Field notes and letter from Tanya Bray to Thomas H. Kent regarding a sighting of an unusual looking duck, March 3, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds
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1983-03-03
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N/A
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Winter report of birds contributed by Tanya Bray. Also included is a letter from Bray to Thomas H. Kent regarding a sighting of an unusual looking duck. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Bray, Tanya
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Red-headed Woodpecker Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Franklin's Gull Northern Goshawk Greater Scaup Swamp Sparrow Gadwall Great Blue Heron Western Meadowlark Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl
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Big Creek State Park Harrison County Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Notes on birds observed on May 11 big day
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1993-05-09
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1993-05-11
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Unsigned note containing an annotated list of birds sighted on May 9 and May 11. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow Rail Chuck-will's-widow Merlin Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Common Tern King Rail
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Clinton Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lock and Dam 13 Sabula Wapello Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
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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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Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1994-08-01
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1994-11-30
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Undated letter from Donald Gillaspey to Thomas Kent. Gillaspey describes two young Turkey Vultures leaving their nest and reports that the caretaker at Rose Hill Cemetery saw two wading birds that were likely Whooping Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Whooping Crane Turkey Vulture
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Lamoni
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Iowa RBA, July 19, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-07-19
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N/A
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Two emails of Iowa RBA updates for July 19, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of Mississippi Kites and a juvenile Ruff.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Stilt Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher Ruff
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Des Moines Harrier Marsh Greenwood Park Boone County Babcock Access Cairo Woods Wildlife Area
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 4, December 1988
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Ornithology--Societies, etc Acid rain
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1988-12-01
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1988-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 4, December 1988. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts for Ames and Boone County, an acid rain update by Mike Meetz, an article on how male Cowbirds learn to sing, and a calendar of events for December 1988 through September 1989.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Brown-headed Cowbird
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Ames Boone County
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas Kent regarding Saw-whet Owl calls, March 15, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Nests Birdsongs Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles
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1981-03-15
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N/A
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The letter reports a Saw-whet Owl sighting and mentions nesting Eagles in north-east Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Lesher, Fred
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Pool Slough Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area
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David Newhouse letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1981-05-27
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N/A
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The letter mentions the reporting of an unlikely Roadrunner and includes an annotated list of birds sighted and a letter from Scott Rolfes detailing the sighting of a Cinnamon Teal at Saylorville Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Turkey Vulture Greater Roadrunner Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring notes, June 5, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1981-06-05
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N/A
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The letter includes a list of birds sighted by Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Marbled Godwit Indigo Bunting Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope American Black Duck Brown Creeper
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Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Taylor Lakes
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Blue Grosbeak sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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The letter contains a detailed account from Ronald Harms about his sighting and photographing a Blue Grosbeak on May 13, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harms, Ronald
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Blue Grosbeak
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Laurens
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Field reports form, contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes list various birds spotted by Petersen and others in eastern Iowa and includes comments on the weather. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Red-necked Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Worm-eating Warbler Cape May Warbler
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Davenport Goose Lake Le Claire Oakville Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Wildcat Den State Park
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Field reports form, contributed by Beth Proescholdt, spring 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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The field notes list various birds sighted in central Iowa and mentions a low number of warblers, thrushes, and ducks that spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Virginia Rail Marsh Wren Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow Winter Wren
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grundy County Ledges State Park Marshall County Pine Lake State Park
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, summer 1989
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Orchard Oriole Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Northern Bobwhite
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Chickasaw County Nashua Cass County Walnut Indian Creek Little Cedar River
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Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, summer 2000
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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2000-06-01
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2000-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Summer Tanager Carolina Wren American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Least Tern Wood Thrush Piping Plover Baird's Sandpiper Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose American Coot Black Tern Great Egret
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Folsom Lake Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds West Oak Forest
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Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, summer 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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American Avocet Killdeer Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Ring-necked Duck Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Cattle Egret Least Tern American Wigeon Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler American Coot Northern Pintail Common Merganser Great Egret
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Mills County Percival Waubonsie State Park Riverton MidAmerican Energy Ponds McPaul
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Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, summer 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Double-crested Cormorant Willow Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren American White Pelican Western Grebe Western Kingbird Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Least Tern House Finch Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Tree Swallow Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Kentucky Warbler
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Hitchcock Nature Area Lake Manawa MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mount Crescent Ski Area Crescent Camp Pokamoke
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Peter Ernzen, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Peter Ernzen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Upland Sandpiper Yellow-billed Cuckoo Lark Sparrow Forster's Tern Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Black Tern
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Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve Ida County Moorehead Pioneer Park Steele Prairie State Preserve O'Brien Prairie Crawford Creek County Recreation Area
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Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, summer 1997
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1997-06-01
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1997-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Magpie Western Kingbird Least Tern Forster's Tern Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo Laughing Gull Black Tern Least Sandpiper
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Browns Lake Plymouth County Black Hawk Lake Bacon Creek Park New Lake James
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Goranson, Rita
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Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Willow Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Canvasback Common Moorhen Western Grebe Virginia Rail Solitary Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Swainson's Thrush Prothonotary Warbler Black Tern Northern Harrier
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Cerro Gordo County Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Rock Falls Silver Lake Wilkinson Pioneer Park MacNiders Woods Ventura Heights
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Least Flycatcher Common Grackle Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Spotted Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Northern Pintail Tennessee Warbler Mourning Warbler American Golden Plover
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Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Western Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Baird's Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Veery Black Tern
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Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Burt Ambrose A Call State Park West Bend
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Jan L. Walter. Also includes details of a Philadelphia Vireo sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Willow Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Common Moorhen Western Grebe Virginia Rail Wood Thrush Common Loon Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager American Coot Black Tern Northern Harrier
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Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Mason City Zirbel Slough Nora Springs McIntosh Woods State Park Silver Lake Idlewild State Park Wilkinson Pioneer Park Wentlands Woods
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in eastern Iowa contributed by Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren Common Yellowthroat Dickcissel House Finch Acadian Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Canada Warbler Horned Lark Brown Creeper
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Credit Island Davenport Huron Island Montpelier Muscatine Wildcat Den State Park Sherman Park Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Buena Vista County Park
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, July 26, 1997
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Martsching, Paul
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Turkey Vulture Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Tennessee Warbler
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Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Brookside Park
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 1989
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1989-06-01
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Marbled Godwit Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Franklin's Gull Wood Thrush Dickcissel Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron
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Big Creek Lake Johnston Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area
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