Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 30, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Weather
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1941-05-30
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 30, 1941. Also notes two Red-shouldered Hawks on a nest and a Lark Sparrow nest with three eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Field Sparrow Lark Sparrow American Wigeon Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 27, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1941-04-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, Charles R. Keyes and Robert Walker, April 27, 1941. Also notes a Red-shouldered Hawk nest with three young only a few days old and one egg.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Blue Jay Brown-headed Cowbird White-breasted Nuthatch Wilson's Phalarope Tree Swallow Belted Kingfisher Dark-eyed Junco American Golden Plover Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 16, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1940-06-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, June 16, 1940. Also notes a Lark Sparrow at her nest feeding two young Brown-headed Cowbirds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Crow Blue Jay Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink Northern Cardinal Blue-winged Teal Chimney Swift Lark Sparrow Great Crested Flycatcher American Coot
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding birds sighted in summer 1984, July 30, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1984-07-30
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N/A
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding birds sighted in summer 1984, July 30, 1984. He sighted 45 species including five with nests or young. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope Hooded Merganser Canada Goose
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Allamakee County New Albin Winneshiek County Effigy Mounds National Monument Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area Pikes Peak State Park
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David Ewert letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding rare bird documentation, July 25, 1984
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1984-07-25
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N/A
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David Ewert letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding rare bird documentation, July 25, 1984. He also said he found a probable Swamp Sparrow nest north of Estherville. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Ewert, David N.
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Swamp Sparrow
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Estherville
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Dean Mosman letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding nesting of Purple Martins and Eastern Bluebirds, July 24, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Nests Weather
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1984-07-24
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N/A
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Dean Mosman letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding nesting of Purple Martins and Eastern Bluebirds, July 24, 1984. The cool wet weather had an impact. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird
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Elkhart
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Narrative and photograph of a Bobwhite Quail tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation Birds--Anecdotes
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Details and photograph of a Bobwhite Quail nest with six Quail eggs and two hen eggs. The mother Bobwhite Quail brooded all eight eggs, but deserted the nest once one of the hen eggs hatched.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Narrative and photographs of a Bobwhite Quail tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1928-06-08
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1928-07-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of a Bobwhite Quail nest with twenty-four eggs, eighteen of which were hatched by a Japanese Silkie Leghorn hen, after the mother Bobwhite died from eating poisoned corn, June 8-July 8, 1928.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Ogden
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Narrative and photographs of a Bobwhite Quail tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation Predation (Biology) Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1925-09-06
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1925-09-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of twelve eggs in a Bobwhite Quail nest that were incubated by the male after the female bird was killed, September 6-21, 1925.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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North American nest-record card program, Doug Reeves, summer 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Birds--Infancy
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1987-07-10
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N/A
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Documentation of a Green-backed Heron nest sighting with two young birds contributed by Doug Reeves. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Green-backed Heron
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Stratford
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Rufous Hummingbird, Carolyn J. Fischer, June 22 and June 28, 2000
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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2000-06-22
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2000-06-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of a Rufous Hummingbird sighting in Mason City contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer, June 22 and June 28, 2000. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Mason City
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Least Tern, June 17, July 3 and 10, 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology Rare birds
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1986-06-17
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1986-07-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation supporting the sighting of two Least Terns at Port Neal Generators near Salix in Woodbury County, IA on June 17, July 3 and 10, 1986.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Least Tern
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Salix New Lake
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Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdhouses--Design and construction Predatory animals Squirrels--Behavior Raccoon--Behavior
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1966-04-20
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Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966. The letter talks about Wood Duck houses being taken over by Eastern Screech Owls. Joffray discusses his interest in providing ample housing for both species as well as a request for more information on signs of nest predation and indications of a successful hatching of duck eggs. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3091/view
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Joffray, Don, 1929-
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Wood Duck Eastern Screech-Owl
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Old nesting records of Rare Birds in Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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1936-01-01
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1936-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. In this article Philip DuMont recounts information he received from Ed Currier regarding his collection of bird nests. Published in the Oologist, vol. 53, no. 1, January 1936.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Black-and-white Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Des Moines River Iowa Keokuk Lee County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Additional breeding birds in Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests
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1935-07-01
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1935-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. In this article Philip DuMont reports that since publishing the list of "The Breeding Birds of Iowa" in the April 1934 edition of the Oologist, five more species have been added to the list creating a total of 149 bird species that breed in Iowa. Published in the Oologist, vol. 52, July 1935.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Sharp-tailed Grouse Hooded Merganser Lesser Scaup
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Estherville Iowa Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Mud Lake Green Bay Township Grant Township
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Notes on Iowa birds during the summer of 1934
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Field notes Drafts (documents) Articles
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Strigiformes | Owls
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1934-06-01
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1934-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. Sightings compiled by Philip DuMont from multiple observers containing locations, dates, numbers, and whether nests were present. Published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 4.
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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 reports form, contributed by Rita E. Efta, fall 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Efta lists sightings of Bald Eagles, Pine Siskins, and a sizeable population of Eastern Bluebirds, all in the vicinity of Auburn, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Efta, Rita E.
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Bald Eagle Eastern Bluebird Pine Siskin
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Grant County Park Auburn
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Iowa Birdline update, April 13, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of thousands of American White Pelicans in the state on about every body of water and Barn Owls nesting at the same location in Taylor County for the fourth consecutive year. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Little Blue Heron near Burlington that has been at the same pond for three straight days and 12 Red-breasted Mergansers at Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren Barn Owl American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Greater Prairie-Chicken Dunlin Baird's Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird Bonaparte's Gull
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Burlington Cedar Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Ringgold State Wildlife Area Green Valley State Park Runnells Overlook Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Taylor County
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Iowa Birdline update, July 13, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-07-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for July 13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a family of Western Kingbirds in Des Moines and a Swainson's Hawk nest with young in it east of Mason City. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of two adult and two young Western Grebes on Silver Lake in Worth County.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Solitary Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret
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Des Moines Elk Rock State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Mason City Red Rock Dam Casey Barrow Landing Green Island Wildlife Management Area Silver Lake Roberts Creek
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Iowa Birdline update, June 13, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-06-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 13, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Kentucky Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, and a nesting Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a singing Prairie Warbler and several Blue Grosbeaks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Broad-winged Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blue Grosbeak Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Des Moines River Yellow River State Forest Harpers Ferry Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sullivan Slough
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Iowa Birdline update, June 13, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-06-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 13, 1994. Highlights include Purple Gallinule, Sandhill Crane, Prairie Warbler, Western Grebe and Least Tern. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-breasted Chat Purple Gallinule Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Least Tern Peregrine Falcon Acadian Flycatcher Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Cedar Rapids Zirbel Slough Sweet Marsh MidAmerican Energy Ponds Indian Creek Nature Center Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, June 20, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 20, 1994. Highlights include Western Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Piping Plover and Least Tern. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Piping Plover Blue Grosbeak
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Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bartlett Pagel Flaming Prairie Park Rice Lake Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Birdline update, June 21, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-06-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 21, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Upland Sandpipers and Swainson's Hawks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Northern Mockingbirds nesting in Madison County and two Peregrine Falcons tending to three young.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper Forster's Tern Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Des Moines Homestead Madison County Mason City Riverton Wildlife Management Area Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Birdline update, June 28, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-06-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 28, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Prairie Warbler, Henslow's Sparrow and a Western Grebe. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an active Swainson's Hawk nest and a Red-breasted Nuthatch.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Western Grebe Stilt Sandpiper Veery Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Prairie Warbler
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Ames Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Silver Lake Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, June 8, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Birds--Infancy Pelecanidae | Pelicans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-06-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 8, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of many of the same birds as last week, the Prairie Warbler, Sandhill Crane and Henslow's Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Mockingbird and a nesting colony of 60 Black Terns.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Henslow's Sparrow Barn Owl Franklin's Gull Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane Black Tern
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Bedford Silver Lake Sullivan Slough Big Wall Lake
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