James L. Hansen letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird observations for the winter period, March 24, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Water birds Weather
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1981-03-24
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N/A
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James L. Hansen letter remarks on the mild weather and notes the early appearance of Red-winged Blackbirds. An annotated list is included of birds people have reported sighting in Northern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Hansen, James L.
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Blue-winged Teal Wood Duck Red-winged Blackbird
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Clear Lake Iowa
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Geoffrey S. LeBaron note and forwarded email to Thomas H. Kent regarding a European Goldfinch sighting, November 10, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Rare birds
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1997-11-10
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N/A
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A note from Geoffrey S. LeBaron with a forwarded email from Bonnie (unknown) to Thomas H. Kent regarding a European Goldfinch sighting, November 10, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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LeBaron, Geoffrey S.
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Eurasian Goldfinch
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Mitchell
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Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1997-12-05
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N/A
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Letter from Jane Clark to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Clark, Jane
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Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Spotted Towhee Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Clive Dallas Center
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Carl Priebe letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding Fremont County Snowy Owl sightings, November 24, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1993-11-24
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N/A
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Letter from Carl Priebe to W. Ross Silcock regarding Fremont County Snowy Owl sightings, November 24, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Priebe, Carl
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Snowy Owl
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Farragut Locust Grove Township
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter regarding a Sedge Wren sighting, August 9, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1993-08-09
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N/A
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Letter from J. Donald Gillaspey regarding a Sedge Wren sighting, August 9, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Sedge Wren
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Lamoni
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Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas Kent regarding Curve-billed Thrasher sighting, February 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-02-28
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N/A
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Charlotte Scott letter details her efforts to help a friend, Jinnie Drum, identify a bird in her yard. She also mentions other birds sighted in her area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Scott, Charlotte
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Curve-billed Thrasher
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Rathbun Lake Seymour
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Chris Reed letter to Pete Petersen regarding Northern Oriole sighting, January 14, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-01-14
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N/A
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Chris Reed letter details his sighting of a Northern Oriole on January 14, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Reed, Chris
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Baltimore Oriole
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Fairport
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David A. Newhouse letter to Thomas Kent regarding winter bird sightings, February 24, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1981-02-24
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N/A
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The letter notes that David Newhouse has been too busy to make any sightings of his own but he is passing on the sightings that have been reported to him. Included with this letter is an annotated list of birds sighted, copies of letters received by David Newhouse, and a map of Snowy Owl sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Short-eared Owl Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Purple Finch Peregrine Falcon Pine Siskin
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Appanoose County Fort Dodge Ida County Iowa Webster County Worth County Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge Centerville Moorland Bedford Wesley Dickcissel Recreation Area Yale
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Dean Mosman letter to Thomas Kent regarding winter bird sightings, February 11, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies
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1981-02-11
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N/A
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A list of birds sighted by Dean Mosman. He notes that he has fewer sightings this year given the mild Winter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Mosman, Dean
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Loggerhead Shrike Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Pine Siskin Winter Wren Northern Shrike
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Elkhart Lake Red Rock Polk County
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas Kent regarding observations for winter, March 1, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1981-03-01
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N/A
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A list of birds sighted by Darwin Koenig. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Cooper's Hawk Common Redpoll Golden Eagle Common Snipe Red Crossbill American Black Duck
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Allamakee County Decorah Lansing Poweshiek County Yellow River State Forest Montezuma Fort Atkinson
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Douglas C. Harr letter to Thomas Kent regarding notable field records for winter, February 24, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1981-02-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Douglas C. Harr letter contains an annotated list of birds sighted by himself and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Northern Flicker Bald Eagle Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Purple Finch Wild Turkey Sandhill Crane
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Dickinson County Larchwood Lyon County Osceola County Sioux County Spirit Lake Spirit Lake Ocheyedan Rock Rapids Rock Valley George Ashton
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding additional bird information, March 4, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures
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1981-03-04
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N/A
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This letter updates the Jim Dinsmore report on the raptor survey for Story and Boone Counties and also includes additional sightings by Jim Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Pine Grosbeak Goldeneye American Wigeon Hooded Merganser Northern Pintail Gadwall Red-winged Blackbird Common Merganser
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Little Wall Lake Ames Story County Boone County Jewell
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Tanya Bray letter to Thomas Kent regarding the Greater Scaup and other winter sightings, March 5, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Water birds Weather
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1981-03-05
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N/A
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Tanya Bray letter notes the presence of Greater Scaup and speculates that their numbers might be related to the mild weather. Included with the letter is an annotated list of birds sighted for the winter season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Bray, Tanya
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Greater Scaup
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Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Omaha
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Prairie Falcon north of Alleman, 1985
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1985-09-21
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1993-09-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Prairie Falcon north of Alleman in Polk County, IA on September 21, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the sighting from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent about the documentation forms, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Munson, Erik
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Prairie Falcon
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Alleman
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4 mi. north of Alleman, IA
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cropland
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The documentation form by Erik Munson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Steve Dinsmore were submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Merlin by size, habitat, paleness, tail; kestrel by size, back color, imm. peregrine by lack of black head, paleness, tail , etc. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:32:00.
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Letter between Vernon M. Kleen and Nicholas S. Halmi, and attached field notes, June - July, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching
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1978-06-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter between Vernon M. Kleen and Nicholas S. Halmi regarding field notes sent in by Pete Wickham, June 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Kleen, Vernon M. Halmi, Nicholas S. Wickham, Peter P.
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Broad-winged Hawk Say's Phoebe Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Parula
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Palisades-Kepler State Park
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Conrad F. Schlemmer letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 14, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1978-06-14
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N/A
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Letter from Conrad F. Schlemmer to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 14, 1978. The author discussed sightings near Upper Gar Lake that he felt may have been unusual. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Schlemmer, Conrad F.
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Cedar Waxwing Western Kingbird Northern Bobwhite
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Upper Gar Lake
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Weir Nelson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, August 2, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-08-02
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N/A
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Letter from Weir Nelson to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, August 2, 1978. Fred K. Thompson’s sighting of a Say’s Phoebe in Linn County is also discussed. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Nelson, Weir
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American Kestrel Say's Phoebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo Orchard Oriole Black-billed Cuckoo Pine Siskin
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Cedar Rapids Iowa City Linn County Marion North Liberty Alburnett
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 5, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-06-05
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N/A
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Letter from Richard Jule Hollis to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 5, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Pied-billed Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Franklin's Gull Blue-winged Warbler Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager American Redstart
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Amana Coralville Swan Lake
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Ione Getscher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ione Getscher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Getscher, Ione
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Dickcissel Hoary Redpoll Black Tern
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Hamburg Riverton Wildlife Management Area Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, July 8, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Corvidae | Jays, Crows, and allies Rare birds
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1978-07-08
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N/A
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Letter from Woodward H. Brown to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, July 8, 1978. The possibility of Stellar Jay sightings is also discussed. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Upland Sandpiper Grasshopper Sparrow Stellar's Jay Dickcissel Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Great Blue Heron
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Booneville Des Moines Madison County Polk County
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the sighting of a Lincoln Sparrow, July 16, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Songbirds
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1978-07-16
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N/A
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Letter from Carl J. Bendorf to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the sighting of a Lincoln Sparrow north of Amana, July 16, 1978. The letter also discusses how the author was able to help identify the bird through its singing. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Amana
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Nicholas S. Halmi letters to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings and publication of summer report
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Publishers and publishing
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1978-06-01
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1978-08-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two letters from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings made by volunteers and the publication of the summer report. One is dated August 8. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Say's Phoebe Stellar's Jay
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Iowa City Linn County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1967-08-01
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1967-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for fall 1967 titled "Field reports" and supporting documentation. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 37:97-100, 1967. The report is a draft with manual annotations. The supporting documentation includes a Woodward H. Brown letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding Snow Bunting sightings, December 14, 1967 and Mr. Brown's Audubon field notes, fall 1967.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Snow Bunting
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Iowa
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Audubon field notes for spring 1967 contributed by Frederick W. Kent
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Parulidae | Warblers
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1967-03-01
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1967-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes contributed by Frederick W. Kent. A newspaper clipping regarding the naming of a park for Mr. Kent in Johnson County, Iowa and a note to Peter C. Petersen are included in the field notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1967.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Hudsonian Godwit
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Conesville Coralville Lake Johnson County Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Slaty-Backed Gull north of Le Claire, 1989
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-02-12
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1994-02-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Slaty-backed Gull north of Le Claire in Scott County, IA on February 12, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, excerpt from Illinois Birds and Birding, correspondence and commentary relevant to bird sighting and review, two photographs, photocopy of photographs, and eleven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Barker, Ann M.
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Slaty-backed Gull
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Le Claire
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(1) Just north of Le Claire, Ia (2 +3) - Moline, IL. riverfront
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river; open water or up on ice shelf or seawall
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The documentation form by Ann M. Barker forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Peter C. Petersen, Thomas H. Kent, Gerald White, Tanya E. Bray, Ross Silcock, Carl Bendorf, and Michael J. Baum were submitted. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Tom Rockwell, Lewis Blevins, Brian Blevins, Don Moeller, Walter Zuurdeeg, Daryl Tessen, Doug Rose, Alan Grenon, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: (A) Greater black backed - Gull in question has slaty - gray saddle rather than coal black. And Gull in question is same size as Herring Gulls; Greater black-backed would be much larger. (B) Lesser black backed - Gull in question has pink legs and feet, and has much more white on primaries. (C) Western - Gull in question has considerable white on primaries, and does not show dusky trailing edge to underwing. Also has broader white trailing edge to upperwing than would the Western. (D) Herring Gull - dark race - no experience with this, but those shown in Harrison do not show as dark a saddle as Gull in question, nor as much white on primaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:30:00 on February 12, 1989, 12:15:00/12:45:00 and 16:00:00/17:30:00 on February 14, 1989.
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