W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings at Folsom Lake Heronry, July 6, 1984
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks
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1984-07-06
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N/A
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding sightings at Folsom Lake Heronry, July 6, 1984. He saw Little Blue Herons, a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, and Cattle Egrets. There were some Lesser Yellowlegs nearby. He also saw nests while canoeing with the Padelfords on July 1. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Little Blue Heron Cattle Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Lesser Yellowlegs
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Folsom Lake
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Lee Searles letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in Greene County, Iowa, August 21, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1984-08-21
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N/A
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Lee Searles letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings in Greene County, Iowa, August 21, 1984. Forty-five species of birds were seen during June and July 1984, most significantly Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Least Bitterns, and an Orchard Oriole. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Searles, Lee
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Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Orchard Oriole Barred Owl Cliff Swallow
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Greene County Rippey Snake Creek State Game Management Area Squirrel Hollow County Park Washington Township
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Michael C. Newlon regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, October 13, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1984-10-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Michael C. Newlon was regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, October 13, 1984. The postcard was undated but postmarked October 13, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Swaledale
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Ronald Harms letter regarding injured Prairie Falcon, October 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Wildlife rescue
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1984-10-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Ronald Harms letter regarding injured Prairie Falcon, October 27, 1984, was not addressed to anyone, but indicated the injured bird was a juvenile and brought to the Homer Calkins Center in Iowa Falls. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Harms, Ronald
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Prairie Falcon
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Iowa Falls
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding fall birds sighted, November 30, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1984-11-30
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N/A
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding fall birds sighted, November 30, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Western Grebe Western Kingbird Black Scoter Merlin Red Knot Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern
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Scott County Mississippi River, Iowa Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area
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Fred Lesher letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding Bald Eagle nests, April 12, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Nests
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1985-04-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fred Lesher letter to Peter C. Petersen was regarding Bald Eagle nests, April 12, 1985. He was concerned that American Birds noted he reported nesting Bald Eagles in northeast Iowa when he had only reported that Bald Eagles had constructed a nest at Pool Slough near New Albin, with no eggs or young. He mentioned a map of another nest site that he and Darwin Koenig found near Wexford Creek. "Jim D." is noted in blue on the side of p. 2, and later James J. Dinsmore wrote letters explaining the nest confusion. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Lesher, Fred
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Bald Eagle
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New Albin Pool Slough Wexford Creek
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Tim Mason letter to Bob Howe regarding Double-crested Cormorant nesting, June 26, 1984
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks
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1984-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Tim Mason letter to Bob Howe was regarding Double-crested Cormorant nesting, June 26, 1984. A map showed where there were 10-20 Cormorant nests among the Great Blue Heron Rookery on the Mississippi River south of the mouth of Paint Creek. Tim Mason worked at the Effigy Mounds National Monument near this location. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Mason, Timothy W., 1950-2018
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Mississippi River, Iowa Effigy Mounds National Monument Paint Creek
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Barbara L. Wilson postcard to James J. Dinsmore regarding sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, June 22, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1984-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Barbara L. Wilson postcard to James J. Dinsmore was regarding sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, June 22, 1984, on the Wilson farm in northeast Mills County, near Hastings, Iowa. Postcard was undated but postmarked August 3, 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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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Mills County Hastings
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Carl Priebe letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1984-07-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Carl Priebe letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1984. He saw six species of birds in Fremont and Page Counties, including a white Robin. He also reported on nests of Little Blue Herons and Cattle Egrets in Mills and Fremont Counties. Three others have been informed about the colonies. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Priebe, Carl
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Cattle Egret Least Tern Northern Mockingbird American Robin Great-tailed Grackle
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Folsom Lake Fremont County Mills County Riverton Page County
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Dean Mosman letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding nesting of Purple Martins and Eastern Bluebirds, July 24, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Nests Weather
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1984-07-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Dean Mosman letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding nesting of Purple Martins and Eastern Bluebirds, July 24, 1984. The cool wet weather had an impact. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird
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Elkhart
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding birds sighted in summer 1984, July 30, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1984-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding birds sighted in summer 1984, July 30, 1984. He sighted 45 species including five with nests or young. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope Hooded Merganser Canada Goose
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Allamakee County New Albin Winneshiek County Effigy Mounds National Monument Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area Pikes Peak State Park
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Ken Herring memo to James J. Dinsmore regarding shorebird sightings, July 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1984-07-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Ken Herring memo to James J. Dinsmore was regarding shorebird sightings, July 27, 1984. Pectoral Sandpipers, Solitary Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Killdeers were seen at Meadow Lake WMA and Bays Branch WMA in July 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Herring, Ken
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Killdeer Semipalmated Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Meadow Lake State Public Hunting Area
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, Clear Lake, Iowa, spring 1984, updated June 16, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1984-06-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, Clear Lake, Iowa, spring 1984, were updated to indicate 40 Tundra Swans were seen in the river in Charles City on March 29 by Wayne Meyer. Included was a note to Thomas H. Kent about the change, June 16, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Hansen, James L.
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Tundra Swan
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Charles City
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Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding details on late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, April 7, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-04-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding details on his late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, April 7, 1984. Heine provided more details on the bird he saw in his yard in Spencer, Iowa, in November 1983, but understood it could not be listed as a confirmed sighting.
This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Heine, Russell
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Scarlet Tanager
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Spencer
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David Ewert letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding rare bird documentation, July 25, 1984
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1984-07-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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David Ewert letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding rare bird documentation, July 25, 1984. He also said he found a probable Swamp Sparrow nest north of Estherville. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Ewert, David N.
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Swamp Sparrow
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Estherville
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Bruce G. Peterjohn letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding his Bald Eagle nest letter, January 27, 1986
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests
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1986-01-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bruce G. Peterjohn letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding his Bald Eagle nest letter, January 27, 1986. He thanked him for the correct information, complimented him on his summer season reporting, and mentioned the state of winter birding in Ohio. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Peterjohn, Bruce G.
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Allamakee County
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Fred Lesher regarding location of a Bald Eagle nest, June 20, 1985
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Birds--Nests
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1985-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Fred Lesher was regarding location of a Bald Eagle nest, June 20, 1985. Dinsmore explained how a Bald Eagle nest reported to him by Lesher was confused with one in New Albin in a write-up in American Birds. Included was a map showing the location of the nest in Allamakee County. Others mentioned in the letter were Peter C. Petersen and Margaret M. Anderson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bald Eagle
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Allamakee County New Albin
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding location of a Bald Eagle nest, January 8, 1986
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests
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1986-01-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn was regarding location of a Bald Eagle nest, January 8, 1986. He explained how two different nest sites, one near New Albin and one in Dead Haines, Allamakee County, had become confused in a summer 1984 report and later corrigenda in American Birds. Others mentioned in the correspondence were Fred Lesher, Peter C. Petersen, and Margaret M. Anderson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bald Eagle
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Allamakee County New Albin
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, May 19, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, May 19, 1984. She saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch and others saw Pine Siskins at a feeder, both at this late date. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Swaledale
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Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1984-04-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984. He described their mating dances that took place March 27-April 9 near where he lived in Westfield, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Farmer, Larry K.
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American Woodcock
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Westfield
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Eldon J. Bryant letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, Akron, Iowa, May 28, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Weather
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1984-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Eldon J. Bryant letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding spring bird sightings, Akron, Iowa, May 28, 1984. He looked for Say's Phoebes, which may have been killed by hail like other birds he saw. He noted that Buff-breasted Sandpipers were less than casual during spring migration, and how to identify them by their flight. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bryant, Eldon J.
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Cooper's Hawk Say's Phoebe Common Grackle American Robin Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Akron
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Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984, along with a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding birding help, May 28, 1984. There were 24 species of birds listed, including two Cattle Egrets at the Cherokee Airport. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Cattle Egret
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Cherokee Cherokee Municipal Airport
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter birds sighted, February 24, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-02-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding winter birds sighted, February 24, 1984. Among other birds listed, two Goshawks were seen at Montezuma throughout the winter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Northern Goshawk
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Montezuma
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Wallace E. Jardine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings around Pocahontas, Iowa, February 12, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wallace E. Jardine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings around Pocahontas, Iowa, February 12, 1984. Jardine saw a Smith's Longspur, a Lincoln's Sparrow, and cared for a frozen hen Pheasant. A Varied Thrush was photographed in Spencer, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984
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Jardine, Wallace E.
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Varied Thrush Smith's Longspur Lincoln's Sparrow Common Pheasant
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Pocahontas Spencer
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