Robert L. Nelson letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, June 14, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-06-14
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N/A
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Spring migration report contributed by Robert L. Nelson in a letter to Mr. Petersen, June 14, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Nelson, Robert L.
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Rockford
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Iowa RBA, September 28, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-09-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for September 28, 1998. Highlights include Red-shouldered Hawk, Yellow Rails, and Eurasian Collared Doves. Includes notes for updates for October 1.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Yellow Rail Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Amazilia Hummingbird
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Boone Dale Maffitt Reservoir Des Moines Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Snake Creek State Game Management Area Bjorkboda Marsh
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Iowa Birdline update, April 6, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-06
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 6, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a very late Northern Shrike, a Ferruginous Hawk flyover in Story County and Yellow-rumped Warblers brought in by the south winds overnight. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Goshawk and 20 American White Pelicans.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Ferruginous Hawk Smith's Longspur American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Virginia Rail Yellow-rumped Warbler American Black Duck Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Madison County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Story County
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Mark Orsag forwarded email to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Hawk watch at Hitchcock Nature Area, fall 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An email originally from Mark Orsag forwarded to Thomas H. Kent on behalf of Loren Padelford and Babs Padelford. The email details the raptor and non-raptor sightings that were seen during a Hawk watch conducted at Hitchcock Nature Area from September 5 through December 6, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Orsag, Mark
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon American Kestrel Turkey Vulture American White Pelican Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Scarlet Tanager American Black Duck Sandhill Crane Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Hitchcock Nature Area
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Field notes and John Van Dyk letter to James J. Dinsmore, summer 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1996-06-01
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1996-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by John Van Dyk. Included with the field report is a note from John Van Dyk to James J. Dinsmore regarding subscribing to a rare bird email alert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Kestrel American Crow Bobolink Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Dickcissel Wood Duck Solitary Sandpiper Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak Northern Bobwhite
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Woodbury County Oak Grove State Park Doon Newkirk
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Douglas C. Harr, July 31, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Rare birds Weather
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1992-07-31
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N/A
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. Also included is a letter from Harr to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Red-shouldered Hawk sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Grasshopper Sparrow American White Pelican House Finch Redhead Ruddy Duck Olive-sided Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler American Golden Plover
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lyon County Sioux County O'Brien County Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports and letter to Carl J. Bendorf contributed by Bob Livermore, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Ornithology--Methodology
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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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Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Bob Livermore. Also included is a brief letter from Livermore to Carl J. Bendorf regarding improvements to bird field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Livermore, Bob
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Rough-legged Hawk Eastern Bluebird Field Sparrow Common Snipe Northern Rough-winged Swallow Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove Barn Swallow Northern Shrike
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Browns Lake Plymouth County Sioux City Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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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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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Also includes a brief note from Cummins to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the election of officers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of 1987.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Green-backed Heron Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Groove-billed Ani Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Meadowlark Common Loon Osprey Black-bellied Plover Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Spotted Towhee Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Wayne County Centerville Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve South Fork Chariton River
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Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, May 28, 1963
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Artifacts (object genre) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel in a letter to Peter Petersen, May 28, 1963. The report mentions the sighting of a Red-Shafted/Yellow Shafted Flicker Hybrid. A feather of the bird are included with the letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C. Orthel, Mike
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Northern Flicker
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Buffalo Center
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding fall migration, August 17, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-08-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, August 17, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Robert W. Nero letter to Gladys Black regarding Snowy Owl migration, February 21, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Migration Weather
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1977-02-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Snowy Owl migration from Canada to Iowa contributed by Robert W. Nero in a letter to Gladys Black.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Nero, Robert W.
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Snowy Owl
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Iowa
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1977-01-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, January 17, 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Varied Thrush Eastern Towhee Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Bohemian Waxwing Osprey Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin
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Bremer County Estherville Linn County Red Rock Dam Cedar County Fonda Gladbrook Mitchell County
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Darwin Koenig letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1976-08-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, August 22, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Cooper's Hawk Carolina Wren White-throated Sparrow Winter Wren Wild Turkey Dark-eyed Junco Tundra Swan Northern Shrike
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Decorah Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument Nebraska Lock and Dam 9
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Fall report, Fremont County, Iowa and nearby areas
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Water birds
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report for Fremont County Iowa and nearby areas contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe
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Fremont County Lake Manawa Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Nettie Funk letter to LeRoy Weeks regarding migratory birds
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Correspondence
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Birds--Migration Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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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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Undated letter from Nettie Funk to LeRoy Weeks. In this letter Funk asks Weeks to supply the annotation Rare or Not Common to a list of water birds Weeks had sent her noting their arrival dates at Emmetsburg.
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Funk, Nettie S.
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Emmetsburg
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Allen Green letter to Philip DuMont regarding Snowy Egrets and Black Ducks, May 9, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1934-05-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Allen Green to Philip DuMont dated May 9, 1934. In this letter Green reports sighting 25 to 30 Snowy Egrets in August 1930 and seven Black Ducks in 1929.
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Green, Allen
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Snowy Egret American Black Duck
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Oakville
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Letter from Nick Halmi to the Iowa Ornithologisits' Union with a bird report for the Iowa City Region, with an Emphasis on Blue List Species
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Habitat (Ecology)
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1976-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of bird sighting in the Iowa City area by Nick Halmi. This item was used to as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Field report of Summer 1976.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Least Tern Blue Grosbeak
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa Johnson County
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Letter from Dean Mosman to Vernon Kleen containing bird sighting notes, June 14, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dean Mosman with bird sighting notes for Spring Migration. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Mosman, Dean
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Purple Martin Cinnamon Teal
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Letter from Nick Halmi to Vernon Kleen containing bird sighting notes, June 14, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1976-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Nick Halmi with bird sighting records and notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Yellow-breasted Chat
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Coralville Lake Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Letter and annotated bird sighting list from Mike Newlon to Vernon Kleen, July 6, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1976-07-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mike Newlon containing spring migration records. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Alder Flycatcher Great Horned Owl Cliff Swallow Eastern Screech-Owl
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Coralville Lake Iowa City Iowa Palisades-Kepler State Park
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Letter from Thomas J. Staudt to Vernon Kleen with bird sighting notes, June 1, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas J. Staudt containing bird sighting records and notes for migratory warblers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Staudt, Thomas J.
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Marble Rock Greenfield
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Letter from Peter Peterson to Vernon Kleen containing bird sighting notes, May 23, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Trapping
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1976-05-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Peterson with bird sighting notes including notes of birds that were netted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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American Robin
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Davenport Iowa
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Gladys Black letter, field notes and map to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall migration, 1975, Red Rock Lake and Refuge, December 10, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Methodology Power-plants
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1975-12-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Gladys Black reported on fall migration, 1975, at the Red Rock Lake and Refuge, Pleasantville, Iowa. She noted it was an exceptional year for Evening Grosbeaks. She wrote a cover letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding the impact on bird populations of blizzards, flooding from dams, and a potential nuclear power plant that might be built near the Red Rock Reservoir, December 10, 1975. Included was a sheet about the Red Rock Game Management Area published by the Iowa Conservation Commission, with a map of the area annotated by Black to show the power plant location and which areas were favored by different species of birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1975.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, and Council Bluffs field notes, winter 1974-1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches
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1974-12-01
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1975-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1974-1975, was a corrected galley with numerous annotations, edited and sent by Peter C. Petersen to Vernon M. Kleen for American birds. Major news was the first Iceland Gull seen in Iowa, at Pleasant Valley, Iowa. Grouped with this document was an undated Melba Wigg letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter bird sightings around Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the associated field notes. Observations from March were included. The Council Bluffs sightings were not part of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1974-1975.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Petersen, Peter C. Wigg, Melba
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Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Field Sparrow Short-eared Owl Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Purple Finch Pine Siskin Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose
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Council Bluffs Glenwood Iowa Lake Manawa Pleasant Valley DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Pacific Junction
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted near Iowa City during spring migration, June 1, 1975
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1975-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen was regarding birds sighted near Iowa City during spring migration, June 1, 1975. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1975.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Iowa City
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