Michael Overton letter to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, May 22, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael Overton to Thomas Kent dated May 22, 1999. Overton sends in his Iowa field reports for spring 1999 a little early since he is leaving for Alaska on May 29. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Overton, Michael D.
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White-faced Ibis Warbling Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Pacific Loon Garganey Black-necked Stilt Eastern Wood-Pewee Pileated Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Great-tailed Grackle
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Harrier Marsh Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Rathbun Lake Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Mike Dooley email to Iowa Bird List regarding sightings of a Mute Swan, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-10-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Mike Dooley to the Iowa Bird List reporting two sightings of a Mute Swan, one at Diamond Lake in Poweshiek County, IA and the other sighting at a home east of Montezuma, IA in 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Killdeer Mute Swan Pectoral Sandpiper
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Diamond Lake Montezuma
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Mike Dooley email to the IA-BIRD listserv regarding Black-throated Green Warbler sighting, April 1, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-04-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout (by Thomas Kent) of an email from Mike Dooley to the IA-BIRD listserv dated April 1, 1999. Dooley reports on sightings from Redbird Farms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-crowned Sparrow Black-throated Green Warbler Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Brown Creeper
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Redbird Farms Wildlife Area
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Mike Dooley email to Thomas Kent regarding Eastern Meadowlark, March 29, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birdsongs
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1999-03-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mike Dooley to Thomas Kent dated March 29, 1999. Dooley reports an illegally sighted last Eastern Meadowlark and the first sightings of Meadowlarks for spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County
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Mike Meetz email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting, June 15, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mike Meetz to Jim Dinsmore dated June 15, 1998. Meetz reports sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the Iowa Arboretum. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Meetz, Mike
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Iowa Arboretum
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Mildred Stewart post card to Peter C. Petersen regarding the bird sightings in Grinnell, Iowa, February 25, 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1965-02-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report contributed by Mildred Stewart in a post card to Peter C. Petersen regarding the sighting of a Brown Thrasher and flocks of Cedar Waxwings in her yard in Grinnell, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1965.
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Stewart, Mildred
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Cedar Waxwing Brown Thrasher
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Grinnell
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Mildrede Williams letter to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1934-08-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mildrede Williams to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934. Williams expresses gratitude to club members and her regret that she must resign as club president and will remain in Atlantic for the winter. Also included is a list of birds found in mythology.
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Williams, Mildrede L. Appleman
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Atlantic Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding starling sightings, June 24, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated June 24, 1934. Jones reports on Starling sightings from March 4, 1933 to March 20, 1934. He also mentions his current activities while attending Iowa State College.
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Common Starling
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Twin Lakes Clare Pomeroy
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Myrle M. Burk letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding a sighting of a flock of Canada Geese in Waterloo, Iowa, January 2, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1977-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of a flock of Canada Geese in Waterloo, Iowa contributed by Myrle M. Burk in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Burk, Myrle M.
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Canada Goose
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Waterloo
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Myron Swenk letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, January 16, 1935
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Paridae | Titmice Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1935-01-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myron Swenk to Philip DuMont dated January 16, 1935. In this letter Swenk tells DuMont that he is returning the Horned Lark specimens but plans to continue studying the Chickadee and Sparrow specimens. Included with this letter is a list of the subspecies that Swenk associated with each Horned Lark specimen.
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Swenk, Myron H.
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Vesper Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Horned Lark
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Neil Bernstein email to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, June 15, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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2000-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, June 15, 2000. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Bernstein, Neil
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American Bittern Ring-billed Gull Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Dickcissel Forster's Tern Great-tailed Grackle
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Grovers Lake Spring Run Wetland Complex, Krummen Tract
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1998-08-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated August 5, 1998. Bernstein reports sighting Woodcocks at Hawkeye Wildlife Area and relays that Sandy Rhodes noticed two downy Turkey Vultures in his barn. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Turkey Vulture American Woodcock
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Iowa County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Common Snipe nest, July 17, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1994-07-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated July 17, 1994. Bernstein reports on a Common Snipe nest with eggs, and also a Hooded Merganser hatching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Hooded Merganser Common Snipe
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Dickinson County Solon
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Franklin's Gulls, June 22, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 22, 1999. Bernstein reports sighting five Franklin's Gulls with a flock of Ring-billed Gulls east of Milford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-billed Gull Franklin's Gull
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Milford
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Lakeside birds, June 20, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1999-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 20, 1999. Bernstein reports on birds sighted around Lakeside Laboratory and other nearby areas. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Upland Sandpiper Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Ring-necked Duck Dickcissel Forster's Tern Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Gadwall Black Tern
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Marble Lake Grovers Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mockingbird sighting, June 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 25, 1998. Bernstein reports that Sandy Rhodes sighted a pair of Mockingbirds in Iowa County. Included with this email is a second printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 2, 1998. Lowther reports a Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest and eggs north of Burlington. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E. Bernstein, Neil
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird
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Iowa County Burlington
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Neil Bernstein letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding August bird sightings, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to Carl J. Bendorf regarding August bird sightings, fall 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Cattle Egret Lincoln's Sparrow
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Veery sighting, July 10, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1997-07-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Veery sighting, July 10, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Veery
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Bixby State Park
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding additional summer bird sightings, summer 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs
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1997-06-01
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1997-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding additional summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Franklin's Gull Dickcissel Forster's Tern
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Anderson Prairie State Preserve Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding aerial photographs, June 12, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore requesting aerial photographs of Rush Lake and Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area. The letter includes two bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Common Moorhen White-throated Sparrow
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 1, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Neil Bernstein in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Bernstein, Neil
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American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Forster's Tern Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Great Crested Flycatcher Gray Catbird Green-winged Teal Gadwall Yellow Warbler Black Tern
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Cayler Prairie State Preserve Lakeside
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding fall bird sightings, August 11, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1987-08-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding fall bird sightings, August 11, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-necked Duck Cattle Egret Lincoln's Sparrow
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding personal papers, summer 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Neil Bernstein is interested in Jim's personal papers regarding photography measurement studies and species population wetland studies. The letter also includes bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bernstein, Neil
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American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron American Coot
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in northwest Iowa, June 24, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1997-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, June 24, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Least Bittern Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Bobolink Field Sparrow Herring Gull Dickcissel Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Cerulean Warbler Swamp Sparrow Northern Shoveler Gadwall American Redstart Black Tern Northern Harrier
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Silver Lake Fen State Preserve
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