Field notes and Babs Padelford letter to Thomas H. Kent, November 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1986-11-30
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. Included with the field notes is a letter from Babs Padelford to Thomas H. Kent regarding a photograph of a Rock Wren. A list of birds and locations from B. J. Rose is also attached. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren Rose, B.J.
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American Avocet Prairie Falcon Horned Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Pacific Loon Least Tern Rock Wren Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Osprey Glaucous Gull Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane
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Big Creek Lake Carter Lake Dallas County Forneys Lake Fremont County Lake Manawa State Park Pony Creek Park Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes and Ann M. Barker letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, November 12, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1991-11-12
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Ann M. Barker with a detailed description of an Eastern Phoebe observed at Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area. Included with the field notes is a letter from Ann M. Barker to Thomas H. Kent regarding the bird sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Towhee Eastern Phoebe
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Princeton Lost Creek
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Field notes and Ann Johnson letter to the editor, fall 1991
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Bird watching Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriidae | Plovers Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1991-08-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson with observers Robert I. Cecil, John Cecil and Jim Sinclair. Included with the field report is a letter from Ann Johnson to the editor that summarizes her fall bird observations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Johnson, Ann
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White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake American Pipit Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Osprey Peregrine Falcon Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin
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Big Creek State Park Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock Norwalk Runnells Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Coralville Dam Lundy Acres Swan Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes and a letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Hirundinidae | Swallows Weather
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1982-03-01
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1982-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson and include a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-tailed Hawk Alder Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Grasshopper Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Blackpoll Warbler Northern Shrike
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Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes about active Bald Eagle nests contributed by Bruce Ehresman, summer 1992
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Correspondence Field notes Charts (graphic documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes about 17 active Bald Eagle nests in eastern Iowa contributed by Bruce Ehresman. The chart includes nest location, nest description, the known number of young, and the known number fledged. Also included is a brief note from Ehresman to James J. Dinsmore about a Barn Owl mating on his property. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl
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Iowa County Allamakee County Homestead Jackson County Jones County New Albin Yellow River State Forest Black Hawk Park Green Island Guttenberg Clayton County Upper Iowa River Pool 9 Mud Hen Lake Harpers Slough Pool 10 Pool 11
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Field note additions contributed by Charles Fuller to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1991
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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1991-08-01
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1991-11-30
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Field notes from Charles Fuller responding to questions from Thomas H. Kent regarding dates and sighting location clarifications. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991. This document is a response to letter in item https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4722/view and related to the original field report in item https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4721/view.
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Iowa
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Fern L. Tanner letter to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting the sighting of a Gray Jay, winter 1976-1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1976-12-01
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1977-02-28
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A detailed sighting of a gray jay described by Fern L. Tanner in an incomplete letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1976-1977.
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Tanner, Fern L.
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Blue Jay Gray Jay
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Mason City
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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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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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Fall report, Fremont County, Iowa and nearby areas
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Water birds
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Fall report for Fremont County Iowa and nearby areas contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe
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Fremont County Lake Manawa Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Eva Wiedemeyer letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Letter reports birds sighted by Eva Wiedemeyer in May 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Wiedemeyer, Eva B.
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American Avocet Eastern Bluebird Cape May Warbler
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Sac City Swan Lake State Park Carroll
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Eva Wiedemeyer letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Upland Sandpiper sighting, summer 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1995-06-01
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1995-07-31
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Undated letter from Eva Wiedemeyer to Jim Dinsmore. Wiedemeyer reports a couple sightings of Upland Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Wiedemeyer, Eva B.
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Upland Sandpiper
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Carroll
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Eva B. Wiedemeyer letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding an Ovenbird sighting, November 12, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1996-11-12
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Eva B. Wiedemeyer in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The field notes include details of an Ovenbird sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Wiedemeyer, Eva B.
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Eastern Towhee Ovenbird Fox Sparrow
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Carroll
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Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings near Booneville, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-03-01
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1984-05-31
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Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings near Booneville, Iowa, spring 1984. They saw a Cattle Egret, Upland Sandpipers, and a Western Kingbird south of Booneville. At the Ankeny Ponds, they saw Ruddy Turnstones and Buff-breasted Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Upland Sandpiper Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Ruddy Turnstone Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Ankeny Booneville
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Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding field notes, August 1, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1985-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong in a letter to James J.Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Cedar Waxwing Summer Tanager Carolina Wren Western Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron
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Booneville Des Moines Madison County Waubonsie State Park Winterset Hardin County
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Erwin Klaas email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Northern Parula sighting, July 8, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1998-07-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Erwin Klaas to Jim Dinsmore dated July 8, 1998. Klaas reports the sighting of a Northern Parula. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Klaas, Erwin E
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Northern Parula
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Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Erwin E. Klaas letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a House Finch sighting, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Erwin E. Klaas to James J. Dinsmore regarding a House Finch sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Klaas, Erwin E
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House Finch
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Ames
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Erik Munson letter to the members of Big Bluestem Audubon Society regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1990-01-01
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1990-12-31
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Letter from Erik Munson to the members of Big Bluestem Audubon Society regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count. The letter requests participation from the members of the society to assist with the annual survey of winter resident birds in Boone County and the habitat along the Des Moines River. Also included is a postcard for members to return to Munson indicating their level of interest in helping with the count.
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Munson, Erik
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Ames Des Moines River Boone County
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Erik Munson letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Erik Munson in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Munson, Erik
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Carolina Wren Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Tennessee Warbler
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Camp Mitigwa
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Erik Munson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding sightings for Iowa Bird Life, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Erik Munson letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding sightings for Iowa Bird Life, summer 1984. Forsters' Tern was seen at Big Creek S.P., Marsh Wrens and nests at Cooper Prairie Marsh, and a Pine Siskin in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Munson, Erik
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Marsh Wren Forster's Tern Pine Siskin
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Ames Big Creek State Park Cooper Prairie Marsh
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Emily Sullivan letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding an injured immature Mississippi Kite, September 14, 2001
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Correspondence Field notes
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Wildlife rescue Wildlife rehabilitation
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2001-09-14
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Letter from Emily Sullivan to James J. Dinsmore regarding an injured immature female Mississippi Kite, September 14, 2001. The injured Mississippi Kite was found by Jane Clark and admitted to the Wildlife Care Clinic on August 18, 2000. The bird was later euthanized on March 26, 2001. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Iowa State University. Wildlife Care Clinic Sullivan, Emily
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Mississippi Kite
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Urbandale
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Emil Nauman letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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Undated letter from Emil Nauman to Philip DuMont. In this letter Nauman responds to DuMont's request for additional information regarding birds sighted around Sigourney.
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Nauman, Emil Danton
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Sigourney
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Email from Ric Zarwell to IA-BIRD list regarding a Blue-winged Teal, November 23, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-11-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Ric Zarwell to IA-BIRD list dated November 23, 1999. Zarwell reports the sighting of a Blue-winged Teal at Pool #9 on the Mississippi River at Allamakee County, IA November 21, 1999.
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Zarwell, Ric
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Blue-winged Teal
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Pool 9
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Elton Fawks memo to Peter C. Petersen regarding White-winged Scoters
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-21
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A memo sent from Elton Fawks to Pete Petersen recounting the sighting of White-winged Scoters as part of the Christmas count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Fawks, Elton
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White-winged Scoter
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Davenport
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Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1988-11-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Red-throated Loon Franklin's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover Pine Siskin
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Adel Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Eloise Armstrong and Dennis Thompson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Eloise Armstrong and Dennis Thompson to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Armstrong, Eloise Thompson, Dennis
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Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Barn Owl Orchard Oriole Cattle Egret Least Tern Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Mockingbird Red Crossbill
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Booneville Des Moines Iowa Badger Creek State Recreation Area Ringgold State Wildlife Area
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