Letter from James L. Hansen to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, November 25, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1980-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. Highlights of the field notes include a deceased Cinnamon Teal at Zirbel Slough.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern Cinnamon Teal Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Clear Lake Zirbel Slough DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Eagle Lake Thompson
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Smith's Longspur and other bird sighting materials, August 22, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1990-12-29
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1992-08-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on August 22, 1992 about a documentation form for a Smith's Longspur west of Almont in Clinton County, IA on December 29, 1990 by Brian Blevins. It also discusses submitting other field reports and materials from multiple years to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee. It is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9433/view and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9436/view.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Smith's Longspur
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Iowa Almont
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 5, May/June 1998
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Science--Societies, etc Natural areas International Migratory Bird Day
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1998-05-01
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1998-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 5, May/June 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include details on March and April field trips, a Birders of the Month column profiling Ed Carbrey and Elizabeth Carbrey, information on a society Birdathon being held in conjunction with the celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, and an article "Eddyville Dunes: a Natural Heritage of the State" by Jane Clark.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Eared Grebe
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Ames Eddyville Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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6
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 3, January/February 1998
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1998-01-01
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1998-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 3, January/February 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include reports from several recent field trips, details from many bird sightings including a rare observation of a Ross's Gull, and the results from the Ames, Saylorville Reservoir, and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts. Also included is the 1998 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Ross's Gull
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Ames Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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6
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 4, December 1983
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Newsletters
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Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Wildlife conservation Meetings
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1983-12-01
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1983-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 4, December 1983. Highlights of the newsletter include information on upcoming meetings and events, an article on a rare sighting of a Sabine's Gull at Saylorville Lake, and a report on the National Audubon Society's position on the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota which would divert water from the Missouri River to farmland in the north and central parts of that state.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Sabine's Gull
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Ames Saylorville Lake North Dakota
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock sightings, July 20, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1925-07-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock sightings, July 20, 1925. Rosene provides details on two unusual bird species observations, Arkansas Kingbirds and nesting American Woodcocks. Rosene requests any recent records of either of these species being found in Iowa. This document is related to a reply from Albert K. Fisher: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9133/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ledges State Park Ogden
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Pipit at Whitebreast Recreation Area at Red Rock Reservoir in 1990
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1990-02-28
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1993-07-17
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Pipit at Whitebreast Recreation Area at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on February 23, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the Field Reports Form for Winter 1989-1990 by Ann Johnson.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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American Pipit
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Whitebreast Recreation Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Monk Parakeet at Davenport in 1973
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1974-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Monk Parakeet at Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 22, 1973. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication First Monk Parakeet Record for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 44(1):22-23 by Peter C. Petersen seen by Karen McDonald.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Monk Parakeet
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Davenport
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Lake Manawa in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-10-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Scaup at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on October 20, 1981.
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Bray, Tanya Kovanda, Sandra Padelford, Babs Rose, B.J.
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Greater Scaup
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Lake Manawa
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Guttenberg in 1979
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1979-03-23
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1979-03-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for ten or more Greater Scaups at Guttenberg in Clayton County, IA on March 23, 1979.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Greater Scaup
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Guttenberg
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Rare bird documentation form for Rehead at Willow Slough in 1978
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-06-30
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1978-07-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for seven Redhead at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA on June 30, 1978.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Redhead
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Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Cone Marsh in 1989
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1989-04-06
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1989-05-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Cinnamon Teal at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on April 6, 1989.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Cinnamon Teal
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Anderson Lake in 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1986-03-31
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1986-04-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Cinnamon Teal at Anderson Lake in Hamilton County, IA on March 31, 1986.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Cinnamon Teal
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Anderson Goose Lake
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6
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Rare bird documentation form for Ross' Goose at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1981-11-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation by John Robinson for varying numbers of Ross' Goose at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on October 31, November 1, 14, and 15, 1981.
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Robinson, John C., 1959-
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Ross' Goose
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Email from Ric Zarwell to IA-BIRD list regarding a Blue-winged Teal, November 23, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-11-21
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1999-11-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Ric Zarwell to IA-BIRD list dated November 23, 1999. Zarwell reports the sighting of a Blue-winged Teal at Pool #9 on the Mississippi River at Allamakee County, IA November 21, 1999.
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Zarwell, Ric
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Blue-winged Teal
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Pool 9
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Field notes contributed by Bill Heusinkveld December 19, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1998-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds seen during the Rathbun Christmas bird count requiring brief details justifying identification. Highlights include three Blue Wing Teals.
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Heusinkveld, Bill
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Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Black-bellied Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Bonaparte's Gull
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Rathbun Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Blue-winged Teal at Saylorville Reservoir in 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1990-11-22
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1990-12-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Blue-winged Teals at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 22, 1990.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Blue-winged Teal
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Saylorville Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Wood Duck at Lakeview Recreation Area at Saylorville Lake in 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1984-10-06
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1984-10-25
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for three hundred eighty-six Wood Ducks at Lakeview Recreation Area at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on October 6, 1984.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Wood Duck
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Lakeview Recreation Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Lock 19 in Keokuk in 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1991-01-03
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1991-02-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for one to two Tundra Swans at Lock 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on January 3 and 19 as well as February 8, 1991.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Tundra Swan
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Lock Number 19
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Thomas Kent about rare bird sighting of Tundra Swan at Snyder Bend in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Weather
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1982-03-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter about a Tundra Swan sighting at Snyder Bend near Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on March 13, 1982. It is from Jack Holloway III to Thomas Kent and contains details about other bird sightings.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye American Wigeon Redhead Canada Goose Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Gadwall Tundra Swan Common Merganser
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Snyder Bend Park
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Hank Zaletel email to Dave Edwards regarding a Northern Shrike sighting, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-01-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Hank Zaletel to Dave Edwards reporting a Northern Shrike sighting during the Ames Christmas Bird Count in 1999. Hand written details by Dave Edwards include sightings of a Loggerhead Shrike and a Trumpeter Swan in Ames, Iowa.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Loggerhead Shrike Trumpeter Swan Northern Shrike
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Ames Ada Hayden Heritage Park
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Kayleen Niyo email to Steven Dinsmore regarding a Trumpeter Swan sighting, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Kayleen Niyo to Steven Dinsmore reporting a sighting of 3 Trumpeter Swans on December 19, 1998 during the Ames Christmas Bird Count.
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Niyo, Kayleen
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Trumpeter Swan
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Ada Hayden Heritage Park Bjorkboda Marsh
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Possible Immature Trumpeter Swan in Fremont County,1977
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1977-12-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of a rare bird sighting by Ross Silcock and Clifford Moles for a Trumpeter Swan at Riverton Game Management Area in Fremont County, IA on December 18, 1977.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Trumpeter Swan
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Mike Dooley email to Iowa Bird List regarding sightings of a Mute Swan, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-10-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Mike Dooley to the Iowa Bird List reporting two sightings of a Mute Swan, one at Diamond Lake in Poweshiek County, IA and the other sighting at a home east of Montezuma, IA in 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Killdeer Mute Swan Pectoral Sandpiper
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Diamond Lake Montezuma
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Rare bird documentation for Ross' Goose at Kent County Park in 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1991-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation by James Fuller for a Ross' Goose at Kent County Park in Johnson County, AI on April 5, 8, and 9, 1991.
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Fuller, James L
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Ross' Goose
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F W Kent County Park
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