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

Burt Gresham letter to Philip DuMont regarding Goose migration, April 9, 1938	Correspondence Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1938-04-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Burt Gresham to Philip DuMont dated April 9, 1938. Gresham responds to a request for route and stopover data on Goose migration. Included with this letter are the compiled migration reports for 1938. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3517/view	Gresham, Burt	Snow Goose Canada Goose	Missouri Iowa Winnipeg South Dakota North Dakota James Bay	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	2	4
Hairy Woodpecker logs, Woodward Hart Brown, 1950-1977	Field notes Research notes Surveys (documents)	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1950-01-01	1977-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Handwritten counts of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around the United States from 1950 to 1977.	Brown, Woodward H.	Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker	Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	3	2
Hunting journals and records: quail studies and trips	Diaries Surveys (documents) Tables (documents)	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Research Phasianidae \| Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Fowling	1955-01-01	1977-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Hunting journals and records compiled by Frederic Leopold. The handwritten journals cover the years 1955-1977 and give detailed information on Leopold's quail studies and numerous trips.	Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989		Crystal Lake Oquawka Farmington Garner	Frederic Leopold Papers \| MS 113	3	7
Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1980 submitted by Thomas H. Kent	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1980-08-01	1980-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Thomas H. Kent submits a bird sighting list for himself and five others annotated with counts, dates, locations and observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Swainson's Hawk Merlin Curve-billed Thrasher Peregrine Falcon Wilson's Warbler House Wren Tundra Swan American Golden Plover	Bayard Coralville Lake Dunbar Slough Solon Diamond Lake Lock and Dam 9	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1980 compiled by Hank Zaletel	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1980-08-01	1980-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel mostly in central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.	Zaletel, Hank		Little Wall Lake Ames Big Creek Lake Dale Maffitt Reservoir Iowa Ledges State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1980 compiled by Robert Thornburg	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Weather	1980-08-01	1980-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of birds sighted by Robert Thornburg around Pleasantville. He also notes that 7 inches of snow fell on October 27 but had melted by October 31. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.	Thornburg, Robert E.	Cooper's Hawk Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird House Wren Bonaparte's Gull	Lake Red Rock Pleasantville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1980 submitted by Francis L. Moore	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Apodiformes \| Swifts and Hummingbirds	1980-08-01	1980-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Francis L. Moore provides an annotated list of birds sighted by himself and others primarily during organized field trips. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.	Moore, Francis L.	Yellow-headed Blackbird Eastern Towhee White-winged Crossbill Eastern Phoebe Curve-billed Thrasher Le Conte's Sparrow Red Crossbill	Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Waterloo Sweet Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1980 submitted by Robert K. Myers	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1980-08-01	1980-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Robert K. Myers provides an annotated list of birds sighted by himself and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.	Myers, Robert K.	White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Gray Catbird Pine Siskin Red Crossbill Great Egret	George Wyth Memorial State Park Lake Red Rock Waterloo	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
Annotated bird sighting list, Fall 1980 compiled by Raymond L. Cummins	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1980-11-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated bird sighting list for Fall from Raymond L. Cummins, dated November 26, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Eared Grebe Surf Scoter Osprey Tundra Swan	Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Lizard Lake Rush Lake Lake Panorama	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
Annotated bird sighting list for Winter 1980-1981 compiled by Ruth Phipps	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1980-12-01	1981-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ruth Phipps and others in southwest Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Phipps, Ruth O.	White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Merlin Sandhill Crane	Fremont County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Annotated bird sighting list for Winter 1980-1981 compiled by Pete Petersen	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching	1980-12-01	1981-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Pete Petersen and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Petersen, Peter C.	Pine Siskin Tennessee Warbler	Davenport	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1980 compiled by Tom Stone, Jr.	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1980-12-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of birds sighted by Tom Stone Jr. and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.	Stone, Tom, Jr.		Iowa Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sweet Marsh Heery Woods State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
1980 Yellow River Forest, Iowa CBC	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1980-12-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Results of the Yellow River Forest Christmas bird count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.		Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Golden Eagle	Yellow River State Forest	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Preliminary analysis of raptor counts in Story and Boone Counties submitted by Jim Dinsmore	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting	1981-02-01	1981-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An initial summary of raptor surveys carried out by students, mainly from cars; this note also includes a couple of other bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Dinsmore, James J.	Red-headed Woodpecker Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Golden-crowned Kinglet	Ledges State Park Story County Webster County Boone County Iowa State University	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Annotated bird sighting list for winter 1980 and 1981 compiled by Sam Blanchard	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1981-02-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Sam Blanchard and his wife Pat in Council Bluffs. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Blanchard, Samuel A., Jr.	Evening Grosbeak Pine Siskin	Council Bluffs	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Annotated bird sighting list for winter 1980 and 1981 compiled by Rene Laubach	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1981-02-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rene Laubach and others in locations around central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Laubach, René	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Brown-headed Cowbird Pine Siskin	Des Moines Guthrie County Jasper County Polk County Sheeder Prairie State Preserve Ashworth Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Annotated bird sighting list for Winter compiled by Thomas J. Staudt	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Fringillidae \| Finches Water birds	1981-02-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas J. Staudt around the Iowa City area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Iowa City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Gordon Brown	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Spring Water birds Citizen science	1981-03-01	1981-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Gordon Brown and others around central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Brown, Gordon		Little Wall Lake Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Brookside Park Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Don Williams Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Thomas Kent	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1981-03-01	1981-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	White-faced Ibis Western Grebe Ross' Goose Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Arctic Loon	Coralville Lake Fremont County Hickory Hill Park Iowa New Albin Yellow River State Forest Lake MacBride Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Rene Laubach	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching	1981-03-01	1981-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rene Laubach and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Laubach, René	Northern Flicker Little Blue Heron Clay-colored Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Dark-eyed Junco	Des Moines Sheeder Prairie State Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Paul Martsching	Field notes Forms (documents) Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds	1981-03-01	1981-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Paul Martsching. Includes a form documenting the sighting of a Hooded Warbler in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Martsching, Paul	Philadelphia Vireo Tree Swallow Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Pine Siskin	Little Wall Lake Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Robert Myers	Field notes Forms (documents) Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1981-03-01	1981-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Robert Myers, Francis Moore and other members of the Waterloo Audubon Society. Includes forms documenting the sighting of a Marbled Godwit at Big Marsh, a Bewick's Wren in Iowa City, and a Henslow's Sparrow at Hayden Prairie. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Myers, Robert K.	Marbled Godwit Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Iowa City Lake Manawa Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waterloo Yellow River State Forest Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Hank Zaletel	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1981-03-01	1981-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Zaletel, Hank		Little Wall Lake Ames Coralville Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Holst State Forest	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Annotated bird sighting list for Winter compiled by Conrad F. Schlemmer	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Fringillidae \| Finches	1981-03-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Conrad F. Schlemmer around the Council Bluffs area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Schlemmer, Conrad F.	American Kestrel Pine Siskin Canada Goose	Council Bluffs Lake Manawa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Annotated bird sighting list for winter 1980 and 1981 compiled by Thomas H. Kent	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching	1981-03-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas H. Kent and others, mostly in areas around eastern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Double-crested Cormorant Varied Thrush Long-tailed Duck Curve-billed Thrasher Greater Scaup Glaucous Gull	Coralville Lake Davenport Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Rathbun Lake Solon Waterloo Lake MacBride	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6