Field report contributed by Ronald Harms with a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a bird identification, July 8, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-06-01
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1982-07-31
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Field report contributed by Ronald Harms about bird sightings. In his letter he is asking Thomas H. Kent's opinion on the identification of a species as a female Northern Oriole or hybrid of "Bullocks." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Harms, Ronald
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Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead Shrike Bullock's Oriole Merlin Lark Sparrow Baltimore Oriole
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Laurens Pocahontas County
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding field note, June 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1985-06-29
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Robert I. Cecil in a letter to Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985. This item is related to field notes by Robert I. Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8911/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Yellow-breasted Chat Orchard Oriole Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blue Grosbeak Kentucky Warbler
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes of a Snowy Owl sighting, February 9, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1982-02-09
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Field notes were contributed by Mary R. Musgrove in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Snowy Owl
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Newton
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, April 9, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1982-04-09
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Mary R. Musgrove in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Bald Eagle Red-breasted Merganser Hooded Merganser Golden Eagle Fox Sparrow Snow Goose Canada Goose Common Merganser Sandhill Crane Mallard
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Forneys Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Field notes were contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984, along with an undated cover letter to James J. Dinsmore and extra information on weather and habitat conditions. Seven species were sighted in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park and Van Buren County, with notes on songs and appearance of some. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Alder Flycatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Hermit Thrush Kentucky Warbler
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore with a letter and verifying documentation, fall 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-08-01
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1981-11-30
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Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore and other observers. A letter from Richard Sojda to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of a Least Tern and verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Prairie Falcon contributed by Erwin E. Klaas are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Dinsmore, James J. Klaas, Erwin E Sojda, Richard
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Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon Pied-billed Grebe Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Least Tern Common Loon
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Little Wall Lake Ames Clear Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge California Bend State Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes contributed by Gerald White, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1984-03-01
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Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, spring 1984. He sighted five species in Cedar Rapids or at Cone Marsh. In a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, he explained that the American Bittern had a leg defect that would make it identifiable, May 24, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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White, Gerald
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American Bittern Red-throated Loon Willet Hudsonian Godwit Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Bill and Marjorie Heusinkveld letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes and accompanying documentation, March 4, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1982-03-04
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Bill and Marjorie Heusinkveld in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. Documentation of an extraordinary sighting of an Oregon Junco is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.
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Heusinkveld, Marjorie Heusinkveld, Bill
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Harris' Sparrow American Woodcock Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco
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Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Centerville
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Field notes and a letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Hirundinidae | Swallows Weather
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1982-03-01
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1982-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson and include a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-tailed Hawk Alder Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Grasshopper Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Blackpoll Warbler Northern Shrike
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Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Ann Mccartan Sernett letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, May 26, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1982-05-26
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Ann Mccartan Sernett in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Sernett, Ann Mccartan
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Laurens Rush Lake
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 21, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Turdidae | Thrushes
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1977-01-21
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N/A
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Field notes regarding bird sightings were 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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Red-tailed Hawk Snowy Owl Pileated Woodpecker Spotted Towhee Wild Turkey Northern Shrike
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Iowa City Mason City Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Seymour Shellsburg
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Will Fields email to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 11, 2001
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2001-08-11
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Will Fields in an email to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Fields, Will
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Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Short-eared Owl Wilson's Phalarope Osprey Gray Partridge Northern Pintail Black Tern Great Egret
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Crystal Lake Eagle Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Warren E Fox Wildlife Management Area Britt
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding field notes, February 14, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1977-02-14
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock 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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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Northern Shrike Mallard
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Fremont County Riverton
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 25, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-25
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Common Moorhen White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser
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Forneys Lake Fremont County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Tom Nigus letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 30, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1977-11-30
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Tom Nigus in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi with observers Darwin Koenig, Lynn Braband, Tom Pray and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Nigus, Thomas A.
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Rough-legged Hawk American Bittern Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs American Coot Northern Harrier
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Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Elk Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ruthven Saylorville Lake Mud Lake Manson
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Thomas H. Kent letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, July 12, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1986-07-12
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent in a letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting by Dolly McClaflin of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Lost Nation
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Tanya Bray letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 2, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-06-02
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 2, 1980. The letter includes identification information on the sighting of a Marbled Godwit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Bray, Tanya
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Marbled Godwit Barred Owl Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Screech-Owl
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Mills County Pottawattamie County Pacific Junction
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Stephen J. Dinsmore email to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 8, 2001
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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2001-08-08
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore in an email to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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American White Pelican Willet
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Saylorville Lake
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Ronald Harms letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, April 26, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1988-04-26
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Ronald Harms in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Harms, Ronald
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Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel Short-eared Owl American Woodcock Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Brown Creeper
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Laurens
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Field reports for spring 1985 and letter from Richard Jule Hollis to Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf, May 30, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1985-05-30
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Richard Jule Hollis listing various bird sightings in eastern Iowa accompanied by a letter commending Thomas H. Kent's and Carl J. Bendorf's approach to spring field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Yellow-breasted Chat Greater Yellowlegs Golden Eagle
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park
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Field notes and Peter P. Wickham letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 3, 1985
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1985-08-03
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Peter P. Wickham in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. A field checklist is included with the letter with birds observed in the Cedar Rapids Christmas count area in mid-June. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Alder Flycatcher Black-and-white Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Great Horned Owl Forster's Tern Acadian Flycatcher Sedge Wren Veery Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Hairy Woodpecker Eastern Whip-poor-will Black-capped Chickadee Common Pheasant
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Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Palisades-Kepler State Park Shimek State Forest Squaw Creek Regional Park Matsell Bridge Public Access
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Peter C. Petersen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, July 3, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1996-07-03
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Least Bittern Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Hooded Merganser Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Brown Creeper
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Huron Island Clinton County Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
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Paul Martsching letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching in a letter to Robert K. Myers. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Martsching, Paul
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Chimney Swift Long-tailed Duck Merlin Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Hermit Thrush Hooded Warbler
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Des Moines Hendrickson Marsh Lake Brookside Park
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 1, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Neil Bernstein in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Bernstein, Neil
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American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Forster's Tern Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Great Crested Flycatcher Gray Catbird Green-winged Teal Gadwall Yellow Warbler Black Tern
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Cayler Prairie State Preserve Lakeside
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Marian M. Brewer letter to Mr. Dinsmore regarding field notes, July 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1985-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Marian M. Brewer in a letter to Mr. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Eastern Bluebird Sanderling Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak American Redstart Eastern Whip-poor-will Dark-eyed Junco Burrowing Owl
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Larrabee Cherokee Quimby
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