Thomas Kent letter to Ronald Harms regarding Swainson's Thrush, November 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1985-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent explains why he asks for additional documentation for out-of-season and accidental birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ferruginous Hawk Trumpeter Swan Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Tundra Swan
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Laurens
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1
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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7
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7
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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7
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brown Pelican at Boone in 1900
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1900-07-01
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican near Boone in Boone County, IA in July 1900. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from David A Newhouse to IOU Records Committee, the original sighting record found in the publication A Southern bird in central Iowa by C.F. Henning seen by Fritcher brothers, and referenced in three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brown Pelican
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Boone
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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11
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Snowy Egret at Elk Lake in 1934
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1934-07-24
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Snowy Egrets at Elk Lake in Clay County, IA on July 24, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration, a letter from Jim Dinsmore to Department of Animal Ecology in Iowa State University, the original sighting record found in the publication Little Blue Herons in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 5:13 by Logan J. Bennett, and referenced in another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Snowy Egret
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Elk Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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16
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds Rare birds Ornithological illustration
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1992-05-04
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Glossy Ibises at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on May 4, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from J.V. Remsen to Tom Kent, letters between Tom Kent and Bob Janssen, a letter from Matt Kenne to Tom Kent, a letter from Bruce Fall to Tom Kent, five photographs, a page with two ibis head sketches, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life 53:68 by Matthew Kenne, and the article Field identification of White-faced and Glossy Ibises by H. Douglas Pratt, published in Birding 8(1):1-5. The Glossy Ibises were seen by Bobbi Webber and photographed by Dave Bunkofske.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Glossy Ibis
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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23
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Thorpe Park in 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1998-05-26
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2000-11-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Glossy Ibis at Thorpe Park in Winnebago County, IA on May 26, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, e-mail correspondence from Gian Dodici to James Dinsmore about the sighting and the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life by Gian Dodici.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Glossy Ibis
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Thorpe Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in 1960
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1960-08-16
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in Kossuth County, IA on August 16, 1960. Includes a record review document with votes, letters from Thomas Kent to Harold Burgess, two letters from Harold Burgess to Thomas Kent, a letter from John Guthrie to Harold Burgess, a memo from Roswell D. Van Duesen to Harold Burgess, and the original sighting record found in the publication Roseate Spoonbill Observed at Union Slough by Harold Burgess in Iowa Bird Life 30(3):67-68. Roseate Spoonbill seen by Harold Burgess, Roswell D. Van Deusen, and Charles Van Kirk.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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25
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Wood Stork at Grandview in 1977
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1977-09-25
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1993-09-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Wood Stork at Grandview in Louisa County, IA on September 25, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the notes of Marc Twaits, and referenced in a phone conversation between Bob Sanz to Sally Hinz.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Wood Stork
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Grandview
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Zirbel Slough in 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1977-05-08
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1999-04-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Zirbel Slough in Cerro Gordo, IA on May 8, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from George Crossley to Kenneth Formanek, letter from Bob Barratt to Peter C. Petersen with commentary by the IOU Records Committee, the original sighting record found in the publication Waterfowl in Iowa 5th ed. State Conservation Commission, Des Moines p. 111 by J.W. and M.R. Musgrove and seen by Ken Reynolds and DeWaine Jackson, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Zirbel Slough
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Forney Lake in 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1980-05-19
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for twelve Brants at Forney Lake in Fremont County, IA on March 20, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the field report by Ian Getscher.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Forneys Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Swan Lake in 1996
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1996-11-29
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2000-11-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brant at Swan Lake in Carroll County, IA on November 26, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the letter from Russ Behrens to Bob describing the bird, and referenced by a publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Swan Lake State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at Solon in 1961
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1961-09-01
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1995-02-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Eurasian Wigeon at Solon in Johnson County, IA during the Spring of 1961. Includes a record review document with votes, letters between Tom Kent and G. Edgar Folk about the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Audubon Field Notes 15:414 seen by G. Edgar Folk as reported by F.W. Kent seen by Marion Huit as well, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eurasian Wigeon
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Solon
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Ingham Lake in 1971
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1972-06-01
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a King Eider at Ingham Lake in Emmet County, IA on November 8, 1971. Includes a record review document with votes, letter about the sighting from Kennet Formanek to Peter Petersen, the original sighting record found in the publication Another King Eider record for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 42:50 by Peter C. Petersen shot by the Goecke brothers and identified by Kenneth Formanek, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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King Eider
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Ingham Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at Big Creek Lake in 1976
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1977-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Harlequin Duck at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on October 31, 1976. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from Jim Dinsmore to Tom Kent about Harlequin Duck specimens, and the original sighting record found in the publication Sea Birds that Visit Iowa in Iowa Ornithology 2:31-34 by F.H. Shoemaker.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Big Creek Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Masked Duck at Forney Lake in 1965
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1966-06-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Masked Duck at Forney Lake in Fremont County, IA on March 14, 1965. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from Woodward H. Brown to Fred, the original sighting record found in the publication Masked Duck in Iowa a sight record in Iowa Bird Life 36:55-56 by Harold and Gladys Whitmus, and referenced by another publication.
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Masked Duck
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Forneys Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Creston in 1872
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1988-03-22
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1997-10-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Creston in Union County, IA on August 25, 1872. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Mark Robbins to James Dinsmore, a letter from Thomas Kent to the Curator of Birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and a letter from Raymond A. Paynter, Jr. to Thomas H. Kent.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Creston
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Cedar Falls in 1901
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1907-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Ferruginous Hawks at Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County, IA on June 25, 1901. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from Dave Conrads to Barb Wilson, the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Iowa published by Davenport Academy of Science by Rudolph M. Anderson in 1907 seen by G.W. Walters, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Cedar Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk north of Pocahontas in 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1985-06-04
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk north of Pocahontas in Pocahontas County, IA on October 27, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, letters about the bird sighting between James Dinsmore and David Gilmer, the original sighting record found in the publication Recoveries of Ferruginous Hawks banded in south-central North Dakota in the Journal of Field Ornithology 56:184-187 by D.S. Gilmer, D.L. Evans, P.M. Konrad, and R.E. Stewart, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Pocahontas
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds
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1992-03-27
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1994-10-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area Kossuth Counties, IA on March 27, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, eight photographs of the bird, letters between Brad Bolduan, Peder H. Svingen, and Thomas Kent, and the published and approved sighting record found in the publication Gyrfalcon in Kossuth County in Iowa Bird Life 64:1 by Brad Bolduan.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Gyrfalcon
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Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Greater Prairie-Chicken in the Ocheyedan Township in Osceola County in 1984
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-01-05
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1993-09-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Greater Prairie-Chicken in the Ocheyedan Township in Osceola County, IA on January 2, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Ron Spengler to Doug Harr reporting the sighting on January 5, 1984, the published sighting record found in the publication Greater Prairie Chicken in Osceola County in Iowa Bird Life 54:21 by Ron Spengler, and a summary of the review.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Ocheyedan Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding birds not included in his book, December 4, 1931
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Correspondence
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Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1931-12-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated December 4, 1931. Rosene discusses "Birds of Polk County, Iowa," mentions four species he has sighted that DuMont did not list, and discusses Wilson Ornithological Club business, including his desire to attend the group's 18th annual meeting in New Orleans.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl Snow Goose Burrowing Owl
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Dallas County Greene County Boone County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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23
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare bird sightings, September 22, 1931
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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1931-09-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated September 22, 1931. Rosene tells DuMont about some birds that he has sighted and collected that are rare for Iowa.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Marbled Godwit Great Horned Owl Long-tailed Duck White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope
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Iowa Ogden Boone County Grand Junction Long Pond
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Jane Youngstrom and Earl Youngstrom regarding a Rufous Hummingbird sighting, November 17, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-11-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to Jane Youngstrom and Earl Youngstrom regarding a rare sighting of a Rufous Hummingbird, November 17, 1987. Dinsmore believes the photographed bird is a Rufous Hummingbird but will forward the photo to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union for positive identification. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987, but was filed with documentation for the report of summer 1987. This document is related to an original letter from Ron Andrews: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3990/view
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Ames Clear Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Larry Stone regarding a Rufous Hummingbird sighting, September 8, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-09-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to Larry Stone regarding a Rufous Hummingbird sighting, September 8, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Ames Saint Olaf
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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