Field notes contributed by Neil Bernstein, August 13, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Infancy
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1996-08-13
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List of birds and locations contributed by Neil Bernstein. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Broad-winged Hawk Semipalmated Sandpiper Ring-necked Duck Common Loon Osprey Louisiana Waterthrush
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Spirit Lake Stone State Park West Okoboji Lake Grovers Lake
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding a Bald Eagle nest sight, May 17, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests
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1939-05-17
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N/A
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated May 17, 1939. Orr relates to Allert the location of a nest sight that had supposedly been used by Bald Eagles. 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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Orr, Ellison
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Bald Eagle
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Waukon Junction
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Iowa Birdline update, February 27, 1995
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-02-27
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 27, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of two female Pine Grosbeaks, the continued presence of the Common Eider, a Ross' Goose and a Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a family of three Trumpeter Swans and a Northern Shrike.
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Pine Grosbeak Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Canada Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl
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Bay Branch Bonaparte Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Red Rock Dam Spencer Swan Lake Lake Anita
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Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 20, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1995-08-20
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Jane Clark in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The letter includes details on the sighting of a Mississippi Kite. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1995.
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Clark, Jane
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Mississippi Kite Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee Golden-winged Warbler Sedge Wren Canada Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Sandhill Crane
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Clive Windsor Heights Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Greenbelt Park
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Prairie Warbler, July 8, 1995, Chris Edwards
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Birds--Infancy
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1995-07-08
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N/A
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Documentation submitted by Chris Edwards for sightings of Prairie Warblers on July 8, 1995 at Lake MacBride State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Edwards, Chris
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Prairie Warbler
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Lake Macbride State Park
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 4, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food
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1939-04-04
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N/A
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, April 4, 1939. Also notes the Great Horned Owl nest contained food consisting of animal remains.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Crow Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Song Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Great Horned Owl Western Meadowlark American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling
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Boone County
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 8, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Weather
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1941-05-08
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N/A
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, Paul Clausen and Elmer McDade, May 8, 1941. Also notes observing eight Hudsonian Godwits feeding near a pond.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Song Sparrow Eastern Phoebe American Wigeon Hudsonian Godwit Ovenbird Belted Kingfisher American Robin Mourning Dove American Goldfinch Least Sandpiper
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Boone County
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 9, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Weather
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1941-05-09
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N/A
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, May 9, 1941. Also notes the sighting of Red-shouldered Hawk carrying a mouth full of food.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Wilson's Phalarope Spotted Sandpiper Hudsonian Godwit Great Crested Flycatcher Hairy Woodpecker House Wren Blackpoll Warbler Black Tern Cliff Swallow
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Boone County
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 14, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Weather
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1941-05-14
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N/A
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Paul Clausen, May 14, 1941. Also notes a Red-shouldered Hawk carrying food towards a nest.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Northern Cardinal Loggerhead Shrike Sora Pectoral Sandpiper Common Snipe American Coot Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Barn Swallow
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Boone County
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1999 compiled by Marie Tiemann, June 2, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Infancy
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1999-06-02
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Marie Tiemann and Jeanne Braley dated June 2, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Whooping Crane Brown Thrasher Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Barn Swallow
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Essex Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah
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Spring record listing, Iowa, Bery Engebretsen, May 30, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1999-05-30
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Summer Tanager Hermit Thrush Bay-breasted Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Laughing Gull
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Big Creek State Park Polk County Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Urbandale Brown's Woods Terra Lake
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mockingbird sighting, June 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-25
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N/A
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 25, 1998. Bernstein reports that Sandy Rhodes sighted a pair of Mockingbirds in Iowa County. Included with this email is a second printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 2, 1998. Lowther reports a Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest and eggs north of Burlington. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E. Bernstein, Neil
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird
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Iowa County Burlington
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, December 1, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Food Weather
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1996-12-01
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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American Avocet Double-crested Cormorant Rusty Blackbird Snow Bunting Merlin Black-billed Cuckoo Wilson's Warbler Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Pintail Brown Creeper Great Egret
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Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Rock River Marcus
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Stella M. Kirkendall letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Food
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1976-12-16
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N/A
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Fall migration report contributed by Stella M. Kirkendall in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, December 16, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Kirkendall, Stella M.
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Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Snowy Owl American Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Downy Woodpecker Eastern Screech-Owl
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Grundy County Marshall County
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Field reports, Spring 1993, Thomas Kent
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1993-06-03
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated June 3, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Summer Tanager Black-throated Sparrow Black-necked Stilt Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Greater Scaup Veery Short-billed Dowitcher Pine Warbler
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Lily Pond Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Silver Lake
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Dick Bierman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding Swainson's Hawk sightings, April 20, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Weather
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1992-04-20
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman in a letter to Thomas H. Kent with observer Marion M. Brewer. The letter details sightings of over 300 Swainson's Hawks near Cherokee. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992. This is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4763/view
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk
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Cherokee County
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Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent, November 10, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Food Weather
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1991-11-10
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. The field notes also include birds observed during all seasons in 1990 and spring, summer and fall of 1991. Included with the report is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding a fall 1991 ice storm. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Cooper's Hawk Lapland Longspur Northern Mockingbird Horned Lark Northern Harrier
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Hastings Silver City
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the large population of Evening Grosbeak's, November 16, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birds--Research
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1977-11-16
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. The field notes detail the many reports she has received on Evening Grosbeak sightings in Iowa.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak Pileated Woodpecker
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Des Moines Marshalltown Ottumwa Westfield Mahaska County Knoxville Eldora
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, July 28, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1986-07-28
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observer Tanya Bray. Included with the field notes is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to James J. Dinsmore regarding her visit to Kalsow Prairie State Preserve in Pocahontas County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Broad-winged Hawk Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing American White Pelican Savannah Sparrow Great Horned Owl Greater Yellowlegs Least Tern Marsh Wren Piping Plover Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Green Heron
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Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Franklin County Mills County Waubonsie State Park Black Hawk Lake Pocahontas County Willow Slough State Game Management Area Hanover Township MidAmerican Energy Ponds Kalsow Prairie State Preserve
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Field notes and Peter C. Petersen letter to James J. Dinsmore, July 28, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1986-07-28
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List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Ken Olson, Douglas Rose and Brian Blevins. Included with the field notes is a letter from Peter C. Petersen to James J. Dinsmore regarding a prior sighting of a Mountain Plover and Rufous Hummingbird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Bald Eagle Dickcissel House Finch Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Sedge Wren Northern Parula Tennessee Warbler Horned Lark American Golden Plover Brown Creeper Northern Bobwhite
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Davenport Goose Lake Huron Island Toolesboro Shield Prairie Area Bryant
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A detailed account of a White-winged Crossbill sighting by Marie Spears, December 12 1980
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1980-12-18
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Marie Spears provides an account of sighting a White-winged Crossbill eating niger seed from her bird feeder in Shenandoah. She believes this bird was later seen at Ruth Phipps' bird feeder. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1980-1981.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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White-winged Crossbill
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Shenandoah
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding an injured caged owl, December 3, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Nocturnal birds
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1981-12-03
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N/A
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Field note of an injured caged owl contributed by Ronald Harms in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Harms, Ronald
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Little Clear Lake Park
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Genevieve DeLong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 29, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Research Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Weather
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1980-05-29
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Field notes contributed by Genevieve DeLong in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 29, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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DeLong, Genevieve Edna
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Bobolink Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wilson's Phalarope Golden-crowned Kinglet Bonaparte's Gull American Robin Black Tern
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Lamoni Lake LaShane
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sightings, March 6, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Wit and humor
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1977-03-06
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting her correspondence with Paul Jones regarding the impact of declining prey populations and the increased use of recreational vehicles on Snowy Owl populations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Snowy Owl
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Iowa Canada
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Robert W. Nero letter to Gladys Black regarding Snowy Owl migration, February 21, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Migration Weather
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1977-02-21
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N/A
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Snowy Owl migration from Canada to Iowa contributed by Robert W. Nero in a letter to Gladys Black.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Nero, Robert W.
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Snowy Owl
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Iowa
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