Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighting reports, June 8, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1977-06-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sighting reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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American Bittern Purple Martin Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Forster's Tern Common Nighthawk Hairy Woodpecker
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Forest City Lake Red Rock Lamoni Lovilia Bedford
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Gladys Black letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration at Red Rock Refuge, June 12, 1970
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests
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1970-06-12
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N/A
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Letter from Gladys Black to Peter C. Petersen asked if it is too late to report spring migration and listed birds sighted at Red Rock Refuge, February 22-May 22. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1970.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Bobolink Summer Tanager Osprey Northern Mockingbird Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Lake Red Rock
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Ione Getscher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ione Getscher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Getscher, Ione
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Dickcissel Hoary Redpoll Black Tern
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Hamburg Riverton Wildlife Management Area Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
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Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1997-12-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jane Clark to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Clark, Jane
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Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Spotted Towhee Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Clive Dallas Center
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Ken Lowder letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1979-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ken Lowder to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Lowder, Ken
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Ruddy Turnstone Baird's Sandpiper Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Wildcat Den State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Mark Widrlechner letter to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1999-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999. The letter thanks the participants for their efforts in assisting in the count during inclement weather and provides count numbers on the 58 species of birds that were seen on count day as well as three others seen during count week. Of special note were the observations of two species reported for the first time that year: Hooded Merganser and Merlin. Also included are the results from the first twelve Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, January 1, 1986 through January 1, 1998.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Merlin Hooded Merganser
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Mark Widrlechner letter to Hank Zaletel regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1996-01-01
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1996-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Hank Zaletel regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count. The letter provides details for the bird count in Boone County on January 1, 1997.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Ames Boone County
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, December 16, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Hunting
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1982-12-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mary R. Musgrove to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, December 16, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Tundra Swan Common Merganser Mallard
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Red Rock Saylorville Dam Roberts Creek Park
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Neil Bernstein letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding August bird sightings, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to Carl J. Bendorf regarding August bird sightings, fall 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Cattle Egret Lincoln's Sparrow
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding additional summer bird sightings, summer 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs
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1997-06-01
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1997-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding additional summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Franklin's Gull Dickcissel Forster's Tern
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Anderson Prairie State Preserve Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding fall bird sightings, August 11, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1987-08-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding fall bird sightings, August 11, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-necked Duck Cattle Egret Lincoln's Sparrow
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in northwest Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Double-crested Cormorant Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret American Woodcock Redhead Osprey Sedge Wren Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Ovenbird Lesser Scaup
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Marble Lake Palo Alto County Ruthven Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in northwest Iowa, June 24, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1997-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, June 24, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Least Bittern Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Bobolink Field Sparrow Herring Gull Dickcissel Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Cerulean Warbler Swamp Sparrow Northern Shoveler Gadwall American Redstart Black Tern Northern Harrier
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Silver Lake Fen State Preserve
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds observed near Iowa City, April 1, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-04-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Nicholas S. Halmi reporting on birds observed near Iowa City. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1975/1976.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Coralville Lake Iowa City
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Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1992-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1992. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Barn Owl Western Kingbird Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Pileated Woodpecker Laughing Gull Northern Harrier
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Lake Mills Red Rock Dam Myre Slough State Game Management Area Badger Creek State Recreation Area Bedford Croton Glidden
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Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 12, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1996-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 12, 1996. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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White-faced Ibis Western Grebe Western Kingbird Cattle Egret American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Spotted Towhee Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Green Heron
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Little Wall Lake Fremont County Jester Park Lake Anita State Park Oakland Snake Creek State Game Management Area Webster County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Fort Madison West Des Moines
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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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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings, February 10, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Fringillidae | Finches Water birds
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1979-02-10
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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 winter bird sightings in the Quad Cities area, February 10, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1978-1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Killdeer Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Purple Finch Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Shrike
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Bettendorf Davenport
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 2, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1992-12-02
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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 Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 2, 1992. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Lewis's Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Lapland Longspur Carolina Wren American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Osprey Buff-breasted Sandpiper American Golden Plover
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Bettendorf Burlington Cherokee County Credit Island Davenport Huron Island Lock and Dam 14 Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Scott County Princeton
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings, August 4, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-08-04
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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 Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings, August 4, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Least Flycatcher Chimney Swift Snowy Egret Dickcissel Pileated Woodpecker Mourning Dove Horned Lark Mallard Common Starling
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Davenport Lock and Dam 15 Cedar County Clinton County
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Carl Bendorf regarding bird sightings for the IOU Quarterly Field Report, December 1, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1989-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter C. Peterson to Carl Bendorf accompanied by field reports form by Petersen with other several observers 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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Petersen, Peter C.
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Townsend's Solitaire Bullock's Oriole Harris's Hawk Western Wood-Pewee Laughing Gull Royal Tern American Golden Plover
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Credit Island Huron Island Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area Red Rock Dam Oquawka Marengo
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Philip DuMont letter to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, April 4, 1938
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1938-04-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Burt Gresham dated April 4, 1938. Philip DuMont reports on Snow and Blue Goose migration and inquires about stopover sites. This document is answered by a letter from Gresham: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3518/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Snow Goose
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Onawa Whiting Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge Watertown Sloan Madison
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to William Bell regarding Starlings in Iowa, March 16, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Introduced birds
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1933-03-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to William Bell dated March 16, 1933. DuMont answers Bell's letter to Francis Roberts asking for information about the European Starling. DuMont provides a history of the Starling in Iowa, and includes an annotated list of all Starling sightings in Iowa dating back to 1922. This document is in response to a letter from William Bell to Francis Roberts: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3561/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip J. Walsh letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding discrepancies in the spring 1997 field reports, November 6, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1997-11-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip J. Walsh to Thomas H. Kent regarding discrepancies in the spring 1997 field reports, November 6, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Walsh, Philip J.
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Mississippi Kite Cinnamon Teal
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Greenwood Park
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Randall Pinkston letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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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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Letter from Randall Pinkston to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Broad-winged Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eurasian Tree Sparrow Caspian Tern Short-billed Dowitcher Common Merganser Sandhill Crane
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Burlington Coralville Lake Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Van Buren County Lake MacBride Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Casey Barrow Landing Green Island Wildlife Management Area
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