Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, Fall 1980
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching
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1980-08-01
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1980-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the Fall of 1980 titled "Field Reports, Fall 1980." A list of birds and locations compiled by Thomas H. Kent, Field Reports Editor. This report notes what may be the first tangible evidence of a Brant in Iowa, the first verified sighting of a Curve-billed Thrasher, and announces the retirement of Vernon Kleen after ten years as Regional Editor of the Middlewestern Prairie Region.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Brant Curve-billed Thrasher
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Iowa Solon DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa, fall 1999, documented records
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Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1999-12-12
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N/A
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A list of documented bird sightings dated December 12, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Black-headed Grosbeak Eurasian Collared Dove Brown Pelican Arctic Tern Black-billed Magpie Lesser Goldfinch Green-winged Teal Black-headed Gull
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Ankeny Hitchcock Nature Area Rockford Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Woodpecker Marsh Pool 9 Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted by himself and others, November 19, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Bibliography
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1980-11-19
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent. Jim Dinsmore provides a summary of birds, locations and dates that he and others have sighted, and includes a citation for a bibliography he mentioned. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rough-legged Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Horned Grebe Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Brant Western Grebe Cattle Egret Barn Swallow
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Little Wall Lake Clear Lake Rathbun Lake Story County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Goose Lake Onawa Lucas Kelley Colyn Wildlife Management Area
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Annotated bird sighting list, Fall 1980 compiled by Raymond L. Cummins
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching
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1980-11-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated bird sighting list for Fall from Raymond L. Cummins, dated November 26, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Eared Grebe Surf Scoter Osprey Tundra Swan
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Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Lizard Lake Rush Lake Lake Panorama
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Bill Clark letter to Thomas Kent regarding additional details about his bird sightings in Iowa, October 23, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1980-10-23
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Bill Clark follows up his previous letter from September 15, 1980 by providing additional details of his bird sightings at Union Slough, along with new sightings from Ledges State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Clark, Bill
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Broad-winged Hawk Great Crested Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Ledges State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Bill Clark letter to the Union Slough Refuge Manager regarding an early sighting of a Red-breasted Nuthatch, September 15, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Wildlife managers
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1980-09-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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In this letter forwarded to Thomas Kent from the Refuge Manager, Bill Clark reports an early sighting of a Red-breasted Nuthatch along with other birds sighted at Union Slough. A copy of this report was also sent to Vernon Kleen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Clark, Bill
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Tanya Bray letter to Thomas Kent regarding clarifications to her previous letter, December 4, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1980-12-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Tanya Bray clarifies that in the bird sighting list sent with her letter dated November 30, 1980 it was Andy Saunders who reported seeing the Sandhill Cranes and that Cass and Mills refer to counties. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Bray, Tanya
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Sandhill Crane
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Tanya Bray letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds seen around the DeSoto Bend area, November 30, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1980-11-30
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Tanya Bray letter to Thomas Kent contains an annotated list of birds seen around DeSoto Bend and other areas of western Iowa during the fall of 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Bray, Tanya
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Purple Finch Snow Goose Green-winged Teal Sandhill Crane Mallard
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Mills County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Omaha
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Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record, Dick Bierman, October 3, 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1980-10-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Dick Bierman documents the sighting of a Merlin in Cherokee County. He previously documented a Merlin sighting in the Fall of 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Bierman, Dick
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Merlin
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Spring Township
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Dick Bierman letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field report for 1980, December 3, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1980-12-03
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Dick Bierman letter to Thomas Kent contains a list of birds seen mostly around the Cherokee area during the fall of 1980 and recommends which birds should be reported with a documentation form. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Bierman, Dick
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Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Horned Grebe Eastern Bluebird Chimney Swift American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Merlin Osprey Stilt Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Cliff Swallow
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Cherokee County Cherokee Battle Creek
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Field notes contributed by Gladys Black, November 21 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Migratory birds Turdidae | Thrushes
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1980-11-21
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Field notes contributed by Gladys Black listing birds seen around the Red Rock area during the fall of 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1980.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Evening Grosbeak Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Pine Siskin Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull Great Egret
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville Knoxville
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Dennis Henrickson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Bonaparte's Gull sightings, December 8, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Country life
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1980-12-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Dennis Henrickson writes to Thomas Kent in order to report seeing a few Bonaparte's Gulls flying around during October and November, and also mentions an immature Short-eared Owl residing on his farm. He jokingly wonders how many farmers take bird watching seriously. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Henrickson, Dennis
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Short-eared Owl Bonaparte's Gull
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Estherville
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Terry Cox letter to Thomas Kent regarding Golden Plover sighting, December 14, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1980-12-14
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A letter sent from Terry Cox to Thomas Kent in order to clarify the date that two Golden Plover were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Cox, Terry
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American Golden Plover
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Sugar Bottom Campground
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Rich DeCoster letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 5, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-06-05
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Letter from Rich DeCoster to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 5, 1978. A note regarding the sighting of a Yellow Rail at Cone Marsh is underlined. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Broad-winged Hawk American Bittern Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Clay-colored Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Yellow Rail Eastern Phoebe Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Turnstone Philadelphia Vireo Pine Siskin Northern Shoveler Gadwall Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Palisades-Kepler State Park
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Hank Zaletel letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, April 15, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-04-15
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Letter from Hank Zaletel regarding bird sightings to Nicholas S. Halmi, April 15, 1978. The observers were Hank Zaletel and Linda Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Cattle Egret
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Little Wall Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Hank Zaletel letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, March 18, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-03-18
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Letter from Hank Zaletel regarding bird sightings to Nicholas S. Halmi, March 18, 1978. The observers were Hank Zaletel, Linda Zaletel, and Marilyn Smith Glasson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Rough-legged Hawk Northern Saw-whet Owl Fox Sparrow Canada Goose
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Little Wall Lake Ledges State Park Randall Shipley
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1978.
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Varied Thrush Yellow Rail Cattle Egret Winter Wren Gadwall Prairie Warbler
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Amana Cedar Falls Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa Story County Wildcat Den State Park
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1978.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo Cinnamon Teal Common Loon Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl
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Cedar Lake Chickasaw County Forneys Lake Mills County Sweet Marsh Saint Lucas Pocahontas County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Weather
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the spring of 1978. The report is a draft with numerous manual annotations.
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Field reports
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring field report submitted by James C. Bednarz. Noteworthy sightings have been underlined in red . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Bednarz, James C. (James Cary)
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cattle Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey
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Allamakee County Benton County Wexford Creek Dubuque County Mann Wilderness Area
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Spring report
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes titled "spring report," submitted by Dick Bierman, May 23, 1978. The opening paragraph suggests that these sightings were made in North-West Iowa and were done in cooperation with Marion M. Brewer, who submitted a separate report. An annotation next to a note mentioning the sighting of a White-eyed Vireo at Cherokee reads "extends margins of range." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Vesper Sparrow American White Pelican Common Redpoll Wilson's Phalarope Bohemian Waxwing Stilt Sandpiper
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Lake Park Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area Osceola County Rush Lake Storm Lake Trumbull Lake Cherokee
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Bird report, January 2 to May 23, 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-05-23
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Field report titled "Bird report, January 2 to May 23, 1978," submitted by Marion M. Brewer, May 23, 1978. Notes underlined mention the sightings of 56 Eared Grebes at Storm Lake and an large number of Black Terns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Eared Grebe Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak Short-eared Owl Red-breasted Merganser Wilson's Phalarope Hoary Redpoll Hudsonian Godwit Great Crested Flycatcher Black Tern
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Peterson Storm Lake Cherokee Quimby
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1978 spring migration, Red Rock Area and Pleasantville Township
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report of bird sightings titled "1978 spring migration, Red Rock Area and Pleasantville Township," submitted by Gladys Black. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Bobolink Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Eastern Kingbird Orchard Oriole Common Redpoll Cattle Egret Eastern Phoebe White-crowned Sparrow Dickcissel Pine Siskin Snow Goose Canada Goose Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Red Rock Wildlife Area
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Field report regarding sighting of Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Field report regarding the sighting of a Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Dubuque on April 15, 1978, submitted by George E. Crossley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Crossley, George E.
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Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
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Dubuque
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Bird watching Birds--Research Hirundinidae | Swallows Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Field report of bird sightings submitted by Raymond L. Cummins. Notes underlined mention the sightings of a Double-crested Cormorant at Lizard Lake as well as a Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, and Stilt Sandpiper at Little Clear Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Bobolink Chimney Swift Wilson's Phalarope Marsh Wren Redhead Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Common Merganser Northern Bobwhite
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Little Clear Lake Park Lizard Lake Redfield
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