Andrew S. Fix letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 20, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1987-05-20
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Andrew S. Fix in a letter to Robert K. Myers, May 20, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Fix, Andrew S.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Caspian Tern Black Tern Least Sandpiper
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Saylorville Lake Brookside Park
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Babs Padelford letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, February 25, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1983-02-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Babs Padelford to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, February 25, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Padelford, Babs
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye American Wigeon Redhead Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Gadwall American Black Duck Common Merganser Northern Shrike Mallard
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Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Babs Padelford letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall bird sightings, November 30, 1972
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1972-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Babs Padelford to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall bird sightings for 1972 in the Council Bluffs, Iowa area. They also reported that Carolyn Kiper sighted Red-throated Loons and Janet Greer sighted Franklin's Gulls at Lake Manawa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1972.
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Padelford, Babs
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Double-crested Cormorant Red-throated Loon Franklin's Gull Common Loon Hooded Merganser Lesser Yellowlegs Common Snipe Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull
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Council Bluffs Folsom Lake Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Babs Padelford letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, December 4, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1982-12-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Babs Padelford in letters to Thomas H. Kent on December 4, 1982 and December 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Padelford, Babs
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Bell's Vireo Sora
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Forneys Lake Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Pisgah
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding fall bird sightings, November 27, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather Birds--Infancy Wildlife rescue
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1987-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Carl J. Bendorf regarding fall bird sightings, November 27, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Little Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Bell's Vireo Western Kingbird Black Scoter Long-billed Dowitcher Osprey Ruddy Turnstone Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue Grosbeak Wild Turkey
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Mills County Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Page County Pioneer County Park
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, November 25, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Weather
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1982-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson 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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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Pied-billed Grebe Cinnamon Teal Merlin American Wigeon Common Pheasant
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Forneys Lake Mills County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings and populations, July 31, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1981-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1981. Population reports covering 1978-1981 for Warbling Vireo, Red-headed Woodpecker, House Sparrow and Cardinal are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer of 1981.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Kestrel Warbling Vireo Northern Cardinal Eastern Bluebird House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Cattle Egret American Woodcock Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Tree Swallow
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Mills County Pottawattamie County Shenandoah Waubonsie State Park Riverton Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Bery Engebretsen letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather
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1988-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf with observer Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Goldeneye American White Pelican Dunlin Rock Wren Common Loon Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Snow Goose Water Pipit Great Egret Mallard
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Big Creek Lake Lucas County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Oak Grove State Park
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding fall bird sightings, December 1, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Gaviiformes | Loons Weather
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1987-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Carl J. Bendorf regarding fall bird sightings, December 1, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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American Avocet Broad-winged Hawk Red-necked Grebe Snow Bunting Merlin Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Sanderling American Coot Water Pipit Buff-breasted Sandpiper Northern Shrike Mallard
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Big Creek Lake Saylorville Lake Oak Grove State Park
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, December 2, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1995-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Broad-winged Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Black-crowned Night Heron Willet Red-necked Phalarope Glaucous Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Gadwall
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Des Moines River Saylorville Lake Terra Lake
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1998-12-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Least Bittern Snow Bunting Carolina Wren American White Pelican Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Black Scoter Common Loon Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Sora Snow Goose American Coot Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Northern Shrike
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Saylorville Lake Urbandale Moeckley Prairie Terra Lake
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 6, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1993-12-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 6, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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American Avocet Red-necked Grebe Blue Jay Blue-winged Teal Golden-winged Warbler Western Grebe Ruddy Duck Black-throated Blue Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Lesser Scaup Bonaparte's Gull Common Merganser Great Egret Mallard
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Des Moines Saylorville Lake Moeckley Prairie
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, November 30, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy
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1997-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, November 30, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Rough-legged Hawk Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren Blue-winged Teal Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon American Woodcock Sabine's Gull Least Tern Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper American Robin Black Tern Great Egret
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Des Moines Jester Park Polk County Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Beth Proescholdt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a correction to a previous report, April 22, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1992-04-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A letter from Beth Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding a correction to her Red-tailed Hawk count for winter 1992. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Beth Proescholdt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding record Hawk counts, December 1, 1998.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Beth Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding record Hawk counts, December 1, 1998. The numbers of Cooper's Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Hen Harrier, and Turkey Vulture counted were the highest in the 8 years of hawk watching at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Northern Harrier
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Bill Youngworth letter to Woodward Hart Brown regarding dubious Christmas census reports, May 25, 1954
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Winter Zoological specimens
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1954-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated May 25, 1954. Youngworth thinks that the Christmas census should be discontinued since many reported sightings are extremely unlikely for the season. Youngworth also discusses western colonies of Eastern Meadowlarks.
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Youngworth, William
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Baird's Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Bruce Ehresman email to Lisa Hemesath and others regarding Sandhill Crane sightings, May 30, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1997-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Bruce Ehresman to Lisa Hemesath and others regarding several Sandhill Crane sightings reported by Randy Robinson, May 30, 1997. The email was then passed on to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Sandhill Crane
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Goose Lake Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Green Island Wildlife Management Area
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Burt Gresham letter to Philip DuMont regarding Goose migration, April 14, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1933-04-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Burt Gresham to Philip DuMont dated April 14, 1933. Gresham requests information about Snow and Blue Goose migration through Iowa, with particular interest in whether the Snow and Blue Goose flocks are mixed. This document is answered by a telegram from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3512/view
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Gresham, Burt
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Snow Goose
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Iowa Nebraska Winnipeg South Dakota
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Burt Gresham letter to Philip DuMont regarding Goose migration, April 9, 1938
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Correspondence Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1938-04-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Burt Gresham to Philip DuMont dated April 9, 1938. Gresham responds to a request for route and stopover data on Goose migration. Included with this letter are the compiled migration reports for 1938. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3517/view
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Gresham, Burt
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Snow Goose Canada Goose
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Missouri Iowa Winnipeg South Dakota North Dakota James Bay
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Charlotte Scott letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, February 17, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1977-02-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Charlotte Scott in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, February 17, 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Scott, Charlotte
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Cooper's Hawk Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Purple Finch Wild Turkey
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Rathbun Lake Wayne County Seymour
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Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, September 12, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Songbirds Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1980-09-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Charlotte Scott in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, September 12, 1980. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Scott, Charlotte
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Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Black-billed Cuckoo American Robin Great Egret
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Rathbun Lake Seymour
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Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings of American Avocets and a Brewer's Blackbird, fall 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1992-08-01
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1992-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Charlotte Scott to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings of American Avocets and a Brewer's Blackbird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Scott, Charlotte
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American Avocet Brewer's Blackbird
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Rathbun Lake
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