Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parasitic birds Birds--Infancy
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1989-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Sinclair, Jim
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American Kestrel Brown-headed Cowbird Loggerhead Shrike Great Horned Owl Western Kingbird Western Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Black Tern Least Sandpiper Mallard
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Indianola Runnells Warren County Runnells Overlook
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area, 1999
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Scaup at Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area in Dickinson County, IA on July 31, 1999.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Greater Scaup
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Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Welch Lake WPA, Dickinson County
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Open water wetland
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The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Gary Grange. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Scaup - Head shape, size of bill and wing stripe. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/10:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Big Spirit Lake, 1998
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-12-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for three Greater Scaups at Big Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on November 19, 1998.
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Thelen, Ed
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Greater Scaup
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Spirit Lake
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South shore of Big Spirit Lake - Dickinson County
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Large Natural Lake
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The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Scaup eliminated for the reasons stated above. Observed a flock of eleven scaup on Spirit Lake. 3 of the birds appeared larger than the rest. The following characteristics were noted - larger size with head and bill the most pronounced. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/12:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Pleasant Creek Lake, 1996
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-03-17
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1996-06-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Greater Scaups at Pleasant Creek Lake in Linn County, IA on March 17, 1996.
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Dankert, Jeffrey B.
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Greater Scaup
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Pleasant Creek State Park
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Pleasant Creek Lake, Linn County
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Lake
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The documentation form by Jeff Dankert is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dave Dankert. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser, as described above. I watched the birds for several minutes, making sure that they weren't changing crown feathers and 'hiding' the peak characteristic of L. Scaup.
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Swan Lake in 1994
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N/A
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Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Scaup at Swan Lake in Johnson County, IA on April 1, 1994.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Greater Scaup
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Swan Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Saylorville Lake, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-11-20
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1988-11-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Greater Scaups at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on November 20, 1988.
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Thomas, Michael K.
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Greater Scaup
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Saylorville Lake
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Highway 17 and Des Moines River - North end of Saylorville Lake - Polk Co., IA
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river flowing into Saylorville lake, fairly shallow, and plants on both sides
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The documentation form by Mike Thomas is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ann Johnson. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser scaup (size, head shape, head color on male, whiter sides on male in direct comparison to lesser scaups. Side by side comparison with lesser scaup was thankfully easy. The male's rounded head contrasted clearly with the more pointed heads of the lesser scaup. Also, the dark green head of male was visible. The male birds sides were whiter than male lesser scaup's sides and the difference in size was noticeable. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/16:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Big Creek State Park, 1988
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-05-17
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1988-05-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for one to two Greater Scaups at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on May 17, 1988.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Greater Scaup
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Big Creek State Park
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Big Creek State Park, Polk Co.
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with other ducks near muddy area at north end of lake
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Andrew Fix. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Scaup eliminated above. The birds were bigger than nearby Blue-winged Teal, but smaller than a Mallard. Identified the bird as a Greater Scaup by the very large, almost spatulate bill, very wide bill nail, large size compared to a Mallard (the bird wasn't much smaller than the Mallard), rounded head (not peaked like a Lesser Scaup), and white wing stripe extending on to the primaries (seen when the bird preened). | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:05:00/10:22:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Big Creek State Park, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-10-05
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1987-10-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Greater Scaups at Big Creek State park in Polk County, IA on October 5, 1987.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Greater Scaup
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Big Creek State Park
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Big Creek State Park, Polk Co.
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swimming on large lake
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Roger Sedlacek. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Scaup eliminated above. Both birds had smoothly rounded heads, not peaked like Lesser Scaup. Both birds seemed to have larger, heavier bills than Lesser Scaup. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/15:35:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Liscomb Sewage Lagoon, 1987
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-03-04
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form fro eight Greater Scaups at Liscomb Sewage Lagoon in Marshall County, IA on March 4, 1987.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Greater Scaup
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Liscomb
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Liscomb Sewage Lagoon - (Marshall Co.)
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Open water area away from road with some brush around
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Scaup have the bold white wing stripe on secondaries only, a more angular-shaped head, and a purple gloss for head color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Coralville Reservoir, 1986
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Scaup at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 23, 1986.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Greater Scaup
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Coralville Lake
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Dupont Bridge Rd., Coralville Res., Johnson Co., IA
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backwater
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: All features that I look for on male Greater Scaup were seen well over 15 minutes. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/10:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sage Thrasher at West Des Moines in 1952
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1996-04-24
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Records Committee review for a Sage Thrasher at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA from December 20, 1952 to January 10, 1953. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, and the original sighting record found in the publication Sage Thrasher in Iowa: A Sight Record in Iowa Bird Life 23(1):22-23 by Bruce F. Stiles also seen by Edward L. Kozicky.
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West Des Moines
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for White-winged Dove at Fort Dodge in 1997
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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Records Committee review for a White-winged Dove at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 21, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter from Diana Hultine to Jim Fuller.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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White-winged Dove
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Fort Dodge
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1989
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Field notes Reports
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Black-headed Grosbeak Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Cattle Egret American Woodcock House Finch Gray Partridge Sedge Wren Northern Mockingbird Red-winged Blackbird
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Mills County Township of Nebraska Hastings Pierce Creek Recreation Area Page County Clarinda Hacklebarney Woods County Park Pioneer County Park Pierce Township Harlan Township Villisca
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Scaled Quail at Tabor in 1889
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1890-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for a Scaled Quail at Tabor in Fremont County, IA on May 20, 1889. Includes a record review document with votes, the reviewed sighting record found in the publication The Blue Quail (Callipepla squamata) in Iowa by J.E. Todd in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Scaled Quail
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Tabor
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Parulidae | Warblers Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Ruffed Grouse Mississippi Kite Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Orchard Oriole Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Common Merganser Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret
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Allamakee County Appanoose County Benton County Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake Fremont County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest White Pine Hollow State Park Shimek State Forest Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Ringgold County
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Seasonal field report contributed by Diane C. Porter, summer 1989
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Mississippi Kite Alder Flycatcher Bobolink Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Loggerhead Shrike Wood Thrush Dickcissel Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Northern Rough-winged Swallow Sedge Wren Ovenbird Yellow-throated Vireo Yellow Warbler Great Egret
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Benton County Burlington Jefferson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County Washington County Walton Lake Livingston Timber Recreation Area Brinton Timbers Park
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, summer 1989
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1989-06-01
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Summer report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Orchard Oriole Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Northern Bobwhite
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Chickasaw County Nashua Cass County Walnut Indian Creek Little Cedar River
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather
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1989-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Bald Eagle Willow Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Pectoral Sandpiper Green-winged Teal Great Blue Heron Horned Lark Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover
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Algona Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lizard Lake Ambrose A Call State Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mary Jo Hartogh, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in and around Elma contributed by Mary Jo Hartogh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Hartogh, Mary Jo
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Carolina Wren House Finch Sedge Wren Pine Siskin
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Elma
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 1989
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Marbled Godwit Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Franklin's Gull Wood Thrush Dickcissel Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron
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Big Creek Lake Johnston Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, summer 1989
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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1989-06-01
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen American White Pelican Western Grebe Herring Gull Common Loon Sora Northern Mockingbird American Coot Short-billed Dowitcher Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Northern Harrier Great Egret
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Clay County Elm Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park North Twin Lake Pilot Knob State Park Rathbun Lake South Twin Lake Trumbull Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Alleman Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Mud Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Monroe County Centerville Ringgold State Wildlife Area West Swan Lake State Game Management Area Sandbar Slough Five Island Lake Oakland Mills County Park Sand Creek State Wildlife Area Drakesville
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Field note about a House Finch sighting contributed by Suzanne Clark, June 15, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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N/A
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Summer report of a House Finch sighting found in Ames contributed by Suzanne Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Clark, Suzanne
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House Finch
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Ames
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Field note about a Swainson's Hawk sighting contributed by Lisa Hemesath, June 3, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1989-06-03
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N/A
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Summer report of a Swainson's Hawk sighting found in northwest Palo Alto County contributed by Lisa Hemesath. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Hemesath, Lisa M.
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Swainson's Hawk
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Palo Alto County
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Field note about a Mississippi Kite sighting contributed by David J. Conrads, June 5, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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N/A
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Summer report of a Mississippi Kite sighting found in Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Management Area contributed by David J. Conrads. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Conrads, David J.
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Mississippi Kite
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Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ferruginous Hawk Lesser Yellowlegs
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Cayler Prairie State Preserve
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