Bill Ohde letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding a Berwick's Wren, March 20, 1984
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Letter from Bill Ohde to Jim Dinsmore documenting a Bewick's Wren seen north of Wapello in Louisa County, IA during late June and July, 1983.
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Wapello
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighting reports, March 18, 1977
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Predation (Biology)
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sighting reports. Sightings reported include a partially leucistic robin. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Henslow's Sparrow Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Northern Shrike
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Lake Red Rock Centerville
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Maridel Jackson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 26, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1993-07-26
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Letter from Maridel Jackson to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 26, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Mississippi Kite Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Peregrine Falcon Solitary Sandpiper
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Des Moines Perry Polk County Iowa State Capitol
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in northwest Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Double-crested Cormorant Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret American Woodcock Redhead Osprey Sedge Wren Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Ovenbird Lesser Scaup
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Marble Lake Palo Alto County Ruthven Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted around Iowa City during the winter season, April 1, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Citizen science
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Letter from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen reporting birds sighted in the Iowa City area during the 1973-1974 winter season. Halmi describes interactions between hawks and owls, the amount of various species present, and birds seen during the Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1973-1974.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl
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Iowa City
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Patricia M. Williams letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Cattle Egret sighting, May 29, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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N/A
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Letter from Patricia M. Williams to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Cattle Egret sighting, May 29, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Williams, Patricia M.
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Cattle Egret
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Hinton
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Peter C. Peterson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighitings, February 13, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi, dated February 13, 1977, that details various bird sightings, including a Black-legged Kittiwake at the Duane Arnold Energy Center by Bryan Gielins on January 22 and 23, 1977.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Lapland Longspur Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Lark Sparrow Golden Eagle Greater White-fronted Goose Ring-necked Dove
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Clinton Credit Island Davenport Des Moines Lock and Dam 14 Scott County Duane Arnold Energy Center
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Barred Owl observations and Goose identification, April 11, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Water birds
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated April 11, 1928. Rosene discusses his observations of a Barred Owl, how he identifies geese, and some recent sightings.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Barred Owl Snow Goose Canada Goose
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Ogden Boone County Long Pond
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird behavior, February 27, 1932
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Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Bombycillidae | Waxwings Birds--Infancy Ornithological literature
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated February 27, 1932. Rosene discusses bird behavior, identifying Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, and recently published books.
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Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark
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Ogden Boone County
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Prairie Chicken pictures, November 21, 1930
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Correspondence
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds Predation (Biology) Snakes--Behavior
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated November 21, 1930. Rosene updates DuMont with Iowa ornithologist news and recounts his trip to Nebraska where he photographed Prairie Chickens and other birds.
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American Avocet American Bittern Grasshopper Sparrow Greater Prairie-Chicken Long-billed Curlew Wilson's Phalarope Red-eyed Vireo
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, July 28, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observer Tanya Bray. Included with the field notes is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to James J. Dinsmore regarding her visit to Kalsow Prairie State Preserve in Pocahontas County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Broad-winged Hawk Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing American White Pelican Savannah Sparrow Great Horned Owl Greater Yellowlegs Least Tern Marsh Wren Piping Plover Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Green Heron
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Field notes and Bob Livermore letter to Carl J. Bendorf, fall 1988
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Birds--Feeding and feeds
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bob Livermore. Included with the field notes is a letter from Bob Livermore to Carl J. Bendorf. Also included is an attached report documenting Barn Swallow behavior. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Livermore, Bob
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Eastern Bluebird Song Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orange-crowned Warbler Wilson's Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Western Meadowlark American Black Duck Barn Swallow Nashville Warbler
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Sioux City
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Field notes contributed by Carol A. Alexander, winter 1992-1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather
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List of birds and locations contributed by Carol A. Alexander with Richard M. Alexander for the Winter of 1992-1993. It features a Black-and-White Warbler at Lansom Woods in Jefferson County, IA on February 17, 1993, and includes a note from Ross Silcock to Thomas Kent.
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Black-and-white Warbler Carolina Wren House Finch American Robin
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Field reports of seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Diane C. Porter, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Nest building Birds--Infancy
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1988-06-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. The field report includes descriptions of several birds and a detailed description of Bell's Vireo nesting behavior. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Green-backed Heron Willow Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Purple Gallinule Dickcissel Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Great Crested Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Short-billed Dowitcher American Redstart Least Sandpiper Eastern Screech-Owl
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Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Wapello Rathbun Lake Fairfield Walton Lake Jefferson County Park Chautauqua Park
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Iowa seasonal report, fall 1991, contributed by Diane C. Porter, December 1, 1991
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List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. The report includes descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Bald Eagle Carolina Wren Chimney Swift Golden-winged Warbler White-winged Crossbill Osprey Peregrine Falcon Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Caspian Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Scarlet Tanager Canada Goose Northern Waterthrush Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong, spring 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs
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List of birds and locations contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong with observers Jim Sinclair, Dennis Thompson, Reid I. Allen, Pam Allen and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Summer Tanager Whimbrel Least Tern Northern Mockingbird Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane King Rail
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Des Moines Madison County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bagley
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Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, spring 1992
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Field notes
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List of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. The field notes include detailed descriptions of the Sora, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler and the Common Loon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Common Loon Sora Yellow-rumped Warbler Hooded Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jack Jones, fall 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Weather
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1986-08-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jack Jones. The field report includes habitat conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Jones, Jack (John Paul)
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Double-crested Cormorant American Crow Common Grackle White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal American White Pelican House Sparrow Common Nighthawk Belted Kingfisher Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Eastern Screech-Owl
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Sioux City Bacon Creek Park Center Lake Wildlife Management Area Eagle Point
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, spring 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter with observer Jim B. Walter. The field notes include a detailed description of the behavior of Swanson's Hawks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Bell's Vireo Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Red-breasted Merganser Snowy Owl Western Kingbird Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Greater Scaup Surf Scoter Osprey Mourning Warbler Common Tern
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Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura Zirbel Slough White Wildlife Area
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Redhead Gray Catbird Black Tern
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Claybanks Forest Zirbel Slough McIntosh Woods State Park Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Wilkinson Pioneer Park White Wildlife Area
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat
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1991-11-29
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Marietta Petersen. The field notes include a detailed description of a Cooper's Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Cooper's Hawk Common Grackle Eastern Bluebird Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Mourning Dove Horned Lark Common Pheasant
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Cass County Walnut
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, spring 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Nest building Birds--Infancy
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1992-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne with observers Bobbi Webber and Dave Bunkofske. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk White-faced Ibis Double-crested Cormorant Purple Martin Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Merlin American Woodcock Wood Thrush Long-eared Owl Northern Parula Snow Goose Tundra Swan Great Egret
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Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ambrose A Call State Park West Bend
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, fall 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. Included with the field notes is an attached report of a Merlin sighting in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Martsching, Paul
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Merlin Eastern Phoebe Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Bird droppings
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. The field notes contain a detailed description of the Eastern Screech Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Martsching, Paul
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Pine Siskin Mourning Warbler American Redstart Eastern Screech-Owl
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Brookside Park Iowa State University
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. The field notes include a detailed description of a Peregrine Falcon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Martsching, Paul
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American Kestrel Merlin Greater Yellowlegs Peregrine Falcon Stilt Sandpiper Caspian Tern Cape May Warbler Mourning Dove American Golden Plover Common Starling
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