Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 12, 1996
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Letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 12, 1996. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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White-faced Ibis Western Grebe Western Kingbird Cattle Egret American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Spotted Towhee Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Green Heron
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-throated Loon at Lake Macbride, 1998
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-throated Loon at Lake Macbride in Johnson County, IA on November 25, 1998.
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Red-throated Loon
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Lake MacBride
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Lake Macbride, Johnson Co., IA
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large artificial lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Baird's Sparrow at DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge, 1976
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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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Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas Kent regarding Ruddy Shelduck sightings, December 1, 1981
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1981-12-01
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Rare bird sighting for two Ruddy Shelducks at Promise City in October 1981. The sighting is reported in a letter from Charlotte Scott to Tom Kent on December 1, 1981. Charlotte also reports a sighting of a Snowy Owl at Benny Davis Lake.
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Snowy Owl Ruddy Shelduck
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Benny Davis Lake
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Rare bird sighting for Reeve's Pheasant at Red Haw State Park in 1966
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Rare bird sighting for a Reeve's Pheasant at Red Haw State Park in Lucas County, IA on October 18, 1966. The sighting is found in the publication Field reports by Woodward H. Brown in Iowa Bird Life 36:103-105
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Reeves' Pheasant
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Red Haw State Park
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Peter C. Petersen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, July 3, 1996
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Least Bittern Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Hooded Merganser Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Brown Creeper
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, spring 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers
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1996-03-01
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N/A
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Spring report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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White-faced Ibis American Bittern Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Chimney Swift Wilson's Phalarope Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Caspian Tern Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Bonaparte's Gull
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Iowa spring 96 bird report contributed by Diane C. Porter, June 1, 1996
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1996-06-01
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N/A
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Blue-headed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Field Sparrow Eastern Kingbird Golden-winged Warbler White-throated Sparrow Brown Thrasher Black-necked Stilt American Woodcock Eastern Phoebe Wood Thrush Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Ruddy Turnstone Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Bay-breasted Warbler Chipping Sparrow Greater White-fronted Goose Blackpoll Warbler Wild Turkey
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Field reports contributed by Thomas H. Kent, May 23, 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Mute Swan Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Black-necked Stilt Wood Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo Short-billed Dowitcher Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern
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Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Zirbel Slough Myre Slough State Game Management Area Washington County Wellman Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mallard Marsh Swamp Allendorf Modale
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Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr, May 28, 1996
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Field notes Reports
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1996-05-28
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N/A
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Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Bald Eagle Marbled Godwit Western Tanager Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper White-crowned Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Olive-sided Flycatcher Connecticut Warbler Snow Goose American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Burrowing Owl Northern Shrike Black Tern
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Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Larchwood Lyon County Rush Lake Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Rock Rapids McBreen Marsh Inwood
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by James J. Dinsmore, June 3, 1996
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Also included is a letter from Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Alder Flycatcher Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Cinnamon Teal Cattle Egret Black-necked Stilt Wilson's Phalarope Great Gray Owl Lark Sparrow Common Loon Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Hermit Thrush Blackpoll Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, June 1, 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1996-06-01
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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American Avocet Cedar Waxwing Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gray-cheeked Thrush Ring-necked Duck Snowy Egret Palm Warbler Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Bonaparte's Gull
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lake Meyer
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Eldon J. Bryant letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Western Tanager that had been injured, May 8, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds Wildlife rehabilitation
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1996-05-08
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N/A
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Letters from Eldon J. Bryant to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Western Tanager that had been injured, May 8, 1996. The identity of the bird was in question as the wildlife rehabilitator, Gay Chapman, thought it was a Scarlet Tanager in moult. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Bryant, Eldon J.
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Western Tanager Scarlet Tanager
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Fairfield
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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1994-07-01
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated July 1, 1994. Brock gives his opinion on the validity of some documented Iowa bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Western Tanager Swainson's Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Purple Gallinule Red Knot Lark Bunting
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Iowa
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Dorothy Aldrich letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding White-winged Crossbill and Sandhill Crane sightings, April 17, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1996-04-17
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Letter from Dorothy Aldrich to James J. Dinsmore regarding White-winged Crossbill and Sandhill Crane sightings, April 17, 1996. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Aldrich, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill Sandhill Crane
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Grundy Center Chelsea
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Martha Waterman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Owls--Behavior
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Letter from Martha Waterman to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996. The letter includes a hand-drawn map showing the location of the sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1995-1996 but was filed with spring 1996 documentation.
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Waterman, Martha
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Great Gray Owl
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Finchford
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Dale Stone letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, November 18, 1994
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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Letter from Dale Stone to Thomas Kent dated November 18, 1994. Stone states that he is an irregular contributor to the field reports and includes an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Stone, Dale
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Pied-billed Grebe Lapland Longspur American Redstart Eastern Screech-Owl
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Lake City Ogden Sac County
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Ann Johnson letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, November 28, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1994-11-28
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N/A
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Letter from Ann Johnson to Thomas Kent dated November 28, 1994. Johnson mentions an upcoming trip to New Jersey and includes a list of bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Johnson, Ann
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Marbled Godwit Black Scoter Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Little Gull
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Big Creek State Park Lake Red Rock Norwalk MidAmerican Energy Ponds Roberts Creek Park
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Pam and Reid Allen letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, December 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1994-12-01
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N/A
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Letter from Pam and Reid Allen to Thomas Kent dated December 1, 1994. This letter lists bird sightings for August through November 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Ruffed Grouse Long-tailed Jaeger Horned Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Barrow's Goldeneye Western Grebe Surf Scoter Golden Eagle Common Tern
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Big Creek State Park Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Yellow River State Forest West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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William Norris letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding birds sighted in North-East Iowa, June 15, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1994-06-15
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N/A
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Letter from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated June 15, 1994. Norris describes working on a project monitoring birds in five state preserves/parks in North-East Iowa and details some of his bird sightings. Included with this letter is a map of White Pine Hollow State Park which marks the locations of several bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Norris, William R.
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Chestnut-sided Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Canada Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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White Pine Hollow State Park Backbone State Park
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Summer report for '94, Bery Engebretsen
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Field notes
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1994-08-01
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bery Engebretsen dated August 1, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Wood Thrush Northern Parula Black-throated Green Warbler Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow
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Big Creek State Park Des Moines Johnston Saylorville Lake
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Field report, Spring 1994, Thomas Kent
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1994-05-10
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated May 10, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Western Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gray-cheeked Thrush Yellow-throated Warbler Greater Scaup Red-eyed Vireo Worm-eating Warbler Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Cliff Swallow
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Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1994 compiled by Rick Hollis
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1994-06-04
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Rick Hollis dated June 4, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Loggerhead Shrike Red-breasted Nuthatch Mourning Warbler
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City
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Thomas Kent letter to Pam Allen regarding Greater Scaup sighting, June 22, 1994
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Letter from Thomas Kent to Pam Allen dated June 22, 1994. In this letter Kent explains that the reason a Greater Scaup sighting wasn't included in the Fall report was because of the early date, the difficulty of identification, and the lack of collaborating reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Greater Scaup
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West Hottes Lake
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Pam Allen letter to Jim Fuller regarding Greater Scaup addendum for the Fall report, June 3, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1994-06-03
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Letter from Pam Allen to Jim Fuller dated June 3, 1994. Allen noticed that the Fall report published in Iowa Bird Life did not include her sighting of a Greater Scaup. She also notes from her Spring report that she was really happy to see a Purple Gallinule. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Allen, Pam
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Purple Gallinule Greater Scaup
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West Hottes Lake
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