Mark Widrlechner letter to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1999-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999. The letter thanks the participants for their efforts in assisting in the count during inclement weather and provides count numbers on the 58 species of birds that were seen on count day as well as three others seen during count week. Of special note were the observations of two species reported for the first time that year: Hooded Merganser and Merlin. Also included are the results from the first twelve Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, January 1, 1986 through January 1, 1998.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Merlin Hooded Merganser
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Mark Proescholdt letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a trip to northwest Iowa and bird sightings, June 26, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Ornithology--Methodology
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1987-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Proescholdt to James J. Dinsmore regarding a trip to northwest Iowa and bird sightings, June 26, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Upland Sandpiper Wood Duck Canada Goose
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Anderson Prairie State Preserve Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Elm Lake High Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Liscomb Rush Lake Trumbull Lake Morse Lake Mud Lake Ingham Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Silver Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area West Swan Lake State Game Management Area Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Marion Brewer letter to Thomas Kent regarding Marbled Godwit, October 25, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching
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1983-10-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Marion Brewer to Thomas Kent thanking him for his letter regarding a Marbled Godwit, sharing that she can't attend IOU meetings due to a disability, and requesting more documentation and report forms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1983.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Marbled Godwit
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Cherokee
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Marie Tiemann letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer sightings, August 3, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1994-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Marie Tiemann to Jim Dinsmore dated August 3, 1994. Tiemann reports birds sighted by her and two others around Fremont County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Bobolink Summer Tanager Grasshopper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Field Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Chipping Sparrow
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Fremont County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Marie E. Spears Tiemann letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding a Turkey Vulture sighting, November 27, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1987-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Marie E. Spears Tiemann to Carl J. Bendorf regarding a Turkey Vulture sighting, November 27, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Turkey Vulture
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Clarinda Nodaway Valley County Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1997-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Braley, Jean B. Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Bell's Vireo Eastern Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Sedge Wren Eastern Whip-poor-will Great Blue Heron Brown Creeper
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Manti Shenandoah Waubonsie State Park Farragut
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Maridel Jackson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird highlights, June 3, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Maridel Jackson to Thomas Kent dated June 3, 1998. Jackson lists her bird sighting for spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Black-and-white Warbler Field Sparrow Tree Swallow Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Great-tailed Grackle
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Ankeny Harrier Marsh Saylorville Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Onawa Voas Nature Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Maridel Jackson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 26, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1993-07-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Maridel Jackson to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 26, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Mississippi Kite Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Peregrine Falcon Solitary Sandpiper
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Des Moines Perry Polk County Iowa State Capitol
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Margaret Kohlman letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, May 29, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Stamp collecting
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1939-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Margaret Kohlman to Oscar Allert dated May 29, 1939. Kohlman details her sightings of a Peregrine Falcon that she originally misidentified as a Merlin. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Kohlman, Margaret
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Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Guttenberg
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Malcolm McDonald letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 15, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birdsongs Introduced birds Aggressive behavior in animals
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1935-05-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Malcolm McDonald to Philip DuMont dated May 15, 1935. McDonald recounts his first sighting of Starlings in Jefferson County on December 23, 1930. He continues on to describe subsequent sightings of Starlings. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3575/view
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McDonald, Malcolm Edwin, 1915-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Common Starling
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Jefferson County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Lucille M. Gaffney letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Cattle Egret, November 25, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Wildlife rescue
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1987-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lucille M. Gaffney to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Cattle Egret, November 25, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Cattle Egret
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Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Swaledale
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lillian Stober letter to Irwin Bode regarding Starlings, March 23, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1933-03-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lillian Stober to Irwin Bode dated Marc 23, 1933. Stober reports the first Starlings she has ever seen in Charles City.
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Stober, Lillian Estella Yager
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Common Starling
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Charles City
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Letter from Lillian E. Serbousek to Nicholas Halmi regarding a rare bird sighting in Cedar Rapids , August 23, 1976
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1976-08-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lillian E. Serbousek regarding a rare bird sighting on May 18, 1976 in Cedar Rapids.
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Serbousek, Lillian
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Summer Tanager
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa bird documentation, June 18, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1993-06-18
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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 June 18, 1993. Brock doubts whether there is enough information to properly identify an Iceland Gull, discusses Yellow Rail calls, talks about the comments and layout of state reports, and mentions hearing a Yellow-throated Warbler on a recent visit to Pikes Peak State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow Rail Iceland Gull
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Iowa Pikes Peak State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 6, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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1994-07-06
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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 6, 1994. Brock responds to Kent's comments 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 Swainson's Warbler Red Knot
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Ken Lowder letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1979-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ken Lowder to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Lowder, Ken
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Ruddy Turnstone Baird's Sandpiper Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Wildcat Den State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Kay Gramlich letter to James Dinsmore regarding sightings and feeding of pine siskin, August 2, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1990-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kay Gramlich to James Dinsmore on August 2, 1990 in regards to their feeding and resulting sightings of the pine siskin in her backyard in West Des Moines, IA. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Gramlich, Kay
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Pine Siskin
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West Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Karl Jungbluth letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall reports, December 2, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Photography of birds
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1999-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Karl Jungbluth to Thomas Kent dated December 2, 1999. Jungbluth lists the birds he has sighted around Boone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Jungbluth, Karl
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Cooper's Hawk Rose-breasted Grosbeak Carolina Wren Purple Finch Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Spotted Towhee Red-breasted Nuthatch Tennessee Warbler
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Boone
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Julie B. Hayek letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding an Evening Grosbeak sighting, September 20, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs
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1997-09-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Julie B. Hayek to Thomas H. Kent regarding an Evening Grosbeak sighting, September 20, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Hayek, Julie B.
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Evening Grosbeak
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Joseph Hickey letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, October 3, 1939
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests
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1939-10-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Joseph Hickey to Oscar Allert dated October 3, 1939. Hickey asks for more information on Peregrine Falcons in eastern Iowa after reading Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Hickey, Joseph J. (Joseph James), 1907-1993
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Peregrine Falcon
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Lansing Waupeton
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Jon Van Dyk letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 21, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jon Van Dyk to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 21, 1978. Many of the sightings were made in Sioux County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Broad-winged Hawk Purple Martin Gray-cheeked Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Franklin's Gull Red-breasted Merganser Glossy Ibis Long-eared Owl American Redstart Northern Harrier
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Sioux Center Sioux County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Jon Stravers letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1977-12-01
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1978-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jon Stravers to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings. A note mentioning the sighting of a Cooper's Hawk is underlined. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.
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Stravers, Jon
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Long-eared Owl Belted Kingfisher Common Merganser Horned Lark Mallard
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Red Rock Dam
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring 1993 report, June 1, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather
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1993-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Van Dyk to Thomas Kent dated June 1, 1993. Van Dyk reports on the weather, spring migration and notable bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Swainson's Hawk Turkey Vulture Yellow-breasted Chat Lapland Longspur Orchard Oriole Merlin Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cape May Warbler
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Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding no summer bird sightings, August 2, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Van Dyk to Thomas H. Kent regarding no summer bird sightings, August 2, 1981. A request to devote additional effort into locating the Smith's Longspur in Iowa is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Smith's Longspur
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Sioux Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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