Gladys Black's 1978 Red Rock Fall Migration and letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, October 7, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1978-10-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Gladys Black's field report titled "1978 Red Rock Fall Migration" and letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the reporting of rare bird sightings by volunteers, October 7, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Black, Gladys
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Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Western Grebe Merlin Golden Eagle
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Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Greenfield Carlisle
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Guidelines for documentation of Iowa bird records
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Instructional materials
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-09-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Guidelines established by the records committee of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union for the documentation of Iowa bird records. These guidelines were defined at a meeting held September, 20, 1980.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Wit and humor
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1986-11-02
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1986-12-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Haldy describes observing a late pair of barn swallows take over an American Robin nest. Haldy eventually found the pair dead in early December. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Haldy, Lanny
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Barn Swallow
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Amana
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Notes on species not completely documented
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birdsongs Water birds
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1981-01-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Hand written notes detailing birds sighted by multiple people in multiple locations compiled by Peter C. Peterson. The field notes include a note from Peter C. Petersen to Ross W. Silcock regarding observations of owls and of birds along the Mississippi River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Pertsen, Peter C.
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Double-crested Cormorant Field Sparrow Monk Parakeet Bohemian Waxwing Hermit Thrush Wild Turkey
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Bellevue Clinton Davenport Keokuk Lock and Dam 15 Muscatine Waterloo Illinois Princeton Camanche
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6
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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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Hairy Woodpecker logs, Woodward Hart Brown, 1950-1977
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Field notes Research notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1950-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten counts of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around the United States from 1950 to 1977.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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2
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Birdwatching notes compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, 1946-1980
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1946-02-10
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1980-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten notes listing birds sighted by Woodward Hart Brown from 1946 to 1980.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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9
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Hank Zaletel letter to Thomas Kent regarding editorial comments to field reports, November 26, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1980-11-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Hank Zaletel letter discusses grouping birds into lists of rare, uncommon, and common and the reporting guidelines for each group. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Wood Thrush Water Pipit Tufted Titmouse Yellow Warbler
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5
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, fall 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Threskiornithidae | Ibises Fowling
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Hansen lists various birds sighted by himself and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern American Bittern King Eider Cattle Egret Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk
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Clear Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Eagle Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Mallard Marsh Swamp
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Heronry reconnaissance, Mississippi River, April 17, 1984
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1984-04-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Heronry reconnaissance, Mississippi River, April 17, 1984, reported numbers of nests seen there for Great Blue Herons between Skunk Slough, Iowa, and Eagle Point, Iowa. The most nests were at Running Slough. Other birds sighted were Double-crested Cormorants and Great Egrets, although there was a handwritten note "Trip a bit early for Egrets to be incubating." The survey was flown by nongame biologist David Newhouse with two wildlife biologists, Bill Aspelmeier and Bill Ohde, and a pilot, Darryl Miller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Mississippi River, Iowa Running Slough Eagle Point Skunk Slough
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Hickory Hill Observations, August 29, 1976
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-08-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Hickory Hill bird sightings list, August 29, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Blue-headed Vireo Olive-sided Flycatcher Connecticut Warbler Canada Warbler
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Hickory Hill Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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Hunting journals and records: quail studies and trips
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Diaries Surveys (documents) Tables (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Research Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Fowling
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1955-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Hunting journals and records compiled by Frederic Leopold. The handwritten journals cover the years 1955-1977 and give detailed information on Leopold's quail studies and numerous trips.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Crystal Lake Oquawka Farmington Garner
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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7
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IA field reports
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Field notes
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Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Huser lists birds sighted by himself and Jerry Probst in Sioux City and at New Lake in Woodbury County, including a variety of warblers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Huser, Bill F.
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American Avocet Black-and-white Warbler Purple Finch Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson's Warbler Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Winter Wren Nashville Warbler Pine Warbler
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Stone State Park Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park Floyd Cemetery
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding an update to her spring report, June 3, 1985
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification
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1985-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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In her letter Wilson notes that she did not document late sightings of a Herring Gull and 18 Caspian Terns and describes the appearance of the terns. This document is related to field notes submitted by Barbara L. Wilson: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3025/view . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Herring Gull Caspian Tern
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Barb L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding weather and bird migration, June 2, 1985, with accompanying field notes
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather Birdhouses
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1985-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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In her letter, Wilson discusses the spring weather and bird migrations. The field notes list bird sightings by Wilson and others in southwest Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Marbled Godwit Eastern Bluebird Acadian Flycatcher
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Forneys Lake Mills County Pony Creek Park Cold Springs State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1985
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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In his field notes, Cummins lists various bird sighted in southern, predominately around Lake Rathbun, and notes a low warbler migration. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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American Avocet Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Summer Tanager Golden-winged Warbler Ross' Goose Willet White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Common Tern
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Rathbun Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sharon Bluffs State Park Rathbun State Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form, contributed by Stephen Dinsmore, spring 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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In his field notes, Dinsmore lists birds sightings by himself and others in central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Northern Shrike King Rail
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Little Wall Lake Ames Big Creek State Park Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Polk County Saylorville Lake Story County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Cooper Prairie Marsh
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Hank Zaletel letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding poor spring migration, June 3, 1985, with accompanying field notes
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1985-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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In his letter, Zaletel describes the spring migration as the worst since he moved back to Iowa in 1978. The field notes list various bird sightings, primarily at Hendrickson Marsh, including a Snowy Egret. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Snowy Egret
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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N/A
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field reports, May 26, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Included with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others in areas mainly around central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Brown Pelican
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Nevada Ruthven
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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John Robinson letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring bird list, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Included with the letter is a list of birds sighted by John Robinson and a form documenting the sighting of a Louisiana Waterthrush in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Robinson, John C., 1959-
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Little Wall Lake Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring sightings, spring 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1981-03-01
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1981-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Included with the letter is an annotated list of birds sighted and forms documenting the sighting of a Greater Scaup at the IPL Settling Ponds and Lake Manawa, and a Marbled Godwit and Ruddy Turnstone at Willow Slough. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Marbled Godwit Greater Scaup Ruddy Turnstone
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Folsom Lake Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Manti Memorial Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Taylor Lakes
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas checklist form
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Checklists Instructional materials
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Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Environmental monitoring
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1987-01-01
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1987-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Instructional materials and reporting forms for participants in the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas project.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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24
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Invitation to Fall Birding Festival in Lansing, Iowa, November 7-9, 2003
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Printed ephemera Fliers (printed matter)
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Bird watching Birds--Conservation Wildlife-related recreation
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2003-11-07
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2003-11-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Invitation to the second annual Rivers and Bluffs Fall Birding Festival held November 7, 8 & 9 2003. Headquarters for the festival is in Lansing, Iowa. Includes field trips, live Bald Eagle program and other social activities.
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Iowa Lansing
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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Ione Getscher letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted, November 17, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Phalacrocoracidae | Cormorants Weather Pelecanidae | Pelicans
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1980-11-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Ione Getscher letter includes a list of birds and dates sighted. She also mentions recent weather conditions, some news articles, and her recent vacation spent birding in Massachusetts, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Getscher, Ione
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Snow Goose
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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