Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Michael C. Newlon, winter 1982-1983.
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1982-12-01
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1983-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter report of birds found in eastern Iowa contributed by Michael C. Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Cedar Waxwing Northern Goshawk Herring Gull Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark
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Iowa County Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Johnson County Lock and Dam 14
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Field notes and letter from Tanya Bray to Thomas H. Kent regarding a sighting of an unusual looking duck, March 3, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds
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1983-03-03
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Winter report of birds contributed by Tanya Bray. Also included is a letter from Bray to Thomas H. Kent regarding a sighting of an unusual looking duck. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Bray, Tanya
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Red-headed Woodpecker Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Franklin's Gull Northern Goshawk Greater Scaup Swamp Sparrow Gadwall Great Blue Heron Western Meadowlark Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl
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Big Creek State Park Harrison County Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes contributed by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, winter 1982-1983
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration
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1982-12-01
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1983-02-28
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Winter report of birds and locations contributed by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel. Also included is hand drawn sketch and detailed description of a Northern Shrike sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Double-crested Cormorant Ring-necked Duck White-throated Sparrow Snowy Owl American Tree Sparrow Lesser Scaup Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal American Black Duck Northern Shrike Northern Harrier
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Ames Decorah Saylorville Lake West Union
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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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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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Winter censuses, Ames, Iowa, January-March 1971
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Field notes Charts (graphic documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1971-01-16
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1971-03-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter census of common birds in Ames, Iowa recorded by Kevin Bowen and Brian Ladd, including a migration report for March 1971. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1970-1971.
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Bowen, Kevin Ladd, Brian, 1957-
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Ames
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall migration 1975, December 5, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1975-12-05
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N/A
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall migration 1975, December 5, 1975. Most sightings were in Fremont County, Iowa, with one in Mills County, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1975.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Willow Flycatcher Summer Tanager Eastern Towhee Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Greater Yellowlegs Le Conte's Sparrow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Sanderling Blue Grosbeak American Black Duck Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Mills County Thurman Waubonsie State Park Pinky's Glen
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Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1936-03-01
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1936-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated telegram from Philip DuMont to Burt Gresham. DuMont relays that Northbound geese where sighted at Mondamin Iowa and reports on Snow and Blue Goose migration at Sand Lake Refuge for Spring 1936.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Snow Goose
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Mondamin Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring migration, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas Kent. Ernzen states this is one of the worst migrations in recent memory and includes a list of birds sighted for spring 1998 focusing on first and last sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wilson's Phalarope Palm Warbler Common Loon Tennessee Warbler House Wren Blackpoll Warbler
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Moorehead Pioneer Park Sac County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Buena Vista County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather Waterfowl
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent reports that many of the usual migrants arrived late and in low numbers. Quarterly field report for the spring of 1998 titled "Field reports--spring 1998".
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Neotropic Cormorant Sprague's Pipit Eurasian Collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Glossy Ibis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Greater Prairie-Chicken Black-headed Gull
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Water birds Weather
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The report notes the cool, wet fall season, discusses the good migrations of the season and the unusually large number of sightings of rare water birds, mostly at Saylorville Lake. Included with the report are two letters from Carl J. Bendorf to Bruce Peterjohn. The letter dated December 15, 1986, explains the presence of typesetting marks on the included fall report manuscript and notes the interesting fall season in Iowa. The letter dated December 23, 1986, notes two late reports, of a King Eider and a Swainson's Hawk, and mentions winter sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Swainson's Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull King Eider Pacific Loon Red Knot Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Rock Wren
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Clear Lake Iowa Saylorville Lake Sioux City
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Field reports form, contributed by Beth Proescholdt, spring 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers
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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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The field notes list various birds sighted in central Iowa and mentions a low number of warblers, thrushes, and ducks that spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Virginia Rail Marsh Wren Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow Winter Wren
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grundy County Ledges State Park Marshall County Pine Lake State Park
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Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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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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The field notes list various bird sightings by Myers, and sometimes others, and discusses the spring's disappointing migration, including a low number of warbler sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Western Sandpiper Greater Scaup Sandhill Crane
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Riverside Cemetery
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Field notes and Beth Proescholdt letter, fall 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Weather
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1991-08-01
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1991-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes consist of the different species of hawks sighted at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area from September 11, 1991 to November 4, 1991. Included with the field notes is a letter from Beth Proescholdt describing the location and weather conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Florence McCaughey letter regarding fall bird migration, November 25, 1964
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1964-11-25
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N/A
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The bird migration report was contributed by Florence McCaughey. She mentions the sightings of warblers, Mourning Doves, Killdeers, Bluebirds, and one adult Bald Eagle.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1964.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Mourning Dove
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Iowa
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Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, Spring 1933
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1933-03-01
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1933-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Telegram from Philip DuMont to Burt Gresham sent Spring 1933. DuMont responds to a request for information about Snow and Blue Goose migration by providing reports from the years 1933, 1932, and 1928. This document is in response to a letter from Gresham: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3513/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Snow Goose Canada Goose
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Sioux City Waubay National Wildlife Refuge Whiting
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Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, March 1938
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1938-03-01
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1938-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Telegram from Philip DuMont to Burt Gresham sent March 1938. Philip DuMont reports the Snow and Blue Goose migration has arrived at Missouri Valley.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Snow Goose
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Missouri Valley
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, March 18, 1938
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1938-03-18
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N/A
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Telegram from Philip DuMont to Burt Gresham dated March 18, 1938. Philip DuMont reports on Snow and Blue Goose migration at Sand Lake Refuge and relays migration information from Omaha.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Snow Goose Northern Pintail Mallard
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Omaha Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, August 1, 1997
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Field notes Reports
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather
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1997-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Gray-cheeked Thrush Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Lark Sparrow Wood Duck Caspian Tern Common Nighthawk Northern Rough-winged Swallow Sedge Wren Veery Swainson's Thrush Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Cliff Swallow Northern Bobwhite
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Dickinson County Hawarden Lyon County Sioux Center Sioux County Cayler Prairie State Preserve Oak Grove State Park Melvin Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Douglas C. Harr, July 31, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Rare birds Weather
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1992-07-31
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N/A
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. Also included is a letter from Harr to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Red-shouldered Hawk sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Grasshopper Sparrow American White Pelican House Finch Redhead Ruddy Duck Olive-sided Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler American Golden Plover
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lyon County Sioux County O'Brien County Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1997
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1997-06-01
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1997-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in Appanoose County and Wapello County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Purple Martin Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Lark Sparrow Semipalmated Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Snow Goose Yellow-throated Vireo Green Heron Northern Bobwhite
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Appanoose County Rathbun Lake Wapello County Eddyville
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Heard on the Birdline, September 1-November 30, 2000
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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2000-09-01
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2000-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for September 1-November 30, 2000. Highlights of the update include exceptional sightings of a Pygmy Nuthatch, a Swallow-tailed Kite, a juvenile Parasitic Jaeger, and a family of three Whopping Cranes. Also of note was the extensive number and variety of fall gull sightings that were seen throughout the state. A fall Hawk watch resulted in some interesting observations, including 38 Mississippi Kites as well as large numbers of Prairie Falcons, Northern Goshawks, and Golden Eagles.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Whooping Crane Swallow-tailed Kite Mississippi Kite Prairie Falcon Great Black-backed Gull Parasitic Jaeger Pygmy Nuthatch Townsend's Solitaire Northern Goshawk Mew Gull California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Bohemian Waxwing Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Black-headed Gull
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Burlington Claybanks Forest Hitchcock Nature Area Keokuk Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Lake Manawa Lock and Dam 13 Pleasant Creek State Park Spirit Lake Spirit Lake Prairie Rose State Park Centerville Riverview Cemetery Lock Number 19 Sedan Bottoms
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Iowa Birdline update, March 27, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-03-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of Iowa Birdline updates for March 27, 1993. The highlights for the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow in Waterloo, a Cinnamon Teal with six Blue-winged Teal at Cone Marsh, and a Red-shouldered Hawk near Burlington.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Townsend's Solitaire Black-throated Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Barrow's Goldeneye Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Merlin
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Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Sioux Center Waterloo Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Shell Rock River Greenbelt
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, Spring 1994
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather Waterfowl
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1994-03-01
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1994-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of 1557 reports from 45 observers. General trends notes normal dates of arrival for waterfowl but lower total numbers, excellent shorebird variety and numbers, and a lackluster warbler migration. Quarterly field report for the Spring of 1994 titled "Field reports--Spring 1994".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Western Tanager Swainson's Warbler Sprague's Pipit Black-headed Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Purple Gallinule Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Iowa
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Iowa Birdline update, May 13, 1990
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-05-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary for the Iowa Birdline update for May 13, 1990. Highlights of the update include two reports of Western Kingbirds from further east in the state than they are usually seen and a noticeable increase in the number of Warbler sightings statewide. Also of note were sightings of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, a Sandhill Crane, and a Mississippi Kite flyover. In addition, there were reports of many species of shorebirds, including 3 Wilson's Phalaropes and 20 Hudsonian Godwits.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Short-eared Owl Western Kingbird Wilson's Phalarope Hudsonian Godwit Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager Lincoln's Sparrow Sandhill Crane
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Des Moines Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Ledges State Park Liscomb Green Island Keosauqua Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Steamboat Rock
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, June 3, 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-06-03
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Spring report of birds found primarily in Pocahontas County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, June 3, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Vesper Sparrow Canvasback American White Pelican Evening Grosbeak Black-crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Laurens Pocahontas Storm Lake Pocahontas County Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Varina Panora
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