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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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 Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1984
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Migration Weather
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1984. Other observers were Tanya Bray, W. Ross Silcock and Carl Priebe. Of dozens of species reported, four were documented. Included were three letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding weather, migration, and fish kills, one letter dated May 26, 1984, and two dated May 31, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Bald Eagle Marbled Godwit Barrow's Goldeneye Savannah Sparrow Long-tailed Duck
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Forneys Lake Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Field notes and a letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1982
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Hirundinidae | Swallows Weather
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1982-03-01
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1982-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson and include a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-tailed Hawk Alder Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Grasshopper Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Blackpoll Warbler Northern Shrike
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Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Babs Padelford letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, December 4, 1982
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1982-12-04
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Babs Padelford in letters to Thomas H. Kent on December 4, 1982 and December 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Padelford, Babs
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Bell's Vireo Sora
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Forneys Lake Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Pisgah
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Babs Padelford letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, June 3, 1982
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns
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1982-06-03
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Babs Padelford in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Padelford, Babs
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Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Short-eared Owl Lark Sparrow Piping Plover Hudsonian Godwit Canada Goose
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Ames Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Glenwood Hitchcock Nature Area Lake Manawa Larson Marsh
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Field notes contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, May 24, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-24
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, May 24, 1984. Notable sightings include: Sandhill Crane in Indianola, Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie and Brewer's Blackbird at S.P. Other observers were Tanya Bray and Sandra Kovanda. A cover letter from Babs Padelford to Thomas H. Kent discussed a Rock Wren at Stone Park, the Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie, and a Moorhen at Forneys Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Brewer's Blackbird Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Rock Wren Sandhill Crane
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Forneys Lake Indianola Stone State Park Waubonsie State Park
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Field notes contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, March 2, 1984
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Field notes
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Bird watching Water birds
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1984-03-02
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, March 2, 1984. Various water birds were seen at the Settling Pond. Canvasbacks and Bald Eagles were seen at Forneys Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Bald Eagle Canvasback
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Forneys Lake
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Field notes contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, June-July 1984
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Field notes were contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, June-July 1984, with two other observers. Of 28 species sighted, Piping Plovers in Pottawattamie County had young and a Mockingbird had a nest near Sidney. A Yellow-breasted Chat was heard singing and the characteristics of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper were observed in detail in Fremont County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Yellow-breasted Chat Piping Plover Northern Mockingbird Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Fremont County Pottawattamie County Sidney
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Ann Mccartan Sernett letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, May 26, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1982-05-26
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Ann Mccartan Sernett in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Sernett, Ann Mccartan
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Laurens Rush Lake
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Field notes contributed by Alex Thiermann, summer 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Field notes were contributed by Alex Thiermann, summer 1984. He sighted four species at Anderson (Goose) Lake in Hamilton County. Some were pairs that nested. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Thiermann, Alex
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Least Bittern Pied-billed Grebe Ring-necked Duck Common Moorhen
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Anderson Goose Lake
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Winter birds which might be of interest, December 1, 1977 to February 9, 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1977-12-01
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1978-02-28
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Field notes titled "Winter birds which might be of interest," December 1, 1977 to February 9, 1978, " submitted by Thomas H. Kent to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Carolina Wren Pine Grosbeak Hoary Redpoll Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike
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Marion Coralville Dam
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Spring report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-23
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N/A
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Field notes titled "spring report," submitted by Dick Bierman, May 23, 1978. The opening paragraph suggests that these sightings were made in North-West Iowa and were done in cooperation with Marion M. Brewer, who submitted a separate report. An annotation next to a note mentioning the sighting of a White-eyed Vireo at Cherokee reads "extends margins of range." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Vesper Sparrow American White Pelican Common Redpoll Wilson's Phalarope Bohemian Waxwing Stilt Sandpiper
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Lake Park Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area Osceola County Rush Lake Storm Lake Trumbull Lake Cherokee
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Report, February to May 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Phalacrocoracidae | Cormorants
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Field notes titled "Report, February to May 1978" submitted by Michael C. Newlon. Notes underlined mention sightings of an Eared Grebe at Amana, as well as a Cormoran, a Oldsquaw (now known as a Long-Tailed Duck), and Yellow Rail at Cone Marsh State Wildlife Management Area. Notes regarding the sightings of Hoarys and Siskins are also marked. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Eared Grebe Clay-colored Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Le Conte's Sparrow
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Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Interesting records, summer of 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-07-31
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Field notes titled "Interesting records, summer of 1978," submitted by Barbara L. Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Least Bittern Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Red-breasted Merganser Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Redhead Hooded Merganser Willet Yellow-rumped Warbler Gadwall Yellow Warbler Black Tern
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Mills County Pottawattamie County Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Fall report
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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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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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Field notes for Red Rock Refuge, Marion County Iowa, summer, 1979
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1979-06-01
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Field notes reported by Gladys Black from the Red Rock Refuge, summer, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Black, Gladys
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Lake Red Rock
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 21, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Turdidae | Thrushes
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1977-01-21
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N/A
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Field notes regarding bird sightings were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk Snowy Owl Pileated Woodpecker Spotted Towhee Wild Turkey Northern Shrike
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Iowa City Mason City Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Seymour Shellsburg
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Field notes contributed by Curt Nelson, winter 1981-1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1981-12-01
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1982-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes regarding a Snowy Owl sighting were contributed by Curt Nelson and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Snowy Owl
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Cerro Gordo County
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Field notes for spring season 1971
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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Field notes of birds sighted in Iowa during the spring of 1971 was compiled by Woodward H. Brown. It was preceded by his June 1, 1971 cover letter to Vernon Kleen saying "Here is the info for Field Notes," and reporting other people who may provide information. Some parts are underlined in blue, but these bird names were circled or starred: Cattle Egret, Broad-winged Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Osprey, Worm-eating Warbler, and Black-throated Blue Warbler. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1971. Locations for sightings reported here can be found in https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/1715/view.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Cattle Egret Osprey Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler
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Iowa
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Spring observations, 1978, Northwest Iowa
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Field notes of bird sightings titled "spring observations, 1978, Northwest Iowa," submitted by Tom Nigus. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Nigus, Thomas A.
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron American Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Black Tern
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Ingham Lake Virgin Lake
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Field reports form, contributed by Robert Cecil, fall 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Field notes of bird sightings by Cecil and others, primarily in southeastern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Thayer's Gull Bewick's Wren Lesser Black-backed Gull Peregrine Falcon Cape May Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Allamakee County George Wyth Memorial State Park Henry County Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Field notes listing bird sightings in Cherokee County, mostly within 2 miles of the Little Sioux River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Bierman, Dick
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Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird Chimney Swift Bohemian Waxwing Tree Swallow Pine Siskin
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Cherokee County Little Sioux River
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Field notes for summer season 1971
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Bird watching Vireonidae | Vireos
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes from Woodward H. Brown compiled information on birds observed in Iowa during summer season 1971. Some parts were marked in red, and these bird names were circled in red: White Pelican, Pintail, Least Tern, Chuck-Will's Widow, and Summer Tanager. It was preceded by a cover letter from Woodward H. Brown to Vernon M. Kleen, August 14, 1971. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1971.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Summer Tanager American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Northern Pintail
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Cerro Gordo County Polk County Wapello County Red Rock Wildlife Area Hancock County
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during May-July 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds
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1973-05-01
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1973-07-31
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Field notes from Nicholas S. Halmi describing birds sighted during May-July, 1973. This item was used as supporting documentation for American birds, spring 1973 report. This item was also used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1973.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Iowa
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Field notes contributed by Linda Zaletel, August 7, 1979
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1979-08-07
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N/A
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Field notes from Linda Zaletel reporting bird sightings in Hickory Grove Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Zaletel, Linda
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Orchard Oriole Greater Scaup
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Hickory Grove County Park
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