Iowa Birdline update, August 1, 1988
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Ardeidae | Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-08-01
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for August 1, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of three Heron species, three Tern species, American Avocets, and Ruddy Turnstones. Also of note was the continued presence of a pair of Northern Mockingbirds that were first spotted in mid-June.
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Forster's Tern Ruddy Turnstone Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Black Tern
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Burlington Williams Prairie State Preserve
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Killdeer Double-crested Cormorant Pectoral Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Mourning Dove Cliff Swallow
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Colo Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter with observers Jim B. Walter and Curt Nelson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Magnificent Frigatebird Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Yellow-billed Loon Red-necked Grebe Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill House Finch Brown Creeper
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Cerro Gordo County Mason City Zirbel Slough Clear Lake
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John Van Dyk letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, fall 1988
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. The field notes include descriptions of several species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Rose-breasted Grosbeak Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Merlin Eastern Phoebe Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ovenbird Lincoln's Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Burrowing Owl American Golden Plover Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Bobwhite
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Sioux Center
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Michael K. Thomas, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Michael K. Thomas with observers Ann Johnson and Beth Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Thomas, Michael K.
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Magnificent Frigatebird Swainson's Hawk Rusty Blackbird White-throated Sparrow Western Sandpiper Black-legged Kittiwake Eastern Wood-Pewee Le Conte's Sparrow Connecticut Warbler Canada Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Big Creek State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Clear Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Thelen, Ed
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Bald Eagle Osprey Common Merganser Sandhill Crane
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Spirit Lake Eagle Point East Okoboji Lake Emerson Bay State Recreation Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Brewer's Blackbird Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Red Phalarope House Finch Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Solitary Sandpiper Pine Siskin Mourning Warbler
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Des Moines River Indianola Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Warren County Red Rock Wildlife Area Hooper State Game Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Ardeidae | Herons Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J. Dinsmore, Beth Brown and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Red-tailed Hawk Pomarine Jaeger Red-throated Loon Yellow-billed Cuckoo Rock Wren White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bufflehead
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Big Creek State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Pine Lake State Park
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Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, fall 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford with observers Tanya Bray and Alan G. Grenon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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American Avocet Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Summer Tanager Eastern Towhee Pacific Loon Herring Gull Water Pipit
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Forneys Lake Lake Manawa State Park Waubonsie State Park
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, fall 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Weather
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Killdeer Blue Jay Great Blue Heron Mourning Dove Barn Swallow Horned Lark
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Cass County
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Peter C. Petersen, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Brian Blevins, Robert Dau and Ann M. Barker. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Magnificent Frigatebird Pomarine Jaeger Cattle Egret Long-billed Dowitcher Ringed Turtle-Dove House Finch Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pine Siskin Cape May Warbler
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Bellevue Bettendorf Credit Island Davenport Jester Park Saylorville Lake Clear Lake
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Field reports of seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Diane C. Porter, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter with observers Michael K. Porter, Terry Hartman and Bill Madden. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Pied-billed Grebe Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Vesper Sparrow Common Yellowthroat Purple Finch Gray Catbird Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Bobwhite
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Fairfield Jefferson County Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Peregrine Falcon Veery Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb
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Field notes and Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore, July 30, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-07-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. Included with the field notes is a letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding the weather conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Double-crested Cormorant White-eyed Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Dickcissel Forster's Tern Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Pileated Woodpecker Sedge Wren Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Black Tern
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Big Creek Lake Lake View Saylorville Lake
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IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, July 29, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-07-29
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr. The field report includes information on a deceased Peregrine Falcon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Western Grebe Peregrine Falcon Blue Grosbeak Northern Harrier
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Dickinson County Osceola County Rush Lake Ocheyedan Sheldon
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Iowa Birdline update, July 25, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-07-25
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N/A
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 25, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of Henslow's Sparrows and Sandhill Cranes as well as the continued presence of a Hooded Warbler. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds being observed throughout the state, including Dowitchers and a Stilt Sandpiper. In addition, a birding trip to the Lake Red Rock and Runnells area produced 75 species of birds, including Hen Harrier, American Bittern, and 8 species of shorebirds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron American Bittern Henslow's Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Stilt Sandpiper Hooded Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Sandhill Crane Northern Harrier
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Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Runnells Lylahs Marsh County Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Des Moines County Swan Lake
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Dennis Dahl letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding American White Pelican sightings, July 13 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Weather Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1988-07-13
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Dennis Dahl in a letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of three American White Pelicans. The field notes include detailed descriptions of the birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Dahl, Dennis
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American White Pelican
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Sunken Grove State Game Management Area
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Peter E. Lowther letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, June 21, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1988-06-21
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Peter E. Lowther in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. The field notes gives a brief bird census comparison between 1982-1985 to summer 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Common Yellowthroat Dickcissel Yellow Warbler Northern Harrier
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Cayler Prairie State Preserve Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Record Committee review for rare bird sighting of Purple Gallinule north of Burlington, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Purple Gallinule north of Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on June 21, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Purple Gallinule
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Burlington
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Just north of Burlington in Des Moines County, Iowa
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Recently flooded farm pond with emergent vegetation, dead trees and shrubs.
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, and Diane Porter were submitted later. Other observers include Elizabeth Chrstiansen, Chuck Fuller, Jane Fuller, Gary Wagner, Cal Knight, and Michael Porter. | Elimination of similar species: Common Moorhen slate-colored, not purple, and has red, not blue frontal shield. This bird was pretty unmistakable. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:00:00 on June 21, 1988 and 13:30:00/14:00:00 on June 28, 1988.
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding aerial photographs, June 12, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-12
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore requesting aerial photographs of Rush Lake and Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area. The letter includes two bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Common Moorhen White-throated Sparrow
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Cooper's Hawk, June 11, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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1988-06-11
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Documentation supporting the sighting of a Cooper's Hawk in south-west Wayne County, contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with observer Mary Montgomery. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Cooper's Hawk
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Wayne County
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, June 2, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1988-06-02
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Field notes contributed by Douglas E. Trapp in a letter to Robert K. Myers with observers Kevin J. Loftus and Timothy Loftus. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Indigo Bunting Yellow-billed Cuckoo Brown Thrasher Northern Goshawk Wood Duck Osprey Peregrine Falcon Belted Kingfisher
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Stone State Park
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding personal papers, summer 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-01
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Neil Bernstein is interested in Jim's personal papers regarding photography measurement studies and species population wetland studies. The letter also includes bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bernstein, Neil
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American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron American Coot
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observers Larry Stone and Jerry Abma. The field notes include detailed information on a deceased Common Grackle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Common Grackle Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager American White Pelican Wilson's Phalarope Wood Duck Gray Partridge Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Northern Pintail Belted Kingfisher Green-winged Teal
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Forneys Lake Oakland Pottawattamie County Prairie Rose State Park Loess Hills Wildlife Area Willow Slough State Game Management Area Adams County Shelby County
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, summer 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Tanya Bray with observers Babs Padelford and Barbara L. Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bray, Tanya
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Least Bittern Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Summer Tanager American White Pelican Western Kingbird Black-crowned Night Heron Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Sedge Wren Great Blue Heron Black Tern Great Egret
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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