Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Also includes a brief note from Cummins to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the election of officers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of 1987.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Green-backed Heron Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Groove-billed Ani Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Meadowlark Common Loon Osprey Black-bellied Plover Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Spotted Towhee Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Wayne County Centerville Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve South Fork Chariton River
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2004
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Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Weather Birds--Infancy
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2004-07-31
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. Included with the field notes is a postcard detailing the sighting of a Black Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Ruffed Grouse Willow Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Swamp Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo Black Tern Least Sandpiper Green Heron
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Fort Atkinson Ridgeway
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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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1983-03-03
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N/A
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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 letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 1, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1983-06-01
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Spring report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, June 1, 1983. A letter from Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding the spring weather and the effect on bird populations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Blue Jay Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Eastern Bluebird Smith's Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chuck-will's-widow Common Loon Gray Partridge Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Willet Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Veery Connecticut Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Short-billed Dowitcher Barn Swallow Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Laughing Gull Brown Creeper
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Fremont County Mills County Pottawattamie County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Montgomery County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes and Lee A. Schoenewe letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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1995-08-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. The field notes consist of birds and locations observed for fall 1995. Included with the field notes is a letter from Lee A. Schoenewe to Thomas H. Kent regarding a previous sighting of a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Eared Grebe Lapland Longspur Carolina Wren Merlin Common Loon American Wigeon Semipalmated Plover Hermit Thrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Harrier
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Clay County Dickinson County Palo Alto County Spirit Lake Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Kindlespire County Park
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, April 5, 1934
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Duck shooting
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1934-04-05
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated April 5, 1934. Orr clarifies his earlier comments on Peregrine Falcon sightings, and mentions some other bird sightings. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Orr, Ellison
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Turkey Vulture Peregrine Falcon
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Waukon Junction
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Douglas C. Harr letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, November 30, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1979-11-30
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, November 30, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Horned Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl Common Loon
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Lyon County Spirit Lake Ocheyedan
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Dick Bierman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 28, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Gaviiformes | Loons Rare birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-28
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N/A
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Letter from Dick Bierman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings in northwest Iowa, May 28, 1979. A rare sighting of a Purple Sandpiper was noted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Cherokee County Okoboji Lake Osceola County Little Sioux River Little Clear Lake Park
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Dean Mosman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, February 22, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-02-22
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Dean Mosman in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, February 22, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1979-1980.
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Mosman, Dean
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Short-eared Owl Purple Finch Long-eared Owl Northern Mockingbird
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Jester Park Polk County
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David A. Newhouse letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 27, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers
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1980-05-27
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by David A. Newhouse in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. Includes a list of birds and locations with observers from the Iowa Conservation Commission. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Pied-billed Grebe White-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Teal Chimney Swift American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs American Wigeon Tree Swallow Northern Mockingbird Ovenbird Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Eastern Whip-poor-will Sandhill Crane Green Heron
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Des Moines River Ledges State Park Saylorville Dam Goose Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Iowa River Upper Iowa River Turkey River Wildlife Area
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 4, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1992-12-04
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N/A
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 4, 1992. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Double-crested Cormorant Cedar Waxwing Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren American White Pelican Western Grebe Black Scoter American Pipit Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Sanderling American Coot
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Johnston Saylorville Lake
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 29, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1988-05-29
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen 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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Engebretsen, Bery
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Marbled Godwit Eared Grebe Alder Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow American White Pelican Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Willet Long-eared Owl Veery Hermit Thrush Cerulean Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane
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Big Creek State Park Saylorville Lake
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Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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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 Bery Engebretsen 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 1997.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Summer Tanager Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Dunlin Wood Thrush Ruddy Duck Sora Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Veery Hooded Warbler Snow Goose Great Blue Heron
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Dallas County Des Moines Jester Park Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area West Des Moines Brown's Woods Terra Lake
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings and the Hairy Woodpecker population, February 28, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1983-02-28
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N/A
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Letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, February 28, 1983. A population report covering 1978 through February 1983 for the Hairy Woodpecker is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker American Kestrel Brown-headed Cowbird Harris' Sparrow Hairy Woodpecker Winter Wren Red-winged Blackbird Horned Lark American Goldfinch
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Glenwood Mills County Pottawattamie County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area Henderson Macedonia MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Winter birds sighted, February 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Fringillidae | Finches Turdidae | Thrushes Water birds Weather
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1981-02-28
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N/A
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The letter discusses the winter weather and the affect it's had on the ducks at Willow Slough. Included with the letter is an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Lincoln's Sparrow Common Starling
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Lake Manawa Mills County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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