Ruffed Grouse program for Iowa
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Reports
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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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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Present distribution of Starlings in Iowa
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Reports
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Bird surveys Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced birds
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report on Starling distribution in Iowa. A brief history of the Starling from its introduction in New York and first appearance in Iowa to a current population estimated to be greater than 14,000 residing in Iowa.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Additional records of Starlings in Central Iowa
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced birds
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated report. Philip DuMont records reliable accounts that extend reports of the Starling to three additional Iowa counties. This information was included in the article "Additional records of the Starling in Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 3.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Hamilton County Jasper County Marshall County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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24
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General notes on Starlings by Charles Spiker
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated report. Charles Spiker compiles a list of Starlings sighted by himself and others between April 8, 1929 and May 22, 1932. This information was included in the article "Increase of the Starling in Northeast Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 3.
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Spiker, Charles J.
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Common Starling
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Marquette Clayton County Giard Janesville Chickasaw Durango Winthrop Edgewood Quasqueton
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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24
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Waterfowl conditions in the Missouri Valley
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Reports
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Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Waterfowl
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated report. A report about Waterfowl migration suggests possible areas for purchase in order to create wildlife refuges in Western Iowa.
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Woodbury County Monona County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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36
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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11
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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The One hundred most common birds of Polk County, Iowa
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Reports Theses
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Bird surveys Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1926-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Know Iowa Hawks
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Reports
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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2
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Field notes contributed by Ed Weiner, summer 1987
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found at Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge contributed by Ed Weiner. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Weiner, Ed
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Little Blue Heron Hooded Merganser Great Blue Heron
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field notes contributed by Peter P. Wickham, summer 1987
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Checklists Field notes Reports
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds contributed by Peter P. Wickham, with an attached list of other bird observers and their locations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Western Kingbird House Finch Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern
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Big Creek Lake Cedar Rapids Saylorville Lake Pacific Junction Alburnett
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field notes contributed by Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and Dennis Thompson, summer 1987
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Thompson, Dennis
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American Avocet Least Bittern American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Long-billed Dowitcher Willet Northern Mockingbird Hooded Warbler Barn Swallow Northern Harrier Common Pheasant Northern Bobwhite
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Adel Booneville Elkhart Madison County Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, summer 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Tanya Bray and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Bray, Tanya
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Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern
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Folsom Lake Forneys Lake Fremont County Harrison County Mills County Pony Creek Park Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Gleason-Hubel Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Marion M. Brewer, summer 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Marion M. Brewer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Prairie Falcon Eastern Bluebird
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Larrabee Cherokee
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field report for Iowa Bird Life contributed by Rita DeWall, June 17, 1987
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Weather
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1987-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A field report for Iowa Bird Life of a Short-eared Owl sighting contributed by Rita DeWall, June 17, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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DeWall, Rita
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Short-eared Owl
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Pocahontas
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, summer 1987
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Ring-billed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Least Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Forster's Tern Gray Partridge Willet Sanderling Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Great Blue Heron Common Tern Black Tern American Golden Plover Cliff Swallow
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Bays Branch Lake Dam Big Creek Lake Polk County Saylorville Lake Story County Boone County Slater
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita E. Efta, summer 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird banding Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Weather
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in and around Auburn contributed by Rita E. Efta. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Efta, Rita E.
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Eastern Bluebird House Finch Pine Siskin
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Auburn
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field notes and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found at the Hawkeye State Wildlife Area contributed by Richard Jule Hollis. Also included is a brief letter to James J. Dinsmore from Jule regarding a possible rare Stellar's Jay sighting by Jule's mother. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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American Avocet American White Pelican Stellar's Jay Laughing Gull Great Egret
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, July 18, 1987
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1987-07-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found at Coralville Lake contributed by Thomas H. Kent, July 18, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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American Avocet Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper American Coot Least Sandpiper
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Coralville Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field notes contributed by Ted LaGrange, summer 1987
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds contributed by Ted LaGrange. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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LaGrange, Ted
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Common Moorhen Forster's Tern Hooded Merganser Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Sandhill Crane
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McIntosh Woods State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Field notes contributed by Sharon Laub, summer 1987
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather Birds--Infancy
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in Boone County contributed by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Laub, Sharon
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Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Great Horned Owl Gray Partridge Tree Swallow Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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