Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings and Iowa Northern Shrikes checklist, February 8, 1977
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Bird sighting contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Enclosed with the letter is a checklist for Iowa Northern Shrikes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Gray Jay Northern Shrike
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Cedar Falls Mason City Pleasantville
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighting reports, March 24, 1977
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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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Bald Eagle Hooded Merganser
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird counts of Snowy Owl and Northern Shrike, February 28, 1977
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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Bird counts of Snowy Owls in Iowa counties and Northern Shrike in Kossuth County contributed by Gladys Black in a 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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Snowy Owl Northern Shrike
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Algona Kossuth County Fayette
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Gladys Black letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter Red Rock Lake area bird sightings, March 6, 1974
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Letter from Gladys Black to Vernon M. Kleen reporting winter Red Rock Lake area bird sightings, nesting locations of Red-tailed Hawks and Great Horned Owls, and a Red-tailed Hawk population density study. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1973-1974.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk Great Horned Owl
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Lake Red Rock
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Genevieve DeLong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 29, 1980
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Research Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Weather
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Field notes contributed by Genevieve DeLong in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 29, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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DeLong, Genevieve Edna
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Bobolink Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wilson's Phalarope Golden-crowned Kinglet Bonaparte's Gull American Robin Black Tern
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Lamoni Lake LaShane
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Fred Lesher letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 12, 1983 and June 3, 1983
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching
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Two letters from Fred Lesher to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 12, 1983 and June 3, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Lesher, Fred
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur Osprey Fox Sparrow American Coot Winter Wren Horned Lark
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Allamakee County Lansing Wexford Creek Upper Iowa River
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in West Des Moines, Iowa, August 16, 1982
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Vireonidae | Vireos
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Bird sightings in West Des Moines, Iowa contributed by Fred Lesher in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead Shrike Brown Thrasher Cattle Egret Prairie Warbler
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New Albin Polk County
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor survey and winter bird sightings, February 6, 1983
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor survey and winter bird sightings, February 6, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Lesher, Fred
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Horned Lark
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New Albin
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Florence McCaughey letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, December 10, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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Field notes contributed by Florence McCaughey in a letter to Mr. Petersen, December 10, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo Evening Grosbeak American Robin
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Iowa
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Florence McCaughey letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding 1962 fall migration report, December 6, 1962
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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Report contributed by Florence McCaughey, in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration of 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Florence McCaughey letter regarding fall bird migration, November 25, 1964
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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The bird migration report was contributed by Florence McCaughey. She mentions the sightings of warblers, Mourning Doves, Killdeers, Bluebirds, and one adult Bald Eagle.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1964.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Mourning Dove
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Iowa
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Field report contributed by Ronald Harms with a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a bird identification, July 8, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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Field report contributed by Ronald Harms about bird sightings. In his letter he is asking Thomas H. Kent's opinion on the identification of a species as a female Northern Oriole or hybrid of "Bullocks." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Harms, Ronald
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Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead Shrike Bullock's Oriole Merlin Lark Sparrow Baltimore Oriole
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Laurens Pocahontas County
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Field notes with additional documentation contributed by Peter C. Petersen, fall 1981
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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Field notes were contributed by Peter C. Petersen and other observers. Additional documentation includes a letter from Peter C. Petersen to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional sightings contributed by Elwood Martin, December 1, 1981 and a post card from Peter C. Petersen to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional sightings, November 29, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Bald Eagle Least Bittern Prairie Falcon White-winged Crossbill Glossy Ibis Western Grebe Olive-sided Flycatcher American Golden Plover
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Davenport Eldridge Keokuk Pine Hill Cemetery Webster County Wildcat Den State Park Goose Lake
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1984, with seven other observers. The most important sighting was that Babs Padelford documented a Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie State Park. In her undated cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, Bray mentions seeing a Moorhen almost every time at Forneys Lake, and also covers Nebraska experiences. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Bray, Tanya
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Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Nebraska
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1980
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae | Finches Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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List of birds and locations contributed by Tanya Bray with observers Don Bray, Sandra Kovanda and Babs Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Bray, Tanya
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Marbled Godwit Barred Owl Chuck-will's-widow Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Hooded Merganser Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Common Merganser Eastern Screech-Owl
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Forneys Lake Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes contributed by Ronald Harms, winter 1982-1983
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1983-02-28
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Winter report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Ronald Harms. Also included is a brief note from Harms to Thomas H. Kent about a Snowy Owl sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Harms, Ronald
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Cedar Waxwing Snowy Owl Purple Finch American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Hairy Woodpecker Belted Kingfisher Red-winged Blackbird Northern Shrike Downy Woodpecker
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Laurens Peterson Buena Vista County O'Brien County Adair County Rush Lake Albert City
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Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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Field notes were contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984, along with a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding birding help, May 28, 1984. There were 24 species of birds listed, including two Cattle Egrets at the Cherokee Airport. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Cattle Egret
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore with a letter and verifying documentation, fall 1982
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore and other observers. A letter from Richard Sojda to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of a Least Tern and verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Prairie Falcon contributed by Erwin E. Klaas are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Dinsmore, James J. Klaas, Erwin E Sojda, Richard
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Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon Pied-billed Grebe Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Least Tern Common Loon
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Little Wall Lake Ames Clear Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge California Bend State Wildlife Refuge
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Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr, February 25, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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Winter report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr, February 25, 1983. Also included is a note from Harr to Thomas H. Kent regarding the increase in visibility of normal winter birds possibly due to a mild winter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982-1983.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Bald Eagle Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Purple Finch Canada Goose Red-winged Blackbird
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Lyon County Spirit Lake Inwood Little Rock
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Field notes contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, May 24, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Field notes were contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, May 24, 1984. Notable sightings include: Sandhill Crane in Indianola, Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie and Brewer's Blackbird at S.P. Other observers were Tanya Bray and Sandra Kovanda. A cover letter from Babs Padelford to Thomas H. Kent discussed a Rock Wren at Stone Park, the Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie, and a Moorhen at Forneys Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Brewer's Blackbird Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Rock Wren Sandhill Crane
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Forneys Lake Indianola Stone State Park Waubonsie State Park
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Field notes and Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Thomas H. Kent, December 2, 1991
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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List of birds and locations contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen with observers Sam Dunkle, Francis L. Moore, Bery Engebretsen, Robert K. Myers and others. Included with the field notes is a letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Double-crested Cormorant Common Ground-Dove Western Grebe Pacific Loon Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Piping Plover Common Nighthawk Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Goose
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Bettendorf Cedar Rapids Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake West Des Moines Sandpiper Recreation Area Silver Lake
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent from René Laubach regarding a Mourning Warbler sighting, spring 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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Spring report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by René Laubach. A brief letter to Thomas H. Kent from Laubach regarding a Mourning Warbler sighting is included. There is also a message indicating this will be the last contribution to the field reports from Laubach due to a move out of state. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Laubach, René
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Killdeer Bald Eagle American Kestrel Clay-colored Sparrow Chimney Swift Orchard Oriole Harris' Sparrow Dunlin Purple Finch Northern Parula Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose Mourning Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Western Meadowlark Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Big Creek State Park Dallas County Des Moines Saylorville Lake Sheeder Prairie State Preserve
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Field notes and letter from Tanya Bray to Thomas H. Kent regarding a sighting of an unusual looking duck, March 3, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds
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Winter report of birds contributed by Tanya Bray. Also included is a letter from Bray to Thomas H. Kent regarding a sighting of an unusual looking duck. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Bray, Tanya
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Red-headed Woodpecker Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Franklin's Gull Northern Goshawk Greater Scaup Swamp Sparrow Gadwall Great Blue Heron Western Meadowlark Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl
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Big Creek State Park Harrison County Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes and James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent, December 5, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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1991-12-05
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List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Included with the field notes is a letter from James J. Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding the sighting of three Sandhill Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Northern Flicker Savannah Sparrow Northern Goshawk Red Phalarope House Finch Willet Sandhill Crane
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Ames Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Runnells Sandpiper Recreation Area
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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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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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