Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, June 3, 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-06-03
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N/A
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Spring report of birds found primarily in Pocahontas County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, June 3, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Vesper Sparrow Canvasback American White Pelican Evening Grosbeak Black-crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Laurens Pocahontas Storm Lake Pocahontas County Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Varina Panora
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Jasper and Powesheik counties in 1871
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1871-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for flocks of Brants at Jasper and Powesheik Counties, IA in 1871. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Birds in the American Naturalist 5:169 by H.W. Parker, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Jasper County Poweshiek County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Black Hawk County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Black Hawk County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Morton Peck, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Black Hawk County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, June 1, 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Migration Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1979-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk, June 1, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Least Flycatcher Gray-cheeked Thrush Lapland Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow American White Pelican Swainson's Thrush Wilson's Warbler Northern Bobwhite
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Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Iowa Bird Life reports contributed by Tom Stone and Tom Stone, Jr., June 4, 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Tom Stone and Tom Stone, Jr., June 4, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Stone, Tom, Jr. Stone, Tom
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Red-shouldered Hawk Mississippi Kite Henslow's Sparrow Red-breasted Merganser Yellow Rail Bohemian Waxwing Northern Saw-whet Owl Philadelphia Vireo Worm-eating Warbler American Golden Plover
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Dubuque George Wyth Memorial State Park Hartman Reserve Nature Center Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area New Hampton
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Conrad F. Schlemmer letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, April 22, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Phalacrocoracidae | Cormorants Water birds
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1979-04-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Conrad F. Schlemmer to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, April 22, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Schlemmer, Conrad F.
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American Kestrel Black-and-white Warbler American White Pelican Hooded Merganser
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Lost Island Lake Spencer Ocheyedan Sibley Ocheyedan River
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, spring 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1979-03-01
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1979-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Henslow's Sparrow Yellow Rail Greater Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Nashua New Albin Volga Lake Sweet Marsh Saint Lucas Waucoma
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 30, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in Scott County, Muscatine County, and Clinton County, May 30, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Worm-eating Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Goose Lake Muscatine County Scott County Clinton County
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Ione Getscher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 16, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1979-05-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ione Getscher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 16, 1979. Sightings of Merlin and Glaucous Gull are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Getscher, Ione
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Bald Eagle Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Merlin Glaucous Gull
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Hamburg Riverton Wildlife Management Area Riverton
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Dick Bierman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 28, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Gaviiformes | Loons Rare birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dick Bierman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, May 28, 1979. A rare sighting of a Purple Sandpiper was noted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Cherokee County Okoboji Lake Osceola County Little Sioux River Little Clear Lake Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Powesheik County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1891-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Powesheik County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Poweshiek County Iowa in Ornithologist and Oologist 16:131-134 by C. Kelsey, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Poweshiek County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Boone County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Boone County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Carl Fritz Henning, and referenced by two another publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Boone County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Charles City in 1916
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1916-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Record Committee review for five Brants at Charles City in Floyd County, IA on March 17, 1916. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication 1922-23 by C.L. Fenton seen by John R. Waller, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Charles City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Audubon field notes, fall 1970
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Weather
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1970-08-01
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1970-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes for fall of 1970 were written by Woodward H. Brown. The field notes include bird sightings throughout Iowa, including a report of an Arctic Loon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1970.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Arctic Loon
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Compiled supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, Spring 1970.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Weather
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1970-03-01
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1970-06-14
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of bird sightings including Audubon field notes for spring of 1970, a Woodward H. Brown letter, June 14, 1970, regarding the spring field report and two other letters included here that he was forwarding to Peter C. Petersen. One letter was from R.D. Mooney regarding the rare sighting of a Cattle Egret, June 6, 1970. The other letter was from Ruth Thornton regarding the sighting of a Chuck-will's-widow, April 26, 1970. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1970.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H. Mooney, Richard D., 1905-1997 Thornton, Ruth
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Chuck-will's-widow Cattle Egret
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Des Moines Iowa Polk County Storm Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration at Red Rock Refuge, June 12, 1970
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests
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1970-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Peter C. Petersen asked if it is too late to report spring migration and listed birds sighted at Red Rock Refuge, February 22-May 22. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1970.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Bobolink Summer Tanager Osprey Northern Mockingbird Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Lake Red Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Smith's Longspur survey
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Questionnaires
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A request for participation in a Smith's Longspur survey to search for birds during their spring migration period. Also included is a questionnaire to complete indicating what type of field was surveyed, size and condition of the field, date and time of census, and the number and species of bird seen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Smith's Longspur
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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References for early and late dates of Iowa birds
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Migration Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Migratory birds Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Strigiformes | Owls Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Caprimulgiformes | Nighthawks and Nightjars
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2001-10-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of a spreadsheet dated October 3, 2001. The spreadsheet lists early and late bird sightings organized by species and listing season, date, location, and citation.
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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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Summer 1983 report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of birds sighted by Gordon Brand. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Eared Grebe Canvasback Wilson's Phalarope Lark Sparrow Lesser Scaup Kentucky Warbler
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Sioux Center Hospers
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Audubon field notes, fall 1969
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Weather
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1969-08-01
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1969-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes for fall of 1969 written by Woodward H. Brown. Items underlined were that only one Red-shouldered Hawk was reported, and a late Golden Plover was noted. Asterisks were next to reports that there were large movements of Flickers, and a Nighthawk migration was observed. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1969.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Northern Flicker Red-shouldered Hawk Common Nighthawk American Golden Plover
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Carl J. Bendorf
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-30
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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 Carl Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Bald Eagle Golden-winged Warbler Lark Sparrow Acadian Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Tundra Swan Arctic Loon
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Homestead Johnson County Ledges State Park Lily Pond Cou Falls East Amana
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Fall report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches Weather
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1978-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes titled "fall report" submitted by John Van Dyk. Includes notes on the weather for that period. An annotation highlights a note discussing Sparrow migration. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Swainson's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Orange-crowned Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Sioux Center Sioux County Sheldon
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1978 fall report
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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0198-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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1978 fall report submitted by Janet G. Greer. Document discusses the sightings as well as other information such as population and migrations, of various species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Greer, Janet
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Say's Phoebe Purple Martin Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Merlin Least Tern Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Harrison County Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County Viking Lake Nebraska
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field report
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1978-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report of bird banding and sightings by Genevieve DeLong. An annotation notes that the Sparrow migration for that year was poor. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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DeLong, Genevieve Edna
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Warbling Vireo Eastern Kingbird Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird
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Lamoni
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1968
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1968-03-01
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1968-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the spring of 1968 titled "AFN notes Iowa." It is published in Iowa Bird Life 38: 57-60, 1968. The report is a draft with manual annotations.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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