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Eldon J. Bryant letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, Akron, Iowa, May 28, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Weather
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1984-05-28
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Eldon J. Bryant letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding spring bird sightings, Akron, Iowa, May 28, 1984. He looked for Say's Phoebes, which may have been killed by hail like other birds he saw. He noted that Buff-breasted Sandpipers were less than casual during spring migration, and how to identify them by their flight. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bryant, Eldon J.
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Cooper's Hawk Say's Phoebe Common Grackle American Robin Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Akron
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Iowa RBA, January 1-4, 1996
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-01-01
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1996-01-04
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Iowa RBA update for January 1-4, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Thayer's Gull, Glaucous Gull, Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Hooded Mergansers, Pied-billed Grebes and a Wood Duck.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Bettendorf Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 14 Montrose Moline Effigy Mounds National Monument Superior
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Iowa RBA, January 8, 1996
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-01-08
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Iowa RBA update for January 8, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of five unusual gull species, a Varied Thrush, White-winged Crossbill, Long-tailed Duck and Long and Short-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Brown Thrasher and a flock of Snow Buntings.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl
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Amana Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 15 Muscatine Renwick Wall Lake Cemetery
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Iowa RBA, January 15, 1996
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-01-15
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N/A
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Iowa RBA update for January 15, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a White-winged Crossbill, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Long-tailed Duck and an immature Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of flocks of Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings and Horned Larks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Belted Kingfisher Horned Lark
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Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock West Branch Sheldon Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Renwick Atalissa
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Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr, Larchwood, Iowa, May 31, 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Fringillidae | Finches
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1984-05-31
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr, Larchwood, Iowa, May 31, 1984, covered sightings of ten species in the spring. A Prairie Falcon near Lester, Lyon County, was documented. He reported that a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was killed by a cat near Milford, Iowa. There were large populations of finches in the spring. He also saw the first White-crowned Sparrow in 12 years at his feeder. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Prairie Falcon White-crowned Sparrow Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Larchwood Milford Lester
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, Clear Lake, Iowa, spring 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Animal radio tracking
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by James L. Hansen, Clear Lake, Iowa, spring 1984. Five other observers participated in sightings of ten species. Most significant were two Tundra Swans with neck collars from North Carolina. Yellow Rail and King Rail sightings were also asterisked as important. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Hansen, James L.
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Yellow Rail Tundra Swan King Rail
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Charles City Clear Lake McIntosh Woods State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Klemme
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, May 19, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-19
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, May 19, 1984. She saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch and others saw Pine Siskins at a feeder, both at this late date. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Swaledale
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Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1984-04-14
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N/A
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Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984. He described their mating dances that took place March 27-April 9 near where he lived in Westfield, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Farmer, Larry K.
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American Woodcock
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Westfield
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Field notes contributed by Mark Dixon, spring 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Citizen science
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by Mark Dixon, spring 1984. One page consisted of reports from Big Day on May 12 with Stephen J. Dinsmore and Gordon Brown. The second page included sightings from them and five other observers. The third page was the address of Thomas H. Kent. A Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake and a Red-necked Grebe at Little Wall Lake were documented by unnamed others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Dixon, Mark D.
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Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe
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Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1984
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Field notes were contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1984. Other observers were Mark Dixon, Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, James J. Dinsmore, Erik Munson, and Gordon Brown. Several notable sightings include: a Whimbrel at Hendrickson Marsh, Barn Owls in Fremont County and at Red Rock Reservoir, and a Smith's Longspur west of Colo. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Smith's Longspur Barn Owl Whimbrel
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Colo Fremont County Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Red Rock
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore, spring 1984. Species documented were Red-necked Grebes at Little Wall Lake, Lake Smith, and south of Ruthven; Snowy Egrets at Albion; a Mute Swan at Smiths Slough; Cinnamon Teals at Union Slough and Riverton; a Yellow Rail at Doolittle Prairie; and Great-tailed Grackles at Finn Pond. Other observers of the documented sightings were Joe Clark, Mike Brown, Joseph P. Fleskes, Erwin E. Klaas, and John E. Mayfield. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-necked Grebe Cinnamon Teal Mute Swan Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Great-tailed Grackle
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Little Wall Lake Algona Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Finn Pond Wildlife Area Ruthven Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverton Lake Smith Smiths Slough
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Field notes were contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1984. Among 56 species sighted, a Peregrine Falcon at Riverton WMA was documented with Francis L. Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Peregrine Falcon
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, Keokuk, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1984-03-01
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings, Keokuk, Iowa, spring 1984. Species seen near Keokuk and marked with a red check mark were a Bald Eagle, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Oriole, Nighthawks, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Ring-billed Gull and Evening Grosbeaks. Also check-marked were Chimney Swifts seen at Ottumwa and a Broad-Winged Hawk near Montrose. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Ring-billed Gull Chimney Swift Evening Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Keokuk Montrose Ottumwa
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Field reports data, spring 1984, is a computer-generated list of bird species names, quantities, dates, locations and observers of the birds in Iowa during that time period. It has some manual annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Iowa
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Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-28
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984, along with a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding birding help, May 28, 1984. There were 24 species of birds listed, including two Cattle Egrets at the Cherokee Airport. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Cattle Egret
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Cherokee Cherokee Municipal Airport
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1984, with seven other observers. The most important sighting was that Babs Padelford documented a Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie State Park. In her undated cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, Bray mentions seeing a Moorhen almost every time at Forneys Lake, and also covers Nebraska experiences. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bray, Tanya
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Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Nebraska
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Field notes contributed by Gordon Brand, Orange City, Iowa, spring 1984
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Weather
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Field notes were contributed by Gordon Brand, Orange City, Iowa, spring 1984, and included much weather information. He observed 31 species of birds, among them a Le Conte's Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Le Conte's Sparrow
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Orange City
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984. He noted a Snowy Egret was documented with James E. Huber. The species seen the most times was Swainson's Hawk, near Cherokee and in Osceola County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Snowy Egret
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Osceola County Cherokee
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Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf, Iowa City, Iowa, spring 1984
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf, Iowa City, Iowa, spring 1984. Other observers were Thomas H. Kent, Thomas J. Staudt, and Lanny Haldy. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Ross' Goose Least Tern Peregrine Falcon
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Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Sweet Marsh Delaware County
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Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings near Booneville, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings near Booneville, Iowa, spring 1984. They saw a Cattle Egret, Upland Sandpipers, and a Western Kingbird south of Booneville. At the Ankeny Ponds, they saw Ruddy Turnstones and Buff-breasted Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Upland Sandpiper Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Ruddy Turnstone Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Documented sightings for Iowa, spring 1984
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Documented sightings for Iowa, spring 1984, is a computer-generated list of 40 bird species sighted, quantities, dates, locations, and observers who documented them. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Thomas J. Kent regarding their writing of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report, spring 1984
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1984-03-01
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Thomas J. Kent was regarding their writing of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report, spring 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1984
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1984 was compiled by Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf, and published in Iowa bird life, 54, 1984. The best new bird seen in the state was Barrow's Goldeneye, first sighted at Forneys Lake. Other notable accidental bird species seen were a Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake, a Eurasian Wigeon at Sweet Marsh, and a Rock Wren in Woodbury County. The last two pages explain the process for preparing the report and plans for others to take over in the future.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union Bendorf, Carl J.
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Red-throated Loon Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Rock Wren
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Cedar Lake Forneys Lake Iowa Woodbury County Sweet Marsh
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Nesting reports, field reports, spring 1984, is a computer-generated list of 12 species of birds along with their quantities, number of nests, dates sighted, locations, and observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Field reports data, casual and accidental birds, spring 1984, was a computer generated list of 19 species, quantities, dates seen, locations and observers. It has some manual annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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