Frank Ellis letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens, January 13, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1933-01-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frank Ellis to Philip DuMont dated January 13, 1933. In this letter Ellis clarifies his response to DuMont's request for details regarding specimens housed in the Ellis Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Ellis also mentions a couple of species nesting around Maquoketa that are new to the area.
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Ellis, Frank E.
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Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird
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Maquoketa
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Frank Ellis letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens and birds around Maquoketa, January 18, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Collection and preservation
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1933-01-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frank Ellis to Philip DuMont dated January 18, 1933. In this letter Ellis responds to more questions from DuMont regarding specimens housed in the Ellis Museum of Archeology and Anthropology and birds found around Maquoketa.
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Ellis, Frank E.
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Whooping Crane Yellow-headed Blackbird Goldeneye Great Horned Owl Snowy Egret Northern Mockingbird
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Sabula Maquoketa Otter Creek Township
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1
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Francis Roberts letter to Mrs. J. E. Stewart regarding advertising the book "Birds of Polk County"
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Correspondence
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Ornithological literature Advertising--Books
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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 Francis Roberts to Mrs. J.E. Stewart. Roberts, the president of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, offers to write an editorial in Iowa Bird Life if the Des Moines Audubon Society plan on advertising and selling copies of their recent publication "Birds of Polk County."
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Roberts, Francis L. R.
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Iowa Polk County
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Francis Moore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring 1998 sightings, June 4, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Francis Moore to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1998. Moore reports on birds sighted for spring 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Northern Mockingbird Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Yellow River State Forest Fayette
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 30, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1980-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 30, 1980 with observers Robert K. Myers, Russel Hays, Joseph P. Schaufenbuel and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Moore, Francis L.
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American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Eastern Towhee Common Moorhen Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Hudsonian Godwit Tundra Swan Great Egret
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Volga Lake Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Backbone State Park
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 31, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Songbirds
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1980-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent July 31, 1980 with observer Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980
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Moore, Francis L.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Chuck-will's-widow Marsh Wren Sanderling Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Canada Warbler Swamp Sparrow Tennessee Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Common Tern Black Tern
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Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waterloo Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, spring 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Feathers 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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The letter discusses field notes for spring 1985 and slides of a Curlew Sandpiper. The letter includes field note forms listing bird sightings by Moore and others and a note describing the appearance and behavior of Western Sandpipers spotted by Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Curlew Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Cape May Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Cedar Lake Fremont County George Wyth Memorial State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Florence McCaughey letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, December 10, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-12-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Florence McCaughey in a letter to Mr. Petersen, December 10, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo Evening Grosbeak American Robin
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Iowa
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Florence McCaughey letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding 1962 fall migration report, December 6, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report contributed by Florence McCaughey, in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration of 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Dubuque
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Florence McCaughey letter regarding fall bird migration, November 25, 1964
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1964-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The bird migration report was contributed by Florence McCaughey. She mentions the sightings of warblers, Mourning Doves, Killdeers, Bluebirds, and one adult Bald Eagle.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1964.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Mourning Dove
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Iowa
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Field reports, Sue Spieker, fall 1989
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather
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1989-08-01
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1989-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports form by Sue Spieker with a contributor Linda Packard and a letter from Sue Spieker to Carl Bendorf about the sightings for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Spieker, Susan J.
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Common Grackle Cedar Waxwing Hooded Merganser Common Nighthawk Yellow-rumped Warbler American Coot Canada Goose
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Norwalk Saylorville Lake Warren County Walnut Woods State Park Lake Colechester
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Field reports, Steve Dinsmore, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Waterfowl
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports submitted by Steve Dinsmore with several contributors and a detailed note about the sightings as well as a letter from Steve Dinsmore to Carl Bendorf on November 30, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Double-crested Cormorant Red-breasted Merganser Herring Gull Common Loon Hooded Merganser Bufflehead Bonaparte's Gull Common Merganser
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Iowa Saylorville Lake
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Field reports, Randall Pinkston, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports divided by location with an accompanying summary and envelope submitted by Randall Pinkston on October 21, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Dental Science Building Iowa Memorial Union Oakland Cemetery Swan Lake Babcock Access
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Field reports, Pam and Reid Allen, March 1 - May 31, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1991-03-01
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1991-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with detail for some sighting with annotations submitted by Pam and Reid Allen and a letter submitted by Pam Allen to Carl Bendorf on June 2, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Snowy Egret Wilson's Phalarope Lesser Black-backed Gull Peregrine Falcon Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak American Golden Plover
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Polk City West Des Moines Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Runnells Overlook Moeckley Prairie
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Field reports, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports submitted with an introductory note from Mark Proescholdt to Carl Bendorf on November 29, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Lapland Longspur Merlin Western Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Caspian Tern Red-eyed Vireo Hermit Thrush Pine Siskin American Golden Plover
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Little Wall Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grundy County Liscomb Saylorville Lake Huxley Union Grove State Park Iowa Falls Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Buckeye Wolf Creek Recreation Area Black Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
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Field reports, John Van Dyk, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1990-08-01
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1990-12-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with detail about sighting and weather notes submitted in a letter from John Van Dyk to Carl Bendorf on December 1, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Prairie Falcon Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Merlin Peregrine Falcon Pine Siskin
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Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County
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Field reports, Jerry Toll, spring 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1991-03-01
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1991-05-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports in the form of checklists with an introductory letter from Jerry Toll to IOU on May 8, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Toll, Jerry
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Red-tailed Hawk American White Pelican Tricolored Heron Ruddy Duck
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Lake Manawa Pottawattamie County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports, Hank Zaletel, spring 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1991-03-01
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1991-06-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports and accompanying letter from Hank Zaletel to Carl Bendorf on June 2, 1991 about the bird season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Double-crested Cormorant Lapland Longspur Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Ruddy Turnstone Pectoral Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope
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Colo Brookside Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports, Dennis Carter, spring 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather
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1991-03-01
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1991-06-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with detailed notes about the season and sightings in the form of a letter from Dennis Carter to Carl J. Bendorf on June 1, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Bald Eagle Ruddy Duck Yellow-rumped Warbler American Redstart Bonaparte's Gull
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Rice Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports, Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, Richard Huser, fall 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1989-07-31
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1989-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports compiled by Bill Huser of sightings by Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, and Richard Huser for fall 1989. Accompanied by a letter from Bill to Carl Bendorf with detailed notes for Golden Eagle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Golden Eagle
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Lake Red Rock Stone State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bacon Creek Park
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Field reports, Barb Wilson, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with detailed bird sighting information and handwritten annotations compiled and submitted by Barb Wilson in a letter to Carl Bendorf on November 29, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Snowy Owl Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Common Snipe Black-throated Blue Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Mills County Pottawattamie County Shenandoah Waubonsie State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Page County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports form, contributed by James P. Sandrock, spring 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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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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Field notes contributed by James P. Sandrock listing various bird sightings for spring 1985 and fall 1984. The spring sightings took place primarily in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park. Included with the report forms is note speculating about whether or not the unusually warm spring caused birds to migrate sooner. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Yellow-breasted Chat Northern Shrike
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Field reports form, contributed by Gerald White, spring 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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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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Field notes contributed by Gerald White listing a Long-eared Owl spotted at Cone Marsh and a note describing the feeding habits of Common Nighthawks spotted in Muscatine. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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White, Gerald
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Long-eared Owl Common Nighthawk
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Muscatine
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Mark Proescholdt
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An post card and annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Rough-legged Hawk Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Alder Flycatcher Mute Swan Brown Thrasher Trumpeter Swan Connecticut Warbler Wilson's Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher
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Little Wall Lake Big Marsh Wildlife Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pine Lake Sweet Marsh Hickory Grove County Park Shimek State Forest Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, November 25, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Podicipediformes | Grebes Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1991-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Raymond L. Cummins, Tom Johnson, Russ Widner and others. Included with the field report is a note from Mark Proescholdt to the editors regarding his winter birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Little Blue Heron Brewer's Blackbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Carolina Wren Common Ground-Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Pacific Loon Red Phalarope Black-legged Kittiwake Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird
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Des Moines River Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Jasper County Lake Red Rock Marshall County Pleasant Creek State Park Pine Lake State Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Rock Creek State Park Runnells Overlook Wolf Creek Recreation Area
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