Winter Birds
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Speeches (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Sittidae | Nuthatches Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Odontophoridae | Quails
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1952-11-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A speech written by Margaret Herdliska for a presentation given to the Fairfield Bird Club on November 20, 1952. Included in the speech are reasons why winter is the best time to begin a study of birds as well as details of several species of permanent resident birds in Iowa, winter resident birds, and migrant birds that can be found in the state.
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Lowell, Margaret Herdliska
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Ruffed Grouse Blue Jay Cedar Waxwing Northern Cardinal House Sparrow Greater Prairie-Chicken American Tree Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee Wild Turkey Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark American Goldfinch Brown Creeper Common Pheasant Common Starling
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Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Photograph of the contents found in a Great Horned Owl nest
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Photographs
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Birds--Food Bird droppings
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1935-04-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The contents found in a Great Horned Owl nest, located at Beaver Creek, April 4, 1935. The contents of the nest included two Grackles, parts of two rabbits, the head and wing of a male Pheasant, and three pellets. Photograph originally titled "Contents of Horned Owl nest." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, April 5, 1934
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Duck shooting
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1934-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated April 5, 1934. Orr clarifies his earlier comments on Peregrine Falcon sightings, and mentions some other bird sightings. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Orr, Ellison
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Turkey Vulture Peregrine Falcon
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Waukon Junction
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding a Bald Eagle nest sight, May 17, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests
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1939-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated May 17, 1939. Orr relates to Allert the location of a nest sight that had supposedly been used by Bald Eagles. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Orr, Ellison
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Bald Eagle
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Waukon Junction
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Narrative and photographs of a Western Meadowlark tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Infancy Predation (Biology) Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1927-05-19
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1929-06-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of three different Western Meadowlark nests in various locations. The first photograph shows a Western Meadowlark nest with four eggs, May 19, 1927. The second photograph shows a Western Meadowlark approaching a nest with food, June 25, 1929. The third photograph shows a garter snake devouring a young Western Meadowlark, August 3, 1927.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Western Meadowlark
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Ogden Atkinson
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Great Horned Owl nesting study and research notes
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Reports Research notes Essays
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Bird banding Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Infancy Eggs--Incubation
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1933-02-26
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1939-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay written by Walter Rosene reporting the findings from a study of nesting Great Horned Owls that he and Bob Walker completed over the course of seven years from 1934-1939. Included in the report are the outcomes from the eggs that were laid and brooded each year, the record of the food found in the nest, and the behavior of the owls. In the seven year study of this particular nesting site, six young birds grew to maturity and left the nest, and all of them were banded.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl
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Beaver Creek Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, summer 2001
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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2001-06-01
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2001-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Least Bittern Red-necked Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Dunlin Peregrine Falcon Lesser Yellowlegs Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler American Golden Plover
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Clay County Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Ruthven Little Sioux River Wanata State Park Cheever Lake Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, summer 2001
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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2001-06-01
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2001-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Edwards, Chris
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Alder Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Northern Waterthrush
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Homestead Lake Macbride State Park Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit F W Kent County Park Kewash Nature Trail
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent, November 10, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Food Weather
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1991-11-10
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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 Barbara L. Wilson. The field notes also include birds observed during all seasons in 1990 and spring, summer and fall of 1991. Included with the report is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding a fall 1991 ice storm. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Cooper's Hawk Lapland Longspur Northern Mockingbird Horned Lark Northern Harrier
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Hastings Silver City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, fall 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1991-08-01
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1991-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. The field notes include a detailed description of the Swainson's Hawk and the American Kestrel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel Common Moorhen Western Grebe Northern Goshawk Merlin Greater Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Western Meadowlark
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Cerro Gordo County Crystal Lake Mason City Pilot Knob State Park McIntosh Woods State Park Silver Lake Winnebago River Recreation Area Walch Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, summer 1985
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1985-06-01
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1985-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Johnson with observers Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Bald Eagle Summer Tanager Carolina Wren Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Lark Sparrow Northern Mockingbird Blue-winged Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Kentucky Warbler Bank Swallow
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Appanoose County Van Buren County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide and photograph of mice found in Screech Owl nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Food
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1933-05-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Five dead mice found in a Screech Owl nest, May 10, 1933. Slide originally titled "Mice from Screech Owl Nest." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Redhead Gray Catbird Black Tern
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Claybanks Forest Zirbel Slough McIntosh Woods State Park Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Wilkinson Pioneer Park White Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, summer 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Least Bittern American White Pelican Western Kingbird Wood Thrush Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Des Moines Lake Red Rock Nine Eagles State Park Carlisle Woodland Mounds State Preserve Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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A detailed account of a White-winged Crossbill sighting by Marie Spears, December 12 1980
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1980-12-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Marie Spears provides an account of sighting a White-winged Crossbill eating niger seed from her bird feeder in Shenandoah. She believes this bird was later seen at Ruth Phipps' bird feeder. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1980-1981.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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White-winged Crossbill
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Shenandoah
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, summer 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser with observers Jerry Probst and Larry Farmer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Marbled Godwit Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Chuck-will's-widow Ruddy Duck Piping Plover Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Green-winged Teal
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Westfield MidAmerican Energy Ponds New Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Food Weather Birds--Infancy
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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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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Green-backed Heron American Bittern Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Merlin Forster's Tern Sedge Wren Chestnut-sided Warbler Swamp Sparrow Northern Harrier Great Egret
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Cerro Gordo County Mason City Zirbel Slough New Haven Potholes
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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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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List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong and Robert I. Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Broad-winged Hawk Least Bittern Summer Tanager Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Moorhen Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Western Grebe Ross' Goose Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Redhead Acadian Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Scarlet Tanager Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rush Lake Waubonsie State Park Anderson Goose Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Union Grove State Park Shimek State Forest Holst State Forest Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Montour
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 20, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1995-08-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Jane Clark in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The letter includes details on the sighting of a Mississippi Kite. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1995.
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Clark, Jane
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Mississippi Kite Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee Golden-winged Warbler Sedge Wren Canada Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Sandhill Crane
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Clive Windsor Heights Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Greenbelt Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, fall 1995
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Food Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1995-08-01
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1995-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Lapland Longspur Northern Goshawk Virginia Rail American Pipit Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Cape May Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverview Cemetery Smith Lake Park
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, fall 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1995-08-01
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1995-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher House Wren Northern Bobwhite
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Cresco Cass County
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, summer 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birdsongs Weather
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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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List of birds and locations contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Western Kingbird Barn Swallow Northern Bobwhite
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Atlantic Cass County
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, summer 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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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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List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers James J. Dinsmore, Marty Eby, Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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American Avocet Killdeer Broad-winged Hawk Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Curve-billed Thrasher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Forster's Tern Semipalmated Plover Spotted Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Swamp Sparrow Snow Goose Kentucky Warbler Gadwall
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Badger Lake Big Creek Lake Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Blue Lake Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Montrose Oakland Riverton Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Saylorville Lake Stone State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Eagle Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Agency
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Lantern slide and photograph of mice found in Barred Owl nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Food Bird droppings
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1929-04-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Six dead mice found in a Barred Owl nest when the young owls were approximately 14 days old, April 13, 1929. The mice retrieved from the nest included three whole meadow mice, one headless meadow mouse, one whole white footed mouse, and one headless white footed mouse. In addition, the first and only pellet is also shown. Slide originally titled "Food for Owls." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Barred Owl
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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The Question of Hawks in Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Birds of prey Birds--Food Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures
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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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Draft article. In this article Philip DuMont responds to the question whether Hawks are as destructive as many people believe. Published in Iowa Game Birds, vol. 1, no. 3.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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