Ann Johnson email to Jim Dinsmore regarding field reports, August 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-08-02
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Printout of an email from Ann Johnson to Jim Dinsmore dated August 2, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Johnson, Ann
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Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Hooded Warbler
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Norwalk Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Andrew S. Fix letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 20, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1987-05-20
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Andrew S. Fix in a letter to Robert K. Myers, May 20, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Fix, Andrew S.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Caspian Tern Black Tern Least Sandpiper
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Saylorville Lake Brookside Park
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Ames Christmas Bird Count Data
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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2003-12-22
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A list of 116 bird species that were observed on Ames Christmas Bird Counts for the years 1971-2003. The total number of bird counts on which each species was seen is available for the years 1971-1990 and 1991-2003. Also on the list is the number of each bird species seen on a particular count for every year between 1991-2003.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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Ames Audubon Society Newsletter, February 1977
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Field notes Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Citizen science Wildlife habitat improvement
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1977-02-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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February 1977 issue of the Ames Audubon Society Newsletter reporting on the 1977 Christmas Bird Count and describing birdwatching trips in Story County. The newsletter is published in Ames, Iowa and later changed its name to Big Bluestem Audubon Society. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames Story County
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American Birds and Iowa Bird Life report, July 31, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1977-07-31
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N/A
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American Birds and Iowa Bird Life sightings report from June 1 through July 31, 1977, submitted by Rich DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1977.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Broad-winged Hawk White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Northern Harrier
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Iowa Palisades-Kepler State Park Williams Prairie State Preserve Shimek State Forest Swan Lake
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American Avocets near Salix, IA
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1986-05-19
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1986-06-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for two American Avocets near New Lake near Salix, IA on May 19, June 7, and June 19, 1986.
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Williams, Randall D.
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American Avocet
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New Lake
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Allen L. Farris letter to Doug Reeves regarding juvenile American Woodcock sightings, May 13, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1986-05-13
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N/A
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Allen L. Farris letter to Doug Reeves regarding his observation of a female American Woodcock with two juveniles in Lucas County. The author includes information that this is a breeding bird record. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Farris, Allen L. (Allen Lee), 1942-
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American Woodcock
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Lucas County
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Albion Young letter to Thomas Kent regarding Varied Thrush sighting, April 16, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1995-04-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Albion Young to Thomas Kent dated April 16, 1995. Young lists multiple sightings of a Varied Thrush at Wellman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Young, Albion J.
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Varied Thrush Purple Finch American Goldfinch
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Wellman
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Albert K. Fisher letter to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1925-07-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Albert K. Fisher to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925. Fisher provides details on the occurrence of Arkansas Kingbird and the American Woodcock observations in the state of Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Walter Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10051/view
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Fisher, Albert K., 1856-1948
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Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ogden Spirit Lake Wall Lake
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Additional field notes from the Spirit Lake Christmas bird count compiled by Douglas C. Harr, December 19, 1987
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-12-19
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N/A
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The field notes include additional information about the Christmas bird count held in Spirit Lake on December 19, 1987. The report includes a list of participants, and notes about rare or unusual species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1987-1988.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Cooper's Hawk Field Sparrow Common Loon Osprey Mallard
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Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake
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Addendum to the Cedar Falls, IA Christmas bird count, December 27, 1980
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1980-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details of unusual observations compiled by Francis Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Varied Thrush Pine Grosbeak Brown Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch Mallard
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Cedar Falls
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Addendum to the Cedar Falls, IA Christmas Bird Count - December 27, 1980
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1980-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports from the Cedar Falls area Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 1980 compiled by Francis Moore. It features sighting of a Pine Grosbeak at Mark Sand Prairie in Black Hawk County, IA. This document is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9552/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9550/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8712/view.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Varied Thrush Pine Grosbeak Brown Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch Mallard
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Cedar Falls Waterloo Cedar Hills Sand Prairie
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Addendum to the Cedar Falls, IA Christmas Bird Count - December 27, 1980
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1980-12-27
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N/A
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Christmas Bird Count addendum featuring a Varied Thrush in the Cedar Falls area in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980. Also includes details about bird sightings of the Peregrine Falcon, Mallard, Brown Thrasher, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Pine Grosbeak, and Hoary Redpoll.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Varied Thrush Pine Grosbeak Brown Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch Mallard
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Black Hawk County Cedar Falls Cedar Hills Sand Prairie
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Addendum to our field notes
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Addendum to field notes submitted by Eloise Armstrong. The item mentions the sightings of a Least Bittern and a Screech Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Armstrong, Eloise
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Least Bittern Eastern Screech-Owl
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Ames Prairie City
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A ten year calendar of three hundred and eighty-one wild birds of Iowa
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Bibliography
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1919-04-25
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N/A
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A notebook containing a checklist of birds and distributed to the Boy Scouts of Iowa at cost. In this notebook Philip DuMont recorded his bird sightings from 1918 to 1927.
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Cole, Gertrude Mansfield Boy Scouts of America
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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A list of birds sighted for Winter contributed by Robert Thornburg
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Fringillidae | Finches Water birds
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1981-02-24
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N/A
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A list of birds sighted by Robert Thornburg at the Red Rocks Reservoir and the Pleasantville area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Northern Mockingbird Canada Goose Mallard
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit
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A documentation of rare species, and Iowa Ornithologists Union fall field notes, 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1978-12-03
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N/A
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Rare bird sighting documentation for a Black Legged Kittiwake and field report titled "Iowa Ornithologists Union fall report", submitted by Tom Stone Jr., December 3, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Stone, Tom, Jr.
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Varied Thrush Black-legged Kittiwake Northern Saw-whet Owl Worm-eating Warbler
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Hartman Reserve Nature Center Waterloo
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A detailed account of a White-winged Crossbill sighting by Marie Spears, December 12 1980
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1980-12-18
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N/A
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Marie Spears provides an account of sighting a White-winged Crossbill eating niger seed from her bird feeder in Shenandoah. She believes this bird was later seen at Ruth Phipps' bird feeder. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1980-1981.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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White-winged Crossbill
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Shenandoah
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2005 Iowa Peregrine nests
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Field notes Reports
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2005-06-01
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2005-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of ten Peregrine Falcon nesting territories, seven of which were active and produced a total of 21 young. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Peregrine Falcon
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Lansing Scott County Louisa County Waukon Junction Iowa State Capitol Chillicothe
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1999 spring report, Dennis Thompson
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-03-01
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1999-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Thompson, Dennis
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Alder Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo American Woodcock Black-bellied Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Connecticut Warbler Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler
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Harrier Marsh Johnston Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Walnut Woods State Park Brown's Woods
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1999 spring report, Dennis Thompson
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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1999-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Thompson, Dennis
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Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Bell's Vireo Purple Martin Hooded Merganser Common Nighthawk Lesser Scaup Northern Bobwhite
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Dunbar Slough Harrier Marsh Polk City Polk County Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park Red Feather Prairie
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1998 summer field report, Hank Zaletel
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Teal Gray Partridge Sedge Wren American Coot
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Harrier Marsh Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Zearing Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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1998 spring Iowa birds report, Babs & Loren Padelford
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Babs and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Northern Flicker Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Cinnamon Teal American White Pelican American Woodcock Least Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Snow Goose Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park
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1998 field reports, June-July, Eugene and Eloise Armstrong
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Bobolink Loggerhead Shrike Eastern Kingbird Cattle Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Northern Mockingbird Great Egret Northern Bobwhite
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Ledges State Park Madison County Van Meter
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1993 spring field report, Jim Fuller
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Fuller, James L
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Rufous Hummingbird Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Waterloo Boone County
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