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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Francis Moore
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Field notes Forms (documents) Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Birdsongs Game and game-birds Nests Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1981-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Francis Moore and others. Includes forms documenting the sighting of a Marbled Godwit at Big Marsh, a Bewick's Wren at Hickory Hill Park, and a Henslow's Sparrow at Hayden Prairie. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Marbled Godwit Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Hickory Hill Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Yellow River State Forest Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa RBA, June 3-6, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Nest building Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-06-03
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1996-06-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for June 3-6, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Western Grebe, a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches, a male Lazuli Bunting, Mississippi Kites and three Peregrine Falcon chicks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Lazuli Bunting Western Grebe Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Clay County Des Moines George Wyth Memorial State Park Hartman Reserve Nature Center Spencer Windsor Heights
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Iowa RBA, May 27, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for May 27, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Red-necked Grebe, White-winged Scoter, Worm-eating Warbler and a Bewick's Wren. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a male Lazuli Bunting and twelve Great-tailed Grackles.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Red-necked Grebe Bewick's Wren Mute Swan Common Moorhen Lazuli Bunting White-winged Scoter Worm-eating Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Clay County Forneys Lake Osceola County Windsor Heights Black Hawk Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Green Island Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Iowa RBA, July 1, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for July 1, 1996. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Black-headed Gull and sightings of a Marbled Godwit, Western Grebe, Least Terns, twelve White-faced Ibis, and Little Blue Herons. Other interesting observations include a Snowy Egret, a Piping Plover, a Prairie Warbler, and a Worm-eating Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Western Kingbird and a Red-necked Grebe.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Upland Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Least Flycatcher Common Moorhen Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Piping Plover Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Snow Goose Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-headed Gull
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Dickinson County Forneys Lake Homestead Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Osceola County Percival Riverton Wildlife Management Area Storm Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Yellow River State Forest Nebraska City Anderson Goose Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bluffton Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Iowa RBA, May 12, 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1997-05-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for May 12, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Black-throated Gray Warbler and nesting Black-billed Magpies as well as the continued presence of a White-winged Dove. There were numerous other observations, including a Prairie Warbler, a Marbled Godwit, a light-phase Ferruginous Hawk, a Red-throated Loon, and a Pacific Loon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Western Tanager and a Fish Crow.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Ferruginous Hawk Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Fish Crow Western Tanager White-winged Dove Black-billed Magpie Western Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Black-throated Gray Warbler Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Red-necked Phalarope Prairie Warbler Red Crossbill
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Ames Cedar Bluff Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Le Grand Pleasant Creek State Park West Okoboji Lake Westfield Lily Pond Aspen Grove Cemetery Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Hubbard Sullivan Slough Laurel
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Iowa RBA and update, May 19-22, 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1997-05-19
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1997-05-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for May 19, 1997. Highlights of the update include nesting Black-billed Magpies and the continued presence of a White-winged Dove. Also of note were sightings of Lazuli Buntings and Anhingas as well as birds seen on field trips held during the IOU Tri-state Meeting in Sioux City. Also included is a brief update from May 22, 1997, with sightings of a Mississippi Kite and a Common Moorhen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Scheib, James
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Marbled Godwit Anhinga Chestnut-collared Longspur White-winged Dove Common Moorhen Black-billed Magpie Lazuli Bunting Le Conte's Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Northern Mockingbird Red Crossbill Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover
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Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Lake Manawa State Park Le Grand Plymouth County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sioux City Stone State Park Westfield Woodpecker Marsh Allendorf
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock sightings, July 20, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1925-07-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock sightings, July 20, 1925. Rosene provides details on two unusual bird species observations, Arkansas Kingbirds and nesting American Woodcocks. Rosene requests any recent records of either of these species being found in Iowa. This document is related to a reply from Albert K. Fisher: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9133/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ledges State Park Ogden
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, March 10, 1934
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests
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1934-03-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated March 10, 1934. Orr tells Allert that he has frequently seen Peregrine Falcons and that Philip DuMont is incorrect in claiming that the Peregrine Falcon is rare in Iowa and has not nested in Iowa since 1898. 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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Peregrine Falcon
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Waukon Junction
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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George Kaufman letter to Oscar Allert regarding Bald Eagle and King Rail sightings, August 17, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1939-08-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from George Kaufman to Oscar Allert dated August 17, 1939. Kaufman details where and when he saw Bald Eagles and a King Rail nest. 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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Kaufman, George E.
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Bald Eagle King Rail
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Guttenberg New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, April 5, 1934
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Duck shooting
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1934-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated April 5, 1934. Orr clarifies his earlier comments on Peregrine Falcon sightings, and mentions some other bird sightings. 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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Turkey Vulture Peregrine Falcon
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Waukon Junction
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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