Phil Walsh email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mississippi Kite sightings, August 3, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1998-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Phil Walsh to Jim Dinsmore dated August 3, 1998. Walsh reports sighting Mississippi Kites flying over his house and mentions that it might be interesting to write a note about field identification complications regarding the Clark's Grebe and the Western Grebe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Walsh, Philip J.
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Mississippi Kite Clark's Grebe Western Grebe
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Des Moines
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Iowa Birdline update, May 25, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for May 25, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of Sandhill Cranes, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and an immature Bald Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Red-necked Phalarope, Least Tern and nine Ruddy Turnstones.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Prairie Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sandhill Crane
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Coralville Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Bedford Runnells Overlook Sullivan Slough Sand Point
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Iowa Birdline update, March 9, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-03-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 9, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of early migrants of a Turkey Vulture, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-winged Teal and Fox Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a pair of Trumpeter Swans, four Horned Grebes and a Ross' Goose.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal White-winged Crossbill Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Eastern Phoebe Fox Sparrow Northern Shrike
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Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Forneys Lake Montrose Princeton State Wildlife Management Area McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Birdline update, March 2, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-03-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 2, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Redpolls and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Snowy Owl, and a very early Barn Swallow.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Canvasback Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Ross' Goose American Woodcock Iceland Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Barn Swallow
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Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Lake Manawa Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Brown Slough Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Birdline update, February 24, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-02-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 24, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Bluebirds and a White-winged Crossbill. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings at Saylorville Lake of 30-40,000 waterfowl and thousands of gulls, also a large number of Pine Siskins in Glendale Cemetery.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Eastern Bluebird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Pine Siskin Green-winged Teal Red-winged Blackbird
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Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake George Wyth Memorial State Park Iowa City Marion Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake West Branch Glendale Cemetery Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, February 17, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-02-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 17, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull and three Long-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two Golden Eagles, a Pied-billed Grebe and six to eight Eastern Bluebirds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Iceland Gull Purple Finch Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Red-winged Blackbird Tundra Swan
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Allamakee County Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Louisa County Geode State Park Osceola Runnells Overlook
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Iowa Birdline update, February 10, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-02-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 10, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Slaty-backed Gull, Snowy Owl and a Gyrfalcon. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a gray phase Eastern Screech Owl looking out of a wood duck house and two Tundra Swans near Runnells.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Slaty-backed Gull Franklin's Gull Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan Pine Warbler Eastern Screech-Owl
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Bettendorf Bonaparte Davenport Iowa City Lock and Dam 15 Pleasantville Runnells Saylorville Lake Scott County Shell Rock River Greenbelt
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Iowa Birdline update, January 20, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-01-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 20, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of several species of gulls, an adult Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Saw-whet Owl and a Northern Shrike. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a male White-winged Crossbill and after being missing for over a week following the bitter cold, the Pine Warbler was back at the feeder in Pleasantville.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk White-winged Crossbill Iceland Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Shrike American Goldfinch Pine Warbler
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Burlington Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 15 Madison County Pleasantville West Branch Fairfield Lock Number 19
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Iowa Birdline update, January 27, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Strigiformes | Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-01-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 27, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of multiple Northern Saw-whet Owls, a male White-winged Crossbill and a Brown Thrasher. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of eleven Common Redpolls, several Lapland Longspurs and three Short-eared Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Merganser Pine Warbler
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Iowa City Johnson County Marion Moorehead Pioneer Park Rathbun Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit West Branch Geode State Park Lock Number 19 Green Bay Bottoms
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Iowa Birdline update, February 3, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-02-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 3, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, an adult Great Black-backed Gull and two adult Peregrine Falcons. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of Common Redpolls and a Red-breasted Nuthatch at a feeder in Davenport.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Herring Gull Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Ames Bellevue Davenport Johnson County Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Waterworks Park Lock Number 19
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Iowa Birdline update, January 6, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-01-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for Januaray 6, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Prairie Falcon, Snowy Owl and a female American Wigeon. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Pine Warbler, Winter Wren and a Mute Swan.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Mute Swan American White Pelican Snowy Owl American Wigeon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Chipping Sparrow Winter Wren Pine Warbler
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Homestead Pleasantville Rathbun Lake Sioux Center Rock Valley Waverly Alvord Crapo Park Meekers Landing
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Iowa Birdline update, January 13, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-01-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 13, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull and other gull species. In addition to the gulls there were Common Redpolls and two adult Tundra Swans. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Red-shouldered Hawk and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Common Redpoll Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan
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Cedar Lake Credit Island George Wyth Memorial State Park Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Marion Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Fairfield
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Bill Ohde letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding a Berwick's Wren, March 20, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Ohde to Jim Dinsmore documenting a Bewick's Wren seen north of Wapello in Louisa County, IA during late June and July, 1983.
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Ohde, Bill
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Bewick's Wren
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Wapello
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification
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1994-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated July 1, 1994. Brock gives his opinion on the validity of some documented Iowa bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Western Tanager Swainson's Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Purple Gallinule Red Knot Lark Bunting
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Iowa
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William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 5, 1998. Norris reports on bird sightings in North-East Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Norris, William R.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Towhee Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area Backbone State Park Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Glossy Ibis sighting, May 27, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1998-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated May 27, 1998. Dodici reports sighting what he believes to be a Glossy Ibis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Dodici, Gian
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Glossy Ibis
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Thorpe Park
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sighting photographs of Tundra Swan at Snyder Bend in 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1984-03-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter about photographs (not included) of a rare bird sighting of Tundra Swan at Snyder Bend in Woodbury County, IA. It is from Jack A. Holloway III to Peter C. Petersen on March 13, 1984.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Tundra Swan
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Snyder Bend Park
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Peter Ernzen, spring 1996
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1996-03-01
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1996-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Peter Ernzen. Also included is a letter from Ernzen to Thomas H. Kent regarding details on early and late dates of bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Cattle Egret White-winged Scoter Willet Hudsonian Godwit Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Chestnut-sided Warbler Connecticut Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Mourning Warbler Northern Waterthrush American Redstart Cape May Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle
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Blue Lake Ida Grove Lake View Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Spring Lake Park
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by James J. Dinsmore, June 3, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1996-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Also included is a letter from Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Alder Flycatcher Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Cinnamon Teal Cattle Egret Black-necked Stilt Wilson's Phalarope Great Gray Owl Lark Sparrow Common Loon Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Hermit Thrush Blackpoll Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret
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Little Wall Lake Ainsworth Ames Des Moines Dunbar Slough Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Trumbull Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Geode State Park Gordon's Marsh Area Kiowa Marsh
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Eldon J. Bryant letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Western Tanager that had been injured, May 8, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds Wildlife rehabilitation
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1996-05-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letters from Eldon J. Bryant to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Western Tanager that had been injured, May 8, 1996. The identity of the bird was in question as the wildlife rehabilitator, Gay Chapman, thought it was a Scarlet Tanager in moult. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Bryant, Eldon J.
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Western Tanager Scarlet Tanager
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Fairfield
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Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 12, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1996-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 12, 1996. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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White-faced Ibis Western Grebe Western Kingbird Cattle Egret American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Spotted Towhee Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Green Heron
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Little Wall Lake Fremont County Jester Park Lake Anita State Park Oakland Snake Creek State Game Management Area Webster County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Fort Madison West Des Moines
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Dorothy Aldrich letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding White-winged Crossbill and Sandhill Crane sightings, April 17, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1996-04-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dorothy Aldrich to James J. Dinsmore regarding White-winged Crossbill and Sandhill Crane sightings, April 17, 1996. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Aldrich, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill Sandhill Crane
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Grundy Center Chelsea
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Martha Waterman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Owls--Behavior
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1996-02-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martha Waterman to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996. The letter includes a hand-drawn map showing the location of the sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1995-1996 but was filed with spring 1996 documentation.
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Waterman, Martha
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Great Gray Owl
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Finchford
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Thomas Kent letter to Pam Allen regarding Greater Scaup sighting, June 22, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification
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1994-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Kent to Pam Allen dated June 22, 1994. In this letter Kent explains that the reason a Greater Scaup sighting wasn't included in the Fall report was because of the early date, the difficulty of identification, and the lack of collaborating reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Greater Scaup
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West Hottes Lake
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Pam Allen letter to Jim Fuller regarding Greater Scaup addendum for the Fall report, June 3, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1994-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pam Allen to Jim Fuller dated June 3, 1994. Allen noticed that the Fall report published in Iowa Bird Life did not include her sighting of a Greater Scaup. She also notes from her Spring report that she was really happy to see a Purple Gallinule. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Allen, Pam
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Purple Gallinule Greater Scaup
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West Hottes Lake
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