Fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for Iowa
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Parulidae | Warblers
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten list of fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for numerous bird species in Iowa. The list includes the date of the sighting, the number of birds seen, as well as a key code indicating the location of the sighting. Also included is the type-written geographic location key used to decipher in which one of the 12 different observation spots the sighting was made.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Least Tern Baltimore Oriole Philadelphia Vireo Greater White-fronted Goose Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco American Black Duck
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Ames Credit Island Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Pilot Knob State Park Sidney DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Iowa State University Nobles Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, October 22, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae | Sparrows Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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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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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 22, 1990. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a California Gull, a Mute Swan, and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note was the large numbers of waterfowl spreading across the state. Other interesting observations were of Carolina Wrens, a Short-eared Owl, and numerous Sparrow species, including a Harris' and a Le Conte's
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Eared Grebe Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Mute Swan Harris' Sparrow Western Grebe California Gull Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Gray Catbird Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Big Creek State Park Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Ledges State Park Marion County Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lovilia Osceola Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Eastern Meadowlark, Coal Valley, IL
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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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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Field report by Brian Blevins describing five Eastern Meadowlarks at the John Deere Testing Facility in Coal Valley in Rock Island County, IL.
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Blevins, Brian L.
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Coal Valley
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Rare bird documentation form for Swamp Sparrow at Sweet Marsh, unknown year
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Swamp Sparrow at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on December 18, unknown year.
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Stone, Tom
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Swamp Sparrow
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Sweet Marsh
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Sweet Marsh
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swamp grass along dike
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The documentation form by Tom Stone is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Too bulky for Chipping Sparrow, Field + Tree Sparrow have wing bars | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/11:40:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene bird sighting records
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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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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A handwritten list of bird sighting records compiled by Walter Rosene, organized by species and annotated with sighting dates.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue Jay American Robin Downy Woodpecker
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene bird sighting records
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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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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A handwritten list of bird sighting records compiled by Walter Rosene, organized by species and annotated with sighting dates.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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John Bath letter to Thomas Kent regarding an Ovenbird sighting and birding in general, unknown date
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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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 John Bath to Thomas Kent about seeing an Ovenbird in Ames from December 10 to January 10, unknown year. Bath also discusses other birds he'd recently seen.
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Bath, John
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal Purple Finch House Finch Ovenbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker
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Ames
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Field notes for Prairie Warbler in Iowa in unknown year
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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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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Report for a Prairie Warbler in Iowa from before May 5 to May 7 in an unknown year.
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Prairie Warbler
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field Notes, Yellow River Forest
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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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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Field reports by unknown observers at Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County, IA on unknown date. It features a sighting of Yellow-rumped Warblers.
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Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-rumped Warbler Tundra Swan
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Yellow River State Forest
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Brief Documentation of unusual species
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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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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Field notes by Dick Bierman describing the sighting of a Hermit Thrush, a Great White-fronted Goose, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
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Bierman, Dick
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Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose
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Spring Lake Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Compiled rare bird reports featuring the Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Solon in unknown year
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Administrative reports Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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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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Compiled rare bird reports featuring the Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Solon in Johnson County, IA on an unknown date and year. Other rare bird sightings include Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Double-crested Cormorant in the Iowa City area.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Ruby-crowned Kinglet Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Iowa City Johnson County Solon
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Observations and data on various birds, part 3 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown
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Correspondence Field notes Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Fringillidae | Finches Thraupidae | Tanagers Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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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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A collection of bird sightings around Iowa compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, including notes and correspondence. This document is part three of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Vireo/Warbler and ends with the tabbed section labeled Finch. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8624/view
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Dean Mosman, December 23, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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0186-12-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Alleman contributed by Dean Mosman, December 23, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Mosman, Dean
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Northern Flicker Rough-legged Hawk Common Grackle Rusty Blackbird House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Pine Siskin Tufted Titmouse Northern Harrier Mallard Common Starling
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Alleman
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1978 fall report
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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0198-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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1978 fall report submitted by Janet G. Greer. Document discusses the sightings as well as other information such as population and migrations, of various species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Greer, Janet
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Say's Phoebe Purple Martin Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Merlin Least Tern Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Harrison County Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County Viking Lake Nebraska
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bruce Ehresman email to Daryl Howell and James J. Dinsmore regarding Barn Owl nests, August 4, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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0200-08-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Bruce Ehresman to Daryl Howell and James J. Dinsmore regarding Barn Owl nests, August 4, 2000. Includes information on three different locations of Barn Owl nests and eggs and the outcome of those nests. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Barn Owl
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Audubon County Washington Taylor County
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, September 11, 1938
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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0938-09-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, September 11, 1938.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-headed Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Baltimore Oriole Gray Catbird Wilson's Warbler Hairy Woodpecker American Robin Mourning Dove
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 14, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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0940-05-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 14, 1940.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Crow Blue-headed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Yellow-billed Cuckoo Brown Thrasher Spotted Sandpiper Belted Kingfisher American Redstart Blackpoll Warbler American Goldfinch
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Letter from Peter Petersen to Nicholas Halmi regarding bird sightings, August 23, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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0976-08-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting list and locations contributed by Peter Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1685-06-01
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1985-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Ring-billed Gull Marbled Godwit Semipalmated Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Virginia Rail Wilson's Phalarope Forster's Tern Lesser Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Green-winged Teal Black Tern Least Sandpiper Great Egret
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Colo Dickinson County Hendrickson Marsh Lake High Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Eagle Lake Arnolds Park Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brown Pelican at Council Bluffs in 1819
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Trapping
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1819-01-01
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican at Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, IA in 1819. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Iowa in the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Sciences 11:125-417 by Rudolph Martin Anderson, and referenced in two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brown Pelican
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Council Bluffs
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at Engineer's Cantonment in 1820
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1823-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlews at Engineer's Cantonment, IA on April 1, 1820. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains Performed in the Years 1819, 1820 by Edwin James seen by Thomas Say, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Engineer's Contanment in 1819
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1823-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Mississippi Kites at Engineer's Contanment, IA around 1819. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains in the Years 1819-20 by E. James, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mississippi Kite
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at the Missouri River in 1819
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1823-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for American Swallow-tailed Kites at the Missouri River in Pottawattamie County, IA between 1819 to 1820. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains in the Years 1819-1820 by E. James seen by Thomas Say, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Pottawattamie County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan in Iowa in 1820
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1823-01-01
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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 Trumpeter Swan in Iowa in 1820. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains in the Years 1819, 1820 by E. James.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Nebraska, IA in 1819
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1823-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brant at Nebrasksa in Page County, IA around 1819. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication An Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains Performed in the Years 1819, 1820 .. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown by E. James seen by Thomas Say.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Nebraska
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