Letter from Hank and Linda Zaletel regarding bird sightings, October 29, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches
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1979-10-29
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Hank and Linda Zaletel, October 29, 1979. The field notes include a note card with bird sightings dated September 23, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Zaletel, Hank Zaletel, Linda
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Black-crowned Night Heron Semipalmated Plover Hermit Thrush Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose Short-billed Dowitcher Red-winged Blackbird Great Egret
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Little Wall Lake Amana Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Polk County Brookside Park
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Douglas C. Harr letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 13, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1979-08-13
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N/A
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Field notes for fall 1979 contributed by Douglas C. Harr in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, August 13, 1979. It includes a follow-up letter supporting his sighting of a Blue Grosbeak. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Swainson's Hawk Canvasback Blue Grosbeak
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Ingham Lake State Game Management Area Lyon County Ocheyedan
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Gladys Black letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 10, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1979-08-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for fall 1979 contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Black, Gladys
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Blue-winged Teal Great Blue Heron
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Runnells
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Dorothy Parker letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding rare bird sighting of a White-Winged Crossbill, August 6, 1979
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Rare birds Country life
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1979-08-06
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N/A
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Letter from Dorothy Parker to Thomas H. Kent describing the discovery and identification of a deceased White-Winged Crossbill at Patti Stockham's farm near Anita, Iowa, including the various people that helped confirm the bird's identification. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Parker, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill
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Anita
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1979-08-05
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N/A
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Letter from Ross Silcock to Thomas H. Kent regarding various bird sightings in western Iowa, including two young barn owls he banded. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Least Bittern American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Barn Owl American White Pelican Western Grebe Common Loon Gray Partridge Willet Snow Goose American Coot Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Woodbury County Malvern Riverton Audubon County
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Janet G. Greer letter regarding bird sightings, fall 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Weather
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1979-08-01
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1979-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Janet G. Greer regarding the sighting of a Northern Goshawk, includes weather conditions and other documentation. Other observers include Marge Graf and Anne Bohlen.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Greer, Janet
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Northern Goshawk
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Harrison County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1979-08-01
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1979-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bald Eagle Cattle Egret White-winged Scoter Red Crossbill Sandhill Crane
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Ames Jester Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Saylorville Lake Huxley
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding included field notes, August 1, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1979-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig for summer 1979. Sightings cover portions of eastern and central Iowa from May 18 to July 31, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Upland Sandpiper Eared Grebe Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Acadian Flycatcher Veery Northern Parula Worm-eating Warbler Blue Grosbeak Hairy Woodpecker Mourning Warbler Winter Wren
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Allamakee County Harrison County Jackson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pilot Knob State Park Van Buren County White Pine Hollow State Park Lizard Lake Shimek State Forest Green Island Dubuque County Backbone State Park Pikes Peak State Park
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 29,1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1979-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A letter from Peter C. Petersen describing various bird sightings, including an American White Pelican sighting in Davenport, by himself and Mary Lou Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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American White Pelican Dickcissel Ruddy Duck Acadian Flycatcher Gray Catbird
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Davenport Goose Lake Wildcat Den State Park Clinton County Cedar Valley
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Carl Priebe letter to Richard Bishop regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1979-07-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for summer 1979 contributed by Carl Priebe in a letter to Richard Bishop, July 27, 1979. In the letter Carl Priebe describes his discovery of a colony of nesting Black-crowned Night Herons it also includes the bird habitat.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1979.
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Priebe, Carl
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Black-crowned Night Heron
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Franklin County
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Dorothy Parker's letter regarding bird sighting, July 24, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1979-07-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dorothy Parker regarding a deceased bird found near Anita, Iowa, it was identified it as a White-winged Crossbill. The bird was found on July 24, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Parker, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill
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Anita
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Rare bird documentation memo for Blackheaded Grosbeak and Rose-breasted Grosbeak hybrid at Ingham Township in Franklin County, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1979-07-10
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1979-07-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation memo for a Blackheaded Grosbeak and Rose-breasted Grosbeak hybrid at Ingham Township in Franklin County, IA on July 10, 1979.
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Priebe, Carl
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Cardinal-Grosbeaks
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Ingham Township
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The bird was sighted in the NW 1/4 Sec. 12 T-92N R-19W in Franklin County.
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[...] The bird was sighting in a timbered area of approximately 20 acres on a hill overlooking the West Fork of the Cedar River.
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The documentation form by Carl Priebe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Curt Nelson, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The bird was definately [sic] a grosbeak as it had the thick, heavy bill. [...] What makes me think it is a hybrid is that the orange-yellow of ghe [sic] breast was only in the upper part, identical to the rose bib of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. | The original documentation form event occurred in the afternoon.
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Carl Priebe letter to Richard Bishop regarding bird sightings, July 10, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1979-07-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for summer 1979 contributed by Carl Priebe in a letter to Richard Bishop, July 10, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1979.
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Priebe, Carl
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Upland Sandpiper Common Moorhen
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Cerro Gordo County Wright County Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Dean Mosman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching
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1979-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dean Mosman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring sightings in and around Polk County, June 5, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Mosman, Dean
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Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Eastern Bluebird American White Pelican Cattle Egret Veery Northern Mockingbird Northern Waterthrush Northern Shrike
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Big Creek Lake Elkhart Greene County Polk County Saylorville Lake
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Ken Lowder letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1979-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ken Lowder to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Lowder, Ken
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Ruddy Turnstone Baird's Sandpiper Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Wildcat Den State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Darwin Koenig letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 4, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1979-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Darwin Koenig to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings from various locations, June 4, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Snow Bunting Yellow-throated Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Common Snipe Northern Parula Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Tundra Swan
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park New Albin Yellow River State Forest Shimek State Forest Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Ossian Fort Atkinson
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Fred K. Thompson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings and checklists, May 30, 1979
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred K. Thompson to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 30, 1979. Also included are field checklists and bird counts for March, April and May 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Thompson, Fred K.
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Black-and-white Warbler Sanderling Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Marion Coralville Stone City Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 30, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in Scott County, Muscatine County, and Clinton County, May 30, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Worm-eating Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Goose Lake Muscatine County Scott County Clinton County
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Douglas C. Harr letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding additional spring bird sightings, May 29, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1979-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Douglas C. Harr to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding additional spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, May 23, 1979. Sightings of Bell's Vireo and Upland Sandpiper are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Indigo Bunting Dunlin Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler
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Dickinson County Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve
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Dick Bierman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 28, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Gaviiformes | Loons Rare birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dick Bierman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, May 28, 1979. A rare sighting of a Purple Sandpiper was noted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Cherokee County Okoboji Lake Osceola County Little Sioux River Little Clear Lake Park
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Robert K. Myers letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 26, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert K. Myers to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in and around Waterloo, May 26, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Upland Sandpiper American White Pelican Merlin Connecticut Warbler
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Nashua Waterloo Sweet Marsh
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Douglas C. Harr letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 23, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1979-05-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Douglas C. Harr to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, May 23, 1979. Sightings of American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Marbled Godwit, and Connecticut Warbler are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Indigo Bunting American White Pelican Connecticut Warbler Cape May Warbler American Goldfinch
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Dickinson County Emmet County Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Lyon County Okoboji Lake Osceola County Spirit Lake Rock Rapids Silver Lake
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Ione Getscher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 16, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1979-05-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ione Getscher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 16, 1979. Sightings of Merlin and Glaucous Gull are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Getscher, Ione
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Bald Eagle Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Merlin Glaucous Gull
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Hamburg Riverton Wildlife Management Area Riverton
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Purple Sandpiper south of Laurens, 1979
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1979-04-30
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1993-08-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Purple Sandpiper south of Laurens in Pocahontas County, IA on April 30, 1979. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting from Claudia Wilds to Mike Newlon, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Purple Sandpiper
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Laurens
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7 miles south of Laurens, Iowa
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large farm mud puddle with corn stubble.
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The documentation form by Raymond L. Cummins forms the basis of this record. Another documentation forms by Dick Bierman was submitted. | Elimination of similar species: Short bright yellow legs eliminates all similar species, except the Wander [sic] Tattler which has a barred belly | The original documentation form event occurred from 09:00:00/19:00:00 at the times of 09:00:00, 13:00:00, and 18:15:00.
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Conrad F. Schlemmer letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, April 22, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Phalacrocoracidae | Cormorants Water birds
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1979-04-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Conrad F. Schlemmer to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, April 22, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Schlemmer, Conrad F.
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American Kestrel Black-and-white Warbler American White Pelican Hooded Merganser
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Lost Island Lake Spencer Ocheyedan Sibley Ocheyedan River
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