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William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 28, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-07-28
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N/A
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Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 28, 1998. Norris reports on a few bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Norris, William R.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Bell's Vireo Green Heron
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Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Backbone State Park
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Iowa RBA, July 27, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-07-27
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N/A
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Iowa RBA for July 27, 1998. Highlights include a Laughing Gull. Includes notes for updates for July 31.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Least Bittern Yellow-breasted Chat Western Grebe Virginia Rail Osprey Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake Silver Lake Lake Meyer County Park Wever
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Peter Lowther email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest, July 13, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-13
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N/A
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Printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 13, 1998. Lowther reports six Eurasian Tree Sparrow eggs on June 28 and four banded baby birds on July 12. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
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Burlington
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Erwin Klaas email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Northern Parula sighting, July 8, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1998-07-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Erwin Klaas to Jim Dinsmore dated July 8, 1998. Klaas reports the sighting of a Northern Parula. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Klaas, Erwin E
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Northern Parula
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Lake Ahquabi State Park
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William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-05
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N/A
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Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 5, 1998. Norris reports on bird sightings in North-East Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Norris, William R.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Towhee Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area Backbone State Park Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mockingbird sighting, June 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-25
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N/A
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 25, 1998. Bernstein reports that Sandy Rhodes sighted a pair of Mockingbirds in Iowa County. Included with this email is a second printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 2, 1998. Lowther reports a Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest and eggs north of Burlington. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E. Bernstein, Neil
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird
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Iowa County Burlington
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Mike Meetz email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting, June 15, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-06-15
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N/A
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Printout of an email from Mike Meetz to Jim Dinsmore dated June 15, 1998. Meetz reports sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the Iowa Arboretum. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Meetz, Mike
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Iowa Arboretum
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Robert Gruenewald letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, June 8, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1998-06-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert Gruenewald to Thomas Kent dated June 8, 1998. Gruenewald states he has been doing bird reports for many years in Illinois and is now retired and living in Iowa. He gives additional details about some of his sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998. This document is in response to a letter from Thomas Kent: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6341/view
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Gruenewald, Robert
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Carolina Wren Mute Swan Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Bank Swallow
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Sanborn
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Rita Goranson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, June 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1998-06-05
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N/A
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Letter from Rita Goranson to Thomas Kent dated June 5, 1998. Goranson reports sighting a pair of nesting Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Goranson, Rita
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Mason City
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Francis Moore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring 1998 sightings, June 4, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-06-04
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N/A
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Letter from Francis Moore to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1998. Moore reports on birds sighted for spring 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Northern Mockingbird Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Yellow River State Forest Fayette
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Mark Miller email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Barn Owl sighting, June 26, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mark Miller to Jim Dinsmore dated June 26, 1998. Miller reports sighting a Barn Owl and other birds around his house. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Miller, Mark Emmanuel
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Barn Owl Magnolia Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler American Golden Plover
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Silver City
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Iowa RBA, June 1, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for June 1, 1998. Highlights include Glossy Ibis, Mississippi Kite, Prairie Warbler, and Red-throated Loon. Includes notes for updates for May 25, May 26, and May 27.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Red-throated Loon Common Moorhen Glossy Ibis Western Grebe Hudsonian Godwit Prairie Warbler
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Crystal Lake Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Macbride State Park Ledges State Park Pleasant Creek State Park
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Glossy Ibis sighting, May 27, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1998-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated May 27, 1998. Dodici reports sighting what he believes to be a Glossy Ibis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Dodici, Gian
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Glossy Ibis
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Thorpe Park
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Iowa RBA, May 18, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for May 18, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Black-headed Gull, Black-billed Magpie and Mississippi Kite.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Franklin's Gull Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Black-throated Blue Warbler Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-headed Gull
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Lake Macbride State Park Ledges State Park Mason City Plymouth County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake
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Iowa RBA, May 11, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for May 11, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Black-billed Magpie, Neotropic Cormorant and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes notes for updates for May 4 and May 5 and hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Neotropic Cormorant Eurasian Collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Snowy Egret Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Shelduck Prairie Warbler
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Burlington Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Grinnell Country Club
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area, 1998
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-04-22
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 22, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, amended comments on the review, a memo about bird sighting, e-mail correspondence about the bird sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Sprague's Pipit
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Union Hills Wildlife Management Area
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Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area So. of Ventura, Cerro Gor[...] Co
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Rolling hills, open short grassy area, + cultivated field
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The documentation form by Carolyn Fischer forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jan L. Walter was submitted. Other observers include Patricia Hansen and Tim Phalen. | Elimination of similar species: Ruled out Sparrows + Longspurs, this bird did not have a conical beak. American Pipit, this bird did not have dark legs, no tail bobbing, not a heavy ear patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:25:00.
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Iowa RBA, April 20, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-04-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 20, 1998. Highlights include Whooping Crane, Eurasian Collared Dove, Cinnamon Teal and Red-necked Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Whooping Crane Red-necked Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Eurasian Collared Dove Cinnamon Teal Evening Grosbeak Snowy Egret Black-headed Gull
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Little Wall Lake Dunbar Slough Grinnell Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Cherokee Myre Slough State Game Management Area Virgin Lake Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Iowa RBA, April 13, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-04-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 13, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck and Red-necked Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Louisiana Waterthrush
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lily Pond Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Selma
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Iowa RBA, April 6, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-04-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 6, 1998. Highlights include Long-tailed Duck, Smith's Longspurs and Fish Crow. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Fish Crow Smith's Longspur Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron
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Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lake Odessa Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Greater Ottumwa Park Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for a Hummingbird species in Le Claire, 1998
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-03-31
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hummingbird species at Le Claire in Scott County, IA on March 31, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Don Moeller to Tom Kent and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schmitz, John A.
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Hummingbirds
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Le Claire
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Le Claire, Iowa
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The documentation form by John A. Schmitz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event occurred from 14:00:00/14:04:00.
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Iowa RBA, March 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-03-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for March 2, 1998. Highlights include Eurasian Collard Dove, Woodcock and Turkey Vultures. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Turkey Vulture Eurasian Collared Dove Franklin's Gull Trumpeter Swan American Woodcock Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Big Creek Lake Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Grinnell Lake Red Rock Muscatine Muscatine County Whitebreast Recreation Area Roberts Creek Park
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Thomas Kent letter to Maridel Jackson regarding request for more information, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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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 form letter from Thomas Kent to Maridel Jackson. Kent requests more information regarding the sightings of an Orange-crowned Warbler and Northern Parula. Jackson's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula
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Voas Nature Area
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Maridel Jackson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird highlights, June 3, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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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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Letter from Maridel Jackson to Thomas Kent dated June 3, 1998. Jackson lists her bird sighting for spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Black-and-white Warbler Field Sparrow Tree Swallow Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Great-tailed Grackle
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Ankeny Harrier Marsh Saylorville Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Onawa Voas Nature Area
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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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Thomas Kent letter to Robert Gruenewald regarding request for more information, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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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 form letter from Thomas Kent to Robert Gruenewald. Kent requests more information regarding the sighting of White-winged Scoters and also asks about other sightings reported by Gruenewald. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998. This document is answered by a letter from Gruenewald: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6340/view
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Carolina Wren Mute Swan Ross' Goose Cattle Egret White-winged Scoter Bank Swallow
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Iowa
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