James J. Dinsmore letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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Letter and field notes from James J. Dinsmore to Nicholas S. Halmi, reporting bird sightings by type. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren American White Pelican Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Osprey Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Louisiana Waterthrush
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Allamakee County Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Forest City Le Grand Ledges State Park Mason City Yellow River State Forest Boone County Anderson Goose Lake Ingham Lake McFarland Lake Park Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Merlin Osprey Gray Partridge Pileated Woodpecker Hermit Thrush
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshall County Pine Lake Hardin County
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Fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for Iowa
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Parulidae | Warblers
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten list of fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for numerous bird species in Iowa. The list includes the date of the sighting, the number of birds seen, as well as a key code indicating the location of the sighting. Also included is the type-written geographic location key used to decipher in which one of the 12 different observation spots the sighting was made.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Least Tern Baltimore Oriole Philadelphia Vireo Greater White-fronted Goose Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco American Black Duck
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Ames Credit Island Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Pilot Knob State Park Sidney DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Iowa State University Nobles Lake
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Iowa Birdline update, October 22, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae | Sparrows Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 22, 1990. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a California Gull, a Mute Swan, and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note was the large numbers of waterfowl spreading across the state. Other interesting observations were of Carolina Wrens, a Short-eared Owl, and numerous Sparrow species, including a Harris' and a Le Conte's
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Eared Grebe Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Mute Swan Harris' Sparrow Western Grebe California Gull Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Gray Catbird Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Big Creek State Park Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Ledges State Park Marion County Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lovilia Osceola Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Field notes from the northwest corner of the state
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Field notes Essays Narratives (literary works)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay by Loraine Wallace detailing field notes from bird sightings in Spirit Lake. The essay covers the species of birds seen, the behavior of the birds and nesting habits.
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Wallace, Loraine
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Cerulean Warbler Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Spirit Lake
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1978 fall report
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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0198-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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1978 fall report submitted by Janet G. Greer. Document discusses the sightings as well as other information such as population and migrations, of various species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Greer, Janet
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Say's Phoebe Purple Martin Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Merlin Least Tern Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Harrison County Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County Viking Lake Nebraska
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule in Iowa before 1870
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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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1870-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Purple Gallinules in Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by J.A. Allen in Report on the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa by Charles A. White in 1870, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Iowa
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 Eskimo Curlew at Iowa before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Extinct birds Rare birds
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1879-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Eskimo Curlews at Iowa before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by John Krider, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eskimo Curlew
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at Iowa before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1879-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlews at Iowa before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by John Krider.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Iowa before 1879
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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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1879-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Red Knots in Iowa before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by John Krider, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Knot
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew in central Iowa in 1884
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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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1886-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Long-billed Curlew in central Iowa in April 15, 1884. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley 1884-5 in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Economic Ornithology Bulletin 2 on page 98 by Wells W. Cooke, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at Emmetsburg in 1885
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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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1886-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlew at Emmetsburg in Palo Alto County, IA from April 10-15, 1885. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley 1884-5 in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Economic Ornithology Bulletin 2 on page 98 by Wells W. Cooke, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Emmetsburg
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Records committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Iowa City in 1885
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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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1888-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on October 11, 1885. Includes a record review document with votes, the reviewed sighting record found in the publication Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley 1884-5 by Wells Woodbridge (W.W.) Cooke in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Economic Opportunity Bulletin Number 2 p. 98, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Iowa City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl in Iowa before 1888
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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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1888-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Boreal Owls in Iowa during the winters before 1888. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Report on the Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley 1884-1885 in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Economic Ornithology Bulletin 2 by W.W. Cooke, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew in Iowa before 1889
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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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1889-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlews in Iowa before 1889. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Preliminary Annotated Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by Charles R. Keyes and H.S. WIlliams, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Iowa
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 American Swallow-tailed Kite at Lime Springs in 1888
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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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1895-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Red-throated Loons at Lime Springs in Howard County, IA in May 1888. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by W.W. Searles, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Lime Springs
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Marshall County in 1894
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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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1895-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Marshall County, IA on October 10, 1894. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Two rare birds in Marshall Co. Iowa in Iowa Ornithologist 1:52 by A.P. Godley.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Marshall County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Grinnell in 1886
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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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1895-10-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mississippi Kite at Grinnell in Powesheik County, IA on October 4, 1886. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Histories of North American Birds of Prey (Part I) in Bulletin 167 by A.C. Bent, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mississippi Kite
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Grinnell
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Boone in 1896
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1896-09-12
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Shallow-tailed Kite at Boone in Boone County, IA on September 12, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Notes and news in Iowa Ornithologist 2:85 by C.F. Henning seen by C.H. Elliott.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Boone
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Northwestern Iowa in 1866
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Extinct birds Rare birds Hunting
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1901-06-01
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1996-04-25
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Eskimo Curlews in Northwestern Iowa in the spring of 1866. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The dough bird again in Forest and Stream 56:146 by E. Hough seen by John Smith.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eskimo Curlew
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Iowa
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 Trumpeter Swan at the headwaters of Des Moines River in 1875
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Trumpeter Swans at the headwaters of Des Moines River in IA during 1875. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by J.W. Preston.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Des Moines River
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