Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-08
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N/A
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Field notes for winter 1963 contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr., April 8, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Bohemian Waxwing
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter field notes contributed by Tim C. Moermond in a letter to Peter Petersen April 3, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Lapland Longspur Northern Harrier
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Audubon field notes, winter migration, 1963
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes for Des Moines Iowa contributed by Woodward H. Brown, March 31, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1963.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Des Moines Greenwood Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Ruth Upp letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, March 16, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings in Ottumwa, Iowa for Winter 1963 contributed by Ruth Upp, Ottumwa, Iowa in a letter to Peter Petersen, Editor of Bird Life, on March 16, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1963
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Upp, Ruth
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Audubon field notes, spring migration, 1963
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-01
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1963-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes for spring migration 1963 contributed by Woodward H. Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Brenton Slough Des Moines Sioux City Anderson Goose Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Field notes, spring migration, 1963
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-01
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1963-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for spring migration of 1963 contributed by Frederick W. Kent from Iowa City, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1963
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-01
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1963-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the spring of 1963 titled "General note reports". It is published in Iowa Bird Life 33:37-41, 1963. The report is a draft with manual annotations.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Joe Kennedy letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-01
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1963-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for winter 1963 contributed by Joe Kennedy in a letter to Peter Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Kennedy, Joe
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Amana Brenton Slough Coralville Ladora
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Field notes, winter 1963
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1963-02-01
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1963-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for Winter 1963 contributed by Frederick W. Kent. Some counts for March 1963 are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter and spring 1963.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, fall 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Tim C. Moermond to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. regarding the fall 1962 migration.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding fall migration, December 15, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration, 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Florence McCaughey letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding 1962 fall migration report, December 6, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report contributed by Florence McCaughey, in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration of 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Dubuque
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Audubon field notes, fall migration,1962
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes for Des Moines Iowa contributed by Woodward H. Brown on December 4, 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk east of Stuart in 1962
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds Trapping
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1962-12-01
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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 east of Stuart in Adair County, IA on November 3, 1962. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Ferruginous Hawk in western Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 32:86 by Peter Petersen also seen by Mary Lou Petersen, Marjie Trial, and Robert Trial, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Stuart
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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1
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1962
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-08-01
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1962-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for fall 1962 titled "General notes reports". It is published in Iowa Bird Life 32:83-85, 1962. The report is a draft with manual annotations. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in 1960
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1960-08-16
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in Kossuth County, IA on August 16, 1960. Includes a record review document with votes, letters from Thomas Kent to Harold Burgess, two letters from Harold Burgess to Thomas Kent, a letter from John Guthrie to Harold Burgess, a memo from Roswell D. Van Duesen to Harold Burgess, and the original sighting record found in the publication Roseate Spoonbill Observed at Union Slough by Harold Burgess in Iowa Bird Life 30(3):67-68. Roseate Spoonbill seen by Harold Burgess, Roswell D. Van Deusen, and Charles Van Kirk.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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25
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Great Gray Owl near Quarry, 1959
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1959-05-12
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl near Quarry in Marshall County, IA on May 12, 1959. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation article submitted to the committee.
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Mitchem, Lucile
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Great Gray Owl
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Quarry
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[...] gravel road that follows the Iowa River near the small town of Quarry.
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The documentation article by Lucile E. Mitchem forms the basis of this record. Other observer includes her daughter. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I was well acquainted with the Barred Owl, the only other owl an amateur might confuse with the larger Great Gray Owl. | The original documentation form event lasted from 05:30:00/05:40:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for an Ibis species at Little Wall Lake in 1958
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Threskiornithidae | Ibises Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1958-05-16
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an Ibis species at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on May 16, 1958. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Cattle Egret and other uncommon Iowa waterbirds in Iowa Bird Life 31:44-45 by Milton W. Weller.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Little Wall Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Check-list of Iowa Birds compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1957-05-18
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N/A
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Check list of birds observed in Emmet County compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957. Also includes handwritten notes with bird sightings from Fort Defiance State Park and Lake Cheever.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Emmet County Fort Defiance State Park Cheever Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-necked Stilt at Anderson Goose Lake in 1954
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1954-09-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black-necked Stilt at Anderson Goose Lake in Hamilton County, IA on May 10, 1954. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Bird notes from central Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 24:59 by Helen Gould King also seen by Phyllis Rose.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-necked Stilt
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Anderson Goose Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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Check-list of Iowa birds annotated by A. Lang Bailey
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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1954-04-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A checklist of 275 bird species commonly found in Iowa as well as an appended list of 65 additional rare or accidental species annotated by A. Lang Bailey.
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Baily, A. Lang
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Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Black Rail
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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3
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Wood Duck nesting records, volume two, 1954-1966
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1954-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1954-1966 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, correspondence, Clemson Agricultural College Leaflet No. 20 on the Wood Duck written by Robert E. Ware, instructions on how to build a Wood Duck nesting box, and an article from National Wildlife titled "Of spring and an egg" written by Jean George.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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9
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2
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Townsend's Warbler at Fejervary Park, 1950
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1950-05-07
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1993-08-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Townsend's Warbler at Fejervary Park in Davenport in Scott County, IA on May 7, 1950. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation article reviewed by the committee .
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Feeney, Thomas J.
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Townsend's Warbler
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Fejervary Park
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[...] in a ravine at Fejuvary [sic] Park, Davenport.
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The documentation article by Thomas J. Feeney is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Thomas Morrissey. | Elimination of similar species: [...] the distinctive face pattern, the combination of black crown and striped sides made identification certain. | Observation lasted for ten minutes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Sandpiper near New Albin, 1946
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1946-05-12
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1993-08-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Purple Sandpiper near New Albin in Allamakee County, IA on May 12, 1946. Includes a record review document with votes, an account of the sighting in An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown, and the original sight record of the Purple Sandpiper in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 16:70 by A.C. Stewart.
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Stewart, C.A.
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Purple Sandpiper
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New Albin
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[...] vicinity of New Albin, Allamakee County, in the extreme northeast corner of the state.
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[...] About one-half mile from where the north fork opens into the Mississippi there is a low, rocky waterfall, surrounded by a sand flat.
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The documentation form by Charles A. Stewart is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Wood Duck nesting records, volume one, 1939-1953
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Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1939-01-01
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1953-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1939-1953 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are a few hand-drawn illustrations, newspaper clippings and a twelve page photocopied article from volume 53 of The Condor titled "A study of nesting Wood Ducks in Iowa" written by Leopold.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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