Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, June 4, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-06-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen June 4, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Marble Rock
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Rare bird documentation form for Carolina Wren in Cherokee County, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-01-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Carolina Wren in Cherokee County, IA on January 30, 1983. The documentation form was included with an undated letter from Dick Bierman to Thomas Kent regarding the bird sighting and documentation form.
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Bierman, Dick
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Carolina Wren
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Cherokee County
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Farm Grove 13 mi west, 1 mi north of Cherokee Iowa.
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Farm grove. Box elder, mulberry, cottonwood, blue spruce, brushy under growth.
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The documentation form by Dick Bierman is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Charles Krekow and Lois Krekow. | Elimination of similar species: House Wren, Winter Wren, Brown Creeper, Fox Sparrow, Bewick's Wren | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:01:00.
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John letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and owl slides, March 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds Strigiformes | Owls
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1965-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and slides of owls. It features a sighting of twenty Purple Martins on the 20th of March near Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, IA.
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher south of Pleasant Creek State Park, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1995-07-31
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher south of Pleasant Creek State Park in Linn County, IA on July 31, 1995. It was submitted with a letter from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent on an unknown date.
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Dankert, David L.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Pleasant Creek State Park
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Approx. 2 miles s Pleasant Creek S.P. NW Linn Co
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cut hayfield
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The documentation form by David L. Dankert is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Observing the bird when perched length was approximately three times the size of the A. Goldfinch that was perched close by. Body mass was about the size of an A. Robin. [...] Some field guides suggest confusion can be made between juvenile Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Western Kingbird juvenile but the head of the bird I observed was whiter. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:40:00/13:00:00.
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Bud Tordoff memo to Dave regarding Peregrine Falcon sighting, September 18, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife reintroduction
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1984-09-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Memo from Bud Tordoff to Dave dated September 18, 1984. Tordoff relays the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on September 18, 1984 reported to him by John Sidle. Includes a note from Dave to Mike Newlon passing on the information.
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Tordoff, Harrison Bruce, 1923-
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Peregrine Falcon
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Todd Tracy email to Jim Fuller regarding Gyrfalcon sighting, February 14, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1994-02-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Todd Tracy to Jim Fuller dated February 14, 1994. Todd reports sighting a Gyrfalcon near Kirkwood Community College in Linn County, IA on December 1, 1992.
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Tracy, Todd T.
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Gyrfalcon
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Kirkwood Community College
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Doug Trapp letter to James Dinsmore regarding sick Gyrfalcon, March 7, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife rehabilitation
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1983-03-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Doug Trapp to James Dinsmore dated March 7, 1983. Trapp reports trying to care for a sick Gyrfalcon on November 25, 1981.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Gyrfalcon
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Akron Sioux City
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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding questionable birds in the Revised List of Iowa Birds, November 19, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Bibliography Ornithological literature
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1933-11-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Stephens to Philip DuMont dated November 19, 1933. In this letter Stephens praises DuMont's book "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa," and discusses some birds that were included in the book that he thought were questionable. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4205/view
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948
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Least Bittern Red-necked Grebe Say's Phoebe Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Rock Wren Common Nighthawk Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Canada Warbler Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove
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Dickinson County Iowa Sioux City Woodbury County
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Philip DuMont letter to Thomas Stephens regarding questionable birds in the Revised List of Iowa Birds, January 30, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Bibliography Ornithological literature Zoological specimens
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1934-01-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Thomas Stephens dated January 30, 1934. In this letter DuMont suggests printing an Iowa ornithology bibliography for members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, discusses why some birds were included or excluded from his book "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa," and says he will be looking for more samples and sight records in preparation for issuing a new edition of the book. This document is in response to a letter from Thomas Stephens: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4206/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted by himself and others, November 19, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Bibliography
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1980-11-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent. Jim Dinsmore provides a summary of birds, locations and dates that he and others have sighted, and includes a citation for a bibliography he mentioned. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rough-legged Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Horned Grebe Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Brant Western Grebe Cattle Egret Barn Swallow
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Little Wall Lake Clear Lake Rathbun Lake Story County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Goose Lake Onawa Lucas Kelley Colyn Wildlife Management Area
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding fall migration, August 17, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-08-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, August 17, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Robert L. Nelson letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, June 14, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Robert L. Nelson in a letter to Mr. Petersen, June 14, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Nelson, Robert L.
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Rockford
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Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, May 28, 1963
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Artifacts (object genre) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel in a letter to Peter Petersen, May 28, 1963. The report mentions the sighting of a Red-Shafted/Yellow Shafted Flicker Hybrid. A feather of the bird are included with the letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C. Orthel, Mike
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Northern Flicker
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Buffalo Center
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Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf letter to regular field report contributors regarding a field report format, April 14, 1985
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1985-04-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Tom Kent and Carl Bendorf letter to regular field report contributors informing about the use of a standardized form for gathering and reporting data on bird sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Bendorf, Carl J.
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Ruth Upp letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, March 16, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings in Ottumwa, Iowa for Winter 1963 contributed by Ruth Upp, Ottumwa, Iowa in a letter to Peter Petersen, Editor of Bird Life, on March 16, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1963
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Upp, Ruth
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-08
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N/A
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Field notes for winter 1963 contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr., April 8, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Bohemian Waxwing
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Marble Rock
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter field notes contributed by Tim C. Moermond in a letter to Peter Petersen April 3, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Lapland Longspur Northern Harrier
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Buffalo Center
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, fall 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Tim C. Moermond to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. regarding the fall 1962 migration.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Buffalo Center
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Florence McCaughey letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding 1962 fall migration report, December 6, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report contributed by Florence McCaughey, in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration of 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Dubuque
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding fall migration, December 15, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration, 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
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Marble Rock
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Vernon M. Kleen letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes from the 1960s, January 19, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1989-01-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Vernon Kleen to Peter Petersen, January 19, 1989 that accompanied a packet of field notes from 1960s. All items from Box 17, folder 1 of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection were included in this packet.
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Kleen, Vernon M.
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Iowa
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinators Newsletter
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas coordinators newsletter gives an update on the project. The project has been in progress for three years and is ongoing. The newsletter includes a request for more "birders" to help with the project.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinators Newsletter gives an update on the project. The project has been in progress for three years and is ongoing. The newsletter includes a list of atlas committee members.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel regarding the Iowa Birdline, December 17, 1981
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel announcing that the Iowa Birdline is now in operation. The letter includes directions on how to use the Iowa Birdline. This letter was sent to Hank Zaletel in advance of sending a letter to all members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Hollis, Richard Jule
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Iowa
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel regarding setting up a Bird Hotline, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel regarding progress made in setting up a Bird Hotline in Iowa. The letter includes a short paragraph on his recent bird sightings such as seeing a Bewick's Wren at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, Iowa. The hotline is later known as the Iowa Birdline.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Bewick's Wren
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City
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