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

Dick Bierman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 28, 1979	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Gaviiformes \| Loons Rare birds Parulidae \| Warblers	1979-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Dick Bierman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, May 28, 1979. A rare sighting of a Purple Sandpiper was noted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Bierman, Dick	Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Cherokee County Okoboji Lake Osceola County Little Sioux River Little Clear Lake Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Dean Mosman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching	1979-06-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Dean Mosman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring sightings in and around Polk County, June 5, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Mosman, Dean	Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Eastern Bluebird American White Pelican Cattle Egret Veery Northern Mockingbird Northern Waterthrush Northern Shrike	Big Creek Lake Elkhart Greene County Polk County Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Ken Lowder letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1979-06-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Ken Lowder to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Lowder, Ken	Ruddy Turnstone Baird's Sandpiper Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Wildcat Den State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek Regional Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Fred Lesher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, March 26, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Parulidae \| Warblers	1979-03-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Fred Lesher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings from northeastern Iowa, March 26, 1979. The letter includes late observations from the summer of 1978 and the winter of 1978-1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Lesher, Fred	Cooper's Hawk Cedar Waxwing Lapland Longspur Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Hairy Woodpecker Eastern Whip-poor-will Wild Turkey Mourning Dove Common Merganser Horned Lark	Allamakee County New Albin Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Darwin Koenig letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 4, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1979-06-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Darwin Koenig to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings from various locations, June 4, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Koenig, Darwin	Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Snow Bunting Yellow-throated Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Common Snipe Northern Parula Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Tundra Swan	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park New Albin Yellow River State Forest Shimek State Forest Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Ossian Fort Atkinson				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, spring 1979	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather	1979-03-01	1979-05-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and various locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	American Avocet American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Franklin's Gull Merlin Greater Scaup White-rumped Sandpiper Golden-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan	Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Hickory Hill Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Wildcat Den State Park Riverton Ely High Amana				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Douglas C. Harr letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding additional spring bird sightings, May 29, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1979-05-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Douglas C. Harr to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding additional spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, May 23, 1979. Sightings of Bell's Vireo and Upland Sandpiper are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Harr, Douglas C.	Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Indigo Bunting Dunlin Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler	Dickinson County Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Douglas C. Harr letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 23, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1979-05-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Douglas C. Harr to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, May 23, 1979. Sightings of American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Marbled Godwit, and Connecticut Warbler are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Harr, Douglas C.	Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Indigo Bunting American White Pelican Connecticut Warbler Cape May Warbler American Goldfinch	Dickinson County Emmet County Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Lyon County Okoboji Lake Osceola County Spirit Lake Rock Rapids Silver Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Ione Getscher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 16, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1979-05-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Ione Getscher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 16, 1979. Sightings of Merlin and Glaucous Gull are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Getscher, Ione	Bald Eagle Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Merlin Glaucous Gull	Hamburg Riverton Wildlife Management Area Riverton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, spring 1979	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Study and teaching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1979-03-01	1979-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Dinsmore, James J.	Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Summer Tanager Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Moorhen American White Pelican Willet Hudsonian Godwit Long-eared Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Common Tern	Little Wall Lake Ames Boone Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Story County Boone County Harmon Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, June 3, 1979	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers	1979-06-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found primarily in Pocahontas County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, June 3, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Vesper Sparrow Canvasback American White Pelican Evening Grosbeak Black-crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit Golden-crowned Kinglet	Laurens Pocahontas Storm Lake Pocahontas County Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Varina Panora				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Field notes contributed by Woodward H. Brown, spring 1979	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers	1979-03-01	1979-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in and around Des Moines contributed by Woodward H. Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Brown, Woodward H.	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Yellow-billed Cuckoo Mute Swan Black-crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Black-billed Cuckoo Bonaparte's Gull	Ankeny Des Moines Ledges State Park Marshall County Saint Marys Orilla				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, June 1, 1979	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Nests Parulidae \| Warblers	1979-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Marion M. Brewer, June 1, 1979. Sightings of a Marbled Godwit and an American Avocet are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Brewer, Marion M.	American Avocet Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Loggerhead Shrike Osprey Semipalmated Plover American Golden Plover	Cherokee County Larrabee Laurens Trumbull Lake Virgin Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Glenwood, 1983	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1983-05-19	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Great-tailed Grackles at Glenwood in Mills County, IA on May 19, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Bray, Tanya	Great-tailed Grackle	Glenwood	Flooded field at approx. Mile marker 37 on the northbound Interstate 29; three miles north of the Glenwood (highway 34) exit.		The documentation form by Tanya Bray is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Babs Padelford was submitted later. Another observer was Sandy Kovanda. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 15:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	9
Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf, spring 1979	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1979-03-01	1979-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in and around Amana contributed by Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Marbled Godwit Upland Sandpiper Eared Grebe Osprey Piping Plover Willet Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Caspian Tern Veery Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler Bonaparte's Gull American Golden Plover	Amana South Amana Pond Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area High Amana				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1979-03-01	1979-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the spring of 1979. Includes an addenda to the winter report, 1978-1979. There is a letter attached from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen announcing transfer of his duties as compiler of the quarterly field report to Thomas H. Kent.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Halmi, Nicholas S.		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Audubon field notes, fall 1970	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Weather	1970-08-01	1970-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Audubon field notes for fall of 1970 were written by Woodward H. Brown. The field notes include bird sightings throughout Iowa, including a report of an Arctic Loon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1970.	Brown, Woodward H.	Arctic Loon	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	9
Compiled supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, Spring 1970.	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Weather	1970-03-01	1970-06-14	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation of bird sightings including Audubon field notes for spring of 1970, a Woodward H. Brown letter, June 14, 1970, regarding the spring field report and two other letters included here that he was forwarding to Peter C. Petersen. One letter was from R.D. Mooney regarding the rare sighting of a Cattle Egret, June 6, 1970. The other letter was from Ruth Thornton regarding the sighting of a Chuck-will's-widow, April 26, 1970. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1970.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H. Mooney, Richard D., 1905-1997 Thornton, Ruth	Chuck-will's-widow Cattle Egret	Des Moines Iowa Polk County Storm Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	9
Gladys Black letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration at Red Rock Refuge, June 12, 1970	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests	1970-06-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Gladys Black to Peter C. Petersen asked if it is too late to report spring migration and listed birds sighted at Red Rock Refuge, February 22-May 22. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1970.	Black, Gladys	Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Bobolink Summer Tanager Osprey Northern Mockingbird Great Blue Heron Great Egret	Lake Red Rock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Ames, 1987	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1987-12-19	1993-09-07	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle at Ames in Story County, IA on December 19, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Niyo, Kayleen	Great-tailed Grackle	Ames	Max Bailey Farm on Dayton Rd. N.E. of Ames	Spruce Windbreak	The documentation form by Kay Niyo is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by John Richard was submitted later. Another observer was Judy Shearer. \| Elimination of similar species: Common grackle - this bird was much larger with a much longer tail. Common crow - this bird was not quite as large, had a much longer tail than a crow, bill was long & grackle shaped, not as a crow, & body stance was like a grackle not a crow. Ani - bill and body shape & carriage was grackle-like. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 16:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Mills County, 1984	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-12-22	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle in Mills County, IA on December 22, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Padelford, Loren	Great-tailed Grackle	Mills County	2.8 miles south of the intersection of Iowa 370 and U.S. 275. Mills Co., Iowa.	Deciduous trees near farmstead.	The documentation form by Loren J. Padelford is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ross Silcock was submitted later. Another observer was Jerry Toll. \| Elimination of similar species: The only other species similar in appearances the boat-tailed grackle. I was not close enough to observe eye color but the length of the tail in relation to body length rules out that species. The great-tailed grackle has been expanding its range into southern Iowa and Nebraska in recent years with documented nesting success in both states. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:00:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at IPL Ponds, 1984	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-06-21	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Great-tailed Grackle at IPL Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on June 21, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Moore, Francis L.	Great-tailed Grackle	MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Power & Light Cooling Ponds, just South of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Ia.	Open water ponds, small areas of cattails near edge.	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Ross Silcock. \| Elimination of similar species: Female Common Grackle is not as brown as the female Great-tailed that was seen Flat-headed male separates it from Boat-tailed. No other female blackbird has this brown a coloration. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:35:00/15:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Finn Pond, 1984	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-05-17	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Great-tailed Grackles at Finn Pond in Greene County, IA on May 17, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Brown, Mike	Great-tailed Grackle	Finn Pond Wildlife Area	Finn Pond; 1 1/2 mi west of Jefferson, Greene Co., IA T83N R31W Sec 2	Prairie Marsh; River Bulrush Dominate	The documentation form by Mike Brown is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Dinsmore was submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Grackle - too small, tail shape & feather coloration. Boat-tailed Grackle - range. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 05:30:00/07:00:00 and around 16:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Riverton Area, 1984	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-05-15	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on May 15, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Great-tailed Grackle	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Riverton A, near headquarters, Fremont Co., IA	open area with a few trees near water area	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Ross Silcock. \| Elimination of similar species: The large size, long tail and voice convince me it was not a Common Grackle. Unfortunately, we were not able to study the bird for more than a minute. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:32:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Riverton Area, 1983	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1983-07-01	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for three to four Great-tailed Grackles at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on July 1, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Silcock, W. Ross	Great-tailed Grackle	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Riverton GMA		The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis L. Moore, Barbara L. Wilson, Peter Petersen, and Mike Newlon were submitted later. Other observers include Tayce Pederson, Homer Pederson, Jean Pederson, Mary Lou Petersen, Corey Blevins, Joe Schaufenbuel, Steve Dinsmore, Gordon Jones, Carl Bendorf, and Thomas Staudt. \| Elimination of similar species: During most sightings, chucking sounds typical of grackles were heard, but on the initial sighting, squealing sounds apparently characteristic of this species were heard.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	9