Field notes and letter from Tanya Bray to Thomas H. Kent regarding a sighting of an unusual looking duck, March 3, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds
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1983-03-03
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Winter report of birds contributed by Tanya Bray. Also included is a letter from Bray to Thomas H. Kent regarding a sighting of an unusual looking duck. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Bray, Tanya
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Red-headed Woodpecker Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Franklin's Gull Northern Goshawk Greater Scaup Swamp Sparrow Gadwall Great Blue Heron Western Meadowlark Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl
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Big Creek State Park Harrison County Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field note about a Northern Saw-whet Owl sighting contributed by Richard Mooney, winter 1982-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1982-12-01
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1983-02-28
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Winter report of a Northern Saw-whet Owl sighting contributed by Richard Mooney. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Mooney, Richard D., 1905-1997
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Big Creek Lake
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Notes on accidental or rare specimens of Iowa birds
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Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Rare birds Zoological specimens
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Undated research notes. While conducting research for the book "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa" Philip DuMont studied many collections of Iowa bird specimens. This list is comprised of birds that he found collected in Iowa that are not listed as being in range in the American Ornithologists' Union checklist.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Species considered extinct in Iowa
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Extinct birds Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This list contains species considered either extinct within in the state of Iowa or reported but only existing in Iowa hypothetically until a specimen is verified.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This list contains species considered either accidental or rare in the state of Iowa.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Average date of arrival of migratory birds
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Rare birds
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Undated research notes. This is a list of birds organized in accordance with the American Ornithologists' Union checklist. This list was created by LeRoy Weeks and annotated with the average month and day these birds had first been sighted around Emmetsburg and further noted as Common, Very Common, Not Very Common, Rare, or Very Rare. This list was edited by Philip DuMont and published in Iowa Bird Life vol. 4, no. 3.
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Weeks, LeRoy Titus
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Emmetsburg
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Nettie Funk letter to LeRoy Weeks regarding migratory birds
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Correspondence
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Birds--Migration Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Nettie Funk to LeRoy Weeks. In this letter Funk asks Weeks to supply the annotation Rare or Not Common to a list of water birds Weeks had sent her noting their arrival dates at Emmetsburg.
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Funk, Nettie S.
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Emmetsburg
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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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N/A
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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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John Evan Snyder emails to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Northern Mockingbird sighting, July 18, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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N/A
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Two emails from John Evan Snyder to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Northern Mockingbird sighting, July 18, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Snyder, J. E. (John Evan), 1955-
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Northern Mockingbird
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Ames Ada Hayden Heritage Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1994
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Weather
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1994-08-01
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1994-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent notes that the fall season was outstanding for rarities, that the Records Committee will clarify which birds need documentation, and that a new field checklist will be published in 1995. Quarterly field report for the fall of 1984 titled "Field reports--fall 1994".
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Long-tailed Jaeger Clark's Grebe Barrow's Goldeneye Fulvous Whistling-Duck Chukar Black-necked Stilt Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Little Gull Black-headed Gull
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Thomas Kent letter to Ronald Harms regarding Swainson's Thrush, November 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1985-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent explains why he asks for additional documentation for out-of-season and accidental birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ferruginous Hawk Trumpeter Swan Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Tundra Swan
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Laurens
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Thomas Kent letter to Marion Brewer regarding documenting sightings, November 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1985-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent encourages Marion Brewer to submit documentation for her sightings of accidental birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Wood Stork Tundra Swan
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Iowa
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Documentation of extraordinary bird sighting, Lesser White-fronted Goose, June 11, 1998, Thomas Kent
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1998-06-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent documents sighting a Lesser White-fronted Goose on June 11, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Lesser White-fronted Goose Canada Goose
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Lake Macbride State Park
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 5, May/June 1998
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Science--Societies, etc Natural areas International Migratory Bird Day
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1998-05-01
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1998-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 5, May/June 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include details on March and April field trips, a Birders of the Month column profiling Ed Carbrey and Elizabeth Carbrey, information on a society Birdathon being held in conjunction with the celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, and an article "Eddyville Dunes: a Natural Heritage of the State" by Jane Clark.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Eared Grebe
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Ames Eddyville Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 3, January/February 1998
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1998-01-01
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1998-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 3, January/February 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include reports from several recent field trips, details from many bird sightings including a rare observation of a Ross's Gull, and the results from the Ames, Saylorville Reservoir, and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts. Also included is the 1998 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Ross's Gull
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Ames Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 4, December 1983
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Newsletters
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Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Wildlife conservation Meetings
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1983-12-01
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1983-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 4, December 1983. Highlights of the newsletter include information on upcoming meetings and events, an article on a rare sighting of a Sabine's Gull at Saylorville Lake, and a report on the National Audubon Society's position on the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota which would divert water from the Missouri River to farmland in the north and central parts of that state.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Sabine's Gull
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Ames Saylorville Lake North Dakota
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Documentation form, contributed by Steve Dinsmore, August 5 to October 27, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1986-08-05
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1986-10-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The form documents the sighting of one to eleven Common Terns at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA from August 5 to October 27, 1986. It includes specific sightings at Oak Grove Beach and Sandpiper Beach.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Common Tern
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Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union records committee, records reviewed 1980-1999 by species
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document lists rare bird sightings reviewed between 1980-1999. It includes the dates and locations of sightings with observer names and the results of the review process.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union records committee, records reviewed 1980-1999 by record number
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document includes a list of reviewed species to determine whether rare bird identifications were accepted. It also includes the dates and locations of sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Rare bird records reviewed by the records committee of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2002-06-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document includes a history of the committee and explains the process of peer review to determine an accepted rare bird sighting in Iowa.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Field notes on Painted Bunting sightings contributed by Don Poggensee, summer 2005
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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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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Summer report of Painted Bunting sightings in a timbered area north of Denison contributed by Don Poggensee. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.
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Poggensee, Don
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Painted Bunting
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Denison
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Douglas C. Harr, July 31, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Rare birds Weather
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1992-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. Also included is a letter from Harr to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Red-shouldered Hawk sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Grasshopper Sparrow American White Pelican House Finch Redhead Ruddy Duck Olive-sided Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler American Golden Plover
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lyon County Sioux County O'Brien County Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf with verifying documentation, summer 1981
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-06-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in and around Amana contributed by Carl J. Bendorf. Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Worm-eating Warbler is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher Veery Worm-eating Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Homestead
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Field notes and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found at the Hawkeye State Wildlife Area contributed by Richard Jule Hollis. Also included is a brief letter to James J. Dinsmore from Jule regarding a possible rare Stellar's Jay sighting by Jule's mother. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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American Avocet American White Pelican Stellar's Jay Laughing Gull Great Egret
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent with verifying documentation, summer 1981
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds contributed by Thomas H. Kent. Verifying documentation of extraordinary sightings of Say's Phoebe and Western Grebe are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Say's Phoebe Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Western Kingbird Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Forster's Tern Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet Sedge Wren Northern Pintail Black Tern
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Chickasaw County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Plymouth County Rush Lake West Hottes Lake Wilson Island State Park Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area
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