Ken Herring memo to James J. Dinsmore regarding shorebird sightings, July 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1984-07-27
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N/A
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Ken Herring memo to James J. Dinsmore was regarding shorebird sightings, July 27, 1984. Pectoral Sandpipers, Solitary Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Killdeers were seen at Meadow Lake WMA and Bays Branch WMA in July 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Herring, Ken
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Killdeer Semipalmated Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Meadow Lake State Public Hunting Area
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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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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Michael Overton, October 19, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Water levels
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1998-10-19
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N/A
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Michael Overton. Also included is a letter from Overton to Thomas H. Kent regarding the early submission date of the fall bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Overton, Michael D.
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Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Yellow Rail Western Sandpiper Le Conte's Sparrow Sanderling White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Philadelphia Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Blackburnian Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Nashville Warbler
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Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Snake Creek State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer, December 1, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Fall report of birds and location contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. Also included is a letter from Fischer to Thomas H. Kent regarding the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee's acceptance of the Sprague's Pipit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Little Blue Heron Sprague's Pipit Carolina Wren Greater Yellowlegs Purple Finch Swainson's Thrush
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Mason City Sunset Lake West Park
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Martha Waterman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Owls--Behavior
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1996-02-16
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Letter from Martha Waterman to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996. The letter includes a hand-drawn map showing the location of the sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1995-1996 but was filed with spring 1996 documentation.
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Waterman, Martha
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Great Gray Owl
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Finchford
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Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Weather
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1993-08-01
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N/A
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Green-backed Heron Ring-billed Gull Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Snow Goose Yellow-throated Vireo Great Blue Heron American Golden Plover Great Egret
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Des Moines Jester Park Johnston Saylorville Lake Moeckley Prairie
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding field note, June 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1985-06-29
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Robert I. Cecil in a letter to Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985. This item is related to field notes by Robert I. Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8911/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Yellow-breasted Chat Orchard Oriole Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blue Grosbeak Kentucky Warbler
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes contributed by Doug Reeves, May 30, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1985-05-30
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Doug Reeves in a memo to Jim Dinsmore. A memo contributed by Bob Dolan to Doug Reeves regarding a Barn Owl Sighting on May 10, 1985 is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Reeves, Doug Dolan, Bob
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Broad-winged Hawk Summer Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Barn Owl Great Crested Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager
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Monona County Dolliver Memorial State Park
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding Broad-winged Hawk sighting, fall 1986
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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Gillaspey writes about a report of Broad-winged Hawks at Little River Lake. He includes a clipping of the report printed in the Lamoni Chronicle on October 16, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Little River Recreation Area
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Jan Schamel letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Sedge Wren sighting, July 13, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1986-07-13
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N/A
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Jan Schamel reports her sighting of a Sedge Wren in a letter to James L. Dinsmore. Included with the letter is a newspaper clipping from the Fort Dodge Messenger detailing the bird sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Schamel, Jan
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Sedge Wren
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Badger Lake
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Jan Schamel regarding a Sedge Wren sighting, July 17, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1986-07-17
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N/A
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James J. Dinsmore acknowledges Jan Schamel's report on the sighting of a Sedge Wren. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Sedge Wren
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Badger Lake
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Water birds Weather
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984. Included was a cover letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather, abundant water-living birds, and March kills of birds, August 2, 1984. Nestings of Least Terns and Piping Plovers at the IPL ponds were described in detail with seven other observers, and many herons were seen near the Missouri River in Fremont County. Counts of House Sparrows were shown to decrease as livestock operations decreased, 1978-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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House Sparrow Least Tern Piping Plover Great Blue Heron
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Fremont County Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Field notes were contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984, along with an undated cover letter to James J. Dinsmore and extra information on weather and habitat conditions. Seven species were sighted in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park and Van Buren County, with notes on songs and appearance of some. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Alder Flycatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Hermit Thrush Kentucky Warbler
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County
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Breeding Bird Atlas block map for Princeton Township, May 26, 1989
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-05-26
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N/A
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Breeding Bird Atlas block map is a topographic map covering Princeton Township in Scott County, Iowa. Included with the map is a note from James L. Dinsmore to Carol A. Thompson regarding atlas block boundaries, May 26, 1989.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Scott County Princeton
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Tanya Bray letter and field report to Thomas H. Kent, November 29, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1982-11-29
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N/A
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Field report was contributed by Tanya Bray and other observers in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Bray, Tanya
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Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Red-necked Phalarope Ruff
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Forneys Lake Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Lewis and Clark State Park
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Bob Barratt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-12-01
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N/A
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Bird sightings contributed by Bob Barratt in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Barratt, Bob
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Killdeer Common Moorhen Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Snow Goose Great Blue Heron
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Peter E. Lowther letter to Lawrence Cantera regarding a report of three breeding bird censuses, July 29, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1982-07-29
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N/A
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A letter and breeding bird population report of three prairie habitats in Northwestern Iowa were contributed by Peter E. Lowther in a letter to Lawrence Cantera. Census visits were conducted in June. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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Willow Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Henslow's Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Dickcissel Sedge Wren
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Cayler Prairie State Preserve Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve
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Margaret Brooke letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, May 14, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1982-05-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Margaret Brooke in a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings of a Red Crossbill and Yellow-throated Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Brooke, Margaret
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Yellow-throated Warbler Swainson's Thrush Red Crossbill
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Ledges State Park Greenwood Park Walnut Woods State Park
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Paul Bedell letter to Tanya Bray regarding field notes, May 22, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1982-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Paul Bedell in a letter to Tanya Bray regarding the sighting of a Snowy Egret at Lake Manawa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Bedell, Paul
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Snowy Egret
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Lake Manawa
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore with a letter and verifying documentation, fall 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-08-01
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1981-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore and other observers. A letter from Richard Sojda to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of a Least Tern and verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Prairie Falcon contributed by Erwin E. Klaas are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Dinsmore, James J. Klaas, Erwin E Sojda, Richard
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Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon Pied-billed Grebe Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Least Tern Common Loon
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Little Wall Lake Ames Clear Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge California Bend State Wildlife Refuge
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Dorothy Franek letter to Frances Braley regarding her activities with birds, January 17, 1969
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification
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1969-01-17
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Letter from Dorothy Franek to Frances Braley, dated January 17, 1969, discussed birds identified on her property in Grant Township, Montgomery County, near Red Oak, Iowa, bird feeders created, and the need for help in identifying some birds and banding some in the spring. Included were lists of the birds seen and a description of the location including a map of the acreage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1968-1969.
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Franek, Dorothy
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Grant Township
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Hank Zaletel regarding an upcoming field trip
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Hank Zaletel about an upcoming three day field trip to Prairie Rose State Park for the breeding bird atlas project. Participants in the field trip will survey several atlas blocks near the park.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Prairie Rose State Park
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Southwest Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Newsletter (SWIBBAN)
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Correspondence
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Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-01-01
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1988-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The southwest Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Newsletter (SWIBBAN) is compiled by Barbara L. Wilson of Hastings, Iowa and outlines the scope of the Breeding Bird Atlas project. The newsletter includes meeting minutes, a map of southwest Iowa atlas block work in progress, and the Department of Natural Resources block priority list.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Warbling Vireo
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Wilson Island State Park Hastings
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to the Breeding Bird Atlas Committee regarding priority block coverage, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to the Breeding Bird Atlas committee regarding completing priority blocks for the atlas project. The letter includes a plan to recruit state of Iowa personnel to help accomplish the work.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding additional funding for the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding federal money received to help with the Breeding Bird Atlas Project for 1989. In the letter, Laura Spess Jackson asks Carol A. Thompson if she is interested in completing four blocks for the project.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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