Field notes contributed by Fred Lesher, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Fred Lesher. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Lesher, Fred
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Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Canvasback Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan Brown Creeper Eastern Screech-Owl
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Allamakee County Lansing Wexford Creek
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Doug Harr letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding IOU observations, July 31, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy Predatory animals Families
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1998-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Doug Harr to Jim Dinsmore dated July 31, 1998. Harr updates Dinsmore on a Red-necked Grebe sighting and discusses his recent travels. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-necked Grebe
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area
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Thomas Kent letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer field reports, July 31, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-07-31
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N/A
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Letter from Thomas Kent to Jim Dinsmore dated July 31, 1998. Kent reports a few sightings for the summer season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Killdeer Lesser White-fronted Goose Greater Yellowlegs Common Loon Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Least Sandpiper
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Lake Macbride State Park
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IOU field reports form, Doug Harr, July 30, 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Doug Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-necked Grebe Short-eared Owl Dickcissel Blue Grosbeak Northern Harrier
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Hawarden Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Lyon County Sioux County
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Steve Dinsmore email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Scott Rolfes sightings, July 29, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Steve Dinsmore to Jim Dinsmore dated July 29, 1998. Steve Dinsmore passes on some summer bird sightings from Scott Rolfes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Osprey
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Big Creek State Park Polk County Saylorville Lake
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William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 28, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-07-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 28, 1998. Norris reports on a few bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Norris, William R.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Bell's Vireo Green Heron
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Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Backbone State Park
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Iowa RBA, July 27, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-07-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for July 27, 1998. Highlights include a Laughing Gull. Includes notes for updates for July 31.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Least Bittern Yellow-breasted Chat Western Grebe Virginia Rail Osprey Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake Silver Lake Lake Meyer County Park Wever
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Notes from Bruce Ehresman, 22 July
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-22
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bruce Ehresman dated July 22, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl Trumpeter Swan Osprey Peregrine Falcon
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Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Des Moines Mason City Muscatine Waterloo Effigy Mounds National Monument Corydon Epworth
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Iowa RBA, July 20, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-07-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for July 20, 1998. Highlights include a Black-headed Gull with Franklin's Gulls. Includes notes for update for July 23.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Least Bittern Bell's Vireo Common Moorhen Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Ruddy Duck Stilt Sandpiper Black-headed Gull Northern Harrier
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Zearing Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Waterfowl Production Area
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Iowa RBA, July 13, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-07-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for July 13, 1998. Highlights include Black-headed Gull, Red-necked Grebe, Mississippi Kite, Worm-eating Warbler, and Prairie Warbler. Includes notes for update for July 15.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Red-necked Grebe Bell's Vireo Ruddy Duck Worm-eating Warbler Egyptian Goose Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane Black-headed Gull
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Ledges State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Peter Lowther email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest, July 13, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 13, 1998. Lowther reports six Eurasian Tree Sparrow eggs on June 28 and four banded baby birds on July 12. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
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Burlington
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Erwin Klaas email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Northern Parula sighting, July 8, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1998-07-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Erwin Klaas to Jim Dinsmore dated July 8, 1998. Klaas reports the sighting of a Northern Parula. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Klaas, Erwin E
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Northern Parula
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Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Iowa RBA, July 6, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-07-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for July 6, 1998. Highlights include Red-necked Grebe, Little Blue Heron, and Prairie Warbler. Includes notes for update for July 8, 1998.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Red-necked Grebe Summer Tanager Yellow-throated Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Sora Prairie Warbler
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Folsom Lake Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Waubonsie State Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 5, 1998. Norris reports on bird sightings in North-East Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Norris, William R.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Towhee Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area Backbone State Park Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Iowa RBA, July 3, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-07-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Hand written notes for the Iowa RBA for July 3, 1998. Highlights include Red-necked Grebe and Worm-eating Warbler.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-necked Grebe Worm-eating Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Red-necked Grebe, June 28, 1998, Mark Proescholdt
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1998-06-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Mark Proescholdt documents the sighting of a Red-necked Grebe on June 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Red-necked Grebe
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Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Summer season, 1998, Fred Lesher
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1998-06-28
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1998-07-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Fred Lesher dated June 28, 1998 and July 22, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lesher, Fred
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Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Tufted Titmouse Brown Creeper Cliff Swallow
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Allamakee County Effigy Mounds National Monument Clayton County
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mockingbird sighting, June 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 25, 1998. Bernstein reports that Sandy Rhodes sighted a pair of Mockingbirds in Iowa County. Included with this email is a second printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 2, 1998. Lowther reports a Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest and eggs north of Burlington. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E. Bernstein, Neil
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird
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Iowa County Burlington
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Iowa RBA, June 22, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa RBA for June 22, 1998. Highlights include Western Kingbird, Upland Sandpiper, and Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Includes notes for updates for June 23 and hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Upland Sandpiper Ring-necked Duck Orchard Oriole Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Lesser Scaup Northern Shoveler
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Cedar Rapids Iowa City North Liberty Delaware County
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Mike Meetz email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting, June 15, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mike Meetz to Jim Dinsmore dated June 15, 1998. Meetz reports sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the Iowa Arboretum. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Meetz, Mike
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Iowa Arboretum
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Iowa RBA, June 15, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa RBA for June 15, 1998. Highlights include Lesser White-fronted Goose, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, King Rail, and Little Blue Heron. Includes notes for updates for June 19.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper Lesser White-fronted Goose Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Northern Pintail Prairie Warbler King Rail
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Rathbun Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Lake MacBride Maynard Reese Area Iowa Arboretum
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Field reports data, spring 1998, June 12, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of bird sightings dated June 12, 1998. This list contains all the sightings that were reported in Iowa for spring 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Iowa
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Spring 1998, documented reports, June 12, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds
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1998-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of documented bird sightings dated June 12, 1998. This list contains the species that were documented in Iowa for spring 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser White-fronted Goose at Lake Macbride, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-06-11
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Lesser White-fronted Goose at Lake Macbride in Johnson County, IA on June 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a color photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fuller, James L
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Lesser White-fronted Goose
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Lake Macbride State Park
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Northeast corner of the south arm of Lake MacBride (Johnson County)
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Thomas H.Kent was submitted later. Other observers include James Huntington and Dick Tetrault. | Elimination of similar species: Greater White-fronted Goose is larger with a larger head and longer bill, and lacks a yellow eye-ring. | The original documentation form event lasted from 05:55:00/06:15:00.
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Documentation of rare bird, Lesser White-fronted Goose, June 11, 1998, Jim Fuller
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1998-06-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Jim Fuller documents the sighting of a Lesser White-fronted Goose on June 11, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Fuller, James L
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Lesser White-fronted Goose Canada Goose
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Lake MacBride
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