Dick Bierman letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Sapsucker sighting and nest, unknown date
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Woodpeckers--Behavior
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Undated letter from Dick Bierman to Thomas Kent about a sighting of Sapsuckers and their nest at Cherokee in Cherokee County, IA around May 20 to June 5, unknown year.
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Bierman, Dick
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Cherokee
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Rare bird documentation form for Say's Phoebe west of Akron in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-06-26
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N/A
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Rare bird documentation form for three Say's Phoebes west of Akron in Plymouth County, IA on June 26, 1982.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Say's Phoebe
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Akron
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Field notes, summer 1984, James Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes with several species sighting information compiled by James Dinsmore for the Summer of 1984. It includes a clarification for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighted at Wayne County, IA on May 2, 1984 by Bob Jackson.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Long-tailed Duck Cattle Egret Piping Plover Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Canada Goose Gadwall American Black Duck
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Saylorville Lake Sioux City Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Wayne County Larson Marsh
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Rare bird documentation form for Bell's Vireo at Jefferson County Park in 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1988-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bell's Vireos at Jefferson County Park in Jefferson County, IA on May 29 and 30, 1988.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Bell's Vireo
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Jefferson County Park
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Walter Rosene bird arrival notepad, 1914-1929
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1914-07-01
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1929-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A notepad that Walter Rosene used to record bird arrival dates from 1917-1929. Also included are miscellaneous notes on expenses, observations of nests and eggs, and several addresses of Rosene's colleagues.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Boone County
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Walter Rosene bird arrival notepad, 1931-1933
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology
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1931-06-01
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1933-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A notepad that Walter Rosene used to record bird arrival dates from 1931-1933. Also includes notes on observations of bird nests and eggs as well as descriptions of miscellaneous photographs (not included).
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Cooper's Hawk Blue Jay Great Horned Owl Louisiana Waterthrush
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Van Buren County Boone County
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Field notes from the northwest corner of the state
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Field notes Essays Narratives (literary works)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay by Loraine Wallace detailing field notes from bird sightings in Spirit Lake. The essay covers the species of birds seen, the behavior of the birds and nesting habits.
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Wallace, Loraine
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Cerulean Warbler Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Spirit Lake
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Wilson's Phalaropes nesting in Northwest Iowa
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Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1968-06-01
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1968-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes give a detailed description of two separate Wilson's Phalarope nests found approximately one mile apart in Northwest Iowa in June 1968. One nest hatched successfully while the other nest was accidentally destroyed. Also includes a photograph of a nest with four eggs.
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Bergman, Robert D.
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Wilson's Phalarope
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Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Oppedahl State Game Management Area
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Birdwatching notes compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, 1946-1980
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1946-02-10
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1980-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten notes listing birds sighted by Woodward Hart Brown from 1946 to 1980.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Observations and data on various birds, part 1 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown
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Correspondence Field notes Photographic prints Research notes Articles
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes | Loons Charadriidae | Plovers Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A collection of bird sightings around Iowa compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, including notes, correspondence, articles, and photographs. This document is part one of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Loons/Grebes and ends with the tabbed section labeled Rails/Plovers. This document is continued by: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8624/view
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Observations and data on various birds, part 2 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown
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Correspondence Field notes Photographic prints Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Laridae | Gulls and Terns Corvidae | Jays, Crows, and allies Sittidae | Nuthatches Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Laniidae | Shrikes Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A collection of bird sightings around Iowa compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, including notes, correspondence, and photographs. This document is part two of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Sandpiper and ends with the tabbed section labeled Nuthatch/Shrike. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8623/view This document is continued by: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8626/view
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Observations and data on various birds, part 3 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown
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Correspondence Field notes Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Fringillidae | Finches Thraupidae | Tanagers Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A collection of bird sightings around Iowa compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, including notes and correspondence. This document is part three of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Vireo/Warbler and ends with the tabbed section labeled Finch. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8624/view
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Iowa City in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Rare birds
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1981-04-24
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1981-05-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on April 24, 1981.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Bewick's Wren
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Iowa City
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Fairfield, 1999
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1999-04-13
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1999-06-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Fairfield in Jefferson County, IA on April 13, 1999.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Bewick's Wren
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Fairfield
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City: Fairfield Co: Jefferson St/Prov: IA Nation: USA
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Residential area
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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.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 2002
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Birds--Research Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 2002 annotated and compiled by James J. Dinsmore.
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Dinsmore, James J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Fulvous Whistling-Duck Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Ruff
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Iowa
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2002
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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2002-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report 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 summer 2002.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Upland Sandpiper Orchard Oriole Redhead Ruddy Duck Semipalmated Plover Blue-winged Warbler Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager American Coot Yellow-throated Vireo Black Tern Northern Harrier Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Fort Atkinson Ridgeway Burr Oak Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam, summer 2002
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Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam. Also included are two images of a Fulvous Whistling Duck standing by a Warren County wetland southeast of Cumming taken by Kent Nickell, June 1-10, 2002. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Gilliam, Jacob T. Nickell, Kent
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Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Semipalmated Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Fulvous Whistling-Duck American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Snow Goose Short-billed Dowitcher Great Egret Green Heron
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lock and Dam 11 Saylorville Dam Warren County Terra Lake Cumming
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 2002
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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2002-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Darwin Koenig to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 2002. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Eastern Phoebe Black-crowned Night Heron Solitary Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Green-winged Teal
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cherokee County Clay County Kossuth County Plymouth County Yellow River State Forest O'Brien County Mill Creek State Park Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, summer 2002
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cooper's Hawk Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Towhee Canvasback Ring-necked Duck American White Pelican Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Gray Partridge Philadelphia Vireo American Coot Eastern Whip-poor-will Great-tailed Grackle
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Du Marsh Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Palo Alto County Rush Lake Twelve Mile Lake Waterman Creek Grovers Lake Little Sioux River Mud Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Bertram Reservation
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Field notes, photograph, and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Ed Thelen, summer 2002
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Ed Thelen. Also included is a brief letter to James J. Dinsmore from Thelen regarding the enclosed photograph of Cooper's Hawk fledglings in a nest and Dinsmore's retirement. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Thelen, Ed
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Cooper's Hawk Eurasian Collared Dove Common Loon Osprey Pectoral Sandpiper Common Pheasant
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert VanErsvelde and Connie VanErsvelde, summer 2002
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in Poweshiek County contributed by Robert VanErsvelde and Connie VanErsvelde. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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VanErsvelde, Robert VanErsvelde, Connie
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Grasshopper Sparrow Dickcissel Scarlet Tanager Yellow Warbler
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Poweshiek County
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore regarding miscellaneous bird sightings, summer 2003
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2003-06-01
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2003-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore includes miscellaneous bird sightings at multiple locations reported by Bruce Ehresman, Pat Schlarbaum, Douglas C. Harr and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bald Eagle Carolina Wren Barn Owl Black-billed Magpie Sharp-tailed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Osprey Peregrine Falcon Stilt Sandpiper
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Ames Davenport Lake Red Rock Marion County Ogden Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Scott County Woodbury County Worth County Hardin County Don Williams Lake Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2003
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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2003-07-31
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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 Dennis L. Carter with observers Larry Reis and Ellen Bell. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Dunlin Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Sedge Wren Blue-winged Warbler
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Lake Meyer Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 2003
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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2003-06-01
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2003-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Broad-winged Hawk Least Bittern Ring-billed Gull Alder Flycatcher American White Pelican Virginia Rail Sora Lesser Yellowlegs Prothonotary Warbler Black Tern
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Ames Greene County Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Bjorkboda Marsh Big Wall Lake
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Field notes contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam, summer 2003
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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2003-06-01
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2003-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jacob (Jay) T. Gilliam. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.
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Gilliam, Jacob T.
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Little Blue Heron Orchard Oriole Trumpeter Swan Spotted Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Short-billed Dowitcher Green Heron Northern Bobwhite
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Dunbar Slough Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Warren County Squaw Creek Regional Park Clayton County Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
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