Albert K. Fisher letter to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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Letter from Albert K. Fisher to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925. Fisher provides details on the occurrence of Arkansas Kingbird and the American Woodcock observations in the state of Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Walter Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10051/view
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Fisher, Albert K., 1856-1948
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Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ogden Spirit Lake Wall Lake
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B.J. Rose letter to Doug Rose regarding Christmas Bird Count sightings, January 16, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1993-01-16
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N/A
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Letter from B. J. Rose to Doug Rose documenting birds seen during the Glenwood Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 1992. Rose gives details for the sighting of a Great-tailed Grackle, a Chipping Sparrow, and four Yellow-rumped Warblers.
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Rose, B.J.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle
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Glenwood Bartlett Bartlett State Wildlife Management Area
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Barb Wilson letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field reports, summer 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Mimidae | Mockingbirds, Catbirds, Thrashers, and Tremblers Rare birds Weather
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1990-06-01
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1990-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Detailed field reports with a detailed sighting description for a Black-throated Blue Warbler for summer 1990 in a letter to Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper House Finch Gray Partridge Black-throated Blue Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park Clarinda Hacklebarney Woods County Park Adams County Silver City Nodaway Valley County Park Bingham
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Ross Silcock regarding bird sightings during winter 1991, February 24, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Waterfowl
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1992-02-24
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N/A
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Field reports in the form of a letter from Bery Engebretsen to Ross Silcock sent on February 24, 1992. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1991-1992.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Bald Eagle Black-legged Kittiwake
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Saylorville Lake
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Beth Proescholdt letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding a Northern Shrike sighting, December 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1984-12-01
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N/A
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Letter from Beth Proescholdt to Michael C. Newlon adding a Northern Shrike sighting to the fall report on December 1, 1984. The shrike was seen on November 30 in northern Marshall County, IA.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Northern Shrike
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Marshall County
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Bill and Marjorie Heusinkveld letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes and accompanying documentation, March 4, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1982-03-04
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Bill and Marjorie Heusinkveld in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. Documentation of an extraordinary sighting of an Oregon Junco is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.
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Heusinkveld, Marjorie Heusinkveld, Bill
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Harris' Sparrow American Woodcock Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco
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Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Centerville
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Bill Ohde letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding a Berwick's Wren, March 20, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-03-20
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N/A
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Letter from Bill Ohde to Jim Dinsmore documenting a Bewick's Wren seen north of Wapello in Louisa County, IA during late June and July, 1983.
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Ohde, Bill
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Bewick's Wren
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Wapello
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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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Breeding Evidence Observations, Bob Cecil, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1985-06-20
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1985-07-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes about Worm-eating Warbler breeding habits at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA from June 20 to July 16, 1985. This document is related a letter and field notes by Bob Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3902/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Bruce Ehresman letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Birds--Infancy
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1993-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bruce Ehresman to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Bald Eagle Red-necked Grebe Cattle Egret Osprey Northern Harrier
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Ames Anderson Prairie State Preserve Emmet County Estherville Marble Lake Palo Alto County
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Bruce G. Peterjohn letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the Iowa summer bird report and rare bird sightings, August 24, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-08-24
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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 the Iowa summer bird report and rare bird sightings, August 24, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Peterjohn, Bruce G.
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Rufous Hummingbird Prairie Falcon Franklin's Gull Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Stellar's Jay Laughing Gull
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Ames Iowa
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Bud Tordoff memo to Dave regarding Peregrine Falcon sighting, September 18, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife reintroduction
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1984-09-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Memo from Bud Tordoff to Dave dated September 18, 1984. Tordoff relays the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on September 18, 1984 reported to him by John Sidle. Includes a note from Dave to Mike Newlon passing on the information.
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Tordoff, Harrison Bruce, 1923-
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Peregrine Falcon
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Carl Priebe letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings in the fall 1990, September 28, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds
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1990-09-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with some sight detail submitted in a letter from Carl Priebe to Carl Bendorf for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Priebe, Carl
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Peregrine Falcon
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas Kent regarding Ruddy Shelduck sightings, December 1, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1981-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting for two Ruddy Shelducks at Promise City in October 1981. The sighting is reported in a letter from Charlotte Scott to Tom Kent on December 1, 1981. Charlotte also reports a sighting of a Snowy Owl at Benny Davis Lake.
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Scott, Charlotte
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Snowy Owl Ruddy Shelduck
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Benny Davis Lake
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Chris Reed card to Peter C. Petersen regarding Baltimore Oriole sighting, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Meetings
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1981-01-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photocopied card detailing a Baltimore Oriole sighting at Fairport in Muscatine County, IA on January 14, 1981. It is a copy of https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/2323/view.
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Reed, Chris
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Baltimore Oriole
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Fairport
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Conrad F. Schlemmer letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 14, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1978-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Conrad F. Schlemmer to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 14, 1978. The author discussed sightings near Upper Gar Lake that he felt may have been unusual. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Schlemmer, Conrad F.
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Cedar Waxwing Western Kingbird Northern Bobwhite
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Upper Gar Lake
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David Ewert letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding rare bird documentation, July 25, 1984
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1984-07-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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David Ewert letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding rare bird documentation, July 25, 1984. He also said he found a probable Swamp Sparrow nest north of Estherville. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Ewert, David N.
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Swamp Sparrow
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Estherville
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Dennis Carter letter to Carl Bendorf regarding field reports for inclusion in IOU quarterly field report, November 30, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1990-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports submitted by Dennis Carter in a letter to Carl Bendorf on November 30, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Pied-billed Grebe Blue-headed Vireo Carolina Wren Tundra Swan
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Harpers Ferry Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Dennis E. Goemaat letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding Prothonotary Warbler sightings, August 19, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1987-08-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dennis E. Goemaat to Thomas H. Kent regarding Prothonotary Warbler sightings, August 19, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Goemaat, Dennis E.
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Common Loon Prothonotary Warbler
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Stone City Paris
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Dennis Rogers postcard to Vernon Kleen regarding a Red-Necked Grebe sighting, November 26, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1979-11-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Postcard from Dennis Rogers to Vernon Kleen regarding a sighting of a Red-Necked Grebe in Le Mars, Iowa on September 21, 1976.
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Rogers, Dennis
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Red-necked Grebe
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Le Mars
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Dorothy Parker letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding rare bird sighting of a White-Winged Crossbill, August 6, 1979
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Rare birds Country life
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1979-08-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dorothy Parker to Thomas H. Kent describing the discovery and identification of a deceased White-Winged Crossbill at Patti Stockham's farm near Anita, Iowa, including the various people that helped confirm the bird's identification. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Parker, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill
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Anita
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Doug Trapp letter to James Dinsmore regarding sick Gyrfalcon, March 7, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife rehabilitation
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1983-03-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Doug Trapp to James Dinsmore dated March 7, 1983. Trapp reports trying to care for a sick Gyrfalcon on November 25, 1981.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Gyrfalcon
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Akron Sioux City
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Eldon J. Bryant letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher sighting, July 15, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1993-07-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Eldon J. Bryant to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher sighting, July 15, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Bryant, Eldon J.
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Email from Ric Zarwell to IA-BIRD list regarding a Blue-winged Teal, November 23, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-11-21
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1999-11-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Ric Zarwell to IA-BIRD list dated November 23, 1999. Zarwell reports the sighting of a Blue-winged Teal at Pool #9 on the Mississippi River at Allamakee County, IA November 21, 1999.
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Zarwell, Ric
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Blue-winged Teal
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Pool 9
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