Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen, December 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1998-12-02
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Fall report of birds contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen. Also included is a letter from Pam Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding the fall field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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American Avocet Rough-legged Hawk Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow Rail Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Surf Scoter Long-eared Owl Philadelphia Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Common Tern Sandhill Crane Pine Warbler
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1998
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Fall report 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 fall 1998.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Whooping Crane American Avocet American Bittern Prairie Falcon Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Short-eared Owl Barn Owl Western Grebe American Pipit White-winged Scoter Pine Siskin Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull Red Crossbill Mourning Dove Sandhill Crane Burrowing Owl
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, summer 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Bird droppings
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1996-06-01
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1996-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. The field notes contain a detailed description of the Eastern Screech Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Pine Siskin Mourning Warbler American Redstart Eastern Screech-Owl
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Brookside Park Iowa State University
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in eastern Iowa contributed by Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren Common Yellowthroat Dickcissel House Finch Acadian Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Canada Warbler Horned Lark Brown Creeper
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Credit Island Davenport Huron Island Montpelier Muscatine Wildcat Den State Park Sherman Park Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Buena Vista County Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Curtis Nelson, summer 1992
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Curtis Nelson. Also included is a brief note from Nelson to James J. Dinsmore regarding an Osprey sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Orchard Oriole Franklin's Gull Forster's Tern Osprey American Redstart
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Mason City Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Plymouth Wilkinson Pioneer Park Kuhn Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by Paul Hertzel, August 1, 1992
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1992-08-01
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N/A
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Paul Hertzel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Hertzel, L. Paul
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White-eyed Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Orchard Oriole Eastern Wood-Pewee House Finch Wood Duck Gray Catbird Canada Goose Kentucky Warbler Wild Turkey Red-winged Blackbird Cliff Swallow
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Field reports, Tanya E. Bray, summer 1990
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds Weather
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1990-06-01
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1990-07-31
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Field reports submitted by Tanya E. Bray with several additional observers with a detailed descriptions of certain sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Bray, Tanya
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports, Dennis Carter, summer 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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1990-06-01
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1990-07-31
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Field reports for fall 1989 submitted by Dennis Carter for specific locations in Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, and Winneshiek counties. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Ruddy Duck Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Ovenbird American Redstart
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Yellow River State Forest Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports, Steve Dinsmore, summer 1990
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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1990-06-01
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1990-07-31
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Field reports submitted by Steve Dinsmore with two contributors for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Ring-billed Gull American White Pelican Western Sandpiper Piping Plover
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports, Thomas Kent, summer 1990
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Weather
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1990-06-01
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1990-07-29
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Field reports submitted by Thomas H. Kent with two contributors for summer 1990 with handwritten comments. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Osprey Sora Stilt Sandpiper Least Sandpiper
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Coralville Lake Johnson County Swan Lake
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Fourth Supplementary Breeding Bird Census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, July 1990
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Weather
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1990-07-01
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1990-07-31
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Fourth Supplementary Breeding Bird Census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, Louisa County, Iowa by Peter C. Petersen for July, 1990 with handwritten annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Grasshopper Sparrow Song Sparrow Carolina Wren Chuck-will's-widow American Woodcock Hooded Merganser Philadelphia Vireo Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Brown Creeper
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Louisa County Spring Lake Beattys Pond
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carol Ann Alexander, summer 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds contributed by Carol Ann Alexander. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Alexander, Carol Ann
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Carolina Wren House Sparrow Kentucky Warbler King Rail
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Lake Wapello Fairfield Lamson Woods State Preserve
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Rare bird documentation form for Orange-crowned Warbler at Ledges State Park in 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1986-08-24
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Rare bird documentation form for a Orange-crowned Warbler at Ledges State Park in Boone County, IA on August 22, 1986.
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Munson, Erik
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Ledges State Park
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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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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 8, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Research Wit and humor Birds--Feeding and feeds
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Bird sightings contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Black recounts a story of an injured mockingbird who enjoys eating mince pie. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Snowy Owl Northern Mockingbird Mallard
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Newton Red Rock Dam Knoxville
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 14, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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A story about watching a snowy owl, along with other bird sightings, contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Rathbun Lake Warren County
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Fern L. Tanner letter to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting the sighting of a Gray Jay, winter 1976-1977
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A detailed sighting of a gray jay described by Fern L. Tanner in an incomplete letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1976-1977.
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Tanner, Fern L.
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Blue Jay Gray Jay
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Mason City
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Bird sighting of Ospreys at Lake Red Rock contributed by Jon Stravers, winter, 1976-1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Binoculars
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1976-12-01
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1977-02-28
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Bird sighting of Ospreys was contributed by Jon Stravers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Stravers, Jon
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Bald Eagle Osprey Mallard
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Lake Red Rock
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Joe Schaufenbuel letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding a Cooper's Hawk sighting, February 12, 1977
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N/A
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A Cooper's Hawk sighting contributed by Joe Schaufenbuel in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Cooper's Hawk
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Saint Lucas
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Myrle M. Burk letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding a sighting of a flock of Canada Geese in Waterloo, Iowa, January 2, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Report of a flock of Canada Geese in Waterloo, Iowa contributed by Myrle M. Burk in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Burk, Myrle M.
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Canada Goose
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Waterloo
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Field Reports - Summer 1985
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Field Reports for Summer 1985 by Francis Moore including Western Sandpipers at Forney Lake in Fremont County, IA during July of 1985.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Snowy Egret Western Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher
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Forneys Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane at Adel in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1973-03-01
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Records Committee review for several Whooping Cranes at Adel in Dallas County, IA on September 21, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Whooping Crane observed near Adel in Iowa Bird Life 43:28 by Agnes M. Harvey.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Whooping Crane
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Adel
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Letter from Ross Silcock to Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding bird sightings and locations, August 11, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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1976-08-11
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of Summer 1976.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Iowa
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Rare bird documentation form for Bohemian Waxwing at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, 1978
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-01-13
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bohemian Waxwing at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 13, 1978.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Bohemian Waxwing
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Hickory Hill Park
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Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City, Iowa
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General: City park Specific: shallow ravine with deciduous and coniferous plantings
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The documentation form by Nicholas Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Cedar Waxwing close, good comparison of a) size; b) whitish undertail coverts in C.W.; C) lack of white on wing in C.W. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:18:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bohemian Waxwing at Cherokee, 1982
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Boehmian Waxwing at Cherokee in Cherokee County, IA on March 12, 1982.
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Bierman, Dick
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Bohemian Waxwing
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Cherokee
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Cherokee Iowa
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in town
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The documentation form by Dick Bierman is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: cedar waxwing. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:15:00.
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