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Hank Krause letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Red-breasted Nuthatch sighting, August 20, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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N/A
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The letter reports the sighting of a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the county park north of Akron. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.
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Krause, Hank
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Big Sioux County Park
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Tim Huisman letter to Thomas Kent regarding Common Loon sighting, August 10, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1983-08-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Tim Huisman reports sighting a Common Loon on Big Creek Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.
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Huisman, Tim, 1952-2003
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Common Loon
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Big Creek Lake
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Lucille Gaffney letter to Thomas Kent regarding Evening Grosbeak sightings, November 14, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching
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1983-11-14
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N/A
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The letter reports Evening Grosbeaks visiting Lucille Gaffney's feeders in Swaledale. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Evening Grosbeak
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Swaledale
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1983-12-01
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Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984. Other observers were Don Bray, Babs Padelford, and Sandra Kovanda. A detailed description was given of two Greater Scaup drakes seen at the IPL Ponds near Council Bluffs. The other birds reported were a Northern Harrier at Lake Manawa, two Gray Partridges by I-29 in Harrison County, a Greater Prairie-Chicken at the De Soto NWR, 1400 Snow Geese at Forneys Lake, and a Peregrine Falcon at De Soto Bend. A February 27 cover letter to Thomas H. Kent mentioned three Gyrfalcon sightings in Nebraska. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Bray, Tanya
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Gyrfalcon Greater Prairie-Chicken Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Snow Goose Northern Harrier
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Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Harrison County Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Nebraska
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, March 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-03-01
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N/A
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding winter bird sightings, March 1, 1984. Most were in central Iowa, and a second sheet recorded bird sightings of his Iowa State University ornithology class. Two species were noted as having documentation: a Northern Goshawk near Lake Rathbun and a Peregrine Falcon in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Northern Goshawk Peregrine Falcon
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Ames Rathbun Lake
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent regarding birds sighted, March 8, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-03-08
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N/A
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent was regarding birds sighted, March 8, 1984. She reported Cedar Waxwings, Pine Siskins, Common Redpolls and a Robin in Swaledale, Iowa, and Cedar Waxwings at the Lime Creek Nature Center. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Cedar Waxwing Common Redpoll Pine Siskin American Robin
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Lime Creek Nature Center Swaledale
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Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, February 7, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-02-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding his late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, February 7, 1984. He saw the bird in his yard in Spencer, Iowa on November 15, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Heine, Russell
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Scarlet Tanager
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Spencer
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Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding details on late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, April 7, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-04-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding details on his late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, April 7, 1984. Heine provided more details on the bird he saw in his yard in Spencer, Iowa, in November 1983, but understood it could not be listed as a confirmed sighting.
This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Heine, Russell
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Scarlet Tanager
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Spencer
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Field notes contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, winter 1983-1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1983-12-01
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1984-02-28
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Field notes were contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, winter 1983-1984. Field notes for Johnson County covered a late Pied-billed Grebe, correction in number of Black Terns, and an American Crow carrying nesting material February 28. A Varied Thrush was documented in Wellman along with Barbara Henderson, and also seen in Perry, Spencer, and Ames. Included was a G. Edgar Folk letter to Hollis regarding sightings of a Western Rufus-sided Towhee (Spotted Towhee) near Oxford, Iowa, January 27, 1984. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Pied-billed Grebe American Crow Varied Thrush Spotted Towhee Black Tern
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Ames Johnson County Oxford Perry Spencer Wellman
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Wallace E. Jardine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings around Pocahontas, Iowa, February 12, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wallace E. Jardine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings around Pocahontas, Iowa, February 12, 1984. Jardine saw a Smith's Longspur, a Lincoln's Sparrow, and cared for a frozen hen Pheasant. A Varied Thrush was photographed in Spencer, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984
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Jardine, Wallace E.
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Varied Thrush Smith's Longspur Lincoln's Sparrow Common Pheasant
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Pocahontas Spencer
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter birds sighted, February 24, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-02-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding winter birds sighted, February 24, 1984. Among other birds listed, two Goshawks were seen at Montezuma throughout the winter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Northern Goshawk
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Montezuma
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Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, winter 1983-1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1983-12-01
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1984-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, winter 1983-1984, with nine other observers. A Golden Eagle was documented near Marshalltown, a Pine Grosbeak was documented at a feeder of Robert Wylder in Denver, Iowa, and a Northern Goshawk was documented in Bremer County. Included was a cover letter from Beth Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding the winter sightings, February 16, 1984. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Pine Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle
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Bremer County Liscomb Marshalltown Denver
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Field notes contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer, Council Bluffs, Iowa, winter 1983-1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1983-12-01
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1984-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer, Council Bluffs, Iowa, winter 1983-1984. Included was an undated cover letter regarding the weather and main observations. Most notable was an American Kestrel at his feeders, and that it was the best American Goldfinch season in four years. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Schlemmer, Conrad F.
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American Kestrel American Goldfinch
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Council Bluffs
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Field notes contributed by Gerald White, winter 1983-1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1983-12-01
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1984-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, winter 1983-1984. He documented a Varied Thrush at Fairmont Cemetery, Davenport, and saw six other species in the area. Included was an undated letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding material he had obtained on a trip to Hawaii to identify birds there. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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White, Gerald
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Double-crested Cormorant Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl White-throated Sparrow Evening Grosbeak White-crowned Sparrow Golden Eagle
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Allamakee County Credit Island Davenport Muscatine Nichols Cedar River Fairmont Cemetery
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, winter 1983-1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Weather
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1983-12-01
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1984-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, winter 1983-1984. Included was a cover letter about the weather, bird kills, and odd behavior of two Screech Owls seeking warmth in farm buildings near Hastings, Iowa. Other observers were Howard Wilson and Joe Wearin.
These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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Hastings
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Thomas J. Kent regarding their writing of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report, spring 1984
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Thomas J. Kent was regarding their writing of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report, spring 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Iowa
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Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings near Booneville, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings near Booneville, Iowa, spring 1984. They saw a Cattle Egret, Upland Sandpipers, and a Western Kingbird south of Booneville. At the Ankeny Ponds, they saw Ruddy Turnstones and Buff-breasted Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Upland Sandpiper Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Ruddy Turnstone Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Ankeny Booneville
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1984, with seven other observers. The most important sighting was that Babs Padelford documented a Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie State Park. In her undated cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, Bray mentions seeing a Moorhen almost every time at Forneys Lake, and also covers Nebraska experiences. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bray, Tanya
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Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Nebraska
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Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984, along with a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding birding help, May 28, 1984. There were 24 species of birds listed, including two Cattle Egrets at the Cherokee Airport. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Cattle Egret
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Cherokee Cherokee Municipal Airport
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Eldon J. Bryant letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, Akron, Iowa, May 28, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Weather
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1984-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Eldon J. Bryant letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding spring bird sightings, Akron, Iowa, May 28, 1984. He looked for Say's Phoebes, which may have been killed by hail like other birds he saw. He noted that Buff-breasted Sandpipers were less than casual during spring migration, and how to identify them by their flight. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bryant, Eldon J.
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Cooper's Hawk Say's Phoebe Common Grackle American Robin Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Akron
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, Keokuk, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings, Keokuk, Iowa, spring 1984. Species seen near Keokuk and marked with a red check mark were a Bald Eagle, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Oriole, Nighthawks, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Ring-billed Gull and Evening Grosbeaks. Also check-marked were Chimney Swifts seen at Ottumwa and a Broad-Winged Hawk near Montrose. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Ring-billed Gull Chimney Swift Evening Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Keokuk Montrose Ottumwa
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Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1984-04-14
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N/A
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Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984. He described their mating dances that took place March 27-April 9 near where he lived in Westfield, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Farmer, Larry K.
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American Woodcock
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Westfield
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, May 19, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, May 19, 1984. She saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch and others saw Pine Siskins at a feeder, both at this late date. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Swaledale
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Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1984, with some observations shared with Francis L. Moore. There were 22 species identified. In a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, dated May 31, 1984, Myers said it was the poorest spring migration since he started keeping records in 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Ross' Goose Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake Essex Forneys Lake Sweet Marsh
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Field notes contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, May 24, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, May 24, 1984. Notable sightings include: Sandhill Crane in Indianola, Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie and Brewer's Blackbird at S.P. Other observers were Tanya Bray and Sandra Kovanda. A cover letter from Babs Padelford to Thomas H. Kent discussed a Rock Wren at Stone Park, the Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie, and a Moorhen at Forneys Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Brewer's Blackbird Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Rock Wren Sandhill Crane
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Forneys Lake Indianola Stone State Park Waubonsie State Park
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