Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Sabula, 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Fowling Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1895-11-16
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1998-04-11
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Records committee review for a Pacific Loon at Sabula in Jackson County, IA on November 15, 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of a specimen, correspondence about the sighting from Ronald Goetz to Tom Kent, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, notes about the specimen, an article in Iowa Bird Life about the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Ornithologist 2:73. by H.J. Giddings seen by W. Eldridge, and referenced by six other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pacific Loon
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Sabula
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Field notes and Gordon James Brand letter to "Editor", November 24, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1991-11-24
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. Included with the field notes is a letter from Gordon James Brand to "Editor" with details on the Common Loon and Yellow-rumped Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Red-headed Woodpecker Short-eared Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-throated Warbler Common Loon Gray Catbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Northern Harrier
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Colfax Newton Saylorville Lake Rock Creek Lake Lambs Grove
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Field notes and Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Thomas H. Kent, December 2, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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1991-12-02
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen with observers Sam Dunkle, Francis L. Moore, Bery Engebretsen, Robert K. Myers and others. Included with the field notes is a letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Double-crested Cormorant Common Ground-Dove Western Grebe Pacific Loon Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Piping Plover Common Nighthawk Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Goose
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Bettendorf Cedar Rapids Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake West Des Moines Sandpiper Recreation Area Silver Lake
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 25, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-25
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Common Moorhen White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser
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Forneys Lake Fremont County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather
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1988-12-01
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf with observer Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Goldeneye American White Pelican Dunlin Rock Wren Common Loon Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Snow Goose Water Pipit Great Egret Mallard
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Big Creek Lake Lucas County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Oak Grove State Park
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David J. Conrads letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, fall 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by David J. Conrads in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. The field notes include a detailed description of a Golden Eagle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Conrads, David J.
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Magnificent Frigatebird Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Osprey Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl
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Cedar Falls George Wyth Memorial State Park Lake Red Rock Lucas County Cedar River Cedar Hills Sand Prairie Waukon Junction
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Field notes and Tanya Bray letter to Carl J. Bendorf, fall 1988
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Tanya Bray with observers Rick Wright, Kevin DeGarmo, B.J. Rose and Douglas Rose. Included with the field notes is a letter from Tanya Bray to Carl J. Bendorf regarding her fall bird report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Bray, Tanya
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American Avocet Bald Eagle Pacific Loon Merlin Rock Wren Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Long-eared Owl Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Lake Manawa Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Blackbird Marsh County Preserve
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Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1988-11-28
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Red-throated Loon Franklin's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover Pine Siskin
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Adel Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Field notes and Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Carl J. Bendorf, December 1, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1988-12-01
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen. Included with the field notes is a letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Carl J. Bendorf noting this is their first field report for IOU. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Rock Wren Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Red-necked Phalarope Long-eared Owl Water Pipit Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover
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Big Creek State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake
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Field notes and Peter P. Wickham letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 3, 1985
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1985-08-03
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Peter P. Wickham in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. A field checklist is included with the letter with birds observed in the Cedar Rapids Christmas count area in mid-June. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Alder Flycatcher Black-and-white Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Great Horned Owl Forster's Tern Acadian Flycatcher Sedge Wren Veery Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Hairy Woodpecker Eastern Whip-poor-will Black-capped Chickadee Common Pheasant
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Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Palisades-Kepler State Park Shimek State Forest Squaw Creek Regional Park Matsell Bridge Public Access
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding field note, June 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1985-06-29
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Field notes were contributed by Robert I. Cecil in a letter to Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985. This item is related to field notes by Robert I. Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8911/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Yellow-breasted Chat Orchard Oriole Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blue Grosbeak Kentucky Warbler
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Marian M. Brewer letter to Mr. Dinsmore regarding field notes, July 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1985-07-29
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Marian M. Brewer in a letter to Mr. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Eastern Bluebird Sanderling Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak American Redstart Eastern Whip-poor-will Dark-eyed Junco Burrowing Owl
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Larrabee Cherokee Quimby
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Burlington circa 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Ornithological illustration Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1894-12-31
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1994-11-04
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Burlington, IA, on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, around 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of the specimen, notes about the specimen, two letters about the sighting from George Schrimper to Ronald E. Goetz, a letter from Ronald Goetz to Tom Kent, the original sighting record found in the publication Report of the committee on state fauna in Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 2:43-51 by C.C. Nutting seen by Paul Bartsch, and referenced in four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pacific Loon
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Burlington
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Douglas Harr letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field observations, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Enclosed with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Douglas Harr and others in areas around north-western Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Northern Flicker American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Cinnamon Teal Golden-winged Warbler Merlin Hudsonian Godwit Water Pipit Cape May Warbler American Golden Plover
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Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Lake Park Larchwood Lyon County Osceola County Ocheyedan O'Brien County Smiths Slough Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Dale Stone letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, April 4, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1987-04-04
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Dale Stone in a letter to Robert K. Myers, April 4, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Stone, Dale
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Canvasback Winter Wren Great Blue Heron
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Browns Lake Hinton
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Doug Reeves letter to Robert K. Myers regarding a special sighting report, May 11, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research
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1987-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Doug Reeves in a letter to Robert K. Myers regarding the sighting of several Cooper's Hawks. The letter includes a special sighting report with detailed description of the Cooper's Hawks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Cooper's Hawk Louisiana Waterthrush
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Ledges State Park Lucas County
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Doug Reeves letter to Robert K. Myers regarding an unusual bird sighting, May 19, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1987-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Doug Reeves in a letter to Robert K. Myers regarding the sighting of a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher, May 19, 1987. The letter includes a detailed description of the bird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Boone County
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Field notes and letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 1, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1983-06-01
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Spring report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, June 1, 1983. A letter from Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding the spring weather and the effect on bird populations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Blue Jay Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Eastern Bluebird Smith's Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chuck-will's-widow Common Loon Gray Partridge Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Willet Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Veery Connecticut Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Short-billed Dowitcher Barn Swallow Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Laughing Gull Brown Creeper
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Fremont County Mills County Pottawattamie County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Montgomery County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Patricia M. Williams letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Cattle Egret sighting, May 29, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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1983-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Patricia M. Williams to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Cattle Egret sighting, May 29, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Williams, Patricia M.
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Cattle Egret
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Hinton
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Michael C. Newlon letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, spring 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1983-03-01
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1983-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael C. Newlon to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sora
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, April 29, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather Country life
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1983-04-29
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N/A
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Letter from Mary R. Musgrove to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, April 29, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye Snow Goose Bufflehead Canada Goose Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan Common Merganser Mallard
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Des Moines Forneys Lake Glenwood Saylorville Dam Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent from René Laubach regarding a Mourning Warbler sighting, spring 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1983-05-31
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N/A
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Spring report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by René Laubach. A brief letter to Thomas H. Kent from Laubach regarding a Mourning Warbler sighting is included. There is also a message indicating this will be the last contribution to the field reports from Laubach due to a move out of state. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Laubach, René
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Killdeer Bald Eagle American Kestrel Clay-colored Sparrow Chimney Swift Orchard Oriole Harris' Sparrow Dunlin Purple Finch Northern Parula Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose Mourning Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Western Meadowlark Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Big Creek State Park Dallas County Des Moines Saylorville Lake Sheeder Prairie State Preserve
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring notes, June 5, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1981-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter includes a list of birds sighted by Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Marbled Godwit Indigo Bunting Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope American Black Duck Brown Creeper
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Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Taylor Lakes
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John Robinson letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring bird list, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Included with the letter is a list of birds sighted by John Robinson and a form documenting the sighting of a Louisiana Waterthrush in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Robinson, John C., 1959-
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Little Wall Lake Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park
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David Newhouse letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds
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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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The letter mentions the reporting of an unlikely Roadrunner and includes an annotated list of birds sighted and a letter from Scott Rolfes detailing the sighting of a Cinnamon Teal at Saylorville Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Turkey Vulture Greater Roadrunner Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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