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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N/A
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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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Field notes contributed by Bart M. Ballard, summer 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bart M. Ballard with observer Bruce Ehresman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Ballard, Bart M
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Kingbird Long-eared Owl
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1987
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1987-03-01
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1987-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Swainson's Hawk Turkey Vulture Brown-headed Cowbird Loggerhead Shrike Harris' Sparrow American Woodcock Least Tern Piping Plover Northern Mockingbird Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin American Robin American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite
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Mills County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Braddyville
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Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent, November 10, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Food Weather
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1991-11-10
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. The field notes also include birds observed during all seasons in 1990 and spring, summer and fall of 1991. Included with the report is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding a fall 1991 ice storm. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Cooper's Hawk Lapland Longspur Northern Mockingbird Horned Lark Northern Harrier
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Hastings Silver City
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Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to Carl J. Bendorf, November 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-28
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observers, Jerry Abma, Doris Bernasek, Patti Johns, Marietta Petersen and Jeannine Ouren. Included with the field notes is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Carl J. Bendorf. Contains an additional attachment with bird observations by Mindy Rosenbaum at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk American Bittern Brewer's Blackbird Barn Owl Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Sanderling Canada Goose Belted Kingfisher Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Green Heron
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Council Bluffs DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Prairie Rose State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Walnut Shambaugh
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Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to James J. Dinsmore, July 28, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1985-07-28
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observers Andrew Saunders and Don DeLong. Included with the field notes is a letter inquiring about the atlas block project. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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American Kestrel Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Cedar Waxwing Least Tern Lesser Yellowlegs Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Gadwall Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Northern Bobwhite
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa State Park Mills County Pottawattamie County Malvern Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Weather Birds--Infancy
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1980-06-01
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1980-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observer W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Eared Grebe Eastern Bluebird Franklin's Gull Wood Thrush Dickcissel Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak Belted Kingfisher American Redstart Black Tern
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Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, spring 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford with observers Jerry Toll and B.J. Rose. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Broad-winged Hawk Alder Flycatcher Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Brown Pelican Western Grebe Snowy Plover Whimbrel Greater Scaup Gray Partridge Snow Goose Bank Swallow Little Gull Cliff Swallow
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge McPaul
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Field notes and Ann Johnson letter to the editor, fall 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriidae | Plovers Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1991-08-01
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1991-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson with observers Robert I. Cecil, John Cecil and Jim Sinclair. Included with the field report is a letter from Ann Johnson to the editor that summarizes her fall bird observations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Johnson, Ann
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White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake American Pipit Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Osprey Peregrine Falcon Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin
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Big Creek State Park Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock Norwalk Runnells Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Coralville Dam Lundy Acres Swan Wildlife Refuge
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ann Johnson, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy 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 Ann Johnson with observers Beth Brown, Michael K. Thomas and Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Johnson, Ann
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Pomarine Jaeger Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Grebe Ross' Goose Merlin Eastern Wood-Pewee House Finch White-winged Scoter Northern Pintail Water Pipit Bonaparte's Gull American Golden Plover
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Lake Ahquabi Big Creek Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Warren County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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James L. Hansen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings and accompanying field notes, June 1, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather
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1983-06-01
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N/A
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Letter with accompanying field notes from James L. Hansen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings in north central Iowa, June 1, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal American White Pelican Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Le Conte's Sparrow Forster's Tern Wood Duck Common Snipe Northern Saw-whet Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake Elm Lake Thornton Ventura McIntosh Woods State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Melba Wigg letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter bird observations for the Council Bluffs area, April 3, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1976-04-03
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N/A
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Letter reporting on snow and bird observations for the Council Bluffs area for the winter of 1975-1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1975/1976.
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Wigg, Melba
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Cinnamon Teal Evening Grosbeak Red-breasted Merganser Common Redpoll
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Council Bluffs Lake Manawa
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Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, Summer 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Game and game-birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Hirundinidae | Swallows Water birds Weather Country life
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter includes a list of birds sighted by Barb Wilson and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Eastern Bluebird
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Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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N/A
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Iowa weather, February 12, 1929
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Nature photography Weather
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1929-02-12
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N/A
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated February 12, 1929. Rosene envies DuMont living in Florida given the harsh winter weather in Iowa. Rosene also mentions some birds he has sighted.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl
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Iowa Paton Florida
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding accompanying field notes, May 24, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather
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1985-05-24
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N/A
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Letter from Robert I. Cecil to Thomas H. Kent discussing Cecil's reporting methodology and the number of early bird sightings in his accompanying field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Phoebe Golden Eagle Acadian Flycatcher
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Peter Wickham letter to Carl Bendorf, June 2 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather
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1991-03-01
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1991-06-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Wickham to Carl Bendorf on June 2, 1991, summarizing his spring birding. Included with the letter is a field notes form that includes detailed notes on specific sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Marbled Godwit Turkey Vulture Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-breasted Chat Smith's Longspur Red-breasted Merganser Merlin American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Wood Thrush Le Conte's Sparrow Greater Scaup Sanderling Louisiana Waterthrush Bufflehead Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Northern Waterthrush
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Central City Matsell Bridge Public Access Marengo Wakpicada County Park Swan Lake
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, April 29, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather Country life
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1983-04-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mary R. Musgrove to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, April 29, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye Snow Goose Bufflehead Canada Goose Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan Common Merganser Mallard
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Des Moines Forneys Lake Glenwood Saylorville Dam Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring 1993 report, June 1, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather
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1993-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Van Dyk to Thomas Kent dated June 1, 1993. Van Dyk reports on the weather, spring migration and notable bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Swainson's Hawk Turkey Vulture Yellow-breasted Chat Lapland Longspur Orchard Oriole Merlin Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cape May Warbler
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Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley
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John Van Dyk letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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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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Letter from John Van Dyk to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in northwest Iowa, summer 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Chukar Dickcissel House Finch Osprey Semipalmated Plover Black-billed Cuckoo Blue Grosbeak Burrowing Owl Northern Bobwhite
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Lyon County Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Orange City Maurice
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John Van Dyk letter to Carl Bendorf, June 1 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1991-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Van Dyk to Carl Bendorf containing field reports with detailed sighting information and general description of birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Scarlet Tanager
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Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field report standardization, May 29, 1985, with accompanying field notes
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Weather
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1985-05-29
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N/A
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Letter from John Van Dyk regarding Thomas H. Kent's standardized species report form that he sent to contributors, why Van Dyk did not use the form for his report, and suggested changes to the reporting form. Included with the letter is a field report that discusses the spring weather and lists various bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Sioux Center Sioux County
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Janet G. Greer letter regarding bird sightings, fall 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Weather
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1979-08-01
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1979-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Janet G. Greer regarding the sighting of a Northern Goshawk, includes weather conditions and other documentation. Other observers include Marge Graf and Anne Bohlen.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Greer, Janet
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Northern Goshawk
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Harrison County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather reports for Iowa Bird Life, June 17, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1987-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James P. Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding the plan to no longer compile weather reports for Iowa Bird Life, June 17, 1987. The letter also includes a few interesting bird sightings from around the state. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Anhinga Henslow's Sparrow Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Ames Iowa City Van Buren County Waterloo
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a weather report, July 31, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Weather
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1986-07-31
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N/A
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Letter from James P. Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding his weather report for June and July 1986. The attached weather report notes above average temperatures and precipitation in June, his sighting of a Black-headed Grosbeak and his recent birding trips. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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