Jack A. Holloway III letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in May and August 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1984-05-03
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1984-08-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in May and August 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Broad-winged Hawk Bell's Vireo Piping Plover Sedge Wren Northern Mockingbird Ovenbird Blue Grosbeak
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Stone State Park Louisville Bend Wildlife Area Bronson Sergeant Bluff
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James Delehant letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding unusual birds sighted during nesting season, August 22, 1972
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1972-08-22
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N/A
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James Delehant letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding unusual birds sighted during nesting season, August 22, 1972. Twelve species of birds were sighted near Lake Manawa, De Soto Bend Refuge, Beefland International, and Folsom Lake, including the following species: White-faced Ibis, Herring Gull, Least Tern, Chuck-will's Widow, and Blue Grosbeak. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1972.
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Delehant, James
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White-faced Ibis Chuck-will's-widow Herring Gull Least Tern Blue Grosbeak
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Council Bluffs Folsom Lake Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Jan Schamel regarding a Sedge Wren sighting, July 17, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1986-07-17
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N/A
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James J. Dinsmore acknowledges Jan Schamel's report on the sighting of a Sedge Wren. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Sedge Wren
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Badger Lake
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce Ehresman regarding Short-eared Owls and Northern Harriers , December 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1988-12-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce Ehresman with details on nesting areas of Short-eared Owls and Northern Harriers. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Report of summer 1988. This letter is a reply to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4318/view
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Short-eared Owl Northern Harrier
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Emmet County Hendrickson Marsh Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Rathbun State Wildlife Area Montour
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn with additional summer bird sightings, August 15, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-15
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N/A
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn with additions to his summer bird sighting report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Short-eared Owl House Finch
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Emmet County Waterloo
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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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James J. Dinsmore letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-12-01
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N/A
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1978. Sightings mentioned in the letter are a Cerulean Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park and a Short-Billed Dowitcher and Stilt Sandpiper at Credit Island. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Stilt Sandpiper Cerulean Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher
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Credit Island Wildcat Den State Park
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding submitting records for American birds, December 2, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1975-12-02
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N/A
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding how to submit records for American birds, December 2, 1975. For the fall migration report, one of his students found a dying Bobolink north of Zearing on November 25, very late in the season. He expected to have future reports from his ornithology students at Iowa State University, Department of Animal Ecology. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1975.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bobolink
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Zearing
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James L. Fuller letter regarding House Finch sightings
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James L. Fuller letter regarding House Finch sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Fuller, James L
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House Finch
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Iowa
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James L. Hansen letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted by himself and others, November 25, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1980-11-25
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N/A
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James L. Hansen letter contains a list of birds sighted including the dates, locations and people involved. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern Cinnamon Teal Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Clear Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Eagle Lake Thompson
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James L. Hansen letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird observations for the winter period, March 24, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Water birds Weather
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1981-03-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James L. Hansen letter remarks on the mild weather and notes the early appearance of Red-winged Blackbirds. An annotated list is included of birds people have reported sighting in Northern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Hansen, James L.
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Blue-winged Teal Wood Duck Red-winged Blackbird
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Clear Lake Iowa
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a weather report, July 4, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Weather
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1986-07-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding his willingness to compile a weather report for summer 1986. The letter also mentions some recent birding trips he has taken. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Iowa
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James P. Sandrock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding warbler sightings, May 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1984-05-01
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1984-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James P. Sandrock letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding warbler sightings, May 1984. He saw a Cerulean Warbler at Lacey-Keosauqua, and a Connecticut Warbler on a farm in Cedar County. Letter was undated but this item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Cedar County
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Jan Schamel letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Sedge Wren sighting, July 13, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1986-07-13
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N/A
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Jan Schamel reports her sighting of a Sedge Wren in a letter to James L. Dinsmore. Included with the letter is a newspaper clipping from the Fort Dodge Messenger detailing the bird sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Schamel, Jan
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Sedge Wren
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Badger Lake
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted by himself and others, November 19, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Bibliography
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1980-11-19
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N/A
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent. Jim Dinsmore provides a summary of birds, locations and dates that he and others have sighted, and includes a citation for a bibliography he mentioned. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rough-legged Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Horned Grebe Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Brant Western Grebe Cattle Egret Barn Swallow
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Little Wall Lake Clear Lake Rathbun Lake Story County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Goose Lake Onawa Lucas Kelley Colyn Wildlife Management Area
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding Osprey and Snowy Owl sightings, December 2, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1980-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Jim Dinsmore note updates his letter from November 19, 1980 with details about Osprey and Snowy Owl sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Brant Snowy Owl Osprey
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Ames DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Myre Slough State Game Management Area
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas Kent regarding his Fall report, November 30, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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John Van Dyk letter reports that he has few observations to share this season due to his being out of state for an extended period. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Wood Duck Barn Swallow American Golden Plover
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Sioux County Rock Valley
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Ken Herring memo to James J. Dinsmore regarding shorebird sightings, July 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1984-07-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Ken Herring memo to James J. Dinsmore was regarding shorebird sightings, July 27, 1984. Pectoral Sandpipers, Solitary Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Killdeers were seen at Meadow Lake WMA and Bays Branch WMA in July 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Herring, Ken
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Killdeer Semipalmated Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Meadow Lake State Public Hunting Area
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Lee Searles letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in Greene County, Iowa, August 21, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1984-08-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lee Searles letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings in Greene County, Iowa, August 21, 1984. Forty-five species of birds were seen during June and July 1984, most significantly Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Least Bitterns, and an Orchard Oriole. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Searles, Lee
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Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Orchard Oriole Barred Owl Cliff Swallow
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Greene County Rippey Snake Creek State Game Management Area Squirrel Hollow County Park Washington Township
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Letter and bird sighting checklist from Robert and Valerie Jessen to Vernon M. Kleen, spring migration 1974
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures
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1974-03-01
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1974-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and accompanying checklist from Robert and Valerie Jessen to Vernon M. Kleen reporting birds banded and sighted near Oskaloosa. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1974.
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Jessen, Robert Jessen, Valerie
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Great Horned Owl White-winged Crossbill Barred Owl Chuck-will's-widow
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Oskaloosa
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Letter and field checklists of Iowa birds, Randall Pinkston, August 2, 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy Ducklings
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1991-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and accompanying field checklists of Iowa birds from Randall Pinkston to James J. Dinsmore. The field checklists include five forms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Brown-headed Cowbird Indigo Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Wilson's Phalarope Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Wood Duck Solitary Sandpiper Great Crested Flycatcher American Redstart Yellow Warbler Northern Bobwhite
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve North Liberty Coralville Dam
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John C. Welter letter and attached list to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses, May 14, 1970
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birdhouses
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1970-05-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and attached list from John C. Welter, on behalf of the Des Moines County Conservation Board, to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses, May 14, 1970. The brief letter includes a list of the people in and around Burlington who received a Wood Duck house from the Des Moines County Conservation Board. This document is in response to a request from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3108/view
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Welter, John C. Des Moines County Conservation Board
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding included field notes, August 1, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1979-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig for summer 1979. Sightings cover portions of eastern and central Iowa from May 18 to July 31, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Upland Sandpiper Eared Grebe Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Acadian Flycatcher Veery Northern Parula Worm-eating Warbler Blue Grosbeak Hairy Woodpecker Mourning Warbler Winter Wren
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Allamakee County Harrison County Jackson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pilot Knob State Park Van Buren County White Pine Hollow State Park Lizard Lake Shimek State Forest Green Island Dubuque County Backbone State Park Pikes Peak State Park
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and field notes from James J. Dinsmore to Nicholas S. Halmi, reporting bird sightings by type. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren American White Pelican Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Osprey Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Louisiana Waterthrush
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Allamakee County Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Forest City Le Grand Ledges State Park Mason City Yellow River State Forest Boone County Anderson Goose Lake Ingham Lake McFarland Lake Park Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area
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