Rare bird documentation form for Yellow Rail at Cherokee Fair Grounds in 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1987-10-20
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1994-08-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow Rail at Cherokee Fair Grounds in Cherokee County, IA on October 20, 1987. It is accompanied by a letter from Dick Beirman to Tom Kent about the sighting and bird specimen, August 31, 1994.
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Bierman, Dick
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Yellow Rail
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Cherokee County Fairground
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Jim Sinclair letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird documentation, October 2, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1999-10-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jim Sinclair to Thomas Kent dated October 2, 1999. Sinclair discusses bird documentation. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Arctic Tern Connecticut Warbler
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Iowa
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Beth Proescholdt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding record Hawk counts, December 1, 1998.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Beth Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding record Hawk counts, December 1, 1998. The numbers of Cooper's Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Hen Harrier, and Turkey Vulture counted were the highest in the 8 years of hawk watching at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Northern Harrier
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer, December 1, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and location contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. Also included is a letter from Fischer to Thomas H. Kent regarding the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee's acceptance of the Sprague's Pipit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Little Blue Heron Sprague's Pipit Carolina Wren Greater Yellowlegs Purple Finch Swainson's Thrush
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Mason City Sunset Lake West Park
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Carl Bendorf regarding bird sightings for the IOU Quarterly Field Report, December 1, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1989-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter C. Peterson to Carl Bendorf accompanied by field reports form by Petersen with other several observers for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Townsend's Solitaire Bullock's Oriole Harris's Hawk Western Wood-Pewee Laughing Gull Royal Tern American Golden Plover
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Credit Island Huron Island Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area Red Rock Dam Oquawka Marengo
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Field reports, Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, Richard Huser, fall 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1989-07-31
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1989-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports compiled by Bill Huser of sightings by Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, and Richard Huser for fall 1989. Accompanied by a letter from Bill to Carl Bendorf with detailed notes for Golden Eagle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Golden Eagle
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Lake Red Rock Stone State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bacon Creek Park
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Bruce G. Peterjohn letter to James J. Dinsmore requesting additional field note data, August 15, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-08-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bruce G. Peterjohn letter to James J. Dinsmore requesting additional field note information including a Bald Eagle nest location. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988. This letter relates to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4241/view.
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Peterjohn, Bruce G.
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Bald Eagle
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Iowa
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding questions about the Christmas bird count, February 28, 1989
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1989-02-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from W. Ross Silcock to Thomas H. Kent regarding questions about the Christmas bird count, February 28, 1989. The letter details several answers from Silcock to multiple inquiries from Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Prairie Falcon Brewer's Blackbird Gray-cheeked Thrush Vesper Sparrow Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Eastern Meadowlark Lincoln's Sparrow Bonaparte's Gull Western Meadowlark Tundra Swan
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Burlington Davenport Keokuk Oakville Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Bruce Ehresman letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports, December 14, 1988
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-12-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bruce Ehresman letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports on bird species of management concern. Copies of the reports are not included. The letter also requests information on nesting Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Report of summer 1988. This letter is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4317/view
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Short-eared Owl Northern Harrier
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Iowa
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding personal papers, summer 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Neil Bernstein is interested in Jim's personal papers regarding photography measurement studies and species population wetland studies. The letter also includes bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bernstein, Neil
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American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron American Coot
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding aerial photographs, June 12, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore requesting aerial photographs of Rush Lake and Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area. The letter includes two bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Common Moorhen White-throated Sparrow
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Opal Uher letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a request to purchase a Peter C. Petersen publication, August 9, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Opal Uher letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a request to purchase a copy of a publication by Peter C. Petersen. The letter includes field notes on House Finch nesting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Uher, Opal
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House Finch
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Waterloo
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Mark D. Bro letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding photographs of a Short-eared Owl and an unusual Northern Cardinal, August 1, 1988
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds
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1988-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Mark D. Bro letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding photographs of a Short-eared Owl and a white-headed Northern Cardinal. The photographs are not included with the letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bro, Mark D.
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Northern Cardinal Short-eared Owl
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Tama County Montour
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn with additional summer field note information, August 17, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-08-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn responding to a request for additional field note information including a Bald Eagle nest location. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988. This letter is a reply to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4243/view.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bald Eagle
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Fremont County Iowa Sioux City
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Robert I. Cecil letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a report on the Purple Gallinule, September 9, 1988
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Correspondence
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Robert I. Cecil letter to James J. Dinsmore responding to a request to write a short field note on the Purple Gallinule. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Report of summer 1988.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Purple Gallinule
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Iowa
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Christmas bird count data report and W. Ross Silcock note to Thomas H. Kent, winter 1987-1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-12-01
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1988-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Christmas bird count data report compiled by W. Ross Silcock includes species count totals by county, suggested report format changes and a compilation of species observed and recorded as "write-ins." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1987-1988.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Iowa
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Field reports and letter to Carl J. Bendorf contributed by Bob Livermore, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Ornithology--Methodology
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Bob Livermore. Also included is a brief letter from Livermore to Carl J. Bendorf regarding improvements to bird field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Livermore, Bob
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Rough-legged Hawk Eastern Bluebird Field Sparrow Common Snipe Northern Rough-winged Swallow Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove Barn Swallow Northern Shrike
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Browns Lake Plymouth County Sioux City Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding fall bird sightings, August 11, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1987-08-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding fall bird sightings, August 11, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-necked Duck Cattle Egret Lincoln's Sparrow
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding August bird sightings, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to Carl J. Bendorf regarding August bird sightings, fall 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Cattle Egret Lincoln's Sparrow
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Doug Reeves letter and photograph to W. Ross Silcock regarding Breeding Bird Atlas special documentation forms and a Barn Owl nest, February 12, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Infancy
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1987-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and photograph from Doug Reeves to W. Ross Silcock regarding Breeding Bird Atlas special documentation forms and a Barn Owl nest, February 12, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Barn Owl Northern Goshawk
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Boone Tabor Wayne County
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Mark Proescholdt letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a trip to northwest Iowa and bird sightings, June 26, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Ornithology--Methodology
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1987-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Proescholdt to James J. Dinsmore regarding a trip to northwest Iowa and bird sightings, June 26, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Upland Sandpiper Wood Duck Canada Goose
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Anderson Prairie State Preserve Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Elm Lake High Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Liscomb Rush Lake Trumbull Lake Morse Lake Mud Lake Ingham Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Silver Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area West Swan Lake State Game Management Area Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the Birdline answering machine and a sighting of a House Finch, July 30, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Carl J. Bendorf to James J. Dinsmore regarding the purchase of the Birdline answering machine from the Amana Phone Company, July 30, 1987. The letter also reports a sighting of a single male House Finch. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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House Finch
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Ames Iowa City
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Thomas H. Kent letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the design and editing of the summer field report for Iowa Bird Life, August 29, 1987
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Correspondence
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Periodicals
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1987-08-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas H. Kent to James J. Dinsmore regarding the design and editing of the summer field report for Iowa Bird Life, August 29, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Prairie Falcon Black-bellied Whistling-Duck House Finch Great-tailed Grackle
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Ames Iowa City
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding raptor migration watch, October 3, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-10-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor migration watch at War Eagle Park in Sioux City, Iowa with field biologist Kevin J. Loftus. It includes other topics such as weather conditions and raptor migration patterns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Osprey Peregrine Falcon
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Sioux City War Eagle Park
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Letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding data tables for the Christmas bird count report, February 5, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Tables (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1987-02-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding data tables for Christmas bird count report, February 5, 1987. Several rough drafts of the tables with locations, species and count are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Brewer's Blackbird Black Scoter Black-legged Kittiwake Sedge Wren Burrowing Owl
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Iowa
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