Field notes contributed by Marietta A. Petersen, spring 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1996-03-01
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1996-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds contributed by Marietta A. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Loggerhead Shrike Cattle Egret Palm Warbler Scarlet Tanager Northern Waterthrush Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow
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Chickasaw County Floyd Floyd County Nashua Cass County Cedar River Idlewild State Park Waverly
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Field notes contributed by Jane Clark, fall 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Jane Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Clark, Jane
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Eastern Towhee Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Purple Finch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Brown Creeper
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Clive Walnut Creek Glendale Cemetery Greenbelt Park
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Field notes contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Field notes were contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984, along with an undated cover letter to James J. Dinsmore and extra information on weather and habitat conditions. Seven species were sighted in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park and Van Buren County, with notes on songs and appearance of some. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Alder Flycatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Hermit Thrush Kentucky Warbler
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Fall report of birds contributed by James J. Dinsmore. A brief note from Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding the sighting of 29 Cattle Egrets is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Marshalltown
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore with a letter and verifying documentation, fall 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-08-01
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1981-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore and other observers. A letter from Richard Sojda to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of a Least Tern and verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Prairie Falcon contributed by Erwin E. Klaas are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Dinsmore, James J. Klaas, Erwin E Sojda, Richard
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Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon Pied-billed Grebe Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Least Tern Common Loon
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Little Wall Lake Ames Clear Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge California Bend State Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey, Lamoni, Iowa, summer 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Field notes were contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey, Lamoni, Iowa, summer 1984. He and Jeffrey R. Livingston counted 23 Upland Sandpipers feeding post-harvest on his farm located in Bloomington Township, Decatur County, Iowa, and described the habitat that attracted them. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Upland Sandpiper
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Bloomington Township
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Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, spring 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Weather
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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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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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Waterworks Park Lambs Grove
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Field notes contributed by Gene Burns, fall 1977
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1977-08-01
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1977-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Gene Burns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Burns, R. E. (Rollin Eugene)
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Cooper's Hawk Eared Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Herring Gull Purple Finch Common Loon Wood Duck Connecticut Warbler Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron Green Heron
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Jamaica Jefferson Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Swan Lake State Park McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Riverside Park Lake Panorama
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Field notes contributed by Doug Reeves, May 30, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1985-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Doug Reeves in a memo to Jim Dinsmore. A memo contributed by Bob Dolan to Doug Reeves regarding a Barn Owl Sighting on May 10, 1985 is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Reeves, Doug Dolan, Bob
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Broad-winged Hawk Summer Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Barn Owl Great Crested Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager
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Monona County Dolliver Memorial State Park
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, December 1, 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1993-12-01
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N/A
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Indigo Bunting Red-breasted Merganser Semipalmated Plover Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Tennessee Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Winter Wren Barn Swallow Northern Shrike Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Storm Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument Twin Springs Park
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Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, summer 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1996-06-01
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1996-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes consist of a report contributed by David L. Dankert regarding the sighting of several Henslow's Sparrow's at Pleasant Creek State Park with observer Daryl Howell. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Dankert, David L.
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Pleasant Creek State Park
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Field notes contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer, fall 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration
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1982-08-01
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1982-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Schlemmer, Conrad F.
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Double-crested Cormorant Rusty Blackbird Goldeneye Chimney Swift American White Pelican Snow Goose Northern Waterthrush
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Council Bluffs Lake Manawa State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Gull Point State Park
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Field notes contributed by Bob Sheets, November 22, 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat
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1982-11-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Bob Sheets. The notes were submitted with the Iowa Natural Areas Inventory form about a farm near Lost Nation, Iowa.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Sheets, Bob
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Short-eared Owl
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Lost Nation
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Water birds Weather
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984. Included was a cover letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather, abundant water-living birds, and March kills of birds, August 2, 1984. Nestings of Least Terns and Piping Plovers at the IPL ponds were described in detail with seven other observers, and many herons were seen near the Missouri River in Fremont County. Counts of House Sparrows were shown to decrease as livestock operations decreased, 1978-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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House Sparrow Least Tern Piping Plover Great Blue Heron
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Fremont County Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Michael Overton, October 19, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Water levels
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1998-10-19
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N/A
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Michael Overton. Also included is a letter from Overton to Thomas H. Kent regarding the early submission date of the fall bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Overton, Michael D.
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Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Yellow Rail Western Sandpiper Le Conte's Sparrow Sanderling White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Philadelphia Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Blackburnian Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Nashville Warbler
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Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Snake Creek State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Experiences with home grown Wood Ducks
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Lecture notes Reports
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Predatory animals Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1965-12-08
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1965-12-09
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A paper describing Frederic Leopold's Wood Duck nesting project which was later presented at Wood Duck Management and Research: A Symposium which was held on December 8-9, 1965. The paper covers several topics including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, predatory animals, egg incubation, hatching and departure of the ducklings, and how to handle orphaned ducklings. A table for the years 1943-1965 listing the number of nesting boxes available and used, the number of eggs laid and hatched, and the number of nests destroyed by predators is also included.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Dorothy Franek letter to Frances Braley regarding her activities with birds, January 17, 1969
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification
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1969-01-17
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N/A
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Letter from Dorothy Franek to Frances Braley, dated January 17, 1969, discussed birds identified on her property in Grant Township, Montgomery County, near Red Oak, Iowa, bird feeders created, and the need for help in identifying some birds and banding some in the spring. Included were lists of the birds seen and a description of the location including a map of the acreage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1968-1969.
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Franek, Dorothy
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Grant Township
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Criteria for Iowa Important Bird Area (IBA) site selection
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Administrative records
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Rare birds
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2003-01-01
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2003-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Document by the Iowa Ornithologist's Union stating various categories that can be used to designate a site as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Item includes lists of birds covered by each category, as well as "habitats nominated for IBA status" by Iowa county.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Comparison of Duck situation in Iowa in 1933 and 1934
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Reports
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Bird surveys Birds--Habitat Rallidae | Rails Ducks--Counting Water levels
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1933-01-01
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1934-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. In this report Neil Hotchkiss counts Ducks and Coots at Iowa lakes and notes a drastic decline in the numbers from 1933 to 1934.
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Hotchkiss, Neil, 1901-1994
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Iowa
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Check list of the birds of Story County, Iowa, 1970
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Important bird areas Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1970-03-01
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1970-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of the most regularly observed bird species found in Story County as well as at Ledges State Park and in Greene County compiled by John Faaborg and Jim Rod, March 1970. Included is a list of the better birding locations found in Story, Boone, Greene, and Hamilton Counties including directions to the habitats as well as species commonly located at each destination. Also of note is a chart for the months of March, April, and May which shows the average arrival dates of common Iowa spring migrant birds.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Dunbar Slough Finn Pond Wildlife Area Greene County Hamilton County Ledges State Park Story County Boone County Goose Lake McHose Park
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Carl Priebe letter to Richard Bishop regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1979-07-27
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N/A
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Field notes for summer 1979 contributed by Carl Priebe in a letter to Richard Bishop, July 27, 1979. In the letter Carl Priebe describes his discovery of a colony of nesting Black-crowned Night Herons it also includes the bird habitat.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1979.
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Priebe, Carl
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Black-crowned Night Heron
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Franklin County
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Breeding Bird Atlas research notes through 1988
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Maps (documents) Research notes
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Bird populations Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-01-01
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1988-12-31
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The research notes cover the development and progress of the Breeding Bird Atlas project through 1988. The research notes include the number and type of species sighted in breeding blocks and two maps of Iowa showing the number of breeding blocks completed.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Breeding Bird Atlas list of Iowa counties
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Research notes
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Breeding Bird Atlas list of Iowa counties showing priority and standard blocks. The list shows blocks in progress and blocks that are completed.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update, March 24, 1989
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Research notes
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-03-24
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update includes a list of counties with completed blocks marked as 'Done'. 'Priority blocks' is written at the top of the first page.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update, March 24, 1989
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update includes a list of counties and the amount of work completed for each block. The list includes hand-written notations with sighting locations.The status update also includes a separate two page list of blocks with the number of species observed.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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