Peter C. Petersen post card to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding an update on bird sightings, February 28, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1977-02-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings update contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a post card to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Pied-billed Grebe Ring-necked Duck Franklin's Gull Common Redpoll Bufflehead American Coot
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Bettendorf Davenport Lindsay Park
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Field notes for spring at Red Rock area, 1977
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Nest building Women conservationists Ducks--Counting
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes and checklist of birds observed in the Red Rock area and during the Spring of 1977 submitted by Jon Stravers and Gladys Black. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys Stravers, Jon
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Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cattle Egret Osprey Cliff Swallow
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Lake Red Rock
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1977 Spring Report, parts I and II
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Field notes
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Bird declines Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated report by Michael C. Newlon on migratory birds and their arrival dates for Spring of 1977 in the Iowa City area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Alder Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Brown Thrasher Le Conte's Sparrow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron White-winged Scoter White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Connecticut Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Short-billed Dowitcher Greater White-fronted Goose Winter Wren Prairie Warbler Northern Shrike Cliff Swallow
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the spring of 1977. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 46. The report is a draft with numerous manual annotations.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1977
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union's Quarterly Field Report of spring 1977. Includes handwritten annotations with locations and weather information.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Spring migration report from Pearl Knoop, Marble Rock
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Spring Parulidae | Warblers
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated spring migration report by Pearl Knoop, March 1 to May 31 for sightings in the Marble Rock area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Surf Scoter
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Floyd County Marble Rock
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Field report, March 1 to April 30
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Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of bird sightings submitted by Woodward H. Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Upland Sandpiper Cattle Egret Least Tern Piping Plover
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Iowa
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Field report for Spring, April 1 to May 31, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird declines Bird populations Bird watching Habitat (Ecology)
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of bird sightings submitted by Gene Burns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Burns, R. E. (Rollin Eugene)
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White-faced Ibis American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Cinnamon Teal Golden-crowned Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit
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Bayard Dallas County Greene County Guthrie County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Riverside Park
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Bird sightings reported by Genevieve DeLong, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Migratory birds
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1977-03-04
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1977-05-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of bird sightings contributed by Genevieve DeLong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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DeLong, Genevieve Edna
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Semipalmated Sandpiper Bobolink Gray-cheeked Thrush Loggerhead Shrike Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow American Woodcock Wood Thrush Purple Finch Baird's Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Hermit Thrush Scarlet Tanager Golden-crowned Kinglet Kentucky Warbler
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Lamoni Lake LaShane Grand River
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, American Coot, 1977-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1977-03-05
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1983-12-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the American Coot submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1977-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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American Coot
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Iowa
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding Snowy Owl counts, March 5, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-03-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings and an enclosed map showing a count of Snowy Owls contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Snowy Owl
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Iowa Pleasantville
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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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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighting reports, March 18, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Predation (Biology)
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1977-03-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sighting reports. Sightings reported include a partially leucistic robin. 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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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Henslow's Sparrow Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Northern Shrike
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Lake Red Rock Centerville
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighting reports, March 24, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-03-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sighting reports. 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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Bald Eagle Hooded Merganser
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Tree Swallow, 1977-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1977-03-25
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1983-05-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Tree Swallow submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1977-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Tree Swallow
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Sandy Beach at Coraville Reservoir, 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1977-03-26
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1999-04-02
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at Sandy Beach at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 26, 1977. Includes two record review documents with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Laughing Gull
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Sandy Beach Public Use Area
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Sandy Beach, Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co.
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sandy shore of reservoir and flying out over lake
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The documentation form by Nicholas Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Franklin's gull: lack of white band separating black on wing tip from mantle; size difference from Ring bill in this case not as obvious as for Franklin's. | The original documentation form event occurred around 15:30:00.
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Field records: April 4 through May 30, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers
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1977-04-04
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1977-05-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of bird sightings between April 4 and May 30, 1977 for the Iowa City area, contributed by an unknown author. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Turkey Vulture Bell's Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Eastern Bluebird Eastern Towhee Vesper Sparrow Brown Thrasher Palm Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Winter Wren Northern Waterthrush Bank Swallow Nashville Warbler Cliff Swallow
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Johnson County Williams Prairie State Preserve Cou Falls
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, April 5, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1977-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sightings. 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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Bald Eagle American White Pelican Snowy Owl
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Lake Red Rock Marion County
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Field report, Coralville Reservoir Area and Big Bend, April 9, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1977-04-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Number of sightings by bird species at Coralville Lake and Big Bend, April 9, 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Shires, Thomas K.
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Broad-winged Hawk Vesper Sparrow Field Sparrow Short-eared Owl Tree Swallow Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow
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Iowa County Coralville Lake
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Field report for the Iowa City area, April 16, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1977-04-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Number of sightings by bird species in various locations around the Iowa City area as reported by Thomas A. Kent and Thomas K. Shires, April 16, 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Horned Grebe Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher Common Snipe Lincoln's Sparrow Northern Pintail House Wren Western Meadowlark
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Lake Macbride State Park Sandy Beach Public Use Area Swan Lake Green Castle (historical)
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, April 27, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Predation (Biology)
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1977-04-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, April 27, 1977. The letter mentions a sighting of an Egyptian Goose spotted in Iowa Lake in Emmett County, along with other birds. 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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Red-tailed Hawk American Crow Blue Jay Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Osprey Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Egyptian Goose
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Elk Rock State Park Lake Red Rock Iowa Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Bobolink, 1977-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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1977-04-29
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Bobolink submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1977-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Bobolink
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Little Wall Lake Cherokee County Decorah Story County Winneshiek County Larson Marsh Webster City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit southwest of Delhi, 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1977-05-01
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit southwest of Delhi in Delaware County, IA on May 1, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation submitted to the committee.
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Serbousek, Lillian
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Sprague's Pipit
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Delhi
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[...] 7 miles N.E. of Ryan - 5 miles S.W. of Delhi on plowed corn field adjacent to hayfields and pasture
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The documentation form by Lilian Serbousek is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [..] -seen with Water Pipits, Vesper Sparrow and Golden Plover and Horned Larks - looked quite similar to Vesper Sparrow-white outer tail feathers, buffy above and streaked, white below with streaks on breasts & sides (couldn't see bill well at this distance) [...] close enough to see bill was long and slender (like Vesper's pushed down and forward) also was pinkish and dark at tip (lower mandible was lightest) was sure it wasn't a Water Pipit because of streaked back, breast coloration and leg coloration - bird walked and ran, Savannah and Vesper Sparrow that were also on the ground hopped, flight was undulating and was more graceful compared to low buzzy flights of the two sparrows, the wings appeared pointed and long (as a whole the bird looked more slender) not as vocal as the Water Pipits, notes were higher and thinner (1 syllable instead of two) then Water Pipits
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ibis species at Bays Branch, 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1977-05-01
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of an Ibis species at Bays Branch in Guthrie County, IA on May 1, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, an article from Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Burns, R. E. (Rollin Eugene)
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Glossy Ibises
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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The middle road of Bays Branch (Guthrie County-Iowa)
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Reeds, some water grasses, and water holes.
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The documentation form by Gene Burns is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Marilyn Burns. | Elimination of similar species: I had not seen any similar species in this area heretofore, so all were eliminated. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:17:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Golden-crowned Sparrow at Jamaica, 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1977-05-03
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Golden-crowned Sparrow at Jamaica in Guthrie County, IA on May 3, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Burns, R. E. (Rollin Eugene)
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
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Jamaica
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Jamaica, Iowa (Guthrie County), in my back yard.
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Our back yard, which is kept closely mowed, surrounded by many different kinds of trees and bushes. I keep 4 ground waterers filled at all times and had my garden hose dripping into one of them. He was feeding close to our ground feeders, but not actually in them.
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The documentation form by Gene Burns is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Marilyn Burns, Woodward H. Brown, Dick Mooney, Margaret Brooke, Ruth Buckles, Eugene Armstrong, Barney Cook, Dean Mosman, and Diane Mosman. | Elimination of similar species: My first sight told me it was something different than a White-throated, White-crowned or Harris Sparrow. I immediately called for my wife to come quickly and observe him with me. We sit by the hour at our large window where I have my desk and bird books and binoculars, scope, recorders and camera. We had an excellent view of him at close range in good light. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:15:00/17:20:00.
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