Ken Lowder letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1979-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ken Lowder to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, June 5, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Lowder, Ken
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Ruddy Turnstone Baird's Sandpiper Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Wildcat Den State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification
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1994-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated July 1, 1994. Brock gives his opinion on the validity of some documented Iowa bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Western Tanager Swainson's Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Purple Gallinule Red Knot Lark Bunting
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Iowa
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 6, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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1994-07-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated July 6, 1994. Brock responds to Kent's comments on the validity of some documented Iowa bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Swainson's Warbler Red Knot
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Iowa
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa bird documentation, June 18, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1993-06-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated June 18, 1993. Brock doubts whether there is enough information to properly identify an Iceland Gull, discusses Yellow Rail calls, talks about the comments and layout of state reports, and mentions hearing a Yellow-throated Warbler on a recent visit to Pikes Peak State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow Rail Iceland Gull
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Iowa Pikes Peak State Park
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Lucille M. Gaffney letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Cattle Egret, November 25, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Wildlife rescue
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1987-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lucille M. Gaffney to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Cattle Egret, November 25, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Cattle Egret
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Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Swaledale
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Margaret Kohlman letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, May 29, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Stamp collecting
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1939-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Margaret Kohlman to Oscar Allert dated May 29, 1939. Kohlman details her sightings of a Peregrine Falcon that she originally misidentified as a Merlin. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Kohlman, Margaret
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Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Guttenberg
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Maridel Jackson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 26, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1993-07-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Maridel Jackson to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 26, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Mississippi Kite Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Peregrine Falcon Solitary Sandpiper
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Des Moines Perry Polk County Iowa State Capitol
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Maridel Jackson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird highlights, June 3, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Maridel Jackson to Thomas Kent dated June 3, 1998. Jackson lists her bird sighting for spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Black-and-white Warbler Field Sparrow Tree Swallow Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Great-tailed Grackle
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Ankeny Harrier Marsh Saylorville Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Onawa Voas Nature Area
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Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1997-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Braley, Jean B. Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Bell's Vireo Eastern Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Sedge Wren Eastern Whip-poor-will Great Blue Heron Brown Creeper
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Manti Shenandoah Waubonsie State Park Farragut
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Marie E. Spears Tiemann letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding a Turkey Vulture sighting, November 27, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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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 Marie E. Spears Tiemann to Carl J. Bendorf regarding a Turkey Vulture sighting, 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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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Turkey Vulture
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Clarinda Nodaway Valley County Park
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Marie Tiemann letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer sightings, August 3, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1994-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Marie Tiemann to Jim Dinsmore dated August 3, 1994. Tiemann reports birds sighted by her and two others around Fremont County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Bobolink Summer Tanager Grasshopper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Field Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Chipping Sparrow
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Fremont County
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Marion Brewer letter to Thomas Kent regarding Marbled Godwit, October 25, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching
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1983-10-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Marion Brewer to Thomas Kent thanking him for his letter regarding a Marbled Godwit, sharing that she can't attend IOU meetings due to a disability, and requesting more documentation and report forms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1983.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Marbled Godwit
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Cherokee
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Mark Proescholdt letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a trip to northwest Iowa and bird sightings, June 26, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Ornithology--Methodology
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1987-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Proescholdt to James J. Dinsmore regarding a trip to northwest Iowa and bird sightings, June 26, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Upland Sandpiper Wood Duck Canada Goose
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Anderson Prairie State Preserve Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Elm Lake High Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Liscomb Rush Lake Trumbull Lake Morse Lake Mud Lake Ingham Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Silver Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area West Swan Lake State Game Management Area Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area
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Mark Widrlechner letter to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1999-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999. The letter thanks the participants for their efforts in assisting in the count during inclement weather and provides count numbers on the 58 species of birds that were seen on count day as well as three others seen during count week. Of special note were the observations of two species reported for the first time that year: Hooded Merganser and Merlin. Also included are the results from the first twelve Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, January 1, 1986 through January 1, 1998.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Merlin Hooded Merganser
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Martha Waterman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Owls--Behavior
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1996-02-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martha Waterman to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996. The letter includes a hand-drawn map showing the location of the sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1995-1996 but was filed with spring 1996 documentation.
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Waterman, Martha
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Great Gray Owl
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Finchford
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional winter bird sightings, February 16, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Country life Raccoon--Behavior
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1983-02-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mary R. Musgrove to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional winter bird sightings, February 16, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Tree Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Mallard
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Des Moines Wilson Island State Park
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, April 29, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather Country life
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1983-04-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mary R. Musgrove to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, April 29, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye Snow Goose Bufflehead Canada Goose Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan Common Merganser Mallard
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Des Moines Forneys Lake Glenwood Saylorville Dam Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, December 16, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Hunting
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1982-12-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mary R. Musgrove to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, December 16, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Tundra Swan Common Merganser Mallard
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Red Rock Saylorville Dam Roberts Creek Park
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Michael C. Newlon letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, spring 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1983-03-01
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1983-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael C. Newlon to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sora
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Michael C. Newlon letter to Vernon Kleen regarding winter 1975-1976 observations
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Turdidae | Thrushes Water birds Bombycillidae | Waxwings
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael C. Newlon to Vernon Kleen for winter observations in the Iowa City area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1975/1976.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Palisades-Kepler State Park
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Michael Overton letter to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, May 22, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael Overton to Thomas Kent dated May 22, 1999. Overton sends in his Iowa field reports for spring 1999 a little early since he is leaving for Alaska on May 29. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Overton, Michael D.
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White-faced Ibis Warbling Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Pacific Loon Garganey Black-necked Stilt Eastern Wood-Pewee Pileated Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Great-tailed Grackle
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Harrier Marsh Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Rathbun Lake Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Letter and annotated bird sighting list from Mike Newlon to Vernon Kleen, July 6, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1976-07-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mike Newlon containing spring migration records. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Alder Flycatcher Great Horned Owl Cliff Swallow Eastern Screech-Owl
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Coralville Lake Iowa City Iowa Palisades-Kepler State Park
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Neil Bernstein letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding August bird sightings, fall 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to Carl J. Bendorf regarding August bird sightings, fall 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Cattle Egret Lincoln's Sparrow
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Veery sighting, July 10, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1997-07-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Veery sighting, July 10, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Veery
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Bixby State Park
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding additional summer bird sightings, summer 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs
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1997-06-01
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1997-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding additional summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Franklin's Gull Dickcissel Forster's Tern
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Anderson Prairie State Preserve Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake
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