Ione Getscher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-19
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N/A
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Letter from Ione Getscher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Getscher, Ione
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Northern Flicker American Kestrel Double-crested Cormorant Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Forster's Tern Yellow Warbler Wild Turkey American Robin Sandhill Crane Black Tern Northern Harrier
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Forneys Lake Hamburg
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Jon Van Dyk letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 21, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jon Van Dyk to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 21, 1978. Many of the sightings were made in Sioux County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Broad-winged Hawk Purple Martin Gray-cheeked Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Franklin's Gull Red-breasted Merganser Glossy Ibis Long-eared Owl American Redstart Northern Harrier
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Sioux Center Sioux County
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Spring report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-23
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N/A
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Field notes titled "spring report," submitted by Dick Bierman, May 23, 1978. The opening paragraph suggests that these sightings were made in North-West Iowa and were done in cooperation with Marion M. Brewer, who submitted a separate report. An annotation next to a note mentioning the sighting of a White-eyed Vireo at Cherokee reads "extends margins of range." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Vesper Sparrow American White Pelican Common Redpoll Wilson's Phalarope Bohemian Waxwing Stilt Sandpiper
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Lake Park Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area Osceola County Rush Lake Storm Lake Trumbull Lake Cherokee
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Bird report, January 2 to May 23, 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-05-23
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N/A
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Field report titled "Bird report, January 2 to May 23, 1978," submitted by Marion M. Brewer, May 23, 1978. Notes underlined mention the sightings of 56 Eared Grebes at Storm Lake and an large number of Black Terns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Eared Grebe Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak Short-eared Owl Red-breasted Merganser Wilson's Phalarope Hoary Redpoll Hudsonian Godwit Great Crested Flycatcher Black Tern
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Peterson Storm Lake Cherokee Quimby
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 23, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding spring bird sightings, May 23, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Cooper's Hawk Eared Grebe Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler
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Davenport Goose Lake Princeton State Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park, 1978
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1978-05-28
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1993-08-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Wildcat Den State park in Muscatine County, IA on May 28, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Prairie Warbler
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Wildcat Den State Park
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across the road from entrance to Wildcat Den S.P., Muscatine Co.
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field margin - in saplings (8-10' tall) at edge of uncultivated, fenced-off field
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The documentation form by Nicholas Halmi is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: N. Parula: slender, coarser bill with abrupt ending: Field Sparrow: trill at end of song accelerando on same [illegible], but ascending chromatically. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/10:20:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Cardinal Marsh, 1978
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1978-05-29
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1993-08-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Mississippi Kite at Cardinal Marsh in Winneshiek County, IA on May 29, 1978. Includes two record review documents with votes, two documentation forms, an Iowa Bird Life article, additional notes on the bird, and internal correspondence submitted to the committee.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Mississippi Kite
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area
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Cardinal Marsh
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Edge of woods near open cattail marsh
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tom Stone, Jr. and Sr. were submitted later. Other observers include Russell Hays. | Elimination of similar species: White-tailed Kite does not have as dark a back as this bird ha and is also too light below. This bird definately [sic] did not have a deeply forked tail as a Swallow-tailed Kite would have had. | The original event lasted from 11:15:00 to 11:30:00.
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Field report, May 30 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-30
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N/A
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Field report of bird sightings by Hank and Linda Zaletel. Notes are also made regarding sightings by Linda alone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Zaletel, Hank
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American Bittern Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Long-billed Dowitcher Hudsonian Godwit Baird's Sandpiper Northern Parula Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Ankeny Story County Brookside Park
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Field report spring 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Document titled "field report spring 1978," submitted by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, May 31, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Townsend's Solitaire Henslow's Sparrow Canvasback Cattle Egret Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Hudsonian Godwit Long-eared Owl Connecticut Warbler Pine Siskin Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Dickinson County New Albin Volga Lake Sweet Marsh Saint Lucas West Union Lock and Dam 9
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Pearl Knoop letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1978.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1978-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pearl Knoop to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1978. The letter also discusses migration patterns for the year. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Baird's Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Western Grebe Osprey Black Tern
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Marble Rock
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Charlotte Scott letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1978-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Charlotte Scott to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 31, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Scott, Charlotte
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White-faced Ibis Upland Sandpiper Cattle Egret Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Russell Wayne County Promise City
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Interesting records, summer of 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes titled "Interesting records, summer of 1978," submitted by Barbara L. Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Least Bittern Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Red-breasted Merganser Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Redhead Hooded Merganser Willet Yellow-rumped Warbler Gadwall Yellow Warbler Black Tern
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Mills County Pottawattamie County Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Field report, summer 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report for summer 1978, submitted by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel. A annotation is made for a note discussing the sighting of Chestnut-sided Warblers feeding their young at Volga Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Virginia Rail Veery Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Lesser Scaup Green-winged Teal
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Chickasaw County Volga Lake Sweet Marsh Saint Lucas Winneshiek County New Hampton Fayette County Howard County
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Southwest Iowa Field Notes
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Water birds
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report titled "Southwest Iowa Field Notes," submitted by Ruth Phipps. A note at the beginning of the document mentions that there were more nesting ducks that year than usual due to the high water levels. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Upland Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Eared Grebe Grasshopper Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Western Kingbird Lark Sparrow Wood Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Blue Grosbeak Mallard
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Hamburg
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Summer observations, 1978, Northwest Iowa
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Nests
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report titled "Summer observations, 1978, Northwest Iowa," submitted by Tom Nigus. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Nigus, Thomas A.
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Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Canvasback Ring-necked Duck American White Pelican Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Canada Goose Green-winged Teal
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Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Ruthven Mud Lake West Swan Lake State Game Management Area Kalsow Prairie State Preserve
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Sight records, summer 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report titled "sight records, summer 1978," submitted by Michael C. Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Blue-winged Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Forster's Tern Lesser Yellowlegs Gadwall American Redstart Eastern Whip-poor-will Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve
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Field report, summer 1978
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report for the summer of 1978 submitted by Janet G. Greer. A note regarding the absence of sightings of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds during the spring and summer of that year is underlined. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Greer, Janet
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Red-headed Woodpecker Turkey Vulture Bobolink Bell's Vireo Warbling Vireo Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Dickcissel Yellow Warbler Black-capped Chickadee Common Tern Black Tern Downy Woodpecker
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Mills County Missouri Valley Pottawattamie County Prairie Rose State Park Shelby County
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Ione Getscher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ione Getscher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Getscher, Ione
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Dickcissel Hoary Redpoll Black Tern
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Hamburg Riverton Wildlife Management Area Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
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Field report, summer 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Precipitation (Meteorology)
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports for the summer of 1978, submitted by James J. Dinsmore. Weather reports and the impact made are also discussed.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk American Bittern Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron American Wigeon Redhead Gray Partridge Swamp Sparrow American Coot Great Blue Heron American Black Duck
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Dickinson County Emmet County Lake Mills Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Mud Lake Lizard Lake Rush Lake Hottes Lake Wildlife Management Area
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1978 summer bird report, Red Rock area
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report titled "1978 summer bird report, Red Rock area," submitted by Gladys Black. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Black, Gladys
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Purple Martin Indigo Bunting Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Orchard Oriole Yellow Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Elk Rock State Park Lake Red Rock Osage Pleasantville Red Rock Township Red Rock Wildlife Area
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Nicholas S. Halmi letters to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings and publication of summer report
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Publishers and publishing
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1978-06-01
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1978-08-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two letters from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings made by volunteers and the publication of the summer report. One is dated August 8. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Say's Phoebe Stellar's Jay
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Iowa City Linn County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Precipitation (Meteorology) Weather
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 1978. The general comments section mentions the unusually high amount of rainfall that year and its effect on bird habitats. 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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Belated summer report continued
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Songbirds
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1978-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report titled "belated summer report continued." Mentions the sighting of two Parula Warblers, who were found singing at Yellow River State Forest. The sighting was made by Tom Stone, Tom Stone Jr., Russell Hays. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Northern Parula
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Yellow River State Forest
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Report from Raymond Cummins
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report of summer bird sightings, titled "report from Raymond Cummins." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Bobolink Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Bluebird Vesper Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Greater Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Hairy Woodpecker Belted Kingfisher Black-capped Chickadee Black Tern Cliff Swallow
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Iowa Bradgate Pocahontas County Little Clear Lake Park Lizard Lake Gilmore City Redfield Nations Bridge County Park
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Dean Mosman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 1, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1978-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dean Mosman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 1, 1978. The letter begins by stating that it had been a poor migration year. Notes underlined mention the sightings of a Peregrine Falcon on a kill, a Worm-eating Warbler in Greene County, and Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Ankeny. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Mosman, Dean
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Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-headed Blackbird Purple Martin Peregrine Falcon Red-eyed Vireo Worm-eating Warbler
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Ankeny Greene County Polk County
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