Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, summer 2004
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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2004-06-01
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2004-07-31
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Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Semipalmated Plover Acadian Flycatcher Ovenbird
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Allamakee County Big Marsh Wildlife Area Saylorville Lake Yellow River State Forest Brush Creek Canyon State Park Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park
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Keith M. Schreiner letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck nesting study paper, February 21, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Predatory animals Squirrels--Behavior Ducklings
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1952-02-21
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N/A
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Letter from Keith M. Schreiner to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck nesting study paper, February 21, 1952. The letter discusses similarities in data between Schreiner's master's thesis and Leopold's Wood Duck nesting study paper. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3071/view
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Schreiner, Keith M.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold letter to Keith M. Schreiner regarding Schreiner's thesis and Wood Duck nest predation, March 5, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Predatory animals Squirrels--Behavior
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1952-03-05
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N/A
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Letter from Frederic Leopold in response to Keith M. Schreiner regarding Schreiner's thesis and Wood Duck nest predation, March 5, 1952. The letter discusses similarities in data between Schreiner's master's thesis and Leopold's Wood Duck nesting study paper. The impact of nest predation by squirrels is also addressed. This document is in response to a letter from Keith M. Schreiner: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3069/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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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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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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Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding changes in habitat and birds sighted at Red Rock Refuge during 1968-1970, April 7, 1971
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1971-04-07
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen was regarding changes in habitat and birds sighted at Red Rock Refuge during 1968-1970, April 7, 1971. Black noted the spectacular change in the number of migratory species since Lake Red Rock was filled in 1969. She discussed various bird sightings at the lake, including that of a Great Blue Heron rookery and vulture roosts. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1970-1971.
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Black, Gladys
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Great Blue Heron
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Lake Red Rock
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John Van Dyk letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Letter from John Van Dyk to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in northwest Iowa, summer 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Chukar Dickcissel House Finch Osprey Semipalmated Plover Black-billed Cuckoo Blue Grosbeak Burrowing Owl Northern Bobwhite
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Lyon County Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Orange City Maurice
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1989-08-03
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N/A
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Letter from Darwin Koenig to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Least Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat House Finch Veery Northern Mockingbird Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Hooded Warbler Snow Goose Winter Wren Northern Harrier Brown Creeper
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Decorah Grinnell Luster Heights Work Camp Poweshiek County Yellow River State Forest Brush Creek Canyon State Park Highlandville Winneshiek County Montezuma White Pine Hollow State Park Effigy Mounds National Monument New Hampton Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area Bluffton Hawthorn Lake
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 4, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Weather
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1987-08-04
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N/A
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Letter from Barbara L. Wilson to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in western Iowa, August 4, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Bell's Vireo Least Tern Dickcissel Piping Plover Sedge Wren Northern Mockingbird
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Council Bluffs Hastings Page County
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Darwin Koenig email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer field report, August 4, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-08-04
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N/A
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Printout of an email from Darwin Koenig to Jim Dinsmore dated August 4, 1998. Koenig reports on recent bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Yellow-breasted Chat Hooded Merganser Willet Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Snow Goose Winter Wren
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Yellow River State Forest Mill Creek State Park Sanborn Luxemburg
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Doug Harr letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding IOU observations, July 31, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy Predatory animals Families
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1998-07-31
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N/A
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Letter from Doug Harr to Jim Dinsmore dated July 31, 1998. Harr updates Dinsmore on a Red-necked Grebe sighting and discusses his recent travels. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-necked Grebe
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mockingbird sighting, June 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 25, 1998. Bernstein reports that Sandy Rhodes sighted a pair of Mockingbirds in Iowa County. Included with this email is a second printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 2, 1998. Lowther reports a Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest and eggs north of Burlington. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E. Bernstein, Neil
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird
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Iowa County Burlington
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by James J. Dinsmore, June 3, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1996-06-03
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N/A
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Also included is a letter from Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Alder Flycatcher Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Cinnamon Teal Cattle Egret Black-necked Stilt Wilson's Phalarope Great Gray Owl Lark Sparrow Common Loon Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Hermit Thrush Blackpoll Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret
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Little Wall Lake Ainsworth Ames Des Moines Dunbar Slough Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Trumbull Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Geode State Park Gordon's Marsh Area Kiowa Marsh
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Helen Yoder letter to James L. Fuller regarding a Loggerhead Shrike sighting, May 19, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation
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1992-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Helen Yoder in a letter to James L. Fuller. The letter includes a single sighting of a Loggerhead Shrike. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Yoder, Helen E.
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Wellman
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 5, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1992-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Laura Spess Jackson in a letter to Thomas H. Kent including reports from other observers. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly Report of spring 1992.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Barn Owl Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane
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Des Moines Jasper County Centennial Bridge Hancock County Taylor County
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Field notes and Paul Hertzel letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 3, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Nest building
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1992-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Hertzel. Included with the field report is a letter from Paul Hertzel to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Townsend's Solitaire sighting. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly Report of spring 1992.
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Hertzel, L. Paul
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Green-backed Heron Bell's Vireo Townsend's Solitaire Common Yellowthroat Wood Duck Acadian Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch Kentucky Warbler Green-winged Teal Mourning Dove
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Polk County Story County Polk City Cemetery
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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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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather reports for Iowa Bird Life, June 17, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1987-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James P. Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding the plan to no longer compile weather reports for Iowa Bird Life, June 17, 1987. The letter also includes a few interesting bird sightings from around the state. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Anhinga Henslow's Sparrow Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Ames Iowa City Van Buren County Waterloo
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Birds--Infancy
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1987-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Darwin Koenig to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Least Bittern Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Common Moorhen Ruby-throated Hummingbird Virginia Rail American Woodcock Pileated Woodpecker Veery Northern Mockingbird Hooded Warbler Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Eastern Whip-poor-will
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Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Goose Lake Marquette New Albin Poweshiek County Yellow River State Forest Brush Creek Canyon State Park Highlandville Mahaska County White Pine Hollow State Park Effigy Mounds National Monument Dubuque County Howard County Clayton County Canoe Creek
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding additional summer bird sightings, August 18, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds Rare birds
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1987-08-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding additional summer bird sightings, August 18, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cooper's Hawk White-throated Sparrow Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Stellar's Jay Dark-eyed Junco Laughing Gull
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Ames Davenport Des Moines
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Maps of Adair County and Ringgold County with Loggerhead Shrike nest locations observed by David DeGeus, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two maps, one of Adair County and one of Ringgold County, indicating the locations of Loggerhead Shrike nests and sightings contributed by David DeGeus. A brief note from DeGeus to James J. Dinsmore regarding other nest locations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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DeGeus, David
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Adair County Ringgold County Adams County Union County
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Wood Duck nesting records, volume three, 1967-1978
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Printed ephemera Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1967-01-01
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1978-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1967-1978 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, a few hand-drawn illustrations, correspondence, and the program for the 50th Annual Convention of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union where Leopold gave a presentation titled "Nesting Habits of the Wood Duck".
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent and field notes, fall 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1981-08-01
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1981-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes and letter were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cedar Waxwing Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Osprey Red-necked Phalarope Mourning Dove American Black Duck
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Forneys Lake Lake Manawa Mills County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Carl Priebe letter to Richard Bishop regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1979-07-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for summer 1979 contributed by Carl Priebe in a letter to Richard Bishop, July 27, 1979. In the letter Carl Priebe describes his discovery of a colony of nesting Black-crowned Night Herons it also includes the bird habitat.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1979.
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Priebe, Carl
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Black-crowned Night Heron
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Franklin County
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Charlotte Scott letter to Nicholas S. Scott regarding blue-listed birds, June 7, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Conservation Birds--Nests
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1977-06-07
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N/A
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Annotated letter from Charlotte Scott to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting blue-listed birds in the Seymour, Iowa area, June 7, 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Scott, Charlotte
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American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Cattle Egret Piping Plover
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Appanoose County Rathbun Lake Seymour
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, April 27, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Predation (Biology)
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1977-04-27
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N/A
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, April 27, 1977. The letter mentions a sighting of an Egyptian Goose spotted in Iowa Lake in Emmett County, along with other birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk American Crow Blue Jay Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Osprey Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Egyptian Goose
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Elk Rock State Park Lake Red Rock Iowa Lake
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