James J. Dinsmore letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1988-05-31
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Robert K. Myers. The field notes include an attachment with additional birds observed by Erwin E. Klaas, Darryl Kroeker and Clayton Swanson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Ruffed Grouse Yellow-headed Blackbird House Finch Surf Scoter Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Black-billed Cuckoo Cape May Warbler
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Ames Anderson Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Sioux City Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Stratford
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. The field notes include a detailed description of the Peregrine Falcon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Double-crested Cormorant Short-eared Owl Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Lesser Scaup Bonaparte's Gull Northern Shrike Black Tern Least Sandpiper
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt with observer Ramona R. Sommerlot. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren Golden-winged Warbler Palm Warbler Willet Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Bay-breasted Warbler Connecticut Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Mourning Warbler Pine Warbler
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Union Grove State Park
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Brian Blevins, Lewis Blevins, Ann M. Barker and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Upland Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Canvasback Ring-necked Duck American White Pelican Ross' Goose Greater Scaup Surf Scoter Tree Swallow Prothonotary Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Cape May Warbler Great Blue Heron Red Crossbill American Golden Plover Brown Creeper
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Dunbar Slough Goose Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Huron Island Lime Creek Nature Center Lock and Dam 13 Oakville Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Sabula Wildcat Den State Park Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lindsay Park Ringgold State Wildlife Area Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
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Iowa spring bird report contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, spring 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford with observers Barbara L. Wilson and Tanya Bray. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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American Avocet Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Purple Martin American White Pelican Eastern Kingbird Red-breasted Merganser Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Piping Plover Willet Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Northern Rough-winged Swallow Swamp Sparrow Blackburnian Warbler Water Pipit American Redstart Bank Swallow Bonaparte's Gull
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Forneys Lake Lake Manawa State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Riverton MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Erik Munson letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Field notes contributed by Erik Munson in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Munson, Erik
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Carolina Wren Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Tennessee Warbler
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Camp Mitigwa
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Francis L. Moore, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Parulidae | Warblers
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Francis L. Moore with observers Carl J. Bendorf, Thomas H. Kent, Dick Tetrault and W. Ross Silcock. The field notes include details on five species of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk American Bittern Curlew Sandpiper Eared Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Cattle Egret Northern Goshawk Snowy Plover House Finch Surf Scoter Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Northern Saw-whet Owl Acadian Flycatcher Orange-crowned Warbler Mourning Warbler King Rail Northern Harrier
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Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Homestead Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pilot Knob State Park Yellow River State Forest Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Nicholas A. Kubik, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Nicholas A. Kubik. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Kubik, Nicholas A.
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American Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Indigo Bunting Lark Sparrow Hooded Merganser Solitary Sandpiper Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Waterthrush Cape May Warbler Wild Turkey Great Egret
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Tama
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bill F. Huser, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser with observer Jerry Probst. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Horned Grebe Song Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser American Woodcock Le Conte's Sparrow Forster's Tern Wood Duck Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Northern Saw-whet Owl Chestnut-sided Warbler Fox Sparrow American Coot Great Blue Heron Burrowing Owl Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Browns Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Plymouth County Snyder Bend Park Stone State Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve Bacon Creek Park New Lake
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Field notes contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, spring 1988
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Richard Jule Hollis. The field notes include details of several birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Henslow's Sparrow Chimney Swift Lark Sparrow House Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Gray Partridge Common Nighthawk Chipping Sparrow Cliff Swallow
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Johnson County Lime Creek Nature Center Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Fuller, James L
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American Bittern Marbled Godwit Curlew Sandpiper Blue-headed Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Smith's Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow American White Pelican Virginia Rail Greater Scaup Osprey Piping Plover Willet Sanderling Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Worm-eating Warbler Pine Siskin Red Crossbill
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Hickory Hill Park Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Montrose Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Aspen Grove Cemetery
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Report form for selected species in spring, contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Rusty Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Franklin's Gull Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe White-crowned Sparrow Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Black-billed Cuckoo Swainson's Thrush Mourning Warbler Bonaparte's Gull
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Appanoose County Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Paul Martsching letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching in a letter to Robert K. Myers. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Martsching, Paul
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Chimney Swift Long-tailed Duck Merlin Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Hermit Thrush Hooded Warbler
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Des Moines Hendrickson Marsh Lake Brookside Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Merlin north of Burlington, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-02-19
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin north of Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on February 19, 1988.
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Fuller, James L
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Merlin
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Des Moines County
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10 miles north of Burlington
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Bottomland - Farm fields
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Cal Knight. | Elimination of similar species: Kestrel - thinner shape of Merlin and absolutely no red visible on back tail. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/10:18:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Chipping Sparrow west of Hiawatha, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Trapping
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1988-02-09
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1988-02-10
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Chipping Sparrow west of Hiawatha in Linn County, IA on February 9, 1988.
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Bradley, Rob
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Chipping Sparrow
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Hiawatha
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Home patio feeder - 1 mile west fo [sic] Hiawatha, Iowa (Linn County)
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Low bushes and trees around a cement patio
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The documentation form by Robert Bradley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Karen Bradley. | Elimination of similar species: Tree sparrow too large. Cap with only a few rufous feathers. No central breast spot. No black eyeline. Buff supercilliary [sic] line. Breast was gray as compared with buff on clay colored sparrow also gray rump instead of brown. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00 on February 9, 1988 - 07:30:00 on February 10, 1988.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-02-07
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on February 7, 1988.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Prairie Falcon
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Booth Township
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SW Palo Ato [sic] Co, Section 27 Booth twnship, IA
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Flat glaciated open farm land with mixed grass & stubble
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ron Harms. | Elimination of similar species: The size and flight eliminate Kestrel. The dark axillaries eliminate Gyrfalcon and Peregrine Falcon. The long shape eliminates other raptors. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:05:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-02-06
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1988-02-08
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on February 6, 1988.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Prairie Falcon
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Lake Red Rock
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Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co.-near north Elk Rock State Park
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perched in dead trees over ice
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bart Ballard. | Elimination of similar species: The large size eliminates American Kestrel and Merlin. The black axillaries, dark whisker, and light crown eliminate Peregrine Falcon and Gyrfalcon | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:18:00/17:05:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon north of Laurens, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-02-04
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon north of Laurens in Pocahontas County, IA on February 4, 1988.
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Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon
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Laurens
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4 miles N of Laurens - Pocahontas & Palo Alto Co. line area
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open farmland
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Snyder and Ron Harms. | Elimination of similar species: Peregrine - Peregrine darker upperparts & lacks the dark underwing areas. Merlin - size and underwing areas. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:40:00/07:40:45.
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Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-02-03
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1988-02-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on February 3, 1988.
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Knight, Calvin A.
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Golden Eagle
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Booth Township
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W ctr. Section 20, Booth Township (T 94N, R 34W) Palo Alto Co., Iowa
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Open Field (snow blown clear) near frozen Marsh
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The documentation form by Calvin A. Knight is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bernie Knight and Ron Reese. | Elimination of similar species: Bald Eagle (immature) underwing markings & tail eliminated bald eagle. | The original documentation form event occurred around 10:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-02-03
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1988-02-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on February 3, 1988.
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Knight, Calvin A.
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Prairie Falcon
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Booth Township
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S.E. Cor. Section 33, Booth Township (T94-N,R34-W) Palo Alto Co., Iowa
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open farms land; snow covered
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The documentation form by Calvin Knight is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ron Reese, Jim Fuller, M. Stewart, Bernie Knight, and Ron Harms. | Elimination of similar species: Peregrine Falcon: lighter color + underwing pattern eliminated the Peregrine | The original documentation form event occurred at 07:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon north of Laurens, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-02-01
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon north of Laurens in Pocahontas County, IA on February 1, 1988.
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DeWall, Rita
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Prairie Falcon
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Laurens
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5 miles north of Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa
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Open farm ground
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The documentation form by Rita Dewall is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Judy Carlson, Helen Carlson and Ron Reese. | Elimination of similar species: More brown than Peregrine Falcon, both female Merlin and Peregrine Falcon lack underwing pattern observed in this bird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:45:00/10:55:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Turkey Vulture at Rolling Cove, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-01-31
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Turkey Vulture at Rolling Cove at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on January 31, 1988.
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Cornett, Dorothy M.
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Turkey Vulture
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Rolling Cove Park
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Rolling Cove at Lake Rathbun
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Grassland with trees and fields.
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The documentation form by Dorothy M. Cornett is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mary M. Montgomery. | Elimination of similar species: Too big for most hawks and flew differently. Had just seen two immature and one mature eagle and couldn't be confused with those. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:55:00/12:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County and Swan Lake Township in Pocahontas County in 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1988-01-25
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1988-02-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two separate sightings of Prairie Falcons in Iowa. The first sighting of a Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on January 25, 1988. The second sighting of a Prairie Falcon in Swan Lake Township in Polk County, IA on February 1, 1988.
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Carlson, Judith
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Prairie Falcon
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Booth Township Swan Lake Township
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Rare bird sighting for Merlin at Des Moines in 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-01-24
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1988-02-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting for for a Merlin at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on February 17, 19, and 26, 1988; also includes additional species sighting information.
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Martsching, Paul
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Short-eared Owl Merlin Northern Shrike
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Des Moines Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Mina Landes, January 3, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather
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1988-01-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Fort Dodge contributed by Mina Landes, January 3, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1987-1988.
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Landes, Mina
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American Kestrel American Crow Common Grackle Common Pigeon House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Purple Finch Canada Goose Mourning Dove American Goldfinch Sharp-shinned Hawk Common Starling
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Fort Dodge
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