Fred Lesher letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 12, 1983 and June 3, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1983-03-01
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1983-06-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two letters from Fred Lesher to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 12, 1983 and June 3, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Lesher, Fred
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur Osprey Fox Sparrow American Coot Winter Wren Horned Lark
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Allamakee County Lansing Wexford Creek Upper Iowa River
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Fred Pierce letter to Oscar Allert regarding stamp collecting, May 20, 1939
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Periodicals Stamp collecting Postage stamps
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1939-05-20
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N/A
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Oscar Allert dated May 20, 1939. Pierce returns some stamps to Allert, discusses how busy he has been lately, and mentions that they should write a couple of articles about their most recent bird trip.
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Iowa
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Frederic Leopold letter to Clarence Schneider regarding a Wood Duck study, March 29, 1963
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Ducks--Counting
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1963-03-29
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N/A
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Clarence Schneider regarding a Wood Duck study, March 29, 1963. The letter informs Schneider of an upcoming Wood Duck study that Leopold is launching. Leopold is requesting Schneider's assistance in gathering information on Wood Duck houses located in a park. This document is related to additional correspondence, a Wood Duck study report and Wood Duck study materials: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3111/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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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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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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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Frederic Leopold letter to Keith M. Schreiner regarding Schreiner's thesis and Wood Duck nest predation, March 5, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Predatory animals Squirrels--Behavior
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1952-03-05
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N/A
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Letter from Frederic Leopold in response to Keith M. Schreiner regarding Schreiner's thesis and Wood Duck nest predation, March 5, 1952. The letter discusses similarities in data between Schreiner's master's thesis and Leopold's Wood Duck nesting study paper. The impact of nest predation by squirrels is also addressed. This document is in response to a letter from Keith M. Schreiner: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3069/view
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Frederic Leopold letter to Peter P. Laude regarding an invitation to view the Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, February 18, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Wood duck--Behavior
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1952-02-18
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N/A
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Peter P. Laude regarding an invitation to view the Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, February 18, 1952. The letter details an invitation to Burlington and the best times to see the nesting Wood Ducks. This document is a continuation of a previous conversation between Laude and Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3077/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3078/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3081/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Iowa City
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Frederic Leopold letter to Peter P. Laude regarding nesting Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual convention, May 12, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1952-05-12
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N/A
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Peter P. Laude regarding nesting Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual convention, May 12, 1952. Leopold extends an invitation to visit his Wood Duck nesting area as well as thanks Laude for the invitation to speak at the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual convention. This document is continuation of a previous conversation between Laude and Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3077/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3078/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3081/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3082/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3084/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Iowa City
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Frederic Leopold letter to Peter P. Laude regarding the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, January 16, 1952
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Correspondence
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1952-01-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Peter P. Laude regarding the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, January 16, 1952. The letter details Leopold's affirmative response to a request that he speak on the topic of Wood Ducks at the annual meeting of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. This document is related to a request from Laude: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3078/view
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Iowa City
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Frederick Lincoln letter to Mrs. J. E. Stewart regarding "Birds of Polk County, Iowa", December 8, 1931
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithological literature English language--Homonyms
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1931-12-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederick Lincoln to Mrs. J.E. Stewart dated December 8, 1931. Lincoln praises Philip DuMont's work in general but points out a word that is repeatedly used incorrectly.
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Lincoln, Frederick Charles, 1892-1960
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Iowa Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding unlisted Water Ouzel, February 2, 1944
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Collection and preservation Ornithological literature
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1944-02-02
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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 February 2, 1944. Hendrickson asks DuMont why a Water Ouzel from the Stempel collection was not included in the 1935 edition of the Revised List of the Birds of Iowa. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4109/view
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Hendrickson, George O.
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American Dipper
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Iowa Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding updates to the Revised List of the Birds of Iowa, December 13, 1943
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithological literature
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1943-12-13
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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 December 13, 1943. Hendrickson believes that DuMont had published articles updating his Revised List of the Birds of Iowa and asks for reprints of these papers along with any other additional information that would update the number of species found in Iowa. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4109/view
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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 Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighting reports, March 24, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-03-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sighting reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Hooded Merganser
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
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1
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings and Iowa Northern Shrikes checklist, February 8, 1977
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-12-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Enclosed with the letter is a checklist for Iowa Northern Shrikes. 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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Gray Jay Northern Shrike
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Cedar Falls Mason City Pleasantville
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, December 1, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Boreal Chickadee Mallard
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Iowa Lake Red Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Trapping
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1976-12-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, December 10, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Hairy Woodpecker
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Des Moines Iowa Mount Vernon Fort Madison Beaman
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding sightings of Snowy Owls and a Goshawk, February 25, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-02-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Sightings of Snowy Owls in Guthrie County, Poweshiek County, and Lake Red Rock and a Goshawk in Fayette 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 Goshawk
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Guthrie County Lake Red Rock Poweshiek County Fayette
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding Snowy Owl sightings and Iowa Ornithologists' Union membership, January 24, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1977-01-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Snowy Owl sightings contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Gladys is also commenting on a recent increase in Iowa Ornithologists' Union memberships. 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
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Iowa Warren County Wright County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 17, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-03-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, March 17, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Black, Gladys
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Varied Thrush Mountain Bluebird Ruddy Turnstone Pileated Woodpecker
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Adel Lake Red Rock Mason City Hampton
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3
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon Kleen regarding Evening Grosbeak invasion, January 24, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-01-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black regarding Evening Grosbeaks in Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter, 1975-1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon Kleen regarding Evening Grosbeak invasion, March 24, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-03-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black regarding Evening Grosbeaks in Iowa.
This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1975-1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon Kleen regarding Red Rock Refuge and the Evening Grosbeak invasion, February 1976
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-02-01
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1976-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter with accompanying maps from Gladys Black to Vernon Kleen, regarding Red Rock Refuge and the Evening Grosbeak Invasion, February 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1975/1976."
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Canada Goose
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Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, January 10, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-01-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen. Her report on the Snowy Owls count includes a sighting map. The Red Rock Christmas count and the absence of Evening Grosbeaks are mentioned in the report. 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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Bald Eagle Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Mallard
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Lake Red Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during breeding season 1975, August 5, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Radio and television tower bird strikes
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1975-08-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen was regarding birds sighted during breeding season 1975, August 5, 1975. She covered sightings in other parts of Iowa in addition to Pleasantville, Iowa. She expressed concern about the impact of TV towers on bird kills, and recommended that Kleen contact Dean Mosman for more information. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1975.
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Black, Gladys
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American Kestrel Yellow-headed Blackbird Bell's Vireo Eastern Bluebird Western Kingbird Dickcissel Wood Duck Black-billed Cuckoo Prothonotary Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Ankeny Iowa Pleasantville Rathbun Lake Knoxville West Des Moines White Breast Creek
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