Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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N/A
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Fowling Families
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1940-10-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated October 25, 1940. Rosene asks for help in identifying a goose, describes photographing and banding Bell's Vireos, and discusses family matters. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4143/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Cackling Goose
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Tom Johnson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 21, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1996-08-21
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Tom Johnson in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. The field notes include additional information to his summer report requested by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996. This item is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/5364/view
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Herring Gull Gray Partridge Piping Plover Sanderling
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Appanoose County Rathbun Lake
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Ruth Phipps letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings, February 7, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Fringillidae | Finches
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1979-02-07
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N/A
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Letter from Ruth Phipps to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings in southwest Iowa, February 7, 1979. Sightings of Purple Finch and Lincoln's Sparrow are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1978-1979.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Bald Eagle Cedar Waxwing Barred Owl Purple Finch Long-eared Owl Lincoln's Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove
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Shenandoah Riverton Farragut
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Ruth Phipps letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, February 5, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-02-05
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N/A
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Letter from Ruth Phipps to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird watching, February 5, 1978. Sightings of Loggerhead Shrikes, Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, and a Harlan's Hawk are noted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Red-tailed Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Purple Finch Snow Goose Canada Goose Downy Woodpecker Mallard
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah Riverton
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1979-08-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ross Silcock to Thomas H. Kent regarding various bird sightings in western Iowa, including two young barn owls he banded. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Least Bittern American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Barn Owl American White Pelican Western Grebe Common Loon Gray Partridge Willet Snow Goose American Coot Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Woodbury County Malvern Riverton Audubon County
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding Swainson's Thrush, December 5, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds
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1985-12-05
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N/A
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The letter discusses slides that Ronald Harms is sending to Thomas Kent and describes his catching and banding a Swainson's Thrush. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Harms, Ronald
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Trumpeter Swan Swainson's Thrush
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Laurens
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Ronald Harms letter to Robert Myers regarding Connecticut Warbler, May 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1986-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ronald Harms to Robert Myers dated May 30, 1986. Harms reports netting, banding and photographing a Connecticut Warbler. Included with this letter is another letter from Ronald Harms to Robert Myers dated May 28, 1986 containing Harms' spring bird report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Harms, Ronald
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Bell's Vireo Eastern Towhee Evening Grosbeak Connecticut Warbler Spotted Towhee Lincoln's Sparrow
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Laurens
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Ronald Harms letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, April 26, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1988-04-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Ronald Harms 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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Harms, Ronald
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Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel Short-eared Owl American Woodcock Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Brown Creeper
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Laurens
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Robert Jessen letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding spring birds sighted near Oskaloosa, June 2, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1975-06-02
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N/A
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Robert Jessen letter to Vernon M. Kleen was regarding spring birds sighted near Oskaloosa, June 2, 1975. He noted the banding of a rare Le Conte's Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1975.
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Jessen, Robert
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Le Conte's Sparrow
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Oskaloosa
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Robert Jessen letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted in Mahaska County during winter, April 2, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1974-04-02
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N/A
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Letter from Robert Jessen to Vernon M. Kleen reporting birds sighted in Mahaska County by Robert Jessen, Valerie Jessen, Keith Layton, and Irene Layton during winter 1973-1974. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1973-1974.
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Jessen, Robert
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Bald Eagle Great Horned Owl White-winged Crossbill American Woodcock
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Mahaska County
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird banding, June 5, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Counting
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1987-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Robert I. Cecil in a letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird banding by Don Johnson and Elaine Johnson. It includes a bird banding report in the form of a table. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Rene Laubach letter to Thomas Kent regarding summer sightings, Summer 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter contains a list of birds sighted by Rene Laubach and mentions that he misses Iowa after moving to Massachusetts. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Laubach, René
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American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Cedar Waxwing Swainson's Thrush Hooded Warbler
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Des Moines Kalsow Prairie State Preserve
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk north of Pocahontas in 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1985-06-04
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk north of Pocahontas in Pocahontas County, IA on October 27, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, letters about the bird sighting between James Dinsmore and David Gilmer, the original sighting record found in the publication Recoveries of Ferruginous Hawks banded in south-central North Dakota in the Journal of Field Ornithology 56:184-187 by D.S. Gilmer, D.L. Evans, P.M. Konrad, and R.E. Stewart, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Pocahontas
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Zirbel Slough in 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1977-05-08
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1999-04-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Zirbel Slough in Cerro Gordo, IA on May 8, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from George Crossley to Kenneth Formanek, letter from Bob Barratt to Peter C. Petersen with commentary by the IOU Records Committee, the original sighting record found in the publication Waterfowl in Iowa 5th ed. State Conservation Commission, Des Moines p. 111 by J.W. and M.R. Musgrove and seen by Ken Reynolds and DeWaine Jackson, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Zirbel Slough
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Peter Petersen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird banding, November 25, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-11-25
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Peter Petersen in a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird banding, November 25, 1979. The field notes include a list of warblers banded between 1968-1978 in Davenport, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Davenport
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Peter Lowther letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding House Finch sighting in 1988, December 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1988-12-25
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1988-12-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Lowther to W. Ross Silcock about a House Finch sighting in Burlington on December 25, 1988.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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House Finch
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Burlington
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Peter Lowther email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest, July 13, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-13
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N/A
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Printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 13, 1998. Lowther reports six Eurasian Tree Sparrow eggs on June 28 and four banded baby birds on July 12. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
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Burlington
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Peter C. Peterson letter to Woodward H. Brown, regarding fall migration 1971, November 14, 1971
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1971-11-14
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N/A
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Peter C. Peterson letter to Woodward H. Brown, regarding fall migration 1971, November 14, 1971, was on Iowa Ornithologists' Union stationery. It included information about numbers of different types of birds that were banded, some of which were circled in red. It was a copy of the original letter, and had notes in blue to Vernon Kleen about Illinois totals. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1971.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Petersen, Peter C.
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Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Iowa Illinois
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting spring 1977 bird observations, June 5, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird populations Bird watching Trapping
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1977-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding the production of a species checklist and reporting on spring bird sightings and nettings in central eastern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Western Sandpiper Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Credit Island Pine Hill Cemetery Sabula Clinton County
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, February 13, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1977-02-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Peter C. Petersen 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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Petersen, Peter C.
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Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Lark Sparrow Golden Eagle Greater White-fronted Goose
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Davenport Des Moines Scott County
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings and bird banding, November 29, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1977-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. The field notes include a report with Flycatcher, Thrush, Vireo and Warbler migration birds banded. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Snow Bunting Common Redpoll Hooded Merganser Caspian Tern Northern Saw-whet Owl Lincoln's Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Canada Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Green-winged Teal Red Crossbill
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Credit Island Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Lock and Dam 13 Muscatine Pine Hill Cemetery Sabula Mississippi River, Iowa
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Peter C. Petersen letter and checklist to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Trapping
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1976-12-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, December 5, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Gray-cheeked Thrush Le Conte's Sparrow Osprey Northern Saw-whet Owl Tree Swallow Veery Bay-breasted Warbler Scarlet Tanager
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Credit Island Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Michael D. Cox letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding captured and banded raptors, November 17, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Migration Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Wildlife rehabilitation
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1993-11-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael D. Cox to Thomas H. Kent regarding captured and banded raptors, November 17, 1993. Cox details the various types of raptors that were caught and banded during fall migration by the Iowa State University Wildlife Care Clinic. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Cox, Michael D.
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Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Boone Des Moines River
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