John letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and owl slides, March 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds Strigiformes | Owls
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1965-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and slides of owls. It features a sighting of twenty Purple Martins on the 20th of March near Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, IA.
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Purple Martin
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Iowa Oskaloosa
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Rare bird documentation form for Carolina Wren in Cherokee County, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-01-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Carolina Wren in Cherokee County, IA on January 30, 1983. The documentation form was included with an undated letter from Dick Bierman to Thomas Kent regarding the bird sighting and documentation form.
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Bierman, Dick
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Carolina Wren
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Cherokee County
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Farm Grove 13 mi west, 1 mi north of Cherokee Iowa.
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Farm grove. Box elder, mulberry, cottonwood, blue spruce, brushy under growth.
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The documentation form by Dick Bierman is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Charles Krekow and Lois Krekow. | Elimination of similar species: House Wren, Winter Wren, Brown Creeper, Fox Sparrow, Bewick's Wren | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:01:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Black-billed Magpie at Hitchcock Wildlife Area near Crescent, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1999-09-27
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1999-10-11
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Black-billed Magpie at Hitchcock Wildlife Area near Crescent in Pottawattamie County, IA on September 27, 1999. It is accompanied by an e-mail from Sue Mattix to James Fuller dated September 28, 1999 regarding the bird sighting.
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Mattix, Sue
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Black-billed Magpie
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Hitchcock Nature Area
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Hitchcock Wildlife Area, Crescent, IA
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forest
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The documentation form by Sue Mattix is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Howard Mattix. | Elimination of similar species: Only similar species would be yellow billed magpie - this one had a black bill | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/18:00:00.
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Smith's Longspur and other bird sighting materials, August 22, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1990-12-29
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1992-08-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on August 22, 1992 about a documentation form for a Smith's Longspur west of Almont in Clinton County, IA on December 29, 1990 by Brian Blevins. It also discusses submitting other field reports and materials from multiple years to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee. It is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9433/view and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9436/view.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Smith's Longspur
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Iowa Almont
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Peter Lowther letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding House Finch sighting in 1988, December 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1988-12-25
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1988-12-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Lowther to W. Ross Silcock about a House Finch sighting in Burlington on December 25, 1988.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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House Finch
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Burlington
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas Kent regarding rare bird sightings in 1982, June 13, 1982
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1982-06-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on June 13, 1982 from Ross Silcock to Thomas Kent discussing rare bird sightings for in 1982. It features discussion of sighting of a House Finch at Pocahontas in Pocahontas County, IA on June 3, 1982.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Black-headed Grosbeak House Finch Hoary Redpoll Burrowing Owl
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Archer Laurens Pocahontas Rush Lake Amana Woods
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Gladys Black letter to Michael Newlon regarding bird sightings including a Pine Grosbeak, February 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Michael Newlon, sent on February 1, 1984, about bird sightings that winter. It features a photocopied photograph and description of a Pine Grosbeak sighting at Denver in Bremer County, IA, before February 1, 1984.
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Black, Gladys Wylder, Robert
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Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Glaucous Gull Orange-crowned Warbler
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Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Denver
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Chris Reed card to Peter C. Petersen regarding Baltimore Oriole sighting, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Meetings
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1981-01-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photocopied card detailing a Baltimore Oriole sighting at Fairport in Muscatine County, IA on January 14, 1981. It is a copy of https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/2323/view.
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Reed, Chris
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Baltimore Oriole
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Fairport
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B.J. Rose letter to Doug Rose regarding Christmas Bird Count sightings, January 16, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1993-01-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from B. J. Rose to Doug Rose documenting birds seen during the Glenwood Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 1992. Rose gives details for the sighting of a Great-tailed Grackle, a Chipping Sparrow, and four Yellow-rumped Warblers.
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Rose, B.J.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle
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Glenwood Bartlett Bartlett State Wildlife Management Area
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Spring Field Report for I.O.U., J. Donald Gillaspey, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1989-03-01
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1989-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report sent to Steve Dinsmore at IOU for J. Donald Gillaspey. It features a sighting of a Great-tailed Grackle northwest of Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on May 12, 1989.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Upland Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle
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Lamoni
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1967-01-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of distinguishing Eastern and Western Medowlarks in the winter.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings and reports, January 7, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Fringillidae | Finches
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1967-01-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings and reports for the year of 1966 sent on January 7, 1967. It features a discussion of identifying Eastern and Western Meadowlarks.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Boreal Chickadee Eastern Meadowlark Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Western Meadowlark
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Dubuque Iowa
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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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Thomas Kent letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding Sharp-tailed Sparrow sightings in Iowa, May 24, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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1982-05-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent from Tom Kent to Pete Petersen regarding Sharp-tailed Sparrow sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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Ames Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Swan Lake East Twin Lake
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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Fred Lesher letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings, June 26, 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Camping
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1965-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter by Fred Lesher regarding various bird sightings, personal matters, and banding Henslow's Sparrows near Decorah.
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Lesher, Fred
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Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Savannah Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1966-08-01
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1967-01-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of Savannah Sparrows.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Jim Matthews letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, July 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Rare birds
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1986-06-19
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1986-07-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and photographic map describing Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, IA for June and July, 1986 from Jim Matthews to Jim Dinsmore. It includes descriptions of a raptor sighting and bird sightings in general.
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Matthews, James L.
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lyon County
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Female Summer Tanager - South edge of Mason City May 4+5, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1989-05-04
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1989-05-05
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report of a Summer Tanager at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 4 and 5, 1989 by Curt Nelson. It includes a note to Steve Dinsmore asking if an official documentation form was needed for the sighting.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Summer Tanager
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Mason City
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John Bath letter to Thomas Kent regarding an Ovenbird sighting and birding in general, unknown date
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare 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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Letter from John Bath to Thomas Kent about seeing an Ovenbird in Ames from December 10 to January 10, unknown year. Bath also discusses other birds he'd recently seen.
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Bath, John
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal Purple Finch House Finch Ovenbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker
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Ames
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Breeding Evidence Observations, Bob Cecil, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1985-06-20
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1985-07-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes about Worm-eating Warbler breeding habits at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA from June 20 to July 16, 1985. This document is related a letter and field notes by Bob Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3902/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Field report for Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake, Carolyn Fischer, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1995-11-04
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1995-12-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report for a Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 4, 1995. The report is accompanied by a letter from Carolyn Fischer to Thomas Kent on December 13, 1995, that mentions a flock of Lapland Longspurs.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Black-and-white Warbler Lapland Longspur
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Clear Lake
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Field notes contributed by Carol A. Alexander, winter 1992-1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather
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1992-12-01
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1993-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Carol A. Alexander with Richard M. Alexander for the Winter of 1992-1993. It features a Black-and-White Warbler at Lansom Woods in Jefferson County, IA on February 17, 1993, and includes a note from Ross Silcock to Thomas Kent.
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Alexander, Carol Ann
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Black-and-white Warbler Carolina Wren House Finch American Robin
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Fairfield Lamson Woods State Preserve
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Virginia Crocker letter to Gladys Black regarding the sighting of a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake, November 21, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1981-11-20
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1981-11-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation letter for a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake in Buena Vista County, IA on November 20, 1981.
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Crocker, Virginia R.
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Varied Thrush
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Storm Lake
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Bill Ohde letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding a Berwick's Wren, March 20, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Ohde to Jim Dinsmore documenting a Bewick's Wren seen north of Wapello in Louisa County, IA during late June and July, 1983.
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Ohde, Bill
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Bewick's Wren
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Wapello
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