Letter from Richard DeCoster to Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding bird sightings from June 1 to July 31, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-06-01
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1976-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Richard DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Johnson County
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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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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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Check-list of Iowa birds annotated by A. Lang Bailey
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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1954-04-22
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N/A
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A checklist of 275 bird species commonly found in Iowa as well as an appended list of 65 additional rare or accidental species annotated by A. Lang Bailey.
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Baily, A. Lang
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Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Black Rail
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Iowa
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Check-list of Iowa Birds compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1957-05-18
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Check list of birds observed in Emmet County compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957. Also includes handwritten notes with bird sightings from Fort Defiance State Park and Lake Cheever.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Emmet County Fort Defiance State Park Cheever Lake
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Bird List on Field Trip at Ledges State Park of Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Field notes
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1928-05-12
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A list of 94 bird species observed on an Iowa Ornithologists Union field trip to Ledges State Park on May 12, 1928.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Ledges State Park
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Iowa RBA, September 13-17, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-09-13
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1999-09-17
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Emails of Iowa RBA updates for September 13-17, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Western Grebe, Red-necked Phalarope, and an IOU field trip that yielded sightings of 115 different species including twenty-one warbler species. Includes six Iowa RBA updates and one email from James Dinsmore to James Fuller regarding a Red-breasted Nuthatch seen on September 1 and 2, 1999.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Killdeer Marbled Godwit Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Red-necked Phalarope Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Zirbel Slough Red Rock Wildlife Area
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Iowa RBA, September 6-9, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers Ardeidae | Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-09-06
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1999-09-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two emails of Iowa RBA updates for September 6 and 9, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Red Knot, Snowy Egret, Mississippi Kite, Red-necked Phalarope, Little Blue Heron, Marbled Godwit, and a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Snowy Egret Red Knot Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Red-necked Phalarope Red-breasted Nuthatch American Golden Plover
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Harrier Marsh Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waterworks Park Waubonsie State Park Fort Atkinson Louisa County Casey Barrow Landing Runnells Overlook Devil's Creek Access
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Fall report, Fremont County, Iowa and nearby areas
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Water birds
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report for Fremont County Iowa and nearby areas contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe
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Fremont County Lake Manawa Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Dean Mosman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird populations Bird watching Radio and television tower bird strikes Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Dean Mosman in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1976.
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Mosman, Dean
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American Kestrel Purple Martin Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Northern Saw-whet Owl Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow
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Polk County Alleman
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Darwin Koenig letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-08-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, August 22, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Red-shouldered Hawk Hooded Warbler
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument Lock and Dam 9
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Letter from Darwin Koenig to Nicholas Halmi regarding bird sightings, August 22, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-08-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings list and locations complied by Darwin Koenig. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Iowa
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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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Letter from Herb Dorow to Nicholas G. Halmi Regarding Bird Sightings in Jasper County, August 20, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-08-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting and locations in Jasper County contributed by Herb Dorow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Dorow, Herb
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Red-tailed Hawk Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Jasper County Newton
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Field notes for Morse Lake, May 1963
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1963-05-01
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1963-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for Morse Lake during May 1963. The name Jackson-Rowan is handwritten in red at the top of the note. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1963.
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Carolina Wren
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Morse Lake
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Letter from Thomas J. Staudt to Vernon Kleen with bird sighting notes, June 1, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas J. Staudt containing bird sighting records and notes for migratory warblers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Staudt, Thomas J.
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Marble Rock Greenfield
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Letter from Peter Peterson to Vernon Kleen containing bird sighting notes, May 23, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Trapping
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1976-05-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Peterson with bird sighting notes including notes of birds that were netted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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American Robin
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Davenport Iowa
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Spring records for birds sighted in the Iowa City area, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers
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1975-03-01
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1975-05-31
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Spring records for birds sighted in the Iowa City area were sent by Michael C. Newlon with a cover letter to Vernon M. Kleen. He listed highlights and included tables of numbers of bird species seen on various days in April and May. Report was undated but stamped as received June 5, 1975. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1975.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding shorebirds and others seen after the Red Rock flood pool receded, May 25, 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1973-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woodward H. Brown to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting on shorebirds seen after the Red Rock flood pool receded. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1973.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Marbled Godwit Whimbrel Red Knot Hudsonian Godwit White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope
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Lake Red Rock
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Field notes from Frederick W. Kent, Iowa City, fall 1971
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers
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1971-08-01
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1971-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederick W. Kent provided field notes of birds seen near Iowa City in fall of 1971. Some items are highlighted with vertical red lines on the left side. It was typed on the back of stationery from the State University of Iowa Photographic Service. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1971.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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American Avocet Western Grebe
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City
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Fall migration, Iowa, 1971
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1971-08-01
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1971-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of fall migration in Iowa, 1971, has these bird names circled in red: King Eider, Indigo Bunting, and Sharp-tailed Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1971.
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Indigo Bunting Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow King Eider
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Iowa
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Audubon field notes, summer 1968
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Phalaropus | Phalaropes Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1968-06-01
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1968-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes for the summer of 1968 were written by Woodward H. Brown. Many items were underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1968.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Wood Duck Red-eyed Vireo Veery Cerulean Warbler Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa Ledges State Park
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Audubon field notes contributed by Woodward H. Brown, August 16, 1966
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1966-08-16
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Audubon field notes contributed by Woodward H. Brown include sightings of a Common Loon, Hooded Merganser, Red-headed Woodpecker and Wilson's Phalarope. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1966.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Hooded Merganser Red-eyed Vireo Great Blue Heron
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Polk County
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Audubon field notes contributed by Woodward H. Brown, June 6, 1966
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1966-06-06
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Audubon field notes were contributed by Woodward H. Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1966.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Gray-cheeked Thrush Wood Thrush Purple Finch Veery Swainson's Thrush Pine Siskin
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Des Moines
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Field notes contributed by Frederick W. Kent for spring 1966
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1966-03-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Frederick W. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1966.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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White-eyed Vireo Mourning Dove
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Conesville Iowa City Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Florence McCaughey letter regarding fall bird migration, November 25, 1964
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1964-11-25
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The bird migration report was contributed by Florence McCaughey. She mentions the sightings of warblers, Mourning Doves, Killdeers, Bluebirds, and one adult Bald Eagle.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1964.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Mourning Dove
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Iowa
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