Pam Allen letter to Thomas Kent regarding Yellow-billed Loon slides, December 3, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Photography of birds
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1999-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pam Allen to Thomas Kent dated December 3, 1999. Allen states that she is sending three slides taken by Reid Allen of a Yellow-billed Loon at Little Wall Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Allen, Pam
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Yellow-billed Loon
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Little Wall Lake
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Pam Allen letter to Jim Fuller regarding Greater Scaup addendum for the Fall report, June 3, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1994-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pam Allen to Jim Fuller dated June 3, 1994. Allen noticed that the Fall report published in Iowa Bird Life did not include her sighting of a Greater Scaup. She also notes from her Spring report that she was really happy to see a Purple Gallinule. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Allen, Pam
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Purple Gallinule Greater Scaup
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West Hottes Lake
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Mark D. Bro letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding photographs of a Short-eared Owl and an unusual Northern Cardinal, August 1, 1988
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds
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1988-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Mark D. Bro letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding photographs of a Short-eared Owl and a white-headed Northern Cardinal. The photographs are not included with the letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bro, Mark D.
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Northern Cardinal Short-eared Owl
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Tama County Montour
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Ken Thimmesch letter to Iowa Ornithologists Union regarding unidentified Warbler, September 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1985-09-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter asks for help in identifying a Warbler that was photographed in Cedar Rapids. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Thimmesch, Ken
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Cape May Warbler
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Cedar Rapids
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Karl Jungbluth letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall reports, December 2, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Photography of birds
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1999-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Karl Jungbluth to Thomas Kent dated December 2, 1999. Jungbluth lists the birds he has sighted around Boone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Jungbluth, Karl
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Cooper's Hawk Rose-breasted Grosbeak Carolina Wren Purple Finch Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Spotted Towhee Red-breasted Nuthatch Tennessee Warbler
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Boone
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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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John Fleckenstein letter to Richard F. Trump regarding photographs for the Breeding Bird Atlas, May 18, 1993
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Correspondence
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Bird populations Bird surveys Photography of birds Environmental monitoring Publishers and publishing
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1993-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Fleckenstein to Richard F. Trump discussing transparencies of bird photographs, May 18, 1993. These photographs were to be used in the creation of the Breeding Bird Atlas.
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Fleckenstein, John
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Iowa
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John Fleckenstein letter to Richard E. Bird regarding photographs for the Breeding Bird Atlas, November 8, 1995
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Correspondence
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Bird populations Bird surveys Photography of birds Environmental monitoring Publishers and publishing
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1995-11-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Fleckenstein to Richard E. Bird regarding the collection of photographs for the Breeding Bird Atlas, November 8, 1995.
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Fleckenstein, John
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Iowa
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Joel Dunnette letter to Dean Roosa regarding a Short-eared Owl sighting, July 16, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Rare birds
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1981-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Joel Dunnette to Dean Roosa and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union about Short-eared Owls sighting sent on July 16, 1981. The owls and their nest were discovered by Jon Van Loon at Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area in Howard County, IA on May 16, 1981, and seen by Dunnette on June 2, 1981.
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Dunnette, Joel Van Loon, Jon
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Short-eared Owl
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Dorothy Wilcox regarding Golden-crowned Sparrow photographs, July 11, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1995-07-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jim Dinsmore to Dorothy Wilcox dated July 11, 1995. Dinsmore thanks Wilcox for the photographs she took of Golden-crowned Sparrows and says he will forward them to Tom Kent for inclusion in Iowa Ornithologists' Union records. Included with this document is the letter from Wilcox to Dinsmore dated June 26, 1995 reporting the sighting of a Golden-crowned Sparrow at her feeder along with a White-throated Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow
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Little Wall Lake
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James L. Fuller notes to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings and accompanying field notes, June 3, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Photography of birds
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two notes from James L. Fuller with attached field notes. The notes discuss bird sightings and inquire about purchasing slides of a House Finch or a Lesser Black-backed Gull. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Fuller, James L
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Western Sandpiper House Finch Red Crossbill Great-tailed Grackle
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Burlington Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding bird sightings, August 20 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Nests Threskiornithidae | Ibises Photography of birds
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1986-08-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding bird sightings, August 20, 1986. The letter mentions enclosed photographs of an Ibis in flight and an Ibis nests. It also mentions the sightings of Snow Egrets and Cooper's Hawks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cooper's Hawk Snowy Egret
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Fremont County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Saylorville
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding additional summer bird sightings, August 18, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds Rare birds
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1987-08-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding additional summer bird sightings, August 18, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cooper's Hawk White-throated Sparrow Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Stellar's Jay Dark-eyed Junco Laughing Gull
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Ames Davenport Des Moines
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sighting photographs of Tundra Swan at Snyder Bend in 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1984-03-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter about photographs (not included) of a rare bird sighting of Tundra Swan at Snyder Bend in Woodbury County, IA. It is from Jack A. Holloway III to Peter C. Petersen on March 13, 1984.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Tundra Swan
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Snyder Bend Park
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Iowa RBA, April 26, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Photography of birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-04-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 26, 1999. Highlights include Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Prairie Warbler, White-faced Ibis, and Cinnamon Teal. Includes notes for updates for April 27, and April 28.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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White-faced Ibis Red-throated Loon Bewick's Wren Cinnamon Teal Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Northern Parula Louisiana Waterthrush Prairie Warbler
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Cedar Rapids Clear Lake Homestead Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lansing Missouri Valley Saylorville Lake Fairfield
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Iowa Ornithologists Union letter to Ken Thimmesch regarding Warbler photograph, November 10, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1988-11-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter identifies a photographed Warbler as a Cape May Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Cape May Warbler
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Cedar Rapids
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Glossy Ibis sighting, May 27, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1998-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated May 27, 1998. Dodici reports sighting what he believes to be a Glossy Ibis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Dodici, Gian
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Glossy Ibis
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Thorpe Park
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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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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, spring 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Feathers Photography of birds
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter discusses field notes for spring 1985 and slides of a Curlew Sandpiper. The letter includes field note forms listing bird sightings by Moore and others and a note describing the appearance and behavior of Western Sandpipers spotted by Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Curlew Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Cape May Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Cedar Lake Fremont County George Wyth Memorial State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Field reports and letter to Carl J. Bendorf contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Photography of birds Rare birds
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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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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Also included is a brief letter from Dinsmore to Carl J. Bendorf regarding sightings of a Rufous Hummingbird and a dead Snowy Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rufous Hummingbird Henslow's Sparrow Groove-billed Ani Brant Snowy Owl Yellow Rail House Finch Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Burrowing Owl Northern Shrike
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Ames Crystal Lake Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Mason City Riverton Wildlife Management Area Cherokee Saint Anthony Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve Clear Lake Crawford County Ellston
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David Newhouse letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1981-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter mentions the reporting of an unlikely Roadrunner and includes an annotated list of birds sighted and a letter from Scott Rolfes detailing the sighting of a Cinnamon Teal at Saylorville Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Turkey Vulture Greater Roadrunner Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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Bruce G. Peterjohn letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird reports, August 17, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Research Photography of birds
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1986-08-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bruce G. Peterjohn to James J Dinsmore regarding bird reports, August 17, 1986. The letter also request photographs of a White-faced Ibis and Rufous Hummingbird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Peterjohn, Bruce G.
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Rufous Hummingbird White-faced Ibis
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Iowa
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Brad Bolduan letter to Thomas Kent regarding notable bird sightings including the Snowy Owl, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Laniidae | Shrikes
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1994-03-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Brad Bolduan to Thomas Kent and the IOU about notable bird sightings featuring the Snowy Owl. The owl was seen in Emmet County, IA on March 17, 1994.
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Bolduan, Brad
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Snowy Owl Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike
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Emmet County Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area Goose Lake State Game Management Area
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Babs Padelford letter to Thomas Kent regarding Eider sighting, December 4, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Photography of birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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1985-12-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter discusses trying to document an Eider sighting and includes an annotated list of birds sighted by Babs Padelford and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Padelford, Babs
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Carter Lake Forneys Lake Lake Manawa State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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