Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Water birds Weather
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984. Included was a cover letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather, abundant water-living birds, and March kills of birds, August 2, 1984. Nestings of Least Terns and Piping Plovers at the IPL ponds were described in detail with seven other observers, and many herons were seen near the Missouri River in Fremont County. Counts of House Sparrows were shown to decrease as livestock operations decreased, 1978-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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House Sparrow Least Tern Piping Plover Great Blue Heron
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Fremont County Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, Clear Lake, Iowa, spring 1984, updated June 16, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1984-06-16
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, Clear Lake, Iowa, spring 1984, were updated to indicate 40 Tundra Swans were seen in the river in Charles City on March 29 by Wayne Meyer. Included was a note to Thomas H. Kent about the change, June 16, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Hansen, James L.
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Tundra Swan
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Charles City
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Barbara L. Wilson postcard to James J. Dinsmore regarding sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, June 22, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1984-06-22
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N/A
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Barbara L. Wilson postcard to James J. Dinsmore was regarding sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, June 22, 1984, on the Wilson farm in northeast Mills County, near Hastings, Iowa. Postcard was undated but postmarked August 3, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Mills County Hastings
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Peregrine Falcon at Ames, 1984
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-06-23
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Peregrine Falcon at Ames in Story County, IA on June 23, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Martsching, Paul
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Peregrine Falcon
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Ames
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Ames, Story County, Iowa
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General: I once saw a Prairie Falcon flying the same way in S. Dakota. Specific: in town (southwest of intersection of 13th & Grand)
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The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Prairie Falcon, not overall tannish. Marsh Hawk, no white rump, wings too dark below, wings too pointy | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:20:00/18:21:00.
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Tim Mason letter to Bob Howe regarding Double-crested Cormorant nesting, June 26, 1984
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks
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1984-06-26
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N/A
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Tim Mason letter to Bob Howe was regarding Double-crested Cormorant nesting, June 26, 1984. A map showed where there were 10-20 Cormorant nests among the Great Blue Heron Rookery on the Mississippi River south of the mouth of Paint Creek. Tim Mason worked at the Effigy Mounds National Monument near this location. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Mason, Timothy W., 1950-2018
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Double-crested Cormorant
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Mississippi River, Iowa Effigy Mounds National Monument Paint Creek
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings at Folsom Lake Heronry, July 6, 1984
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks
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1984-07-06
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N/A
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding sightings at Folsom Lake Heronry, July 6, 1984. He saw Little Blue Herons, a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, and Cattle Egrets. There were some Lesser Yellowlegs nearby. He also saw nests while canoeing with the Padelfords on July 1. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Little Blue Heron Cattle Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Lesser Yellowlegs
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Folsom Lake
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Dean Mosman letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding nesting of Purple Martins and Eastern Bluebirds, July 24, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Nests Weather
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1984-07-24
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N/A
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Dean Mosman letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding nesting of Purple Martins and Eastern Bluebirds, July 24, 1984. The cool wet weather had an impact. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird
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Elkhart
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David Ewert letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding rare bird documentation, July 25, 1984
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1984-07-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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David Ewert letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding rare bird documentation, July 25, 1984. He also said he found a probable Swamp Sparrow nest north of Estherville. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Ewert, David N.
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Swamp Sparrow
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Estherville
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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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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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Carl Priebe letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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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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Carl Priebe letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1984. He saw six species of birds in Fremont and Page Counties, including a white Robin. He also reported on nests of Little Blue Herons and Cattle Egrets in Mills and Fremont Counties. Three others have been informed about the colonies. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Priebe, Carl
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Cattle Egret Least Tern Northern Mockingbird American Robin Great-tailed Grackle
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Folsom Lake Fremont County Mills County Riverton Page County
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding birds sighted in summer 1984, July 30, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1984-07-30
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N/A
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding birds sighted in summer 1984, July 30, 1984. He sighted 45 species including five with nests or young. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope Hooded Merganser Canada Goose
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Allamakee County New Albin Winneshiek County Effigy Mounds National Monument Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area Pikes Peak State Park
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Field notes contributed by Robert I. Cecil, fall 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1984-08-01
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1984-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Robert I. Cecil, fall 1984 and cover letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding that two of the birds were documented due to their late dates, November 29, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Turkey Vulture American Crow Purple Martin Chimney Swift Golden Eagle Blue-winged Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Allamakee County Keokuk Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Argyle
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding bird sightings, fall 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1984-08-01
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1984-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Michael C. Newlon was regarding bird sightings, fall 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 Carolina Wren Le Conte's Sparrow Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Stone State Park Brookside Park Pammel Woods
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding birds seen during fall 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Birds--Infancy
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1984-08-01
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1984-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Michael C. Newlon was regarding birds seen during fall 1984. He and three other observers saw five bird species near Lamoni, including an immature Pine Grosbeak. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Pine Grosbeak Northern Harrier
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Council Bluffs Des Moines Lamoni
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore and Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Water birds
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1984-08-01
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1984-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore and Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1984, along with a cover letter from James J. Dinsmore to Michael C. Newlon related to various enclosures, November 28, 1984. The field notes listed 100 bird species sighted by ten observers in 22 locations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Dinsmore, James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Rufous Hummingbird Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Indigo Bunting Short-eared Owl Cattle Egret Red Knot Winter Wren Tundra Swan
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Big Creek State Park Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Chester Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Nebraska City
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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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Bud Tordoff memo to Dave regarding Peregrine Falcon sighting, September 18, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife reintroduction
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1984-09-18
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N/A
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Memo from Bud Tordoff to Dave dated September 18, 1984. Tordoff relays the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on September 18, 1984 reported to him by John Sidle. Includes a note from Dave to Mike Newlon passing on the information.
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Tordoff, Harrison Bruce, 1923-
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Peregrine Falcon
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Selasphorus species at Chester, 1984
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Beneficial birds Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-09-25
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2000-11-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Selasphorus species at Chester in Howard County, IA on September 25, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Tyler, Eleanor Tyler, Sanford
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Rufous Hummingbirds
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Chester
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Feeder at Chester, Iowa home of Sanford + Eleanor Tyler
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Bottle feeder + Locust Tree
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The documentation form and letter by Eleanor and Sanford Tyler is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis Moore, Robert K. Myers, Beth Proescholdt, Mark Proescholdt, Steve Dinsmore, and Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Curt Nelson, Dennis Thompson, Kevin Tyler, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Allen's - eliminated by type of Storm and direction of Storm.
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Michael C. Newlon regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, October 13, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1984-10-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Michael C. Newlon was regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, October 13, 1984. The postcard was undated but postmarked October 13, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Swaledale
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Ronald Harms letter regarding injured Prairie Falcon, October 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Wildlife rescue
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1984-10-27
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N/A
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Ronald Harms letter regarding injured Prairie Falcon, October 27, 1984, was not addressed to anyone, but indicated the injured bird was a juvenile and brought to the Homer Calkins Center in Iowa Falls. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Harms, Ronald
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Prairie Falcon
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Iowa Falls
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding fall birds sighted, November 30, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1984-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding fall birds sighted, November 30, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Western Grebe Western Kingbird Black Scoter Merlin Red Knot Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern
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Scott County Mississippi River, Iowa Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area
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Beth Proescholdt letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding a Northern Shrike sighting, December 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1984-12-01
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Letter from Beth Proescholdt to Michael C. Newlon adding a Northern Shrike sighting to the fall report on December 1, 1984. The shrike was seen on November 30 in northern Marshall County, IA.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Northern Shrike
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Marshall County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Trumpeter Swan at Otter Creek Marsh, 1984
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-12-23
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of three Trumpeter Swans at Otter Creek Marsh in Tama County on December 23, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence over the sighting, photos from Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Trumpeter Swan
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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Otter Creek M., Tama Co., IA
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large riverbottom marsh, central drainage open, ponds partly free of ice. Birds were in pond near east end of south dike.
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Gladys Black. | Elimination of similar species: Bill shape and voice exclude Tundra Swan. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:40:00/16:05:00.
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James L. Fuller notes to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings and accompanying field notes, June 3, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Photography of birds
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two notes from James L. Fuller with attached field notes. The notes discuss bird sightings and inquire about purchasing slides of a House Finch or a Lesser Black-backed Gull. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Fuller, James L
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Western Sandpiper House Finch Red Crossbill Great-tailed Grackle
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Burlington Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Thomas H. Kent, spring 1985, regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1985-03-01
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Field notes contributed by Jack A. Holloway III listing various bird sightings, primarily in central Iowa and Woodbury County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Ames Woodbury County Anderson Goose Lake
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