Field reports form, contributed by Douglas C. Harr, fall 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Migration Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Weather
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Harr lists sightings of various birds, primarily raptors, made by himself and others. He notes the weather conditions during the fall and that 1986 was the second year he's seen an excellent fall raptor migration. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Osprey Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Diamond Lake Forest City Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Rush Lake Snyder Bend Park Spirit Lake Grovers Lake Ocheyedan Rock Rapids Arnolds Park Inwood Silver Lake Superior Harris
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Boone County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Boone County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Carl Fritz Henning, and referenced by two another publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Boone County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Powesheik County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1891-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Powesheik County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Poweshiek County Iowa in Ornithologist and Oologist 16:131-134 by C. Kelsey, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Poweshiek County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Black Hawk County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Black Hawk County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Morton Peck, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Black Hawk County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Jasper and Powesheik counties in 1871
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1871-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for flocks of Brants at Jasper and Powesheik Counties, IA in 1871. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Birds in the American Naturalist 5:169 by H.W. Parker, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Jasper County Poweshiek County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron at Green Bay in 1934
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1934-09-01
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for about 100 Little Blue Herons at Green Bay in Lee County, IA around September 1934. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The American Egret and the Little Blue Heron in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 5:43 by Philip A. DuMont seen by William Youngworth.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Little Blue Heron
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Green Bay Township
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon at Carter Lake, 1930
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1930-09-22
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for five Red-throated Loons at Carter lake in Pottawattamie County on September 22, 1930. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Mary Ellsworth and L.O. Horsky, and referenced by two later publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red-throated Loon
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Carter Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon at Carter Lake, 1930
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1930-04-22
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for Red-throated Loon at Carter Lake on April 22, 1930. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Robert Overing and his wife, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red-throated Loon
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Carter Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon at Carter Lake, 1929
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1929-04-17
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for a flock of Red-throated Loon at Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County on April 17, 1929. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Robert Overing, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red-throated Loon
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Carter Lake
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, June 1, 1987
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Fringillidae | Finches Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1987-06-01
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Gray-cheeked Thrush Franklin's Gull Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher Solitary Sandpiper Snow Goose Bufflehead Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Great Blue Heron Northern Bobwhite
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Rush Lake Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Hospers Rock Valley
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding raptor migration watch, October 3, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-10-03
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N/A
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor migration watch at War Eagle Park in Sioux City, Iowa with field biologist Kevin J. Loftus. It includes other topics such as weather conditions and raptor migration patterns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Osprey Peregrine Falcon
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Sioux City War Eagle Park
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John Van Dyke letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, December 3, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1986-12-03
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyke in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Snow Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Snipe Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Great Blue Heron Brown Creeper
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Sioux Center Sioux County
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Fall 1986 field report
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Field notes
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Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Hollis lists various birds seen in Iowa City, including many raptors seen as part the Hickory Hill Hawk Watch on September 28, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Red-necked Grebe Blue Jay Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Osprey Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City
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Hank Zaletel letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding poor spring migration, June 3, 1985, with accompanying field notes
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1985-06-03
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N/A
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In his letter, Zaletel describes the spring migration as the worst since he moved back to Iowa in 1978. The field notes list various bird sightings, primarily at Hendrickson Marsh, including a Snowy Egret. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Snowy Egret
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, fall 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Threskiornithidae | Ibises Fowling
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Hansen lists various birds sighted by himself and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern American Bittern King Eider Cattle Egret Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk
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Clear Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Eagle Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Mallard Marsh Swamp
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Bird report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Wit and humor
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1986-11-02
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1986-12-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Haldy describes observing a late pair of barn swallows take over an American Robin nest. Haldy eventually found the pair dead in early December. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Haldy, Lanny
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Barn Swallow
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Amana
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding Broad-winged Hawk sighting, fall 1986
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Gillaspey writes about a report of Broad-winged Hawks at Little River Lake. He includes a clipping of the report printed in the Lamoni Chronicle on October 16, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Little River Recreation Area
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Field reports form, contributed by Charles Fuller, fall 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fuller lists various bird sightings made primarily in southeast Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Fuller, Charles R.
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Bald Eagle Blue-headed Vireo Spotted Sandpiper
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Lock and Dam Number 18 Aspen Grove Cemetery
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Dinsmore notes the excellent fall migration and shorebird habitat at Saylorville Lake and northern Polk County. He lists numerous bird sightings made by himself and others across Iowa, noting he personally saw 263 species during the fall season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Eared Grebe American White Pelican Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Black-throated Blue Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler
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Little Wall Lake Ames Big Creek State Park Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Dunbar Slough Iowa Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Brookside Park Cooper Prairie Marsh Madrid
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Field reports form, contributed by Robert Cecil, fall 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes of bird sightings by Cecil and others, primarily in southeastern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Thayer's Gull Bewick's Wren Lesser Black-backed Gull Peregrine Falcon Cape May Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Allamakee County George Wyth Memorial State Park Henry County Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes listing bird sightings in Cherokee County, mostly within 2 miles of the Little Sioux River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Bierman, Dick
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Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird Chimney Swift Bohemian Waxwing Tree Swallow Pine Siskin
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Cherokee County Little Sioux River
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Water birds Weather
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The report notes the cool, wet fall season, discusses the good migrations of the season and the unusually large number of sightings of rare water birds, mostly at Saylorville Lake. Included with the report are two letters from Carl J. Bendorf to Bruce Peterjohn. The letter dated December 15, 1986, explains the presence of typesetting marks on the included fall report manuscript and notes the interesting fall season in Iowa. The letter dated December 23, 1986, notes two late reports, of a King Eider and a Swainson's Hawk, and mentions winter sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Swainson's Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull King Eider Pacific Loon Red Knot Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Rock Wren
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Clear Lake Iowa Saylorville Lake Sioux City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, Spring 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1986-03-01
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1986-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Except for a few exceptions migration was down this year with lower than average numbers of species and individuals. Gordon Brand will prepare the summer report. Quarterly field report for the Spring of 1986 titled "Spring 1986 report".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Iowa
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Barb Wilson letter to Robert Myers regarding Spring report, June 2, 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Weather Wildlife rescue
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1986-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Barb Wilson to Robert Myers dated June 2, 1986. In this letter Wilson talks about rescuing a fledgling Kestrel, the weather and spring migration. Letter includes an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Brewer's Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead Shrike Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Greater Scaup Piping Plover Sedge Wren Short-billed Dowitcher Great Blue Heron
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Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Cass County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James Sandrock, Spring 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1986-03-01
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1986-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by James Sandrock and four others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Ruffed Grouse Bobolink Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Summer Tanager Wood Thrush Dickcissel Cerulean Warbler Red-bellied Woodpecker Tundra Swan
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County
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