Rare bird documentation form for Cattle Egret at Des Moines River Valley at Saylorville Lake, 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-08-02
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Cattle Egret at Des Moines River Valley at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on August 2, 1984.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Cattle Egret
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Saylorville Lake
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DsM river valley, S.P. Saylorville Lake, along NW 26th St.
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river flood plain, open small, permanent pool with reedy shore, surrounded by short grass
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The documentation form by Bery Engebretsen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Little blue and snowy have dark bills. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:05:00/18:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Cattle Egret at Cone Marsh, 1978
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-08-21
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for three Cattle Egrets at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on August 21, 1978
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Cattle Egret
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Cone Marsh, Louisa Co, IA
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Weedy wet pasture at edge of large area of marshes, ponds, river bottom woods and fields.
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The documentation form by Michael C. Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Richard Hollis and Carl Bendorf. | Elimination of similar species: yellow bill, dark legs rule out all other species, but great egret. Small size, short bill, rapid wingbeat, habit of following stock, rule out that species. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:40:00/08:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Baird's Sparrow at DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge, 1976
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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1976-04-27
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Baird's Sparrow at DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on April 27, 1976.
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Bray, Tanya
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Baird's Sparrow
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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DeSoto Bend N. Wildlife Refuge, Missouri Valley, Iowa
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River Bottom Land - Nat. Wildlife Refuge Plowed strip with road on one side, small trees and underbrush bordering it on the other.
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The documentation form by Tanya Bray is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Marian Meier.| Elimination of similar species: This bird had no yellow above eye as in Savannah. Also the breast stripes were confined to necklace. No noticable [sic] white on tail as in Vesper. No buff on breast as in Lincolns, LeContes, or Henslows. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:50:00/12:55:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for an Ibis species at Otter Creek Marsh, 1981
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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1981-05-01
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1981-05-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an Ibis species at Otter Creek Marsh in Tama County, IA on May 1, 1981.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Glossy Ibises
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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Otter Creek Marsh - south central Tama County
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Otter Creek Marsh, in the area where water had apparently been let out to form mud flats, interspersed with very shallow water
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The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Phyllis Harris, Garnite Seward, and Ramona Sommerlot. | Elimination of similar species: Curlew - but not correct shape for a curlew, White ibis - wrong color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for American White Pelican at Oakville, 1997
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1997-12-23
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1998-01-13
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an American White Pelican at Oakville in Louisa County, IA on December 23, 1997.
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Ohde, Bill
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American White Pelican
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Oakville
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Iowa River, 1 mile NW of Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa
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large shallow river with sandbars, forested shorelines.
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The documentation form by Bill Ohde is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ron Cross. | Elimination of similar species: Our first thought was swan when we saw the the [sic] large white bird in the water. We first used binoculars and immediately saw the huge orange bill. Then I got out the spotting scope to take a close look. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/15:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for American White Pelican at Bettendorf, 1997
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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1997-12-21
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1998-01-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a American White Pelican at Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on December 21, 1997.
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McKay, Kelly
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American White Pelican
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Bettendorf
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Bettendorf, IA. shoreline of Missisippi River, Scott County
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The documentation form by Kelly J. McKay is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Kingman, Chris Kingman, Keith Blunt, Donna Blair, and Mary Foulk. | Elimination of similar species: All swans - dark torsi and they all lack the lark dark punched bill and black primaries and secondaries. Snow Goose - much smaller and lacks the large pale punched bill and black secondaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/12:55:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for a Snowy Egret at Mill Creek State Park, 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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1984-05-12
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1984-05-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Snowy Egret at Mill Creek State Park in O'Brien County, IA on May 12, 1984.
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Huber, James E.
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Snowy Egret
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Mill Creek State Park
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OBrien County, Mill Creek State Park 1 mile East of Paullina
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Marsh
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The documentation form by James E. Huber is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: American Egret, Cattle Egret | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:20:00/10:40:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-throated Loon at Hallett's Quarry at Ames, 1985
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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1985-10-19
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-throated Loon at Hallett's Quarry at Ames in Story County, IA on October 19, 1985.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red-necked Grebe
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Ada Hayden Heritage Park
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Hallett's Quarry, N. of Ames, Story County
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a large, very deep gravel pit
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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 Kraig Downs, Jim Dinsmore, Paul Martsching, Erik Munson, and "all of Ames". | Elimination of similar species: Other grebes or loons eliminated by the combination of a large yellow bill, reddish color on neck and head (1 bird), white crescent on cheek (1 bird), striping on cheek (2 birds), large size, large head, and white wing patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:15:00/12:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation for Western Grebe at Trumbull Lake, 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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1980-06-05
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1980-06-11
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation for a Western Grebe at Trumbull Lake in Clay County, IA on June 5, 1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Western Grebe
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Trumbull Lake
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Trumbull Lake, Clay County
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open water area of a large lake that is fringed with cattail & bulrush
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The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ed Miller. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon- bill too thin, neck too long and slender for a loon the break between dark and light plumage was quite distinct rather than the gradual merging you often see in winter plumage loons. | The original documentation form event lasted from 20:30:00/20:40:00.
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North American nest-record card program, Doug Reeves, summer 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Birds--Infancy
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1987-07-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of a Green-backed Heron nest sighting with two young birds contributed by Doug Reeves. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Green-backed Heron
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Stratford
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James L. Hansen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings and accompanying field notes, June 1, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather
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1983-06-01
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N/A
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Letter with accompanying field notes from James L. Hansen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings in north central Iowa, June 1, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal American White Pelican Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Le Conte's Sparrow Forster's Tern Wood Duck Common Snipe Northern Saw-whet Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake Elm Lake Thornton Ventura McIntosh Woods State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Thomas Rosburg, May 19, 1986, and June 13, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1986-05-19
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1986-06-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of a Henslow's Sparrow sighting contributed by Thomas Rosburg, May 19, 1986, and June 13, 1986. This item was part of a group of documents submitted by Doug Reeves for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Rosburg, Thomas
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Ringgold County
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Mark A. Dietzenbach, June 1, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1986-06-01
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N/A
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Documentation of a Northern Harrier sighting contributed by Mark A. Dietzenbach, June 1, 1986. This item was part of a group of documents submitted by Doug Reeves for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Dietzenbach, Mark A.
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Northern Harrier
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Saint Lucas Auburn Township
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Jan L. Walter and Jim B. Walter, August 4, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Birds--Infancy
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1986-08-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of a Horned Lark sighting contributed by Jan L. Walter and Jim B. Walter, August 4, 1986. This item was part of a group of documents submitted by Doug Reeves for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Walter, Janice L. Walter, Jim B.
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Horned Lark
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Cerro Gordo County
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Doug Reeves, June 5, 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1987-06-05
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N/A
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Documentation of a Cerulean Warbler sighting contributed by Doug Reeves, June 5, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Cerulean Warbler
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Brushy Creek State Park
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Dolly Zangger, June 16, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1986-06-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of a Clay-colored Sparrow sighting contributed by Dolly Zangger, June 16, 1986. This item was part of a group of documents submitted by Doug Reeves for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Zangger, Dolly
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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Doon
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Bruce Ehresman and Beverly Clark, June 4, 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1987-06-04
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N/A
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Documentation of an Alder Flycatcher sighting contributed by Bruce Ehresman and Beverly Clark, June 4, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Ehresman, Bruce Clark, Beverly N.
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Alder Flycatcher
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Dorchester
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IOU field report form contributed by Douglas C. Harr, June 1, 1983
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology Research Weather
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1983-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr, June 1, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Long-eared Owl Sedge Wren Yellow-rumped Warbler Swamp Sparrow Snow Goose Northern Waterthrush American Redstart Common Merganser
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Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Larchwood Osceola County Paullina Rush Lake Spirit Lake Sutherland Sheldon O'Brien County Silver Lake Superior Primghar
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Instructional materials and reporting forms for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project
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Forms (documents) Instructional materials Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-01-01
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1989-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Instructional materials for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project containing information on how to survey an atlas block, how to report the data gathered, data reporting forms, list of atlas blocks to be surveyed and a list of participants. Data is reported via four different forms: the checklist, the documentation form, the special sighting report, and the nest card. The purpose of the Atlas project is to map the breeding distribution of all species of birds that nest in Iowa.
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Iowa
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Weir Nelson, December 28, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1988-12-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in north Linn County contributed by Weir Nelson, December 28, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.
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Nelson, Weir
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Northern Flicker Blue Jay Northern Cardinal Song Sparrow House Sparrow Barred Owl Common Snipe Long-eared Owl Pileated Woodpecker American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Northern Harrier Brown Creeper Eastern Screech-Owl Common Starling
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Linn County
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Weir Nelson, December 27, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-27
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N/A
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in north Linn County contributed by Weir Nelson, December 27, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Nelson, Weir
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Crow White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal House Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Northern Harrier Common Starling Northern Bobwhite
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Linn County
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Wayne Livermore, December 27, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-27
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N/A
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Sioux City contributed by Wayne Livermore, December 27, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Livermore, Wayne
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Common Pigeon House Sparrow Ruddy Duck Long-eared Owl American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin American Coot Northern Pintail Belted Kingfisher Gadwall Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Mallard Common Starling
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Sioux City
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, W. Ross Silcock, December 31, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1988-12-31
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N/A
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in the Tristate area (Fremont County, Missouri, Nebraska) contributed by W. Ross Silcock, December 31, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Loggerhead Shrike House Sparrow Merlin Common Snipe American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Belted Kingfisher American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk Mallard Common Starling
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Missouri Fremont County Nebraska
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, W. Ross Silcock, December 20, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-20
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N/A
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Payne Junction contributed by W. Ross Silcock, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Cooper's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Spotted Towhee Snow Goose American Coot Northern Pintail Gadwall Dark-eyed Junco Northern Shrike Common Starling
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Payne Junction
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Thomas J. Staudt, December 20, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-20
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N/A
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Iowa City contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Staudt, Thomas J.
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American Kestrel American Crow Common Grackle Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Common Pigeon Short-eared Owl Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye House Sparrow Bohemian Waxwing Wood Duck Hooded Merganser American Tree Sparrow American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Winter Wren Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron American Black Duck Common Merganser Common Starling
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Iowa City
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