Iowa Birdline update, May 3, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-05-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 3, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Black Rails, Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, Henslow's Sparrows and Hooded and Worm-eating Warblers. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of twelve Cattle Egrets and a Clay-colored Sparrow.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Henslow's Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Short-eared Owl Cattle Egret Black Rail Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Sandhill Crane
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cerro Gordo County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Marshalltown Zirbel Slough Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Wolf Creek Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, October 12, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriidae | Plovers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae | Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-10-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for October 12, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Red Knot, eleven American Avocets and the continued presence of several Shorebird species. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Lewis's Woodpecker and 28 Pine Siskins.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Lewis's Woodpecker American Avocet Rough-legged Hawk Horned Grebe Red Knot Dunlin White-crowned Sparrow Common Loon Lincoln's Sparrow Pine Siskin
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Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Moorehead Pioneer Park Rathbun Lake Warren County Washta
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Iowa Birdline update, October 17-20, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriidae | Plovers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-10-17
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1992-10-20
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for October 17-20, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Lewis's Woodpecker, Pine Siskins, Winter Wrens and two Clay-colored Sparrows. . Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a female Vermilion Flycatcher and a first year Thayer's Gull.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Lewis's Woodpecker Thayer's Gull Vermilion Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow Franklin's Gull Black Scoter Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Bonaparte's Gull
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Moorehead Pioneer Park Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Saylorville Dam Washta Winneshiek County
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Iowa Birdline update, October 26, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-10-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for October 26, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female Vermilion Flycatcher a bird that has been seen only twice before in the state, a Black-bellied Plover, Sanderling and Dunlin. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Cattle Egret and three female Surf Scoters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Vermilion Flycatcher Harris' Sparrow Cattle Egret Black Scoter Dunlin Common Loon Surf Scoter Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Lesser Scaup
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Lake Manawa Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mohawk Park
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Iowa Birdline update, October 5, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-10-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for October 5, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a first year Sabine's Gull and a late Magnolia Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of nine shorebird species, such as a Sanderling, Long-billed Dowitcher and a Merlin.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Bittern Ring-billed Gull Short-eared Owl Franklin's Gull Northern Goshawk Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sabine's Gull Sanderling Magnolia Warbler
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cedar Lake Iowa City Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Woodbury County
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Iowa Birdline update, September 14, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-09-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for September 14, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings from the fall IOU meeting, a Black-throated Blue Warbler, Cape May Warbler, American White Pelicans and a good number of raptors, especially Ospreys and Accipiters. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Le Conte's Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow and a Yellow Rail.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow American White Pelican Yellow Rail Le Conte's Sparrow Osprey Peregrine Falcon Black-throated Blue Warbler Scarlet Tanager Cape May Warbler Black Tern
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Hickory Hill Park Hitchcock Nature Area New Albin Snake Creek State Game Management Area Yellow River State Forest Casey Barrow Landing Oak Grove Recreation Area
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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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, September 21, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-09-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for September 21, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Red Phalarope, Yellow Rail and a road-killed Burrowing Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of as many as 227 raptors counted over a five-day period in Johnson County. The majority of the raptors consisted of Broad-winged Hawks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow Rail Red Phalarope American Pipit Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Blackburnian Warbler Burrowing Owl
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Hickory Hill Park Hitchcock Nature Area Johnson County Lake Red Rock Snake Creek State Game Management Area Pocahontas County Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, September 28, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-09-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for September 28, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Yellow Rail and two immature Red Crossbills. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Short-eared Owl and an immature Golden Eagle.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Short-eared Owl Yellow Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Pileated Woodpecker Lincoln's Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo Winter Wren Red Crossbill
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Iowa City Moorehead Pioneer Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pottawattamie County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Woodbury County Sandpiper Recreation Area Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Granger
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Iowa Birdline update, September 7, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-09-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for September 7, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a King Rail, Red-necked Phalarope, Mississippi Kite, Black-throated Blue Warbler and a Sandhill Crane.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite American White Pelican Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Black-throated Blue Warbler Mourning Warbler Cape May Warbler Sandhill Crane King Rail
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Lake Red Rock Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Casey Barrow Landing Oakland Cemetery Cordova Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, and Council Bluffs field notes, winter 1974-1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches
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1974-12-01
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1975-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1974-1975, was a corrected galley with numerous annotations, edited and sent by Peter C. Petersen to Vernon M. Kleen for American birds. Major news was the first Iceland Gull seen in Iowa, at Pleasant Valley, Iowa. Grouped with this document was an undated Melba Wigg letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter bird sightings around Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the associated field notes. Observations from March were included. The Council Bluffs sightings were not part of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1974-1975.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Petersen, Peter C. Wigg, Melba
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Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Field Sparrow Short-eared Owl Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Purple Finch Pine Siskin Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose
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Council Bluffs Glenwood Iowa Lake Manawa Pleasant Valley DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Pacific Junction
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1979-03-01
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1979-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the spring of 1979. Includes an addenda to the winter report, 1978-1979. There is a letter attached from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen announcing transfer of his duties as compiler of the quarterly field report to Thomas H. Kent.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Iowa
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Ruth Buckles regarding bird sightings, January 12, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Laniidae | Shrikes
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1977-01-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey in a letter to Ruth Buckles. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Des Moines
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Jack A. Holloway III email to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Spotted Towhee sighting, April 26, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1996-04-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field note about a Spotted Towhee sighting contributed by Jack A. Holloway III in an email to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Spotted Towhee
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Sioux City
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, spring 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1997-03-01
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1997-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The bird sightings were reported to James J. Dinsmore by his graduate students. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Least Bittern Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover Pine Warbler
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Ames Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Harrier Marsh Ruthven Green Island Smiths Slough Barringer Slough State Game Mgt Area
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James L. Fuller notes to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings and accompanying field notes, June 3, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Photography of birds
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two notes from James L. Fuller with attached field notes. The notes discuss bird sightings and inquire about purchasing slides of a House Finch or a Lesser Black-backed Gull. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Fuller, James L
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Western Sandpiper House Finch Red Crossbill Great-tailed Grackle
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Burlington Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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James L. Hansen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings and accompanying field notes, June 1, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather
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1983-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter with accompanying field notes from James L. Hansen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings in north central Iowa, June 1, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal American White Pelican Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Le Conte's Sparrow Forster's Tern Wood Duck Common Snipe Northern Saw-whet Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake Elm Lake Thornton Ventura McIntosh Woods State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1997-12-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jane Clark to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Clark, Jane
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Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Spotted Towhee Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Clive Dallas Center
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John Van Dyk letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 27, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1988-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Dickcissel Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Loon Snow Goose
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Sioux Center
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 24, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Weather
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1980-08-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, August 24, 1980. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Northern Flicker Least Bittern Purple Martin Yellow-breasted Chat Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Tree Swallow Great Blue Heron Northern Bobwhite
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Rush Lake Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park
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John Van Dyke letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, December 3, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1986-12-03
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyke in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Snow Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Snipe Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Great Blue Heron Brown Creeper
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Sioux Center Sioux County
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Ken Lowder letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1979-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ken Lowder to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Lowder, Ken
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Ruddy Turnstone Baird's Sandpiper Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Wildcat Den State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding additional funding for the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding federal money received to help with the Breeding Bird Atlas Project for 1989. In the letter, Laura Spess Jackson asks Carol A. Thompson if she is interested in completing four blocks for the project.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Letter to I.T. Bode regarding Waterfowl conditions that might affect Iowa, January 3, 1934
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Correspondence Reports
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Bird surveys Birds--Counting Fowling Water levels Waterfowl
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1934-01-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to I.T. Bode dated January 3, 1934. The letter's author, an Assistant Biologist for the Bureau of Biological Survey, expresses his appreciation for the assistance he received while in Iowa. Included with this letter is part of the Waterfowl Survey for 1933, including the section that pertains to Iowa.
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey
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Letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding data tables for the Christmas bird count report, February 5, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Tables (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1987-02-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding data tables for Christmas bird count report, February 5, 1987. Several rough drafts of the tables with locations, species and count are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Brewer's Blackbird Black Scoter Black-legged Kittiwake Sedge Wren Burrowing Owl
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Iowa
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