Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, spring 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-03-01
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1979-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds found in and around central and northeast Iowa contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Least Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Vesper Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit Swainson's Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Connecticut Warbler Tufted Titmouse
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Little Wall Lake Ames Benton County Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Sweet Marsh Hickory Grove County Park Brookside Park Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park McFarland Lake Park
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel and Linda Zaletel, April 2, 1979.
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Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1979-04-02
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N/A
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Spring report of birds contributed by Hank Zaletel and Linda Zaletel, April 2, 1979. The report confirms a large number of American Kestrel sightings as well as sightings of various other birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Zaletel, Hank Zaletel, Linda
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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Ring-billed Gull Red-breasted Merganser Hooded Merganser Osprey Common Merganser Northern Harrier
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Little Wall Lake Marion County Polk County Runnells Saylorville Lake Story County
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Birds seen on the Lee County foray, 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Research Rare birds
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1979-05-01
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1979-06-10
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An account of the third Iowa Foray concentrated on Lee County, including Shimek State Forest and eastern portions of Van Buren County. The foray involved several bird watchers active in the area on various dates between May 1 and June 10, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Ruffed Grouse Red-shouldered Hawk Carolina Wren Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Worm-eating Warbler Blue Grosbeak Mourning Warbler
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Keokuk Lee County Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Vincennes
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Winter Raptor survey, 1977
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Field notes Maps (documents) Reports
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-12-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter Raptor Survey for 1977, written by Dean M. Roosa and Paul Bartelt for the State Preserves Board. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Roosa, Dean M. Bartelt, Paul Iowa Preserves Board
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Iowa
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Clarence Cottam letter to Walter Rosene regarding the analysis and contents of Long-eared Owl pellets, May 28, 1936
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Correspondence Reports
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Bird droppings
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1936-05-28
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N/A
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Letter from Clarence Cottam to Walter Rosene regarding the analysis and contents of Long-eared Owl pellets, May 28, 1936. Included in the letter is a report detailing the examination and contents from 25 of the 32 pellets (7 pellets were retained for a future study) collected by Walter Rosene.
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Cottam, Clarence, 1899-
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Long-eared Owl
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Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Great Horned Owl nesting study and research notes
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Reports Research notes Essays
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Bird banding Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Infancy Eggs--Incubation
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1933-02-26
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1939-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay written by Walter Rosene reporting the findings from a study of nesting Great Horned Owls that he and Bob Walker completed over the course of seven years from 1934-1939. Included in the report are the outcomes from the eggs that were laid and brooded each year, the record of the food found in the nest, and the behavior of the owls. In the seven year study of this particular nesting site, six young birds grew to maturity and left the nest, and all of them were banded.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl
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Beaver Creek Ogden
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Preparations for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks
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Reports
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Birdhouses Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Eggs--Incubation Duck populations Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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An article written by Frederic Leopold that describes how to prepare for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks and how to observe and track activity in the Wood Duck houses. Leopold also discusses the topic of shortening the open water fowl hunting season to limit the number of breeding ducks that are killed each year. The article was possibly published in the Burlington Hawkeye newspaper.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl north of Floyd in 1915
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Administrative reports Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1916-09-01
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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 Boreal Owl north of Floyd in Floyd County, IA on July 14, 1915. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Preliminary List of the Birds of Floyd County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 28(3):130-138 by C.L. Fenton, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Floyd
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A plan to save our ducks
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Reports Essays
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation Waterfowl management Duck populations
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A report written by Frederic Leopold to address the issue of the continuing decline in waterfowl populations. Leopold voices concerns about the overly optimistic report from Ducks Unlimited regarding waterfowl population and the fact that the effects of over-hunting have been down played. F. Leopold references his brother Aldo Leopold and his book "Game Management" and the philosophy of limiting factors. F. Leopold believes that excessive hunting is the main limiting factor in the declining duck population and not loss of habitat.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Nesting Wood Duck study (35 Years)
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Reports Tables (documents)
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Predatory animals Waterfowl management Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1984-01-01
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1984-12-31
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A report compiling the discoveries from 35 years of nesting Wood Duck studies written by Frederic Leopold. The typewritten report details Leopold's findings on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, Wood Duck nesting boxes, mating, egg laying, incubation, hatching, departure from the nest, travel of ducklings to water, predatory animals, and maintenance of the Wood Duck nest boxes. A table of 35 years of statistics based on over 10,000 observations is included at the end of the report.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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A historical quail hunt
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Reports Memoirs
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Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Fowling Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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An autobiographical paper written by Frederic Leopold. The paper gives a brief introduction to the Leopold family and their beliefs on the importance of conservation, including mentions of the patriarch, Carl A. Leopold and his three sons: Aldo, Carl S. and Frederic. The paper continues with details of a hunting trip to Batavia in 1908 that Carl A. took Frederic on when he was a young boy.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Burlington Batavia
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Swainson's Hawk at Stone Park, 1991
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Administrative reports Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1991-12-14
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Swainson's Hawk at Stone Park in Plymouth County, IA on December 14, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Williams, Randall D.
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Swainson's Hawk
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Stone State Park
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1 mile north of west entrance to Stone State Park on highway 12
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hovering above loess bluff; overlooking Big Sioux River Floodplain
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The documentation form by Randall D. Williams is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Franken. | Elimination of similar species: Red-tailed Hawk: wings held flat when soaring; presence of red tail patagial patches present, no bib. Rough-legged Hawk: dark belly-band or girdle. carpal wing patches present. Dark band on trailing edge of wing (immature). | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00.
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Directory for the collecting of bird specimens in Iowa for scientific purposes
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Reports
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Research Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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1935-04-01
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1935-04-30
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Report dated April 1935. In this report Philip DuMont, Game Technician of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, lists species that should be collected in order to substantiate their presence in Iowa. While some species may be needed to study variation and sub-species there are other species that are not needed and should not be collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brown Pelican at Boone in 1900
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1900-07-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican near Boone in Boone County, IA in July 1900. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from David A Newhouse to IOU Records Committee, the original sighting record found in the publication A Southern bird in central Iowa by C.F. Henning seen by Fritcher brothers, and referenced in three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brown Pelican
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Boone
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Neotropic Cormorant at Riverton Area, 1997
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Administrative records Field notes Reports
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1997-05-10
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2000-11-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a a Neotropic Cormorant at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on May 10, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Details of Birds Fremont County Iowa by B.J. Rose, Doug Rose, and Roger Rose.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Neotropic Cormorant
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Know Iowa Hawks
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Bird pests Birds of prey Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1932-01-01
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1932-12-31
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Report dated 1932. This report compiled by H.J. Metcalf claims that Hawks and Owls are not a threat to either agriculture or sport, with only three species of Hawk found in Iowa likely to feed on Poultry or Upland Game Birds.
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Metcalf, H. J.
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Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Spirit Lake, 1997
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Administrative reports Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1997-08-02
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on August 2, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Thelen, Ed
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Pacific Loon
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Spirit Lake
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West and South shore of Spirit Lake, Dickinson County
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Large Natural Lake
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The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Lee Schoenewe was submitted later. Other observers include Nancy Schoenewe. | Elimination of similar species: Straight horizontal bill and chinstrap eliminated red-throated Loon - smaller size eliminated common Loon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:30:00 on 08/02/1997 and from 07:30:00/07:40:00 on 08/05/1997.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of a Red-throated Loon at Lake Manawa, 1994
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Administrative reports Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-11-25
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on November 25, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Red-throated Loon
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Lake Manawa State Park
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Lake Manawa State Park, Pottawattamie
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The documentation form by Babs and Loren Padelford is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Roland Barth. | Elimination of similar species: Smaller with a more slender neck and bill than Common Loon. There was no tri-color line on sides of neck (white, dark gray & light gray) that would indicate a Pacific Loon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:30:00.
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The One hundred most common birds of Polk County, Iowa
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Bird surveys Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1926-06-04
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Thesis dated June 4, 1926. A report submitted by Philip DuMont in order to fulfill the thesis requirement for the Civil Service Examination for Assistant Biologist lists common birds of Polk County.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Polk County
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Christmas census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26, 1925
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1925-12-26
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N/A
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Report dated December 26. This report conveys the results of the 1925 Christmas bird count from the Des Moines Audubon Society and was published in Bird-Lore vol. 28, no. 1.
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Des Moines Audubon Society
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Des Moines
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Birds of Polk County Iowa
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Reports Publications (documents)
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Bird surveys Ornithology--Bibliography Ornithology--Methodology
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1931-10-01
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1931-10-31
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Publication dated October 1931. This publication is a book written by Philip DuMont listing the 289 species of birds known to have occurred within Polk County with dates of migration. Published by the Des Moines Audubon Society.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Polk County
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, October 7, 1943
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Administrative reports
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Water birds Meetings
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1943-10-07
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, October 7, 1943. A color motion picture on water birds was shown at the meeting.
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Walker, Leota Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project
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Administrative reports Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird surveys Ornithology--Methodology Environmental monitoring Publishers and publishing
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Provides a broad overview of the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project, including its purpose and methodology.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Report on a revised birds of Iowa
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Zoological specimens
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Report for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. In this report Philip DuMont asks for help in substantiating which species should be included in his list of Iowa birds that he will submit as a thesis at the University of Iowa. This report is a draft of the note published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 1.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Ruffed Grouse program for Iowa
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Birds--Habitat Wildlife habitat improvement Upland game bird management Ruffed grouse shooting
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Report from 1935. In this report Logan Bennett advocates for a Ruffed Grouse restoration program in Iowa.
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Bennett, Logan J. (Logan Johnson), 1907-
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Ruffed Grouse
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Iowa
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