Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, summer 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Semipalmated Plover Acadian Flycatcher Ovenbird
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Field notes, photograph, and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Ed Thelen, summer 2002
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Ed Thelen. Also included is a brief letter to James J. Dinsmore from Thelen regarding the enclosed photograph of Cooper's Hawk fledglings in a nest and Dinsmore's retirement. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Thelen, Ed
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Cooper's Hawk Eurasian Collared Dove Common Loon Osprey Pectoral Sandpiper Common Pheasant
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Douglas C. Harr emails to James J. Dinsmore and the IA-BIRD mailing list regarding summer bird sightings, August 1 and August 8, 2000
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Emails from Douglas C. Harr to James J. Dinsmore and the IA-BIRD mailing list regarding summer bird sightings, August 1 and August 8, 2000. Three emails from Harr to Dinsmore discuss the observations of a Spotted Towhee, a Burrowing Owl and a late Osprey nest. The email from Harr to the IA-BIRD mailing list verifies the Burrowing Owl report near Rock Rapids. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Osprey Spotted Towhee Burrowing Owl
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Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Cayler Prairie State Preserve Rock Rapids
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Iowa RBA, June 3-6, 1996
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Nest building Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-06-03
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Iowa RBA update for June 3-6, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Western Grebe, a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches, a male Lazuli Bunting, Mississippi Kites and three Peregrine Falcon chicks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Lazuli Bunting Western Grebe Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Iowa RBA, August 21-22, 1995
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-08-21
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Iowa RBA update for August 21-22, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Piping Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, two Sanderlings and a Reeve (Ruff). Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of twenty-two Buff-breasted Sandpipers and three Ospreys.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-breasted Nuthatch Mourning Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff
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Iowa RBA, August 14-15, 1995
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-08-14
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Iowa RBA update for August 14-15, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a second year Laughing Gull, an immature Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Red Knot, Piping Plover, fifteen American Avocets and an American Golden-Plover .
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Mississippi Kite Blue-winged Teal Red Knot Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Willet Blackburnian Warbler Laughing Gull American Golden Plover
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Moorehead Pioneer Park Union Grove State Park Island View Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area Babcock Access
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Iowa RBA, August 7-10, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-08-07
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Iowa RBA update for August 7-10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Ring-billed Gulls and Forster's Terns.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Yellow-breasted Chat Snowy Egret Forster's Tern Northern Mockingbird Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Clive Goose Lake Lake Red Rock Riverton Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Oak Grove State Park Runnells Overlook Heron Bend Conservation Area Otterville
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Iowa RBA, May 22-24, 1995
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-05-22
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Iowa RBA update for May 22-24, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Glossy Ibis, White-faced Ibis, two nests of Barn Owls, Whimbrel, Common Moorhen and a Red-necked Phalarope.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet White-faced Ibis Alder Flycatcher Western Tanager Barn Owl Common Moorhen Glossy Ibis Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Connecticut Warbler
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Algona Hickory Hill Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Bedford New Lake Blairsburg
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Iowa RBA, May 8-10, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-05-08
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Iowa RBA update for May 8-10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Sandhill Crane, the continued presence of a Laughing Gull, a nesting pair of Bewick's Wrens and two Cattle Egrets. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of nineteen warbler species including a Yellow-breasted Chat and three Cape Mays.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Clay-colored Sparrow Bewick's Wren Cattle Egret Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull
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Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Blue Wing Marsh Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kalona
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, fall 1994
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1994-08-01
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1994-11-30
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. Includes a note claiming an early sighting of a Blackpoll Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-throated Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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Undated letter from Donald Gillaspey to Thomas Kent. Gillaspey describes two young Turkey Vultures leaving their nest and reports that the caretaker at Rose Hill Cemetery saw two wading birds that were likely Whooping Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Whooping Crane Turkey Vulture
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Iowa Birdline update, August 1, 1994
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Ardeidae | Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-08-01
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1994-08-04
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Emails for the Iowa Birdline update for August 1-4, 1994. Highlights of the updates include sightings of Black-headed Gulls and a juvenile Laughing Gull as well as the continued presence of a Pacific Loon. Also of note were the observations of numerous shorebirds, all nine regular species of Herons, 11 young Barn Owls, 100 Great Egrets, and 250 American White Pelicans.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Least Bittern Little Blue Heron American Bittern Barn Owl Mute Swan Common Moorhen American White Pelican Western Kingbird Pacific Loon Western Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Stilt Sandpiper Greater White-fronted Goose Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull Black Tern Great Egret
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Forneys Lake Goose Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rathbun Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park Mini Wakan State Park Casey Barrow Landing Bedford Iowa State Capitol Heron Bend Conservation Area
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Field notes about active Bald Eagle nests contributed by Bruce Ehresman, summer 1992
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Correspondence Field notes Charts (graphic documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1992-06-01
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Field notes about 17 active Bald Eagle nests in eastern Iowa contributed by Bruce Ehresman. The chart includes nest location, nest description, the known number of young, and the known number fledged. Also included is a brief note from Ehresman to James J. Dinsmore about a Barn Owl mating on his property. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl
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Iowa County Allamakee County Homestead Jackson County Jones County New Albin Yellow River State Forest Black Hawk Park Green Island Guttenberg Clayton County Upper Iowa River Pool 9 Mud Hen Lake Harpers Slough Pool 10 Pool 11
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to James Dinsmore regarding bird sightings in Lamoni, IA, 1990
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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Letter from J. Donald Gillaspey to James Dinsmore about bird sightings in the summer of 1990 for the Lamoni, IA area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird House Finch
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Lamoni Riley Township
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John Van Dyk letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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Letter from John Van Dyk to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in northwest Iowa, summer 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Chukar Dickcissel House Finch Osprey Semipalmated Plover Black-billed Cuckoo Blue Grosbeak Burrowing Owl Northern Bobwhite
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Lyon County Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Orange City Maurice
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John Van Dyk letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, fall 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. The field notes include descriptions of several species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Rose-breasted Grosbeak Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Merlin Eastern Phoebe Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ovenbird Lincoln's Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Burrowing Owl American Golden Plover Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Bobwhite
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Sioux Center
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Erik Munson letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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1988-03-01
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Field notes contributed by Erik Munson in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Munson, Erik
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Carolina Wren Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Tennessee Warbler
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Camp Mitigwa
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Maps of Adair County and Ringgold County with Loggerhead Shrike nest locations observed by David DeGeus, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1987-06-01
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Two maps, one of Adair County and one of Ringgold County, indicating the locations of Loggerhead Shrike nests and sightings contributed by David DeGeus. A brief note from DeGeus to James J. Dinsmore regarding other nest locations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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DeGeus, David
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Adair County Ringgold County Adams County Union County
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Letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Falconidae | Falcons
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1986-06-01
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Letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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White-faced Ibis Loggerhead Shrike Wood Thrush Golden Eagle Winter Wren
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve Lakeville Township
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James L. Fuller letter regarding House Finch sightings
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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James L. Fuller letter regarding House Finch sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Fuller, James L
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House Finch
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Two letters sent between Rushton G. Cortelyou and Thomas H. Kent, regarding a Piping Plover sighting, July 1986
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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Rushton G. Cortelyou letter to Thomas Kent, July 10, 1986, regarding a Piping Plover nest at the MidAmerican Energy Settling Ponds near Council Bluffs, IA on May 28, 1986. There is a response from Kent about Piping Plover sightings as well as how Nebraska ornithologists should report Iowa bird sightings dated July 12, 1986.
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Green, Ruth Cortelyou, Rushton G.
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Piping Plover
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Hank Krause letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, spring 1986
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Field notes contributed by Hank Krause in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1986.
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Krause, Hank
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Chestnut-collared Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Blue Grosbeak Tundra Swan
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Field notes and Peter C. Petersen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the fall report and bird sightings, summer 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Societies, etc Birds--Infancy
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a letter to James J. Dinsmore with observers Mary Lou Petersen and Corey Blavins. A detailed list of birds and locations is included with the letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Broad-winged Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Orchard Oriole Purple Finch Hooded Merganser Semipalmated Plover Baird's Sandpiper Caspian Tern Acadian Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Pine Siskin Blackburnian Warbler Black Tern
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Blue Grass Credit Island Davenport Le Claire Pilot Knob State Park Wildcat Den State Park Fairmont Cemetery Walnut Woods State Park Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
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Field report: Iowa
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Field notes by John C. Robinson listing various birds he saw between May 15 and May 20, 1985. The field report includes a brief note to Thomas H. Kent about Robinson having enjoyed being in Iowa again. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Robinson, John C., 1959-
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Least Flycatcher Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Tern Northern Bobwhite
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Clay County Ledges State Park Lee County Story County Boone County
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in May and August 1984
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in May and August 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Broad-winged Hawk Bell's Vireo Piping Plover Sedge Wren Northern Mockingbird Ovenbird Blue Grosbeak
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Stone State Park Louisville Bend Wildlife Area Bronson Sergeant Bluff
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