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Conrad F. Schlemmer letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 4, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-12-04
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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 bird sightings, December 4, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Schlemmer, Conrad F.
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Northern Cardinal Harris' Sparrow House Sparrow Western Kingbird Northern Bobwhite
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Spencer
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Robert Gruenewald letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, June 8, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1998-06-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert Gruenewald to Thomas Kent dated June 8, 1998. Gruenewald states he has been doing bird reports for many years in Illinois and is now retired and living in Iowa. He gives additional details about some of his sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998. This document is in response to a letter from Thomas Kent: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6341/view
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Gruenewald, Robert
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Carolina Wren Mute Swan Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Bank Swallow
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Sanborn
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Rita Goranson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, June 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1998-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Rita Goranson to Thomas Kent dated June 5, 1998. Goranson reports sighting a pair of nesting Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Goranson, Rita
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Mason City
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Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring migration, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas Kent. Ernzen states this is one of the worst migrations in recent memory and includes a list of birds sighted for spring 1998 focusing on first and last sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wilson's Phalarope Palm Warbler Common Loon Tennessee Warbler House Wren Blackpoll Warbler
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Moorehead Pioneer Park Sac County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Buena Vista County
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas Kent regarding Little Blue Heron sighting, April 11, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1981-04-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fred Lesher reports a Little Blue Heron sighting and mentions looking for but not finding Louisiana Waterthrush at Yellow River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1981.
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Lesher, Fred
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Little Blue Heron Louisiana Waterthrush Wild Turkey
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Yellow River State Forest Wexford Creek Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas Kent regarding Saw-whet Owl calls, March 15, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Nests Birdsongs Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles
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1981-03-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter reports a Saw-whet Owl sighting and mentions nesting Eagles in north-east Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Lesher, Fred
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Pool Slough Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas Kent regarding observations for spring, June 2, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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1981-02-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter contains a list of birds sighted by Darwin Koenig, mostly from around the Montezuma area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Red-shouldered Hawk White-eyed Vireo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Gray Partridge Northern Mockingbird
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area New Albin Castalia Montezuma Searsboro
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Douglas Harr letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field observations, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Enclosed with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Douglas Harr and others in areas around north-western Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Northern Flicker American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Cinnamon Teal Golden-winged Warbler Merlin Hudsonian Godwit Water Pipit Cape May Warbler American Golden Plover
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Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Lake Park Larchwood Lyon County Osceola County Ocheyedan O'Brien County Smiths Slough Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Blue Grosbeak sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter contains a detailed account from Ronald Harms about his sighting and photographing a Blue Grosbeak on May 13, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harms, Ronald
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Blue Grosbeak
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Laurens
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Ione Getscher letter to Thomas Kent regarding Spring sightings, May 18, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter from Ione Getscher lists birds she has sighted although she hasn't been able to go birding because of family commitments so most of her sightings are either from home or while traveling on I-29. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Getscher, Ione
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Grasshopper Sparrow Franklin's Gull Bonaparte's Gull
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Hamburg Nebraska City Omaha
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field reports, May 26, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Included with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others in areas mainly around central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Brown Pelican
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Nevada Ruthven
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Margaret Brooke letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Worm-eating Warbler sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Recurvirostridae | Avocets and Stilts Bird watching Birdsongs
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Margaret Brooke letter documents the sighting of a Worm-eating Warbler and mentions other bird sightings from the Des Moines area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Brooke, Margaret
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American Avocet Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler
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Big Creek Lake Jester Park Saylorville Lake Waterworks Park
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Tanya Bray letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring migration, May 30, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Tanya Bray letter contains an annotated list of birds sighted by herself and others, mostly around western Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Bray, Tanya
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Fremont County Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Willow Slough State Game Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge, 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1970-09-05
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1995-02-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 5, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation article submitted to the committee.
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Crawford, John
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Band-tailed Pigeon
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Fort Dodge
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[...] seven miles West of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa on the farm of Joseph R. Crawford.
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The documentation article by John A. Crawford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joseph R. Crawford. | Elimination of similar species: [...] This bird first caught my attention by the fact that it lacked the typical white rump of a Rock Dove.
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 2, 1978.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-12-02
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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 bird sightings, December 2, 1978. A note mentions a shorebird influx at Credit Island. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Goldeneye American Woodcock Ruddy Duck Veery Northern Mockingbird
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Clinton Credit Island Davenport Lock and Dam 13 Wildcat Den State Park
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Weir Nelson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 4, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1978-11-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Weir Nelson to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 4, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Nelson, Weir
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Ringed Turtle-Dove Purple Finch Wood Duck Wild Turkey Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Cedar Rapids Iowa
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Darwin Koenig letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-12-01
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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 bird sightings, December 1, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Rough-legged Hawk Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Evening Grosbeak Purple Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Winter Wren American Black Duck Tundra Swan Northern Shrike
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Decorah Lansing Marquette New Albin Yellow River State Forest Lake Odessa Highlandville Shimek State Forest
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Douglas H. Pratt letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 21, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-11-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Douglas H. Pratt to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 21, 1978. Some of the sightings were made by Gary Wee. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Pratt, H. Douglas (Harold Douglas), 1944-
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Rough-legged Hawk Cattle Egret Merlin Long-eared Owl Swainson's Thrush Tundra Swan Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Iowa Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Park Larchwood
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Donald J. Gillaspey letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks
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1978-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Donald J. Gillaspey to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1978. Sightings were made in Lamoni. An annotation is made regarding the local population of Loggerhead Shrikes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Cattle Egret Osprey King Rail
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Lamoni
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1978. Sightings mentioned in the letter are a Cerulean Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park and a Short-Billed Dowitcher and Stilt Sandpiper at Credit Island. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Stilt Sandpiper Cerulean Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher
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Credit Island Wildcat Den State Park
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 16, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-11-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woodward H. Brown to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 16, 1978. The Item includes a field report titled "Fall 1978, Des Moines." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Snow Bunting Western Grebe Black-crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Blackburnian Warbler
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Polk County Saylorville Lake Greenfield Lake
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Gladys Black's 1978 Red Rock Fall Migration and letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, October 7, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1978-10-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Gladys Black's field report titled "1978 Red Rock Fall Migration" and letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the reporting of rare bird sightings by volunteers, October 7, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Black, Gladys
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Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Western Grebe Merlin Golden Eagle
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Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Greenfield Carlisle
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Fred Lesher letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, February 8, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1979-02-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, February 8, 1979. The sightings were made at Yellow River State Forest and Effigy Mounds National Monument. A note mentions that the Cooper's Hawk seen at Yellow River State Forest may have been a Sharp-shinned Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1978.
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Lesher, Fred
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1967-1968
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1967-12-01
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1968-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the winter of 1967-1968 titled "AFN notes Iowa." It was published in Iowa bird life 38:16-18, 1968. The report is a draft with manual annotations. It Included Robert W. Guth letter to Peter C. Peterson regarding winter 1967-1968 bird sightings near Eureka and Peoria, Illinois, sent on March 11, 1968.
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Guth, Robert Wayne, 1950- Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa Eureka Peoria
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gray-cheeked Thrush at Waubonsie State Park, 1983
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-04-24
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Gray-cheeked Thrush at Waubonsie State Park in Fremont County, IA on April 24, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about bird sightings and documentations, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Scott, Charlotte
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
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Waubonsie State Park
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Waubonsie State Park
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Near a trail through a high wooded section
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The documentation form by Charlotte Scott is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Dick Scott. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I had time to observe a smaller than robin-sized, plump-looking bird--evenly brown-gray. I had my glasses on him long enough to check that there was not a distinct eye ring and that the splotches on his breast were distinct and separate--not blurry--and fairly bold. [...] There was no question in my mind but that he was a thrush, but I thought this bird more brown on his back than I remembered Gray-cheeked to be. I considered Veery, but stayed with my original call. | The original documentation form event occurred from approximately 09:45:00/09:45:15.
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