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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, Beth Proescholdt, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt with observers Ramona R. Sommerlot and Russ Widner. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Proescholdt, Beth	Least Flycatcher Black-and-white Warbler Indigo Bunting Yellow Rail Whimbrel Eastern Wood-Pewee Baltimore Oriole Common Nighthawk Veery Gray Catbird Scarlet Tanager Golden-crowned Kinglet	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshall County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Iowa Birdline update, September 26-30, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Rare birds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-09-26	1988-09-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for September 26-30, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of two rare birds, a Magnificent Frigatebird and a Pomarine Jaeger. Also of note were the observations of numerous American White Pelicans and Ospreys as well as sightings of several species of Hawks, Warblers, and shorebirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Magnificent Frigatebird American Avocet Bald Eagle Pomarine Jaeger Carolina Wren American White Pelican White-throated Sparrow Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Caspian Tern Black-throated Blue Warbler	Clear Lake Colo Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park Lake MacBride Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sandy Beach Public Use Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Fairfield, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1999-04-13	1999-06-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Fairfield in Jefferson County, IA on April 13, 1999.	Porter, Diane C.	Bewick's Wren	Fairfield	City: Fairfield Co: Jefferson St/Prov: IA Nation: USA	Residential area	The documentation form by Diane Porter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: One of them was almost as red on top as a Carolina Wren. Breast and throat were dirty white. Belly grayish, not rusty. Tail was long, loosely wagging from side to side, and bearing white patches in outer corners. \| The original documentation form event lasted from April 13, 1999 to June 4, 1999.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, 1992	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1992-05-28	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 28, 1992.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Bewick's Wren	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park	Lacey-Keosauqua St. Pk. campground, Van Buren Co., Iowa.		The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Pinkston. \| Elimination of similar species: Song and tail alone rule out House and Carolina Wrens. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:30:59.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in 1992	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1992-05-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 9, 1992.	Fuller, James L	Bewick's Wren	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren near the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1988-05-18	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren near the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on May 18, 1988.	Fuller, James L	Bewick's Wren	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Near Croton Unit - Shimek State Forest	Residence & Barnyard	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Cecil and Charles Fuller. \| Elimination of similar species: House Wren - Tail + back darker + white breast + eye line. Side-to-side tail movement. Song not like House Wren. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren west of Argyle in 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1988-05-15	1988-06-02	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren west of Argyle in Lee County, IA on May 15 and 19, 1988.	Cecil, Robert I.	Bewick's Wren	Argyle				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Shenandoah, 1991	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1991-05-08	1991-05-20	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on May 8, 1991.	Braley, Jean B.	Bewick's Wren	Shenandoah	209 W. Thomas Ave., Shenandoah, IA.	Residential yard; large trees, variety of shrubs	The documentation form by Jean Bordner Braley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include F.M. Braley. \| Elimination of similar species: Carolina Wren: I observed the bird was white on breast + throat; tail different; have not heard Carolina sing the way Bewick's did; tailflicking/switching sideways not noticed in Carolina. \| The original documentation form event occurred on and off from 07:30:00/10:00:00 .	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren north of Burlington, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-04-19	1986-04-20	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren north of Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on April 19, 1986.	Fuller, James L	Bewick's Wren	Burlington	YMCA Camp Road - Approximately 2 miles N. of Burlington	Hilly + partially wooded, suburban homes	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Charles Fuller, Liz Christiansen, Bob Cecil, and others. \| Elimination of similar species: House Wren- white eye line + tail edging, general color, white breast, + tail flicking. Carolina Wren - general color, white breast, + tail flicking. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/15:33:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1986-09-01	1986-09-08	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on September 1, 1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Bewick's Wren	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Croton Unit, Shimek State Forest. 2 1/2 miles west of Argyle in Lee County, Iowa	Heavily overgrown brushy area/multiflora rose, saplings, some middle maturity and older trees.	The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: See above. [...] I observed a conspicuous superciliary strip but otherwise, the bird did not look right for a Carolina. The body appeared slimmer than a Carolina, and the tail was longer. [...] I heard the song a couple of times, but will not try to describe it except that it was clearly not the song of a Carolina or a House Wren. \| The original documentation form event occurred from 07:30:00/07:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren north of Burlington, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-04-16	1986-04-23	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren north of Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on April 16, 1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Bewick's Wren	Burlington	appx. 2 miles north of Burlington (Des Moines County) Iowa	Brush pile near pasture and woodlot, Near farmstead.	The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Elizabeth Christiansen, Dana Christiansen, James Fuller, Charles Fuller, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, and others. \| Elimination of similar species: Carolina Wren has heavier body, does not have white outer tail feathers, and has a comparatively shorter tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:15:00/12:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel with observers Linda Zaletel, Lotus Miller and Jack Dodd. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Zaletel, Hank	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Upland Sandpiper Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Willet Hudsonian Godwit Pectoral Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird Red-breasted Nuthatch Least Sandpiper	Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park McFarland Lake Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Sopers Mill Access Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas Rose, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas Rose with observers W. Ross Silcock, Roger Rose and B.J. Rose. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly Report of spring 1992.	Rose, Douglas L.	Broad-winged Hawk Bobolink Bell's Vireo Cinnamon Teal Brown Pelican Black Scoter Snowy Plover Peregrine Falcon Black-billed Cuckoo Philadelphia Vireo Tree Swallow Blue Grosbeak Eastern Whip-poor-will Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle	Forneys Lake Glenwood Lake Manawa Pony Creek Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Riverton MidAmerican Energy Ponds Glenwood Lake Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen with observers Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, Ann Johnson, Thomas H. Kent and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	American Avocet Red-tailed Hawk Horned Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail Snowy Plover Black-necked Stilt Lark Sparrow Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Black-bellied Plover Mourning Warbler Kentucky Warbler Great Egret	Booneville Brenton Slough Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Runnells Waterworks Park Hickory Grove County Park West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds Badger Creek State Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Curtis Nelson, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Curtis Nelson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Nelson, Curtis	Red-shouldered Hawk Turkey Vulture Henslow's Sparrow Common Redpoll Western Kingbird Ross' Goose Merlin Least Tern Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane	Cerro Gordo County Mason City Plymouth County Thornton Zirbel Slough Rock Falls				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Ann Johnson, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson with observer Tim Schantz. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Johnson, Ann Schantz, Tim	Marbled Godwit Warbling Vireo Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Long-tailed Duck Virginia Rail Black-necked Stilt Western Sandpiper Gray Partridge Wilson's Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover	Little Wall Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Finn Pond Wildlife Area Lone Tree Norwalk Rathbun Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Swan Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Dan Dorrance, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dan Dorrance with observer Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Dorrance, Dan	Rough-legged Hawk Common Nighthawk Northern Shrike Great Egret	Credit Island Goose Lake Muscatine Princeton State Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Carter, Dennis L.	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Carolina Wren Canvasback American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Red-breasted Merganser Forster's Tern Osprey Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chipping Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird American Black Duck Great Egret	Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lansing Winneshiek County Effigy Mounds National Monument Howard County Silver Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot near Des Moines in 1973	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Animal migration--Climatic factors Birds--Identification Rare birds	1973-09-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Red Knots near Des Moines in Polk County, IA on May 22, 1973. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Shorebirds at Des Moines in Iowa Bird Life 43:77 by Woodward H. Brown and seen by Bill Criswell.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red Knot	Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Big Wall Lake in 1967	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1971-01-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Red Knot at Big Wall Lake in Wright County, IA on May 20, 1967. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown and seen by Ron Muilenburg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red Knot	Big Wall Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Goose Lake in 1967	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1971-01-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Red Knots at Goose Lake in Greene County, IA on May 5, 1967. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown and seen by John Faaborg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red Knot	Goose Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Goose Lake in 1937	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens	1938-04-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Red Knot at Goose Lake in Hamilton County, IA on September 6, 1937. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication American Knot in Iowa in Auk 55:275-276 by T.G. Scott also identified by George O. Hendrickson and collected by R.L. Roudabush, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red Knot	Anderson Goose Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Lost Island Lake in 1934	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1935-07-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for fourteen Red Knots at Lost Island Lake in Palo Alto County, IA on May 21, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The 1934 spring migration of shore birds through Clay and Palo Alto counties Iowa in the Iowa State College Journal of Science 9:609-616 by L.J. Bennett also seen by Paul L. Errington, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red Knot	Lost Island Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Iowa before 1879	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1879-01-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Red Knots in Iowa before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by John Krider, and referenced by three other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red Knot	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot in Iowa before 1870	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1870-01-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Red Knot in Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by J.A. Allen in White's Geological Survey in 1870 and referenced by three other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red Knot	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1