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Field notes contributed by Ruth Phipps, Shenandoah, Iowa, spring 1984
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Field notes were contributed by Ruth Phipps, Shenandoah, Iowa, spring 1984. Other observers of some of the 16 species reported were Don Preibe, Jean B. Braley, Marie Spears and Marilyn Phipps. A Barrow's Goldeneye was seen at Forneys twice, and a Blue Grosbeak was seen west of Shenandoah. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Barrow's Goldeneye Blue Grosbeak
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 18, Number 8, May 1984
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Hunting
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 18, Number 8, May 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "That One Extra Step" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including the return of many Warblers to the area.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Broad-winged Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Short-eared Owl Great Horned Owl Willet
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Thomas H. Kent letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding corrections from the spring report, 1984
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Thomas H. Kent letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding corrections from the spring report, 1984. Letter was undated. Changes were made regarding sightings of Whimbrels, Tundra Swans in Charles City, and a Western Tanager near Sabula. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Western Tanager Whimbrel Tundra Swan
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Charles City Sabula
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, spring 1984
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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Field notes were contributed by Hank Zaletel, spring 1984. Of 33 species sighted, a Red-necked Grebe at Little Wall Lake and a Snowy Egret near Albion were documented. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Red-necked Grebe Snowy Egret
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Little Wall Lake Albion
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Migration Weather
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1984. Other observers were Tanya Bray, W. Ross Silcock and Carl Priebe. Of dozens of species reported, four were documented. Included were three letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding weather, migration, and fish kills, one letter dated May 26, 1984, and two dated May 31, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Bald Eagle Marbled Godwit Barrow's Goldeneye Savannah Sparrow Long-tailed Duck
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Forneys Lake Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Gerald White, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, spring 1984. He sighted five species in Cedar Rapids or at Cone Marsh. In a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, he explained that the American Bittern had a leg defect that would make it identifiable, May 24, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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White, Gerald
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American Bittern Red-throated Loon Willet Hudsonian Godwit Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, spring 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, spring 1984. Other observers were Carl J. Bendorf, Thomas H. Kent, W. Ross Silcock, and James L. Fuller. Of numerous birds reported, eight were documented. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Staudt, Thomas J.
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White-faced Ibis Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Least Tern Pine Warbler
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Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Johnson County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Sweet Marsh Lake MacBride
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Rod Schmidt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding Kossuth County bird sightings, spring 1984
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Rod Schmidt letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding Kossuth County bird sightings, spring 1984. The letter was undated and described sightings of Ospreys, Bald Eagles, Bobolinks, and Purple Finches. Included were lists of dates, species, and numbers, with details on the sightings of a Little Blue Heron at Buffalo Creek Station and a Cattle Egret near Algona. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Schmidt, Rod
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Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron Bobolink Cattle Egret Purple Finch Osprey
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Algona Kossuth County Buffalo Creek State Game Management Area
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James P. Sandrock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding warbler sightings, May 1984
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James P. Sandrock letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding warbler sightings, May 1984. He saw a Cerulean Warbler at Lacey-Keosauqua, and a Connecticut Warbler on a farm in Cedar County. Letter was undated but this item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Cedar County
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Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird declines Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers
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Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, spring 1984. Other observers were Mark Proescholdt, Phyllis Harris, and Ramona R. Sommerlot. Documented sightings were of a Northern Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon, Pine Warbler, Red-necked Grebe, and Barrow's Goldeneye. Also included was a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding absence of birds, particularly warblers, May 29, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Red-necked Grebe Barrow's Goldeneye Northern Goshawk Peregrine Falcon Pine Warbler
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Little Wall Lake Big Creek Lake Forneys Lake Marshall County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Hardin County
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Field notes contributed by Michael C. Newlon, spring 1984
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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Field notes were contributed by Michael C. Newlon, spring 1984. He sighted four species, including a pair of Red-tailed Hawks nesting at Hickory Hills, Warren County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Louisiana Waterthrush Barn Swallow
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Warren County Hickory Hills County Park Rolling Thunder Prairie
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Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1984, with some observations shared with Francis L. Moore. There were 22 species identified. In a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, dated May 31, 1984, Myers said it was the poorest spring migration since he started keeping records in 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Ross' Goose Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake Essex Forneys Lake Sweet Marsh
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Field report for Iowa bird life contributed by Erik Munson, spring 1984
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Field notes
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Field report for Iowa bird life was contributed by Erik Munson, spring 1984, with Bruce Roy Munson as another observer. Birds sightings include Water Pipits at Doolittle Prairie, Ruddy Turnstones and a Piping Plover at Hendrickson Marsh, a Green-backed Heron in eastern Story County, and, in Ames, a Great Blue Heron, a Chimney Swift, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, a Gray Catbird, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Munson, Erik
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Green-backed Heron Chimney Swift Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Gray Catbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Great Blue Heron
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Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Story County
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Field notes contributed by Dean Mosman, Elkhart, Iowa, spring 1984
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Field notes were contributed by Dean Mosman, Elkhart, Iowa, spring 1984. He sighted eight species near Elkhart or Ankeny: Cooper's Hawk, Virginia Rail, Sora, Common Moorhen, Purple Martin, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, and Yellow-headed Blackbird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Mosman, Dean
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Cooper's Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Common Moorhen Virginia Rail Sora
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Ankeny Elkhart
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Notes to field reports contributed by Francis L. Moore, spring 1984
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Notes to field reports were contributed by Francis L. Moore, spring 1984. These notes provided details of sightings of eight species in his separate field notes list. Birds covered and their locations were: Snowy Egret near Albion, Ruddy Shelduck at Sweet Marsh, Northern Goshawk near Cedar Falls, Peregrine Falcon at Sweet Marsh, Common Tern at Cedar Lake, Northern Saw-Whet Owl in Mills County, Summer Tanager near Waterloo, and Henslow's Sparrow at Hayden Prairie. Other observers were Robert K. Myers, Russell Hays, W. Ross Silcock, and Barbara L. Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Snowy Egret Northern Goshawk Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Ruddy Shelduck Common Tern
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Cedar Falls Cedar Lake Mills County Waterloo Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Albion
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore, spring 1984
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Field notes were contributed by Francis L. Moore, spring 1984, with five other observers. Among dozens of species listed, the following were documented: Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake, Red-necked Grebe at Little Wall Lake, Ross' Goose at Willow Slough, Eurasian Wigeon at Sweet Marsh, Barrow's Goldeneye at Forneys Lake, Northern Goshawk at Big Marsh and west of Cedar Falls, Merlin near Sweet Marsh, Peregrine Falcon at Sweet Marsh and Riverton Wildlife Area, and Marbled Godwit north of Waterloo. A separate document by Moore called "Notes to field reports" explains details of some other sightings. The other observers were: Robert K. Myers, W. Ross Silcock, Dan Perkins, Raymond L. Cummins, and Russell Hays. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Little Wall Lake Big Marsh Wildlife Area Cedar Falls Cedar Lake Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waterloo Sweet Marsh Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 8, April 1984
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 8, April 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "Only a Visitor" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including the first ever sighting of a Barrow's Goldeneye in Iowa.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Loggerhead Shrike Barrow's Goldeneye
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Ames Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake North Dakota
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Hank Zaletel letter regarding Red-necked Grebes at Little Wall Lake
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Letter from Hank Zaletel regarding Red-necked Grebes at Little Wall Lake. The letter details the observation and identification of a Red-necked Grebe in comparison to a nearby Horned Grebe. A post script from Calvin A. Knight and Bernie Knight adds additional information on the sighting of two Red-necked Grebes at the same location.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe
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Little Wall Lake
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 7, March 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include upcoming meetings and events, updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "The Wings of Spring" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including observations of many species of ducks and geese.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Canvasback Great Horned Owl Canada Goose Northern Pintail Common Merganser Mallard
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Spring migration, March 1-May 24, 1984, contributed by Peter C. Petersen
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Spring migration, March 1-May 24, 1984, were field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, with nine other observers. Highlights were a Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake and Greater Scaups at Goose Lake. A Pine Siskin at Fairmont Cemetery was seen carrying nesting material. First page said 1983, but this item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Red-throated Loon Greater Scaup Pine Siskin
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1983-1984
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1983-1984, was edited by Thomas H. Kent and published in Iowa bird life 54, 1984. The best find was a Greater Prairie-Chicken in Osceola County. The report is a draft with numerous manual annotations.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Field notes contributed by Russell P. Baldner, winter 1983-1984
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Field notes were contributed by Russell P. Baldner, winter 1983-1984. Cathryn A. Baldner was listed as another observer. Three species were reported: Cooper's Hawk in Calmar, Iowa, Gray Partridge in Winneshiek County, and Short-eared Owl in Luana, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Baldner, Russell P.
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Cooper's Hawk Short-eared Owl Gray Partridge
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Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, DOC and RC records, early draft, was a computer-generated list of bird names, quantities, dates, locations, and people who sighted the birds in Iowa during that time period. Most items had asterisks indicating that they had additional documentation. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, DOC and RC records, was a computer-generated list of bird names, quantities, dates, locations, and people who sighted the birds in Iowa during that time period. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, first draft, is a computer-generated list of bird names, quantities, dates, locations, and people who sighted the birds in Iowa during that time period. The list has some manual annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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