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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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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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Ronald Harms letter to Robert Myers regarding Connecticut Warbler, May 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1986-05-30
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N/A
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Letter from Ronald Harms to Robert Myers dated May 30, 1986. Harms reports netting, banding and photographing a Connecticut Warbler. Included with this letter is another letter from Ronald Harms to Robert Myers dated May 28, 1986 containing Harms' spring bird report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Harms, Ronald
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Bell's Vireo Eastern Towhee Evening Grosbeak Connecticut Warbler Spotted Towhee Lincoln's Sparrow
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Laurens
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Robert Cecil letter to Robert Myers regarding Spring Field Report, May 29, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1986-05-29
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N/A
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Letter from Bob Cecil to Bob Myers dated May 29, 1986. Cecil notes that he is conservative with his identifications and counts. Included with this letter is an annotated list of birds sighted by Cecil and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Loggerhead Shrike Bewick's Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-throated Warbler Evening Grosbeak Golden Eagle Blue-winged Warbler Black Tern
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Fremont County Keokuk Lee County Mills County Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Robert Cecil letter to Robert Myers regarding Black and White Warbler sighting, June 2, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1986-06-02
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N/A
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Postcard from Bob Cecil to Bob Myers dated June 2, 1986. Cecil sends a sighting of a Black and White Warbler as an addendum to Spring Field Report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Elizabeth Christiansen letter to Thomas Kent regarding Bewick's Wren, April 23, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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1986-04-23
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N/A
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Letter from Elizabeth Christiansen to Thomas Kent dated April 23, 1986. Christiansen reports sighting a Bewick's Wren. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Christiansen, Elizabeth
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Bewick's Wren
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Burlington
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Elizabeth Christiansen letter to Thomas Kent regarding field reports for April and May, May 23, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1986-05-23
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N/A
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Letter from Elizabeth Christiansen to Thomas Kent dated May, May 23, 1986. Christiansen reports sighting a Bald Eagle north of Toolesboro. Included with this letter is an annotated list of birds sighted by Elizabeth and Dana Christiansen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Christiansen, Elizabeth
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Bald Eagle Rose-breasted Grosbeak Common Nighthawk
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Burlington Toolesboro
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William Barker letter to Thomas Kent regarding Sandhill Crane flyby, March 9, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1986-03-09
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N/A
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Letter from William Barker to Thomas Kent dated March 9, 1986. In this letter Barker reports seeing a flock of Sandhill Cranes flying in a V pattern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Barker, William S.
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Sandhill Crane
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Princeton Rapids City
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Migration Weather
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1984. Other observers were Tanya Bray, W. Ross Silcock and Carl Priebe. Of dozens of species reported, four were documented. Included were three letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding weather, migration, and fish kills, one letter dated May 26, 1984, and two dated May 31, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Bald Eagle Marbled Godwit Barrow's Goldeneye Savannah Sparrow Long-tailed Duck
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Forneys Lake Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Gerald White, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, spring 1984. He sighted five species in Cedar Rapids or at Cone Marsh. In a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, he explained that the American Bittern had a leg defect that would make it identifiable, May 24, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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White, Gerald
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American Bittern Red-throated Loon Willet Hudsonian Godwit Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Rod Schmidt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding Kossuth County bird sightings, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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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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Rod Schmidt letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding Kossuth County bird sightings, spring 1984. The letter was undated and described sightings of Ospreys, Bald Eagles, Bobolinks, and Purple Finches. Included were lists of dates, species, and numbers, with details on the sightings of a Little Blue Heron at Buffalo Creek Station and a Cattle Egret near Algona. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Schmidt, Rod
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Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron Bobolink Cattle Egret Purple Finch Osprey
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Algona Kossuth County Buffalo Creek State Game Management Area
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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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1984-05-31
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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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Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird declines Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, spring 1984. Other observers were Mark Proescholdt, Phyllis Harris, and Ramona R. Sommerlot. Documented sightings were of a Northern Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon, Pine Warbler, Red-necked Grebe, and Barrow's Goldeneye. Also included was a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding absence of birds, particularly warblers, May 29, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Red-necked Grebe Barrow's Goldeneye Northern Goshawk Peregrine Falcon Pine Warbler
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Little Wall Lake Big Creek Lake Forneys Lake Marshall County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Hardin County
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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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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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Babs Padelford letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, June 3, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns
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1982-06-03
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Babs Padelford in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Padelford, Babs
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Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Short-eared Owl Lark Sparrow Piping Plover Hudsonian Godwit Canada Goose
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Ames Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Glenwood Hitchcock Nature Area Lake Manawa Larson Marsh
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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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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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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Field notes and a letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Hirundinidae | Swallows Weather
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1982-03-01
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1982-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson and include a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-tailed Hawk Alder Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Grasshopper Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Blackpoll Warbler Northern Shrike
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Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Ann Mccartan Sernett letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, May 26, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1982-05-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Ann Mccartan Sernett in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Sernett, Ann Mccartan
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Laurens Rush Lake
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Beth Proescholdt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, May 13, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1982-05-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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American Woodcock Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler
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Liscomb Pine Lake
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