Walter C. Henderson letter to Walter Rosene regarding a Duck Hawk shot near Ogden, October 21, 1921
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Rare birds Birds--Mortality
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Letter from Walter C. Henderson to Walter Rosene regarding a Duck Hawk shot near Ogden, October 21, 1921. The letter also includes a request from Henderson for further records on the breeding of Duck Hawks in Iowa if Rosene is able to obtain more information.
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Henderson, Walter C.
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Peregrine Falcon
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Ogden
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Chris Reed card to Peter C. Petersen regarding Baltimore Oriole sighting, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Meetings
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1981-01-14
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N/A
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Photocopied card detailing a Baltimore Oriole sighting at Fairport in Muscatine County, IA on January 14, 1981. It is a copy of https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/2323/view.
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Reed, Chris
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Baltimore Oriole
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Fairport
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B.J. Rose letter to Doug Rose regarding Christmas Bird Count sightings, January 16, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1993-01-16
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N/A
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Letter from B. J. Rose to Doug Rose documenting birds seen during the Glenwood Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 1992. Rose gives details for the sighting of a Great-tailed Grackle, a Chipping Sparrow, and four Yellow-rumped Warblers.
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Rose, B.J.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle
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Glenwood Bartlett Bartlett State Wildlife Management Area
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Spring Field Report for I.O.U., J. Donald Gillaspey, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1989-03-01
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1989-05-31
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Field report sent to Steve Dinsmore at IOU for J. Donald Gillaspey. It features a sighting of a Great-tailed Grackle northwest of Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on May 12, 1989.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Upland Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle
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Lamoni
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Iowa Birdline update, December 3-6, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-12-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 3-6, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of an immature male Yellow Grosbeak, a female Merlin, a Harris' Sparrow, and White-winged Scoters. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Carolina Wren and continued presence of 2 first winter Black-legged Kittiwakes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Pied-billed Grebe Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Yellow Grosbeak Dickcissel Common Loon White-winged Scoter American Coot
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Little Wall Lake Booneville Cedar Lake Decatur County Elkhart Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lamoni Laurens Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Fonda Lohrville Osceola
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1967-01-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of distinguishing Eastern and Western Medowlarks in the winter.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings and reports, January 7, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Fringillidae | Finches
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1967-01-07
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N/A
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings and reports for the year of 1966 sent on January 7, 1967. It features a discussion of identifying Eastern and Western Meadowlarks.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Boreal Chickadee Eastern Meadowlark Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Western Meadowlark
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Dubuque Iowa
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Fred Lesher letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings, June 26, 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Camping
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1965-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter by Fred Lesher regarding various bird sightings, personal matters, and banding Henslow's Sparrows near Decorah.
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Lesher, Fred
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Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Savannah Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1966-08-01
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1967-01-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of Savannah Sparrows.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Jim Matthews letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, July 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Rare birds
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1986-06-19
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1986-07-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and photographic map describing Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, IA for June and July, 1986 from Jim Matthews to Jim Dinsmore. It includes descriptions of a raptor sighting and bird sightings in general.
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Matthews, James L.
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lyon County
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Female Summer Tanager - South edge of Mason City May 4+5, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1989-05-04
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1989-05-05
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report of a Summer Tanager at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 4 and 5, 1989 by Curt Nelson. It includes a note to Steve Dinsmore asking if an official documentation form was needed for the sighting.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Summer Tanager
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Mason City
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Albert K. Fisher letter to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1925-07-27
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N/A
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Letter from Albert K. Fisher to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925. Fisher provides details on the occurrence of Arkansas Kingbird and the American Woodcock observations in the state of Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Walter Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10051/view
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Fisher, Albert K., 1856-1948
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Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ogden Spirit Lake Wall Lake
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Brad Bolduan letter to Thomas Kent regarding notable bird sightings including the Snowy Owl, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Laniidae | Shrikes
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1994-03-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Brad Bolduan to Thomas Kent and the IOU about notable bird sightings featuring the Snowy Owl. The owl was seen in Emmet County, IA on March 17, 1994.
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Bolduan, Brad
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Snowy Owl Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike
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Emmet County Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area Goose Lake State Game Management Area
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Dorothy Wilcox regarding Golden-crowned Sparrow photographs, July 11, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1995-07-11
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N/A
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Letter from Jim Dinsmore to Dorothy Wilcox dated July 11, 1995. Dinsmore thanks Wilcox for the photographs she took of Golden-crowned Sparrows and says he will forward them to Tom Kent for inclusion in Iowa Ornithologists' Union records. Included with this document is the letter from Wilcox to Dinsmore dated June 26, 1995 reporting the sighting of a Golden-crowned Sparrow at her feeder along with a White-throated Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow
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Little Wall Lake
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John Bath letter to Thomas Kent regarding an Ovenbird sighting and birding in general, unknown date
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Letter from John Bath to Thomas Kent about seeing an Ovenbird in Ames from December 10 to January 10, unknown year. Bath also discusses other birds he'd recently seen.
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Bath, John
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal Purple Finch House Finch Ovenbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker
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Ames
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Breeding Evidence Observations, Bob Cecil, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1985-06-20
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1985-07-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes about Worm-eating Warbler breeding habits at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA from June 20 to July 16, 1985. This document is related a letter and field notes by Bob Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3902/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Field report for Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake, Carolyn Fischer, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1995-11-04
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1995-12-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report for a Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 4, 1995. The report is accompanied by a letter from Carolyn Fischer to Thomas Kent on December 13, 1995, that mentions a flock of Lapland Longspurs.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Black-and-white Warbler Lapland Longspur
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Clear Lake
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Field notes contributed by Carol A. Alexander, winter 1992-1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather
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1992-12-01
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1993-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Carol A. Alexander with Richard M. Alexander for the Winter of 1992-1993. It features a Black-and-White Warbler at Lansom Woods in Jefferson County, IA on February 17, 1993, and includes a note from Ross Silcock to Thomas Kent.
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Alexander, Carol Ann
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Black-and-white Warbler Carolina Wren House Finch American Robin
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Fairfield Lamson Woods State Preserve
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Virginia Crocker letter to Gladys Black regarding the sighting of a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake, November 21, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1981-11-20
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1981-11-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation letter for a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake in Buena Vista County, IA on November 20, 1981.
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Crocker, Virginia R.
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Varied Thrush
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Storm Lake
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Bill Ohde letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding a Berwick's Wren, March 20, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Ohde to Jim Dinsmore documenting a Bewick's Wren seen north of Wapello in Louisa County, IA during late June and July, 1983.
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Ohde, Bill
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Bewick's Wren
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Wapello
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John letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and owl slides, March 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds Strigiformes | Owls
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1965-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and slides of owls. It features a sighting of twenty Purple Martins on the 20th of March near Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, IA.
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Iowa Oskaloosa
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Beth Proescholdt letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding a Northern Shrike sighting, December 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1984-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Beth Proescholdt to Michael C. Newlon adding a Northern Shrike sighting to the fall report on December 1, 1984. The shrike was seen on November 30 in northern Marshall County, IA.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Northern Shrike
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Marshall County
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Ross Silcock memo to Thomas Kent regarding Eastern Phoebe sighting, Winter 1986-87
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds Rare birds
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1986-12-01
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1987-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Memo from Ross Silcock to Thomas Kent. Silcock thanks Kent for slides for an upcoming presentation, updates Kent about the correct location of an Eastern Phoebe sighting and progress on the Winter 1986-1987 winter report, and mentions the sighting of five Western Grebes.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Western Grebe Eastern Phoebe
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Glenwood Lake Manawa State Park
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Joel Dunnette letter to Dean Roosa regarding a Short-eared Owl sighting, July 16, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Rare birds
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1981-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Joel Dunnette to Dean Roosa and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union about Short-eared Owls sighting sent on July 16, 1981. The owls and their nest were discovered by Jon Van Loon at Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area in Howard County, IA on May 16, 1981, and seen by Dunnette on June 2, 1981.
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Dunnette, Joel Van Loon, Jon
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Short-eared Owl
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area
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