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

Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, December 1, 1991	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns	1991-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Engebretsen, Bery	Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Merlin Red Phalarope Black-bellied Plover Bay-breasted Warbler American Coot Lesser Scaup Winter Wren Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Des Moines Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1992.	Engebretsen, Bery	Pied-billed Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Dunlin Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Pileated Woodpecker Great Blue Heron Great Egret	Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Songbirds Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Engebretsen, Bery	White-faced Ibis American Bittern Red-necked Grebe Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Grebe Black Scoter Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Ruff	Big Creek Lake Dunbar Slough Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Polk City Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 1989	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1989-06-01	1989-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.	Engebretsen, Bery	Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Marbled Godwit Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Franklin's Gull Wood Thrush Dickcissel Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron	Big Creek Lake Johnston Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	10
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 1992	Field notes	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae \| Vireos	1992-06-01	1992-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.	Engebretsen, Bery	Cooper's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Western Kingbird Wood Thrush Dickcissel Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Ovenbird Snow Goose Short-billed Dowitcher American Redstart Eastern Whip-poor-will Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow	Des Moines Jester Park Lake View Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	2
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-06-01	1996-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.	Engebretsen, Bery	Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wood Thrush Dickcissel Spotted Sandpiper American Redstart Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle King Rail	Polk County Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Walnut Woods State Park Brown's Woods	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	2
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 2000	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies	2000-07-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Engebretsen, Bery	Ring-billed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Warbling Vireo Indigo Bunting Yellow-billed Cuckoo Blue-winged Teal Orchard Oriole Western Kingbird Greater Yellowlegs Dickcissel Wood Duck Gray Partridge Lesser Yellowlegs Sedge Wren American Coot American Redstart Cliff Swallow Green Heron Northern Bobwhite	Big Creek Lake Des Moines Johnston Polk County Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Red Feather Prairie Polk City Wildlife Area Moeckley Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 2002	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	2002-06-01	2002-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.	Engebretsen, Bery	Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Bobolink Warbling Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Wood Thrush Dickcissel Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper Canada Goose Yellow Warbler Horned Lark Cliff Swallow	Jester Park Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Red Feather Prairie Iowa State Capitol Brown's Woods Raccoon River Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	9
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 2004	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	2004-06-01	2004-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Berry Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.	Engebretsen, Bery	Pied-billed Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Orchard Oriole Western Kingbird Wood Thrush Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Acadian Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo	Big Creek Lake Des Moines Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Brown's Woods Moeckley Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	11
Field notes contributed by Beth and Mark Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Threskiornithidae \| Ibises	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Separate field reports contributed by both Beth and Mark Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, fall 1984.These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Mark	Rufous Hummingbird Ferruginous Hawk Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Merlin Red Knot Black-legged Kittiwake White-winged Scoter Gray Partridge Black-billed Cuckoo Red Crossbill Ruff	Big Creek State Park Chester Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grundy County Hendrickson Marsh Lake Liscomb Marshalltown Nashua Union Saylorville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, December 1, 1981	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1981-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.	Proescholdt, Beth	Eared Grebe Mute Swan Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Water Pipit American Goldfinch	Marshall County Hardin County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	1
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.	Proescholdt, Beth	Bald Eagle Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Merlin Osprey Gray Partridge Pileated Woodpecker Hermit Thrush	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshall County Pine Lake Hardin County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	5
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, spring 1984	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird declines Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, spring 1984. Other observers were Mark Proescholdt, Phyllis Harris, and Ramona R. Sommerlot. Documented sightings were of a Northern Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon, Pine Warbler, Red-necked Grebe, and Barrow's Goldeneye. Also included was a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding absence of birds, particularly warblers, May 29, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Proescholdt, Beth	Red-necked Grebe Barrow's Goldeneye Northern Goshawk Peregrine Falcon Pine Warbler	Little Wall Lake Big Creek Lake Forneys Lake Marshall County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Hardin County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, summer 1984. Other observers were Mark Proescholdt and Phyllis Harris. Twenty species were sighted, including a Piping Plover with nest, a late migrant or resident Alder Flycatcher, a Veery and Bell's Vireo singing, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and Blue Grosbeaks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Proescholdt, Beth	Alder Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Piping Plover Veery Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo	Forneys Lake Homestead Waubonsie State Park Palisades-Kepler State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, winter 1983-1984, with nine other observers. A Golden Eagle was documented near Marshalltown, a Pine Grosbeak was documented at a feeder of Robert Wylder in Denver, Iowa, and a Northern Goshawk was documented in Bremer County. Included was a cover letter from Beth Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding the winter sightings, February 16, 1984. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Proescholdt, Beth	Pine Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle	Bremer County Liscomb Marshalltown Denver	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, winter 1981-1982	Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Proescholdt, Beth	Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Purple Finch Hoary Redpoll Common Pheasant	Liscomb Pine Lake Eldora Union	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, winter 1982-1983	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Weather	1982-12-01	1983-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Winter report of birds contributed by Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.	Proescholdt, Beth	Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Purple Finch Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Spotted Towhee Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Sharp-shinned Hawk	Big Creek Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Liscomb Marshall County Marshalltown Pine Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Hardin County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	6
Field notes contributed by Betty Walters, February 24, 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Weather	1982-02-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Betty Walters and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Walters, Betty	Red-tailed Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Snow Goose	Shenandoah Riverton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, August 2, 2001	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies	2001-08-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.	Huser, Bill F.	Killdeer Willow Flycatcher American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Hooded Merganser Piping Plover Black-billed Cuckoo Cerulean Warbler Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose	Badger Lake Clay County Woodbury County Loess Hills Wildlife Area Wanata State Park New Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	7
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1987	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1987-08-01	1987-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.	Huser, Bill F.	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon Double-crested Cormorant Blue-headed Vireo Purple Martin White-throated Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Eastern Phoebe Purple Finch Gray Partridge Olive-sided Flycatcher Sedge Wren Yellow-rumped Warbler Swamp Sparrow House Wren Dark-eyed Junco Nashville Warbler Black Tern Sharp-shinned Hawk	Plymouth County Sioux City Sioux County Woodbury County Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Bacon Creek Park New Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	2
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser with observer Bob Livermore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Huser, Bill F.	Rough-legged Hawk Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Black-billed Magpie Merlin Red-necked Phalarope American Tree Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Sharp-shinned Hawk	Browns Lake Sioux City Snyder Bend Park Westfield DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge New Lake Hancock Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1992	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1992-08-01	1992-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.	Huser, Bill F.	Red-shouldered Hawk Goldeneye Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Herring Gull Hooded Merganser Osprey Fox Sparrow American Black Duck American Golden Plover Eastern Screech-Owl	Browns Lake Lake Red Rock Sioux City Snyder Bend Park Stone State Park Storm Lake Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park New Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	3
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Huser, Bill F.	Turkey Vulture Black-billed Magpie Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Least Tern Osprey Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Glaucous Gull Connecticut Warbler	Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve Stone State Park Black Hawk Lake Bacon Creek Park Sioux Township New Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Huser, Bill F.	Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Least Tern Greater Scaup Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler Bufflehead Buff-breasted Sandpiper Black Tern	Blue Lake Bacon Creek Park New Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Huser, Bill F.	Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Rusty Blackbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Indigo Bunting Northern Cardinal Yellow-billed Cuckoo Golden-winged Warbler White-throated Sparrow Great Horned Owl Yellow-throated Warbler Roseate Spoonbill Merlin Common Nighthawk Gray Catbird Connecticut Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow American Redstart	Fremont County Sioux City Snyder Bend Park Stone State Park Lake MacBride Bacon Creek Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6