Dick Bierman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 28, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Gaviiformes | Loons Rare birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-28
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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.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Cherokee County Okoboji Lake Osceola County Little Sioux River Little Clear Lake Park
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Douglas C. Harr letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Parulidae | Warblers Water birds
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1978-05-19
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N/A
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Letter from Douglas C. Harr to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978. The author mentioned that waterfowl around the Iowa Great Lakes were more numerous than in previous years. Notes underlined mention sightings of a Merlin near Spirit Lake and a Scarlet Tanager near Arnolds Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Bittern American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Purple Martin Harris' Sparrow Merlin Ruddy Duck Ruby-crowned Kinglet Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose
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Dickinson County Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lyon County Rush Lake Spirit Lake Arnolds Park Henderson Lester Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Francis Moore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring 1998 sightings, June 4, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-06-04
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N/A
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Letter from Francis Moore to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1998. Moore reports on birds sighted for spring 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Northern Mockingbird Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Yellow River State Forest Fayette
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Fred K. Thompson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings and checklists, May 30, 1979
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-30
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N/A
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Letter from Fred K. Thompson to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 30, 1979. Also included are field checklists and bird counts for March, April and May 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Thompson, Fred K.
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Black-and-white Warbler Sanderling Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Marion Coralville Stone City Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Fred Lesher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, March 26, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-03-26
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N/A
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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.
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Lesher, Fred
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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
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Allamakee County New Albin Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Jeri McMahon letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings while visiting Iowa, May 25, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1983-05-25
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N/A
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Letter from Jeri McMahon of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings while visiting Iowa, May 25, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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McMahon, Jeri
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Blue-headed Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Yellow-throated Vireo Northern Waterthrush Black Tern
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Marble Rock Clarksville Greene Camp Comfort
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field report standardization, May 29, 1985, with accompanying field notes
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Weather
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1985-05-29
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N/A
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Letter from John Van Dyk regarding Thomas H. Kent's standardized species report form that he sent to contributors, why Van Dyk did not use the form for his report, and suggested changes to the reporting form. Included with the letter is a field report that discusses the spring weather and lists various bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Sioux Center Sioux County
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John Van Dyk letter to Carl Bendorf, June 1 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1991-06-01
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N/A
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Letter from John Van Dyk to Carl Bendorf containing field reports with detailed sighting information and general description of birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Scarlet Tanager
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Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 30, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-30
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N/A
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in Scott County, Muscatine County, and Clinton County, May 30, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Worm-eating Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Goose Lake Muscatine County Scott County Clinton County
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Peter Ernzen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1997-06-01
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1997-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Ernzen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Black-bellied Plover Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Tennessee Warbler
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Cherokee County Little Sioux River Mines of Spain State Park
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Letter from Peter Peterson to Vernon Kleen containing bird sighting notes, May 23, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Trapping
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1976-05-23
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N/A
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Letter from Peter Peterson with bird sighting notes including notes of birds that were netted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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American Robin
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Davenport Iowa
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Robert K. Myers letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 26, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-26
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N/A
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Letter from Robert K. Myers to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in and around Waterloo, May 26, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Upland Sandpiper American White Pelican Merlin Connecticut Warbler
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Nashua Waterloo Sweet Marsh
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Letter from Thomas J. Staudt to Vernon Kleen with bird sighting notes, June 1, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-06-01
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N/A
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Letter from Thomas J. Staudt containing bird sighting records and notes for migratory warblers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Staudt, Thomas J.
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Marble Rock Greenfield
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding a single day record for bird sightings, May 15, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Parulidae | Warblers
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1933-05-15
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N/A
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated May 15, 1933. Rosene describes sighting 122 species in one day as a single day record for Iowa.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Whip-poor-will
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Little Wall Lake Ledges State Park Ogden Fairfield
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1925 bird migration report, January 18, 1926
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1926-01-18
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N/A
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1925 bird migration report, January 18, 1926. Rosene mentions this is the largest single year's list that he has ever completed, which involved 74 recorded field trips and observations of 153 varieties of birds from the station in Ogden. He also includes a list of birds formerly observed but not seen in 1925 as well as a list of 16 varieties of birds observed for the first time during the year.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Carolina Wren Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ogden Boone County
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Weir Nelson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 4, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1978-11-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Weir Nelson to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 4, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Nelson, Weir
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Ringed Turtle-Dove Purple Finch Wood Duck Wild Turkey Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Cedar Rapids Iowa
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding shorebirds and others seen after the Red Rock flood pool receded, May 25, 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1973-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woodward H. Brown to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting on shorebirds seen after the Red Rock flood pool receded. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1973.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Marbled Godwit Whimbrel Red Knot Hudsonian Godwit White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope
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Lake Red Rock
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the fall bird movement in Iowa
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the fall bird movement in Iowa. The letter includes names and locations where birds were observed by members. Includes information about several excursions and locations members have visited to view birds. The letter is written by Kenneth R. Nelson. The name A. J. Palas appears in parentheses at the end of the letter. The letter does not have a date.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Nelson, Kenneth R. Palas, Arthur J.
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Iowa
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James L. Hansen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings and accompanying field notes, June 1, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather
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1983-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter with accompanying field notes from James L. Hansen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings in north central Iowa, June 1, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal American White Pelican Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Le Conte's Sparrow Forster's Tern Wood Duck Common Snipe Northern Saw-whet Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake Elm Lake Thornton Ventura McIntosh Woods State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Fall 1994, Woodpeckers to end, December 11, 1994
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1994-12-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of bird sightings dated December 11, 1994. This list includes sightings of Woodpeckers, Warblers, Sparrows, and Finches. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Field notes contributed by Ann Johnson, summer 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson with observer David Youngblut. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Johnson, Ann
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Mississippi Kite White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Semipalmated Plover Sanderling Northern Mockingbird Scarlet Tanager Laughing Gull Great Egret
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Clive Des Moines Lake Red Rock Norwalk Warren County Shimek State Forest Carlisle Lundy Acres
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ann Johnson, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson with observers Beth Brown, Michael K. Thomas and Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Johnson, Ann
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Pomarine Jaeger Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Grebe Ross' Goose Merlin Eastern Wood-Pewee House Finch White-winged Scoter Northern Pintail Water Pipit Bonaparte's Gull American Golden Plover
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Lake Ahquabi Big Creek Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Warren County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes and Ann Johnson letter to the editor, fall 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriidae | Plovers Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1991-08-01
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1991-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson with observers Robert I. Cecil, John Cecil and Jim Sinclair. Included with the field report is a letter from Ann Johnson to the editor that summarizes her fall bird observations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Johnson, Ann
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White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake American Pipit Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Osprey Peregrine Falcon Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin
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Big Creek State Park Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock Norwalk Runnells Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Coralville Dam Lundy Acres Swan Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes contributed by Ann Johnson, December 2, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Parulidae | Warblers
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1996-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Johnson, Ann
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American Avocet Cooper's Hawk Least Bittern Great Cormorant Least Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Smith's Longspur Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Kingbird Red Phalarope California Gull Lark Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Blackburnian Warbler
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Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve Forneys Lake Norwalk Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Zirbel Slough Sandpiper Recreation Area Rice Lake
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Field notes contributed by Ann Johnson, spring 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Laridae | Gulls and Terns Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1997-03-01
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1997-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Johnson, Ann
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Killdeer Broad-winged Hawk Marbled Godwit Eared Grebe Bobolink Townsend's Solitaire Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Red-breasted Merganser Eastern Wood-Pewee Lark Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Yellow Warbler
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Jester Park Norwalk Stone State Park Warren County Woodbury County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Roberts Creek Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Lake Ahquabi State Park
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