Southwest Iowa Field Notes
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Water birds
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report titled "Southwest Iowa Field Notes," submitted by Ruth Phipps. A note at the beginning of the document mentions that there were more nesting ducks that year than usual due to the high water levels. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Upland Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Eared Grebe Grasshopper Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Western Kingbird Lark Sparrow Wood Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Blue Grosbeak Mallard
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Hamburg
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Sighting record listing, Iowa, 6/1/1999-7/31/1999, Bery Engebretsen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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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 Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Blue-winged Teal Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Semipalmated Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Scarlet Tanager Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Cliff Swallow
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Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Sighting record listing, Iowa, 6/1/1999 - 7/31/1999, Dave Killman
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1999-12-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dave Killman dated December 6, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Killman, Dave
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Least Flycatcher Indigo Bunting Henslow's Sparrow Eastern Towhee Carolina Wren Orchard Oriole Ruddy Turnstone Scarlet Tanager Great Egret
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Jefferson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Darling State Park Van Buren County Fairfield Jefferson County Park Lake Sugema
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Sighting record listing, David Killman, June 4, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1999-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by David Killman printed June 4, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Killman, Dave
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Least Tern Common Loon Pileated Woodpecker Great Blue Heron Common Tern
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Appanoose County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Jefferson County Van Buren County Fairfield
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Sharon Steffens letter to Thomas H. Kent with incorporated field notes, May 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1985-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Sharon Steffens letter, May 29, 1985 written on a field checklist of Iowa birds, regarding bird sightings, rescuing a baby screech owl, the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, and her hobby of bird photography. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Steffens, Sharon
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Northern Flicker Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow Pine Siskin Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Atlantic Lake Anita State Park
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Second supplementary breeding bird census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, Louisa County, Iowa, 1984
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Reports
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Environmental monitoring
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1984-07-01
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1984-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Second supplementary breeding bird census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, Louisa County, Iowa, 1984, was written by Peter C. Petersen. It was submitted to Environmental Services Division, Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company, Davenport, Iowa, July 1984. Three visits were made in 1984 and compared with 1983 to re-evaluate the breeding population of the preserve, with dozens of species listed along with their breeding status. On the title page of the report was a note from Peter C. Petersen to James J. Dinsmore that he had included the most significant records in a separate report. That report listed six species at BSMNP. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-breasted Chat Lark Sparrow Hooded Merganser Northern Mockingbird
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Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
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Scott Rolfes routing slip to James J. Dinsmore regarding slides of ducks and geese, July 25, 1984
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1984-07-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Scott Rolfes routing slip to James J. Dinsmore was regarding slides of ducks and geese, July 25, 1984. He sent slides of a potential Black Duck, knew one in the photo was a Mallard, and also sent a photo of Canada Geese that nested in a cottonwood. No locations were provided. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Rolfes, Scott
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Canada Goose American Black Duck Mallard
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Iowa
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Saylorville's Cooper's Hawks
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1986-08-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report titled "Saylorville's Cooper's Hawks." The report discusses the sightings of Cooper's Hawks at the Saylorville Reservoir. The item includes a letter written in response to the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Cooper's Hawk
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Saylorville
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Ross W. Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 3, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1978-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ross W. Silcock to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 3, 1978. The sighting of a pair of Ospreys possibly building a nest in Riverton is mentioned at the beginning of the letter. Many of the birds discussed in the letter are shorebirds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Cinnamon Teal Snowy Egret Merlin Wilson's Phalarope Osprey Hudsonian Godwit White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Black Tern
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Riverton Randolph
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1979-08-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ross Silcock to Thomas H. Kent regarding various bird sightings in western Iowa, including two young barn owls he banded. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Least Bittern American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Barn Owl American White Pelican Western Grebe Common Loon Gray Partridge Willet Snow Goose American Coot Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Woodbury County Malvern Riverton Audubon County
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Robert Jessen letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted in Mahaska County during winter, April 2, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1974-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert Jessen to Vernon M. Kleen reporting birds sighted in Mahaska County by Robert Jessen, Valerie Jessen, Keith Layton, and Irene Layton during winter 1973-1974. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1973-1974.
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Jessen, Robert
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Bald Eagle Great Horned Owl White-winged Crossbill American Woodcock
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Mahaska 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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Robert Gruenewald letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, June 8, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1998-06-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert Gruenewald to Thomas Kent dated June 8, 1998. Gruenewald states he has been doing bird reports for many years in Illinois and is now retired and living in Iowa. He gives additional details about some of his sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998. This document is in response to a letter from Thomas Kent: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6341/view
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Gruenewald, Robert
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Carolina Wren Mute Swan Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Bank Swallow
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Sanborn
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Rita Goranson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, June 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1998-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Rita Goranson to Thomas Kent dated June 5, 1998. Goranson reports sighting a pair of nesting Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Goranson, Rita
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Mason City
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding Cliff Swallows, August 14, 1980
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Correspondence Reports
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Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1980-08-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Richard Jule Hollis regarding the accompanying report on Cliff Swallows in Iowa City. The report consists of a study of breeding habits of Cliff Swallows. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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House Sparrow Cliff Swallow
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Iowa City
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Report to Wood Duck observers with attached mailing list, September 13, 1963
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Reports
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses--Design and construction Ducks--Counting
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1963-09-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report sent to Wood Duck observers with attached mailing list, September 13, 1963. The report compiles the data from the twenty people that reported their observations on 50 Wood Duck nesting boxes. Also included with the report is a copy of the original Wood Duck nesting boxes information sheet from January 17, 1963. This document is related to correspondence and Wood Duck study materials: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3111/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3112/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3114/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Red Rock Lake, Red Rock Refuge, Iowa, spring 1973
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Environmental monitoring
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1973-03-01
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1973-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report from Gladys Black regarding birds sighted at Red Rock Lake and the Red Rock Refuge during the spring of 1973. Much of her report was about nesting failures of Great Blue Herons and investigation into whether this was caused by pesticides. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1973.
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Black, Gladys
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Great Blue Heron
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Lake Red Rock
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan in Newton in 1871
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1871-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Trumpeter Swan near Newton in Poweshiek and Jasper Counties, IA on 1871. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa birds in The American Naturalist 5:169 in H.W. Parker, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Newton
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan at the headwaters of Des Moines River in 1875
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Trumpeter Swans at the headwaters of Des Moines River in IA during 1875. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by J.W. Preston.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Des Moines River
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan at Little Twin Lakes in 1883
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Trumpeter Swans at Little Twin Lakes in Hancock County, IA in 1883. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by J.W. Preston, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Twin Lake Township
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1898
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a nest of Rock Wren eggs at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 25, 1898. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Sioux City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Des Moines in 1902
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1931-10-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Rock Wrens at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on June 30, 1902. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County, Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Lester P. Fagan.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Des Moines
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird at Charles City in 1914
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1923-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Mountain Bluebirds at Charles City in Floyd County, IA during April 1914. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Floyd County, Iowa (Part III. Continued) in the American Midland Naturalist 8(10/11):230-256 by Caroll Lane Fenton.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mountain Bluebird
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Charles City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew in Clay County from 1865-1875
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1943-12-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlew in Clay County, IA from 1865-1875. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Early bird life in Clay County Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 13:65 by T.C. Stephens seen by Franklin W. Calkins.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Clay County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at Kossuth County around 1880
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1883-06-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlews at Kossuth County, IA around 1880. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Some Prairie Birds in the Ornithologist and Oologist 18:81-82 by J.W. Preston and is referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Kossuth County
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