Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of White-faced Ibis at Willow Slough, 1981
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-05-19
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two White-faced Ibises at Willow Slough in Northeast Mills County, IA on May 19, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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White-faced Ibis
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Willow Slough Dam
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Willow Slough, N.E. Mills County, Iowa
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Wading in pool behind beaver dam in marshy slough. No large vegetation there; Eleochoris at edges.
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The documentation form by Barbara L. WIison is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: That large, dark with decurved bill it must be a Glossy or White-faced Ibis. Complete, wide white stripe around the face indicates White-faced. Perhaps soft-parts color tells too but I don't know. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/07:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area, 1981
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-05-20
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area in Marshall County, IA on May 20, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Prairie Warbler
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Grammer Grove Wildlife Area, N. Marshall County
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General: open river bottom woodlands, about 1/2 mile from Iowa River Specific: a line of 20'-25' sapling willows, in an open area, close to more dense woodland
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The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Ramona Sommerlot. | Elimination of similar species: Magnolia or Canada Warbler - however this bird had streaks only on sides with clear yellow underparts - + 2 streaks through + under eyes | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:15:00/09:20:00.
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Margaret Brooke letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Worm-eating Warbler sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Recurvirostridae | Avocets and Stilts Bird watching Birdsongs
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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Margaret Brooke letter documents the sighting of a Worm-eating Warbler and mentions other bird sightings from the Des Moines area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Brooke, Margaret
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American Avocet Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler
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Big Creek Lake Jester Park Saylorville Lake Waterworks Park
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Blue Grosbeak sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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The letter contains a detailed account from Ronald Harms about his sighting and photographing a Blue Grosbeak on May 13, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harms, Ronald
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Blue Grosbeak
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Laurens
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sharp-tailed Sparrow near Lost Lake, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-05-23
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sharp-tailed Sparrow near Lost Lake in Boone County, IA on May 23, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence regarding the review and sighting, a request for reconsideration of record, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Brown, Gordon
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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Lost Lake
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Upper ledges at Lost Lake
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The documentation form by Gordon Brown is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was George Brown.
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Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record submitted by Gordon Brown, May 23 1981
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-05-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Sharp Tailed Sparrow in Ledges State Park submitted by Gordon Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Brown, Gordon
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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Ledges State Park
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Spring report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Weather
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1981-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of birds sighted submitted by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Red-tailed Hawk Northern Mockingbird
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Sioux County Oak Grove State Park
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field reports, May 26, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Included with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others in areas mainly around central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Brown Pelican
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Nevada Ruthven
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David Newhouse letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1981-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter mentions the reporting of an unlikely Roadrunner and includes an annotated list of birds sighted and a letter from Scott Rolfes detailing the sighting of a Cinnamon Teal at Saylorville Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Turkey Vulture Greater Roadrunner Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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Irene Van Nieuwenhuyse letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding a Ringed Turtle-Dove sighting, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Irene Van Nieuwenhuyse to Peter C. Petersen regarding a Ringed Turtle-Dove sighting in her backyard, May 28, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Van Nieuwenhuyse, Irene
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Ringed Turtle-Dove
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Clinton
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Eva Wiedemeyer letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter reports birds sighted by Eva Wiedemeyer in May 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Wiedemeyer, Eva B.
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American Avocet Eastern Bluebird Cape May Warbler
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Sac City Swan Lake State Park Carroll
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John Robinson letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring bird list, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Included with the letter is a list of birds sighted by John Robinson and a form documenting the sighting of a Louisiana Waterthrush in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Robinson, John C., 1959-
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Little Wall Lake Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park
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Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1981 compiled by Beth Proescholdt
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather
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1981-05-28
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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 Beth Proescholdt and others. Includes a form documenting the sighting of a King Rail in Marshall County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Eared Grebe Long-billed Dowitcher Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Prairie Warbler King Rail American Golden Plover
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Liscomb Marshall County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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Orange-shafted Flicker in Lyon County
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Winter
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A detailed account from Douglas Harr about sighting and attempting to rehabilitate an injured Orange-shafted Flicker. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Northern Flicker
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Larchwood
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Douglas Harr letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field observations, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Enclosed with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Douglas Harr and others in areas around north-western Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Northern Flicker American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Cinnamon Teal Golden-winged Warbler Merlin Hudsonian Godwit Water Pipit Cape May Warbler American Golden Plover
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Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Lake Park Larchwood Lyon County Osceola County Ocheyedan O'Brien County Smiths Slough Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by James Hansen
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching
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1981-05-29
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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 James Hansen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Hansen, James L.
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American Avocet Double-crested Cormorant
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Clear Lake McIntosh Woods State Park
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Thomas Staudt
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Field notes Forms (documents) Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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1981-05-29
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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 Thomas Staudt. Includes a detailed description of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet sighting and a form documenting the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon at Cou Falls. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Staudt, Thomas J.
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Peregrine Falcon Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Cou Falls
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Marion Brewer
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Recurvirostridae | Avocets and Stilts Bird watching Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Spring
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1981-05-29
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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 Marion Brewer around western Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Larrabee Storm Lake Trumbull Lake Cherokee Rush Lake
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Tanya Bray letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring migration, May 30, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Tanya Bray letter contains an annotated list of birds sighted by herself and others, mostly around western Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Bray, Tanya
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Fremont County Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Willow Slough State Game Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Carl J. Bendorf
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-30
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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 Carl Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Bald Eagle Golden-winged Warbler Lark Sparrow Acadian Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Tundra Swan Arctic Loon
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Homestead Johnson County Ledges State Park Lily Pond Cou Falls East Amana
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 1981
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-06-01
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1981-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 1981 titled "Field Reports, summer 1981" contributed by Thomas H. Kent.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Eared Grebe Black-and-white Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Ringed Turtle-Dove
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Iowa
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, summer 1981
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-06-01
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1981-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in and around Cherokee County contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Bierman, Dick
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Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cedar Waxwing Eastern Bluebird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo
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Cherokee County Osceola County Cherokee Little Sioux River Hospers
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, summer 1981
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-06-01
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1981-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in and around the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge contributed by Tanya Bray and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Bray, Tanya
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Double-crested Cormorant Western Kingbird Forster's Tern Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Sedge Wren Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Black Tern
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 1981
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-06-01
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1981-07-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern American Bittern Ring-billed Gull Eared Grebe Franklin's Gull Virginia Rail Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Canada Goose Lesser Scaup Green-winged Teal Yellow Warbler King Rail Black Tern Great Egret
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Emmet County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Eagle Lake Pocahontas County
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Field notes contributed by René Laubach, summer 1981
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-06-01
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1981-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report from René Laubach with no sightings worthy of note. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Laubach, René
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Des Moines
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