Iowa Birdline update, September 19, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-09-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for September 19, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-tailed Jaeger, a Cattle Egret, a Peregrine Falcon, and a Red-necked Phalarope. Also of note were observations of eleven shorebird species at Otter Creek Marsh and a count of over a thousand Broad-winged Hawks passing over Grammer Grove Park. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Yellow Rails and a Parasitic Jaeger.
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Broad-winged Hawk Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Merlin Sabine's Gull Peregrine Falcon Sora Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope American Golden Plover
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake View Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Snake Creek State Game Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, November 21, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-11-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 21, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Little Gull, a Black-headed Gull, numerous Tundra Swans Also of note was a report of an estimated 200,000 waterfowl, mostly Canvasbacks and Lesser Scaups. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Shrike, a Snowy Owl, and several species of Grebes.
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Clark's Grebe Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Canvasback Snowy Owl Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Golden Eagle Lesser Scaup Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan Little Gull Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike
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Big Creek State Park Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Lake Manawa State Park Madison County Pleasant Creek State Park South Twin Lake Yellow River State Forest Pool 13 Lock and Dam 9 Cottonwood Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, July 15, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-07-15
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N/A
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 15, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of Least Terns, Piping Plovers, Mississippi Kites, and five Barn Owls. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Laughing Gull and several Black Terns.
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Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Barn Owl Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Osprey Piping Plover Laughing Gull Black Tern American Golden Plover
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Clive Lake Red Rock Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Loess Hills Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Macbride Nature Recreation Area Bancroft
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Iowa Birdline update, September 9, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-09-09
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N/A
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for September 9, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a singing Western Wood-Pewee, a male Prairie Warbler and fifteen other Warbler species.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Gray-cheeked Thrush Western Wood-Pewee Peregrine Falcon Stilt Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Cape May Warbler Prairie Warbler Great Egret
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Hickory Hill Park Rathbun Lake Warren County West Des Moines Rush Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Runnells Overlook
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Iowa Birdline update, September 30, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-09-30
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N/A
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for September 30, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Red Phalarope, two Surf Scoters, 200 Franklin's Gulls and an early male Red-breasted Merganser.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Franklin's Gull Red-breasted Merganser Northern Goshawk Red Phalarope Surf Scoter Willet Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Madison County Winneshiek County Sugar Bottom Campground Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, October 14, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-10-14
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N/A
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for October 14, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a potential first state record Common Ground-Dove, an adult and juvenile Sabine's Gull, and in the southeast part of the state two Mute Swans and six American White Pelicans.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-tailed Hawk Blue-headed Vireo Common Ground-Dove Mute Swan American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Sabine's Gull American Pipit Eurasian Tree Sparrow Winter Wren
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Bettendorf Burlington Cedar Rapids Waubonsie State Park Casey Barrow Landing Rock Creek State Park Cherry Glen Recreation Area Radcliffe
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Iowa Birdline update, December 30-31, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-12-30
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1991-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 30-31, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a first-winter Glaucous Gull, two adult Golden Eagles and a Black-legged Kittiwake. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two possibly three Iceland Gulls, a Snowy Owl and a Pileated Woodpecker.
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Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Pileated Woodpecker
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Allamakee County Des Moines Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lake Manawa Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Waverly Alvord
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Iowa Birdline update, July 1, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-07-01
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N/A
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 1,1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of three young and two adult Barn Owls, Mississippi Kites and Western Grebes. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of 21 Least Terns with 11 nests and nine Piping Plovers with three nests.
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Mississippi Kite Marbled Godwit Barn Owl Western Grebe Western Kingbird Greater Yellowlegs Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Great Egret
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Clive Guthrie County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Humboldt West Bend Taylor County Sullivan Slough
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Iowa Birdline update, July 8, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-07-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 8, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Eared Grebes and Swainson's Hawks. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of twelve shorebird species including Dowitchers, a Stilt Sandpiper and a Western Sandpiper.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Eared Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Western Sandpiper Osprey Stilt Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Great-tailed Grackle
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Clive Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rush Lake O'Brien County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area Babcock Access
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Iowa Birdline update, July 24, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-07-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 24, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a juvenile Laughing Gull, several American White Pelicans and two adult Mississippi Kites. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of nine Shorebird species and an early Buff-breasted Sandpiper.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Barn Owl American White Pelican Stilt Sandpiper Caspian Tern Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Laughing Gull
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Iowa Birdline update, July 29, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 29, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of nine shorebird species, an early Ruddy Turnstone and a Summer Tanager. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two Yellow-headed Blackbirds and a Carolina Wren.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Summer Tanager Carolina Wren Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Turnstone Caspian Tern Green-winged Teal
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Clive Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Madison County Scott County Waubonsie State Park Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Fairfield Green Island Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake
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Fred Lesher letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings, June 26, 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Camping
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1965-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter by Fred Lesher regarding various bird sightings, personal matters, and banding Henslow's Sparrows near Decorah.
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Lesher, Fred
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Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Savannah Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1966-08-01
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1967-01-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of Savannah Sparrows.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Joel Dunnette letter to Dean Roosa regarding a Short-eared Owl sighting, July 16, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Rare birds
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1981-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Joel Dunnette to Dean Roosa and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union about Short-eared Owls sighting sent on July 16, 1981. The owls and their nest were discovered by Jon Van Loon at Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area in Howard County, IA on May 16, 1981, and seen by Dunnette on June 2, 1981.
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Dunnette, Joel Van Loon, Jon
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Short-eared Owl
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area
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Jim Matthews letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, July 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Rare birds
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1986-06-19
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1986-07-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and photographic map describing Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, IA for June and July, 1986 from Jim Matthews to Jim Dinsmore. It includes descriptions of a raptor sighting and bird sightings in general.
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Matthews, James L.
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lyon County
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Brad Bolduan letter to Thomas Kent regarding notable bird sightings including the Snowy Owl, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Laniidae | Shrikes
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1994-03-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Brad Bolduan to Thomas Kent and the IOU about notable bird sightings featuring the Snowy Owl. The owl was seen in Emmet County, IA on March 17, 1994.
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Bolduan, Brad
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Snowy Owl Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike
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Emmet County Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area Goose Lake State Game Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Bridled Titmouse in Davenport in 1996
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1996-03-01
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2000-11-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Bridled Titmouse in Davenport in Scott County, IA on February 13 to 26, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, notes on sighting and report, and documentation notes with a drawing submitted to the committee.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Bridled Titmouse
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Davenport
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Audubon field notes for Iowa, fall 1966
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches
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1966-08-01
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1966-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration notes contributed by Woodward H. Brown in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, December 9, 1966. Fall migration notes contributed by Robert F. Vane in a letter to Peter C. Petersen and Mary Lou Petersen, December 20,1966. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1966.
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Brown, Woodward H. Vane, Robert F.
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Carolina Wren Groove-billed Ani Western Grebe Smooth-billed Ani
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Cedar Rapids
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas Kent regarding his Fall report, November 30, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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John Van Dyk letter reports that he has few observations to share this season due to his being out of state for an extended period. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Wood Duck Barn Swallow American Golden Plover
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Sioux County Rock Valley
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Doug Harr letter to Thomas Kent regarding uncommon birds sighted, November 24, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-11-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Doug Harr letter contains a list of mostly uncommon sightings made including dates and locations. Since he usually working in the field when sighting birds he typically does not have documentation sheets with him and makes notes in a pocket notebook. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Evening Grosbeak Western Grebe American Woodcock White-winged Scoter
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Rush Lake Spirit Lake Rock Rapids
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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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Bill Clark letter to Thomas Kent regarding additional details about his bird sightings in Iowa, October 23, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1980-10-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bill Clark follows up his previous letter from September 15, 1980 by providing additional details of his bird sightings at Union Slough, along with new sightings from Ledges State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Clark, Bill
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Broad-winged Hawk Great Crested Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Ledges State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Bill Clark letter to the Union Slough Refuge Manager regarding an early sighting of a Red-breasted Nuthatch, September 15, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Wildlife managers
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1980-09-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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In this letter forwarded to Thomas Kent from the Refuge Manager, Bill Clark reports an early sighting of a Red-breasted Nuthatch along with other birds sighted at Union Slough. A copy of this report was also sent to Vernon Kleen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Clark, Bill
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Dennis Henrickson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Bonaparte's Gull sightings, December 8, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Country life
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1980-12-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Dennis Henrickson writes to Thomas Kent in order to report seeing a few Bonaparte's Gulls flying around during October and November, and also mentions an immature Short-eared Owl residing on his farm. He jokingly wonders how many farmers take bird watching seriously. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Henrickson, Dennis
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Short-eared Owl Bonaparte's Gull
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Estherville
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