Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird counts, February 23, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Women conservationists
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1977-02-23
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Bird counts of Snowy Owls and counts of Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawks and Kestrels in Lucas County contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Snowy Owl Northern Shrike
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Jefferson County Lake Red Rock Lucas County Wayne County
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird counts of Snowy Owl and Northern Shrike, February 28, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1977-02-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird counts of Snowy Owls in Iowa counties and Northern Shrike in Kossuth County contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Snowy Owl Northern Shrike
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Algona Kossuth County Fayette
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Gladys Black letter to Michael Newlon regarding bird sightings including a Pine Grosbeak, February 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-02-01
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N/A
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Letter from Gladys Black to Michael Newlon, sent on February 1, 1984, about bird sightings that winter. It features a photocopied photograph and description of a Pine Grosbeak sighting at Denver in Bremer County, IA, before February 1, 1984.
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Black, Gladys Wylder, Robert
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Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Glaucous Gull Orange-crowned Warbler
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Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Denver
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Gladys Black letter to Frederick W. Kent and Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, December 4, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns
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1981-12-04
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Frederick W. Kent and Thomas H. Kent. A letter contributed by Gladys Black to Peter C. Peterson regarding Snowy Owl sightings, December 30, 1981 is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck White-winged Scoter
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Lake Red Rock
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Gladys Black letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter Red Rock Lake area bird sightings, March 6, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1974-03-06
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N/A
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Letter from Gladys Black to Vernon M. Kleen reporting winter Red Rock Lake area bird sightings, nesting locations of Red-tailed Hawks and Great Horned Owls, and a Red-tailed Hawk population density study. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1973-1974.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk Great Horned Owl
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Lake Red Rock
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding King Rail sighting, June 17, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated June 17, 1999. Dodici reports sighting a King Rail south of Eagle Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Dodici, Gian
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King Rail
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Eagle Lake
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding King Rail details, June 20, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated June 20, 1999. Dodici provides details about sighting a King Rail south of Eagle Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Dodici, Gian
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King Rail
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Eagle Lake
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Glossy Ibis sighting, May 27, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1998-05-27
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N/A
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated May 27, 1998. Dodici reports sighting what he believes to be a Glossy Ibis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Dodici, Gian
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Glossy Ibis
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Thorpe Park
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Gian Dodici email to IA-BIRDS mailing list regarding the sighting of a Red Crossbill, June 12, 2001
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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2001-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Gian Dodici to the IA-BIRDS mailing list regarding his sighting of a male Red Crossbill. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Dodici, Gian
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Red Crossbill
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Boone
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George Kaufman letter to Oscar Allert regarding Bald Eagle and King Rail sightings, August 17, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1939-08-17
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N/A
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Letter from George Kaufman to Oscar Allert dated August 17, 1939. Kaufman details where and when he saw Bald Eagles and a King Rail nest. 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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Kaufman, George E.
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Bald Eagle King Rail
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Guttenberg New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area
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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding revising the Iowa Bird checklist, May 22, 1956
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature
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1956-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from George Hendrickson to Philip DuMont dated May 22, 1956. In this letter Hendrickson asks for Dumont's help in revising the Iowa Bird checklist in order to ensure that it conforms with American Ornithologists' Union practice. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4100/view
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Iowa
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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding final review for a revised checklist, October 8, 1956
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature
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1956-10-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from George Hendrickson to Philip DuMont dated October 8, 1956. In this letter Hendrickson reports that the revised checklist has been agreed on at the fall meeting of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union and asks DuMont to do a final review. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4104/view
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Cedar Falls Iowa
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Geoffrey S. LeBaron note and forwarded email to Thomas H. Kent regarding a European Goldfinch sighting, November 10, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Rare birds
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1997-11-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A note from Geoffrey S. LeBaron with a forwarded email from Bonnie (unknown) to Thomas H. Kent regarding a European Goldfinch sighting, November 10, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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LeBaron, Geoffrey S.
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Eurasian Goldfinch
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Mitchell
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Genevieve DeLong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 29, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Research Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Weather
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1980-05-29
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Genevieve DeLong in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 29, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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DeLong, Genevieve Edna
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Bobolink Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wilson's Phalarope Golden-crowned Kinglet Bonaparte's Gull American Robin Black Tern
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Lamoni Lake LaShane
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General notes on Starlings by Charles Spiker
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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N/A
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Undated report. Charles Spiker compiles a list of Starlings sighted by himself and others between April 8, 1929 and May 22, 1932. This information was included in the article "Increase of the Starling in Northeast Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 3.
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Spiker, Charles J.
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Common Starling
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Marquette Clayton County Giard Janesville Chickasaw Durango Winthrop Edgewood Quasqueton
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Gene Burns letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, February 13, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Binoculars
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1977-02-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Gene Burns in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Burns, R. E. (Rollin Eugene)
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Merlin Northern Shrike
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Bayard Jamaica Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Dedham Lake Panorama
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Gary D. Wymore letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, September 6, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1977-09-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Gary D. Wymore in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Wymore, Gary D.
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Black-and-white Warbler Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow Canada Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Prairie Warbler
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Rathbun Lake Rathbun State Wildlife Area
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Gary D. Wymore letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 30, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1977-01-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Gary D. Wymore in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Wymore, Gary D.
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American Kestrel Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Pine Siskin Northern Shrike Northern Harrier
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G. Edgar Folk, Jr. letter to Thomas Kent regarding Siskin sightings, December 3, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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G. Edgar Folk, Jr., letter to Thomas Kent. Folk reports sighting as many as 27 Siskins on a farm at Oxford, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Folk, G. Edgar
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Pine Siskin
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Oxford
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From the Iowa Birdline, September 1-November 30, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-09-01
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1991-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for September 1-November 30, 1991. Highlights of the update were September sightings of a Western Wood Pewee and a Red Phalarope, as well as October sightings of a Groove-billed Ani, a Common Ground Dove, and adult and juvenile Sabine's Gulls. Also of note was the outstanding variety of rarities found at Pleasant Creek State Park in November.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Varied Thrush Common Ground-Dove Groove-billed Ani Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Pacific Loon Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Western Wood-Pewee Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Prairie Warbler
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Marshalltown Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Sioux City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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From the Iowa Birdline, December 1, 1991-February 15, 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-12-01
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1992-02-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 1, 1991-February 15, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Marbled Murrelet, Prairie Falcons, a Pine Warbler, Northern Saw-whet Owls, and Common Redpolls. Also of note were the unusual species of gulls that were present from mid-December through mid-February.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Common Redpoll Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Marbled Murrelet Pine Warbler
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Bettendorf Davenport Lake Red Rock Pleasantville Sioux County Glendale Cemetery
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Frederic Leopold letter to the Des Moines County Conservation Board regarding Wood Duck houses, April 21, 1970
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birdhouses Duck populations
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1970-04-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to the Des Moines County Conservation Board regarding Wood Duck houses, April 21, 1970. The letter asks for a list of people in the local area who have erected and are watching Wood Duck houses. Leopold is interested in compiling a report on how many Wood Duck houses are being used and how many ducklings are being hatched. This document is related to a reply from John C. Welter: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3109/view
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold letter to Clarence W. Moody regarding a Wood Duck study, March 29, 1963
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ducks--Counting
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1963-03-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Clarence W. Moody regarding a Wood Duck study, March 29, 1963. The letter informs Moody of an upcoming Wood Duck study that Leopold is launching. In an effort to attain more participants, Leopold is requesting Moody's assistance in writing a newspaper article to reach out to people who may be watching Wood Duck houses and would be willing to join the study. This document is related to additional correspondence, a Wood Duck study report and Wood Duck study materials: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3112/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3113/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3114/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding Christmas bird census, December 25, 1938
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Ornithologists Families
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1938-12-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Philip DuMont dated December 25, 1938. Pierce discusses family, acquaintances, the Christmas bird census, and the upcoming Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting.
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Rusty Blackbird Mourning Dove Mallard
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Spirit Lake Backbone State Park
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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding a questionable Swallow-tailed Kite sighting, June 25, 1945
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1945-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Philip DuMont dated June 25, 1945. Pierce asks DuMont to review a questionable sight record for a Swallow-tailed Kite. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4137/view
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Davenport
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