Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Slaty-Backed Gull north of Le Claire, 1989
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-02-12
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1994-02-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Slaty-backed Gull north of Le Claire in Scott County, IA on February 12, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, excerpt from Illinois Birds and Birding, correspondence and commentary relevant to bird sighting and review, two photographs, photocopy of photographs, and eleven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Barker, Ann M.
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Slaty-backed Gull
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Le Claire
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(1) Just north of Le Claire, Ia (2 +3) - Moline, IL. riverfront
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river; open water or up on ice shelf or seawall
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The documentation form by Ann M. Barker forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Peter C. Petersen, Thomas H. Kent, Gerald White, Tanya E. Bray, Ross Silcock, Carl Bendorf, and Michael J. Baum were submitted. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Tom Rockwell, Lewis Blevins, Brian Blevins, Don Moeller, Walter Zuurdeeg, Daryl Tessen, Doug Rose, Alan Grenon, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: (A) Greater black backed - Gull in question has slaty - gray saddle rather than coal black. And Gull in question is same size as Herring Gulls; Greater black-backed would be much larger. (B) Lesser black backed - Gull in question has pink legs and feet, and has much more white on primaries. (C) Western - Gull in question has considerable white on primaries, and does not show dusky trailing edge to underwing. Also has broader white trailing edge to upperwing than would the Western. (D) Herring Gull - dark race - no experience with this, but those shown in Harrison do not show as dark a saddle as Gull in question, nor as much white on primaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:30:00 on February 12, 1989, 12:15:00/12:45:00 and 16:00:00/17:30:00 on February 14, 1989.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter field notes contributed by Tim C. Moermond in a letter to Peter Petersen April 3, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Lapland Longspur Northern Harrier
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Joe Kennedy letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes for summer, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-06-01
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1963-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for Summer 1963 contributed by Joe Kennedy in a letter to Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1963.
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Kennedy, Joe
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Anderson Goose Lake Twin Lakes
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Joe Kennedy letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, Fall 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-08-01
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1963-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for fall 1963 contributed by Joe Kennedy in a letter to Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Kennedy, Joe
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Twin Lakes
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, November 27, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for Fall 1963 contributed by Tim C. Moermond to Peter Petersen, November 27, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Buffalo Center Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, December 7, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Pearl Knoop letter to Mr. Petersen regarding bird sightings, December 7, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird summer sightings, July 24, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Wild animal collecting
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1963-07-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings sent on July 24, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1963.
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Decorah
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding fall migration, August 17, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-08-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, August 17, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Robert L. Nelson letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, June 14, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Robert L. Nelson in a letter to Mr. Petersen, June 14, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Nelson, Robert L.
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Rockford
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, May 28, 1963
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Artifacts (object genre) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel in a letter to Peter Petersen, May 28, 1963. The report mentions the sighting of a Red-Shafted/Yellow Shafted Flicker Hybrid. A feather of the bird are included with the letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C. Orthel, Mike
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Northern Flicker
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, June 4, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen June 4, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Ruth Upp letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, March 16, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings in Ottumwa, Iowa for Winter 1963 contributed by Ruth Upp, Ottumwa, Iowa in a letter to Peter Petersen, Editor of Bird Life, on March 16, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1963
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Upp, Ruth
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Joe Kennedy letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-01
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1963-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for winter 1963 contributed by Joe Kennedy in a letter to Peter Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Kennedy, Joe
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Amana Brenton Slough Coralville Ladora
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for winter 1963 contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr., April 8, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Bohemian Waxwing
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf letter to regular field report contributors regarding a field report format, April 14, 1985
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1985-04-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Tom Kent and Carl Bendorf letter to regular field report contributors informing about the use of a standardized form for gathering and reporting data on bird sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Bendorf, Carl J.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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1
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, fall 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Tim C. Moermond to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. regarding the fall 1962 migration.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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1
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Florence McCaughey letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding 1962 fall migration report, December 6, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report contributed by Florence McCaughey, in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration of 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Dubuque
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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1
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding fall migration, December 15, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration, 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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1
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Vernon M. Kleen letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes from the 1960s, January 19, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1989-01-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Vernon Kleen to Peter Petersen, January 19, 1989 that accompanied a packet of field notes from 1960s. All items from Box 17, folder 1 of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection were included in this packet.
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Kleen, Vernon M.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Hank Zaletel regarding an upcoming field trip
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification
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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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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Hank Zaletel about an upcoming three day field trip to Prairie Rose State Park for the breeding bird atlas project. Participants in the field trip will survey several atlas blocks near the park.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Prairie Rose State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel regarding the Iowa Birdline, December 17, 1981
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel announcing that the Iowa Birdline is now in operation. The letter includes directions on how to use the Iowa Birdline. This letter was sent to Hank Zaletel in advance of sending a letter to all members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Hollis, Richard Jule
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel regarding setting up a Bird Hotline, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel regarding progress made in setting up a Bird Hotline in Iowa. The letter includes a short paragraph on his recent bird sightings such as seeing a Bewick's Wren at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, Iowa. The hotline is later known as the Iowa Birdline.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Bewick's Wren
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding annual meeting, April 1, 1926
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc State birds Meetings
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1926-04-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union giving the dates of May 14-15 for the annual meeting. The letter includes members suggestions for naming a state bird of Iowa. It also has a "Bird Notes" section for bird sighting reports by members.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Cedar Waxwing White-breasted Nuthatch Bohemian Waxwing Northern Shrike
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Atlantic Osage Elkader
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the upcoming annual meeting, February 12, 1924
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1924-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to Iowa Ornithologists' Union members regarding a meeting to be held in conjunction with the Iowa Conservation Association annual meeting in Ames, Iowa on March 7-8, 1924. The letter includes a brief program for the meeting and a brief questionnaire. Mary L. Bailey signed the letter Mrs. H. M. Bailey.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Bailey, Mary L. Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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15
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Matt Skretta letter to Iowa Ornitholgoists' Union regarding field notes, March 18, 1985
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1985-03-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Matt Skretta to the Iowa Ornitholgoists' Union outlining the birds he observed in his yard in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He used the Iowa Ornithologists' Union field checklist of Iowa birds to record his observations. At the time of the letter Matt was 11 years old.
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Skretta, Matt
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Mount Vernon
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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