Heard on the Birdline, June 15-September 15, 1997
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Scripts (documents)
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1997-06-15
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1997-09-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for June 15-September 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include the first Iowa sighting of Eurasian Collared Doves and the second sighting of a Roseate Spoonbill. Other interesting observations include the variety of gulls that took up residence in Iowa for the summer, a July sighting of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and September sightings of Marbled Godwits and a Black-throated Blue Warbler.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Marbled Godwit Mountain Bluebird White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Barn Owl Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Sandhill Crane King Rail
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Perry Rippey Riverton Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Bedford Grinnell Country Club Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Heard on the Birdline, June 15-September 15, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-06-15
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1995-09-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for June 15-September 15, 1995. Highlights of the update include the sightings of several summer nesters in June and July, including Prairie Warblers, Mississippi Kites, and Bewick's Wrens. Unusual observations of shorebirds were noted in July and August, and the majority of September sightings were of several species of Gulls. Also of note in September was a first record for the state with the discovery of a juvenile White Ibis.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Bewick's Wren White Ibis Snowy Egret Red Knot Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Iowa County Coralville Lake Council Bluffs Des Moines Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Rathbun Lake Sioux City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Lake MacBride
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Heard on the Birdline, July 1-October 15, 1994
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Water birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-01
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1994-10-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for July 1-October 15, 1994. Highlights of the update were mostly all water related, including reports of three Common Black-headed Gulls, an adult Long-tailed Jaeger, a Pacific Loon, and a Fulvous Whistling Duck. Other interesting observations included nesting Barn Owls and a family of Burrowing Owls seen in August, and Sharp-tailed Sparrow and Parasitic Jaeger sightings in September.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Barn Owl Fulvous Whistling-Duck Western Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Red-necked Phalarope Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull Burrowing Owl
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Emmet County Fremont County Goose Lake Lee County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Spirit Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Anderson Goose Lake Taylor County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1997-12-15
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1998-03-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Ross's Gulls, an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, and seven different Snowy Owl observations in December. Very unusual reports of a Common Raven and a Sprague's Pipit were reported in February. Other interesting observations were of a mid-winter sighting of a Summer Tanager in January and February as well as a continued winter presence of White-winged Crossbills.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Ross's Gull Summer Tanager Sprague's Pipit Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Black-legged Kittiwake Common Raven Hoary Redpoll Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Decorah Dickinson County Dubuque Hamilton County Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Red Rock Dam Scott County Sioux City West Branch Wright County Fort Madison O'Brien County
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Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1996-March 15, 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-12-15
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1997-03-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1996-March 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include early winter sightings of an immature Pinyon Jay and a Clark's Nutcracker. Interesting observations from the Christmas Bird Count were sightings of a gray phase Gyrfalcon and a Pine Grosbeak. Also of note were the late winter sightings of Great Gray Owls, a Ferruginous Hawk, and a Townsend's Solitaire.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Ferruginous Hawk Prairie Falcon Clark's Nutcracker Townsend's Solitaire Pine Grosbeak Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Mew Gull Great Gray Owl Pinyon Jay White-winged Scoter Red Crossbill
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Ames Bettendorf Big Creek State Park Cerro Gordo County Claybanks Forest Dallas County Mills County Montrose Oxford Sioux County Thornton Boone County Washta Hardin County Lock Number 19 Van Meter
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Hawk watch field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1995-08-01
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1995-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of a Hawk watch at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area contributed by Beth Proescholdt with observers Mark Proescholdt, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong and others. A total of 14 species of Hawks and 2365 total Hawks were seen during the time period from September 7 through November 20. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Hawk watch field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of a Hawk watch conducted at Grammar Grove County Wildlife Area contributed by Beth Proescholdt. A total of 14 species of Hawks and 1681 Hawks total were seen during the time period from September 6 through October 29, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Merlin Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Harry Oberholser letter to Oscar Allert regarding bird sightings, March 1, 1929
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1929-03-01
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N/A
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Letter from Harry Oberholser to Oscar Allert dated March 1, 1929. Oberholser responds to a request from Allert by providing details about a couple of bird sightings. Oberholser also states that if Allert has any skins he wishes identified that he should send them to Washington with return postage.
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Oberholser, Harry C. (Harry Church), 1870-1963
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Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler
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McGregor Prairie du Chien
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Harrison, Pottawatamie, and Mills Counties
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Field report of bird sightings in Harrison, Pottawattamie, and Mills County, submitted by Janet G. Greer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Greer, Janet
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American Kestrel Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Red-throated Loon Sprague's Pipit Eastern Bluebird Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Least Tern Dickcissel Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Piping Plover Black-throated Blue Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Yellow Warbler Black Tern
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Harrison County Lake Manawa Mills County Missouri Valley Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Harriet and Oivind Hovde letter to Thomas Kent regarding Western Tanager, April 27, 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1986-04-27
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N/A
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Letter from Harriet and Oivind Hovde to Thomas Kent dated April 27, 1986. The Hovdes report a Western Tanager sighting in Decorah. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Hovde, Harriet Hovde, Oivind M.
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Western Tanager
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Decorah
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Harold Holland letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 9, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-05-09
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N/A
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Letter from Harold Holland to Philip DuMont dated May 9, 1934. Holland reports sighting Starlings near Ray Lake on September 15, 1933 and mentions that Allen Green had sighted a small flock on his farmland.
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Holland, Harold M.
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Common Starling
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Allen Green Refuge Kingston
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Harold Fetter letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, August 14, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-08-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Harold Fetter in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, August 14, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1963.
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Fetter, Harold
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Iowa
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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starlings in Marshall County, January 11, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-01-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Harlow Mills to Philip DuMont dated January 11, 1934. Mills responds to DuMont's request in Iowa Bird Life for Starling sightings by reporting that a pair of Starlings collected west of Le Grand on December 25, 1931 had been given to Prof. Guthrie.
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Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
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Common Starling
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Le Grand Guthrie Center
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 8, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-05-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Harlow Mills to Philip DuMont dated May 8, 1934. Mills lists Starlings he has sighted between March 24 and May 3.
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Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
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Common Starling
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Creston Westfield Greenfield Clarinda Corning Fisher Township
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding additional Starling sightings, April 16, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-04-16
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N/A
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Letter from Harlow Mills to Philip DuMont dated April 16, 1934. Mills reports Starlings sighted between the 9th and 13th of April. He also mentions the sighting of a Bald Eagle.
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Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
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Bald Eagle Common Starling
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Creston Poweshiek County Clarinda Bridgewater Stanton Corning
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Hank Zaletel letter to Thomas Kent regarding editorial comments to field reports, November 26, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1980-11-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Hank Zaletel letter discusses grouping birds into lists of rare, uncommon, and common and the reporting guidelines for each group. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Wood Thrush Water Pipit Tufted Titmouse Yellow Warbler
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Hank Zaletel letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding poor spring migration, June 3, 1985, with accompanying field notes
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1985-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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In his letter, Zaletel describes the spring migration as the worst since he moved back to Iowa in 1978. The field notes list various bird sightings, primarily at Hendrickson Marsh, including a Snowy Egret. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Snowy Egret
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Hank Zaletel letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a report of a Golden Plover, August 12, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-08-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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This letter was contributed by Hank Zaletel to Thomas H. Kent. Hank is describing the identification of a young bird seen with a Golden Plover which he reported previously. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs American Golden Plover
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Colo
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Hank Zaletel letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, March 7, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-03-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Postcard from Hank Zaletel to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings in Story County, sent March 7, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1976-1977.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Red-tailed Hawk Harris' Sparrow Barred Owl Eastern Screech-Owl Northern Bobwhite
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Ames Story County Hickory Grove County Park Robison-Whitaker Acres McDonald Woods
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Hank Zaletel letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, March 18, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-03-18
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N/A
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Letter from Hank Zaletel regarding bird sightings to Nicholas S. Halmi, March 18, 1978. The observers were Hank Zaletel, Linda Zaletel, and Marilyn Smith Glasson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Rough-legged Hawk Northern Saw-whet Owl Fox Sparrow Canada Goose
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Little Wall Lake Ledges State Park Randall Shipley
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Hank Zaletel letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 29, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1986-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. The field notes include two bird sightings missing from his previous report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Solitary Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper
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Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Hank Zaletel letter regarding Red-necked Grebes at Little Wall Lake
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1984-04-12
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1984-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Hank Krause letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Red-breasted Nuthatch sighting, August 20, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1983-08-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter reports the sighting of a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the county park north of Akron. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.
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Krause, Hank
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Big Sioux County Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Hank Krause letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, spring 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1986-03-01
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1986-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Hank Krause in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1986.
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Krause, Hank
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Chestnut-collared Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Blue Grosbeak Tundra Swan
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Akron Westfield
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Hairy Woodpecker logs, Woodward Hart Brown, 1950-1977
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Field notes Research notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1950-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten counts of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around the United States from 1950 to 1977.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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