Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, Summer 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Game and game-birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Hirundinidae | Swallows Water birds Weather Country life
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter includes a list of birds sighted by Barb Wilson and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Eastern Bluebird
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Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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Lantern slide and photograph of Walter Rosene on a ladder attached to a tree
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Walter Rosene sitting on a ladder that is attached to tree trunk. Rosene is attached to the tree via a pulley system in order to create a swinging scaffold which was used to reach and photograph the nest of a Great Horned Owl, located 37 feet up in the top of hollow tree. Slide originally titled "Ladder to Nest." Rosene provides details on photograph and type-written note.
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Great Horned Owl
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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1
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8
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Rough-winged Swallow peeking out of a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Nests
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1933-07-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Rough-winged Swallow peeking out of her nest built in a bank along a dry creek near Fraser, July 4, 1933. Slide originally titled "Swallow Holes in Bank (with bird)." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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Fraser
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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4
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8
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Bill Youngworth letter to Woodward Hart Brown regarding Blue-winged Warbler range, December 8, 1962
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests
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1962-12-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated December 8, 1962. Youngworth discuss Blue-winged Warbler range in response to a reported Hamburg nesting that Brown initially misidentified.
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Youngworth, William
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Blue-winged Warbler
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Missouri Hamburg Iowa Nebraska Kansas
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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2
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8
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Observations and data on various birds, part 2 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown
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Correspondence Field notes Photographic prints Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Laridae | Gulls and Terns Corvidae | Jays, Crows, and allies Sittidae | Nuthatches Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Laniidae | Shrikes Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A collection of bird sightings around Iowa compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, including notes, correspondence, and photographs. This document is part two of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Sandpiper and ends with the tabbed section labeled Nuthatch/Shrike. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8623/view This document is continued by: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8626/view
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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3
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8
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings and populations, July 31, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1981-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1981. Population reports covering 1978-1981 for Warbling Vireo, Red-headed Woodpecker, House Sparrow and Cardinal are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer of 1981.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Kestrel Warbling Vireo Northern Cardinal Eastern Bluebird House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Cattle Egret American Woodcock Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Tree Swallow
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Mills County Pottawattamie County Shenandoah Waubonsie State Park Riverton Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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8
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Nesting Wood Duck study (35 Years)
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Reports Tables (documents)
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Predatory animals Waterfowl management Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1984-01-01
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1984-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report compiling the discoveries from 35 years of nesting Wood Duck studies written by Frederic Leopold. The typewritten report details Leopold's findings on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, Wood Duck nesting boxes, mating, egg laying, incubation, hatching, departure from the nest, travel of ducklings to water, predatory animals, and maintenance of the Wood Duck nest boxes. A table of 35 years of statistics based on over 10,000 observations is included at the end of the report.
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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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12
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8
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Piping Plover sightings at IPL settling ponds in 1983
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Field notes Reports
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ornithology--Bibliography
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of Piping Plover activity around the Iowa Power & Light Settling Ponds submitted by Barb Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Piping Plover
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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8
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Water birds
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Petersen and others. Also includes the report: Supplementary breeding bird census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Louisa County, Iowa, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Barred Owl Tree Swallow Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler
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Forneys Lake Goose Lake Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Wildcat Den State Park Spring Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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8
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Piping Plovers, Iowa Power & Light Settling Ponds
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of Piping Plover activity around the Iowa Power & Light Settling Ponds in Pottawatamie County submitted by Babs Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Padelford, Babs
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Piping Plover
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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8
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Summer 1983
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1983-07-26
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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 Dean Mosman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Tree Swallow Canada Goose
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Elkhart
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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8
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Ronald Harms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Harms, Ronald
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Cedar Waxwing Northern Goshawk
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Laurens Rush Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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8
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by James Hansen and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Hansen, James L.
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American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Spotted Sandpiper Green-winged Teal
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Clear Lake Rice Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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8
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Field reports, Summer season
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Ruthven Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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8
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List of birds sighted compiled by Eugene Armstrong
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Game and game-birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of birds sighted by Eugene Armstrong and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Armstrong, Eugene
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Ankeny Booneville Forneys Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Winterset Badger Creek State Recreation Area New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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8
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Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle at Finn Pond in Greene County, 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-05-31
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1984-06-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for six Great-tailed Grackles at Finn Pond in Greene County, IA on May 31, 1984.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Finn Pond Wildlife Area
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Finn Pond (2 miles west of Jefferson, Greene Co)
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freshwater marsh
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The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Brown. | Elimination of similar species: Common Grackle-size Boat-tailed Grackle- range and eye color | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:15:00/08:30:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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35
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77
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Rare bird documentation form for Bell's Vireo at Jefferson County Park in 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1988-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bell's Vireos at Jefferson County Park in Jefferson County, IA on May 29 and 30, 1988.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Bell's Vireo
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Jefferson County Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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34
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77
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Field notes, summer 1984, James Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes with several species sighting information compiled by James Dinsmore for the Summer of 1984. It includes a clarification for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighted at Wayne County, IA on May 2, 1984 by Bob Jackson.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Long-tailed Duck Cattle Egret Piping Plover Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Canada Goose Gadwall American Black Duck
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Saylorville Lake Sioux City Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Wayne County Larson Marsh
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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34
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73
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Rare bird documentation form for Say's Phoebe west of Akron in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for three Say's Phoebes west of Akron in Plymouth County, IA on June 26, 1982.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Say's Phoebe
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Akron
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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34
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70
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert Gruenewald, spring 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Weather
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Robert Gruenewald and three others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Gruenewald, Robert
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Double-crested Cormorant Canvasback Mute Swan Ross' Goose White-winged Scoter Ruddy Duck Northern Mockingbird
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Sanborn
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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Spring 1998 Iowa field report, Chris Edwards
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Edwards, Chris
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Bobolink Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Wood Thrush Palm Warbler Greater Scaup
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Wildcat Den State Park Lake MacBride MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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Spring field reports, 1998, Jim Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-tailed Hawk Marbled Godwit Turkey Vulture Short-eared Owl Glossy Ibis Yellow Rail Chuck-will's-widow Long-billed Dowitcher Pileated Woodpecker
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Ames Dunbar Slough Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Winnebago County Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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Field reports March 1 through May 31, 1998, Pam and Reid Allen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Pam and Reid Allen and six others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Barn Owl Black-billed Magpie Franklin's Gull White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Piping Plover Blue Grosbeak
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Big Creek State Park Dallas County Plymouth County Thorpe Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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