15:38:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	67
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. Included with the field notes is an attached report of a Merlin sighting in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Martsching, Paul	Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Merlin Eastern Phoebe Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk	Ames Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Rare bird documentation form for Palm Warbler in Greenfield Township in Warren County, 1991	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-08-17	1991-08-18	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Palm Warbler in Greenfield Township in Warren County, IA on August 17, 1991.	Johnson, Ann	Palm Warbler	Greenfield Township	My yard in northern Warren County, Iowa	Open riparian edge	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Other yellow rumped warblers were eliminated by the bright yellow undertail coverts contrasting with the buffy breast and belly. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:20:00/11:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	31
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.	Walter, Janice L.	Swainson's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Redhead Gray Catbird Black Tern	Claybanks Forest Zirbel Slough McIntosh Woods State Park Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Wilkinson Pioneer Park White Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6
Field notes contributed by, Peter C. Petersen, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Brian Blevins, Dennis L. Carter and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Bell's Vireo Carolina Wren Western Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Dickcissel Hooded Merganser Sandhill Crane Great Egret	Bellevue Davenport Huron Island Le Claire Montpelier Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Green Island Wildlife Management Area Cedar Valley McCausland				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6
Field reports, Dennis Carter, spring 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1991-03-01	1991-06-01	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports with detailed notes about the season and sightings in the form of a letter from Dennis Carter to Carl J. Bendorf on June 1, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Carter, Dennis L.	Bald Eagle Ruddy Duck Yellow-rumped Warbler American Redstart Bonaparte's Gull	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Rice Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Robert K. Myers, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with one detailed sighting submitted by Robert K. Myers for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Myers, Robert K.	Carolina Wren Common Moorhen	Dallas County Dunbar Slough Polk County Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1991	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Weather	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the spring of 1991 titled "Field Reports--Spring". It is compiled by Thomas H. Kent, James L. Fuller, and Carl Bendorf.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Bendorf, Carl J. Fuller, James L	White-tailed Kite Mississippi Kite Thayer's Gull Fish Crow Western Tanager Eurasian Wigeon Townsend's Warbler Tricolored Heron Garganey Black-necked Stilt Lesser Black-backed Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Ruff	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Carol Ann Alexander, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Weather	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports with some detail about the conditions and birds submitted by Carol Ann Alexander for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Alexander, Carol Ann	White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Orchard Oriole Brown Thrasher Barred Owl House Finch Yellow-rumped Warbler Tufted Titmouse	Fairfield Zillman's Hickory Hills Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Dick Bierman, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Dick Bierman for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report for spring 1991.	Bierman, Dick	Swainson's Hawk Prairie Falcon Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Eastern Bluebird Snowy Egret American Woodcock Bohemian Waxwing House Finch Red Crossbill	Cherokee County Cherokee Steele Prairie State Preserve Martin Area County Park Allendorf Mill Creek Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Gordon Brand, spring 1991	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Parulidae \| Warblers	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports with notes on general birding results as well as a focus on warblers submitted by Gordon Brand for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Brand, Gordon James	Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler	Lambs Grove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Sharon Laub, spring 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Sharon Laub for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Laub, Sharon	Cedar Waxwing Eastern Bluebird Vesper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Tree Swallow Chestnut-sided Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler	Polk County Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Jean B. Braley, spring 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Rare birds Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-05-08	1991-05-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Additional notes with detailed field reports from Jean B. Braley for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Braley, Jean B.	Bewick's Wren Ovenbird Hooded Warbler Tennessee Warbler	Shenandoah Manti Memorial Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Rare bird documentation form for Baltimore Oriole at Cedar Rapids, 1990	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-12-15	1990-12-31	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Baltimore Oriole at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on December 15, 1990.	Wickham, Peter P.	Baltimore Oriole	Cedar Rapids	Bird feeder, 100 Thompson Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids	Suburban area, with condominiums, private homes, lawns & trees	The documentation form by Pete Wickham is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Durbin and three unidentified people with other bird feeders. \| Elimination of similar species: There are no similar species that I can think of. It wasn't a Bullock's type, which would have orange on the face and a big white wing patch.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	79
Field reports, Susan Spieker, fall 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Rare birds	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Susan Spieker for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Spieker, Susan J.	Brewer's Blackbird American White Pelican Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Great Blue Heron Great Egret	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Saylorville Lake Huxley Lovilia Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Rick Hollis, fall 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Falconidae \| Falcons Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Rare birds	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Rick Hollis for the fall of 1990 with details on some sightings and a focus on raptors. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Hollis, Richard Jule	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Chipping Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco	Iowa City Mehaffey Bridge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Rita E. Efta, fall 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Rita E. Efta for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Efta, Rita E.	Eastern Bluebird Harris' Sparrow House Finch Pine Siskin	Auburn				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Steve Dinsmore, fall 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Waterfowl	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Steve Dinsmore with several contributors and a detailed note about the sightings as well as a letter from Steve Dinsmore to Carl Bendorf on November 30, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Double-crested Cormorant Red-breasted Merganser Herring Gull Common Loon Hooded Merganser Bufflehead Bonaparte's Gull Common Merganser	Iowa Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Fourth Supplementary Breeding Bird Census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, July 1990	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Weather	1990-07-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fourth Supplementary Breeding Bird Census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, Louisa County, Iowa by Peter C. Petersen for July, 1990 with handwritten annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-headed Blackbird Grasshopper Sparrow Song Sparrow Carolina Wren Chuck-will's-widow American Woodcock Hooded Merganser Philadelphia Vireo Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Brown Creeper	Louisa County Spring Lake Beattys Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Steve Dinsmore, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Steve Dinsmore with two contributors for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Ring-billed Gull American White Pelican Western Sandpiper Piping Plover	Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Dennis Carter, summer 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for fall 1989 submitted by Dennis Carter for specific locations in Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, and Winneshiek counties. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Carter, Dennis L.	Ruddy Duck Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Ovenbird American Redstart	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Yellow River State Forest Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Tanya E. Bray, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Tanya E. Bray with several additional observers with a detailed descriptions of certain sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Bray, Tanya	Semipalmated Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Great Blue Heron Great Egret	Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Thomas Kent, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Thomas H. Kent with two contributors for summer 1990 with handwritten comments. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Osprey Sora Stilt Sandpiper Least Sandpiper	Coralville Lake Johnson County Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2