Iowa Birdline update, December 21, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Emberizidae | Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-12-21
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N/A
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 21, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings from several Christmas counts including a Great Black-backed Gull, 17 Eurasian Tree Sparrows, four Northern Goshawks and five Yellow-rumped Warblers. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Snowy Owl, an immature and adult Pine Warbler associating with Golden-crowned Kinglets.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Great Black-backed Gull Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Great Blue Heron Pine Warbler
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Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Burlington Mason City Whitebreast Recreation Area Hancher Auditorium Robins
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Rare bird documentation form for Osprey at Montrose, 1992
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1992-12-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Osprey at Montrose in Lee County, IA on December 27, 1992.
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Roberts, Barb
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Osprey
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Montrose
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Mississippi River - near Montrose, IA (south of Montrose)
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near patch of open water - on ice near water
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The documentation form by Barb Roberts is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Zelma Williams, Kathy Dehn, and Ruth Iutzi. | Elimination of similar species: Im. bald eagles were in area, not adjacent. This bird's head marking were very distinctive. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:15:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, December 28, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-12-28
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N/A
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 28, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Snowy Owl, Townsend's Solitaire and four Yellow-rumped Warblers. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two Northern Saw-whet Owls, two Trumpeter Swans and a White-winged Crossbill.
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Townsend's Solitaire White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Pine Warbler
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Black Hawk County Cerro Gordo County Iowa City Johnson County Lake Red Rock Cedar River Rock Falls
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Iowa Birdline update, January 4-5, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-01-04
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1993-01-05
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 4-5,1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Short-eared Owl, a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a female Mountain Bluebird, a Snowy Owl and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Glaucous Gull, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden-crowned Kinglets.
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Pine Warbler
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Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Bremer County Holstein Marshalltown Rathbun Lake Hancher Auditorium
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Iowa Birdline update, January 11, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-01-11
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 11, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Iceland Gull and Thayer's Gulls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Green-winged Teal Red Crossbill
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Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Hancher Auditorium Rock Falls Steamboat Rock
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B.J. Rose letter to Doug Rose regarding Christmas Bird Count sightings, January 16, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1993-01-16
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Letter from B. J. Rose to Doug Rose documenting birds seen during the Glenwood Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 1992. Rose gives details for the sighting of a Great-tailed Grackle, a Chipping Sparrow, and four Yellow-rumped Warblers.
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Rose, B.J.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle
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Glenwood Bartlett Bartlett State Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Birdline update, January 18, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-01-18
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 18, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Carolina Wrens and the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Snow Bunting flocks west of Rock Falls and a red phase Eastern Screech Owl at Hickory Hill Park.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Screech-Owl
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Cerro Gordo County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Jester Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Sac County Rock Falls
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Rare bird documentation form for Thayer's Gull at Iowa City, 1993
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Thayer's Gull at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 19, 1993.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Thayer's Gull
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Iowa City
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Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa.
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partially open Iowa River
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: I distinguished this bird from Herring Gull based on smaller body size, smaller head and bill, shorter wing span, uniform light tan coloration, medium brown (not black) outer primaries, translucent primaries from below, and medium brown tail band. I distinguished it from Iceland Gull by the brown outer primaries, relatively more tan coloration, and medium brown tail band. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:40:00/11:50:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, January 25, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-01-25
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 25, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, a first year Glaucous Gull and two Wood Ducks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Bluebird Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Wood Duck Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Gray Catbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Burlington Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Hickory Hill Park Homestead Red Rock Dam Van Meter
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Iowa Birdline update, February 1, 1993
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-02-01
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of Iceland Gulls, two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl and two Long-eared Owls at Big Creek State Park, and an additional Northern Saw-whet Owl sighted at Ledges State Park.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Big Creek State Park Blencoe Cerro Gordo County Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Red Rock Dam Cedar River
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Iowa Birdline update, February 8, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Strigiformes | Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-02-08
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 8, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Golden Eagles, a Prairie Falcon, two Townsend's Solitaire and an Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Hermit Thrush in a pine plantation that was sustaining itself on bittersweet berries.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren
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Allamakee County Cerro Gordo County Des Moines River Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Backbone State Park
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Iowa Birdline update, February 15, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-02-15
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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 February 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Chinese Thrushes, an interesting exotic seen daily in an Ottumwa backyard for several months. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Golden-crowned Kinglets and two Trumpeter Swans.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Double-crested Cormorant Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Canada Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Chinese Hwamei
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Ottumwa Backbone State Park Modale Credit Island Park
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Iowa Birdline update, February 22, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-02-22
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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 February 22, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires and Two Trumpeter Swans along with Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Killdeer Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark
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Burlington Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Linn County Cobb Memorial Park Green Bay Bottoms Shell Rock River Greenbelt
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Thomas Kent letter and enclosed documentation form regarding Hwa-Mei sighting, March 4, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1993-02-28
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1993-03-04
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Rare bird sighting for two Hwa-Mei (Chinese Thrush) at Ottumwa in Wapello County, IA on February 14, 1993. It is reported in a documentation form completed by Nelson Hoskins and submitted in a letter from Thomas Kent to Ross Silcock on March 4, 1993. Thomas also reports a late sighting of a Brown Thrasher.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Hoskins, Nelson R.
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Brown Thrasher Chinese Hwamei
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Iowa City Ottumwa
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Field reports, Pam and Reid Allen, March 1 through May 31, 1993
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Pam and Reid Allen and three others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Brown Pelican Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Rock Wren Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Rathbun Dam Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports, Spring 1993, Jim Dinsmore
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Collection and preservation
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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American Bittern Eared Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Red-necked Phalarope Northern Parula Green-winged Teal Black Tern
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Ames Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ruthven Spirit Lake Smiths Slough Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1993 compiled by Dick Bierman
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Eastern Bluebird Ross' Goose Northern Mockingbird Blue-winged Warbler Cape May Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Cherokee County Osceola County Storm Lake Wright County
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Spring 1993 field report, Gordon Brand
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Gordon Brand. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Golden-winged Warbler Common Loon Yellow-rumped Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Cape May Warbler
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Des Moines Newton Lambs Grove
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, Spring 1993
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Least Flycatcher Bewick's Wren Goldeneye Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Nighthawk Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo
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Polk County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Pool 19
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, Spring 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Alder Flycatcher Merlin Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Veery Swainson's Thrush Gray Catbird Connecticut Warbler Winter Wren Cape May Warbler
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb
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Iowa spring bird report, Babs & Loren Padelford
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Babs and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Eared Grebe Bell's Vireo Western Tanager Black-crowned Night Heron Gadwall Bonaparte's Gull Great-tailed Grackle
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Lake Manawa State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Curt Nelson, Spring 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Curt Nelson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Western Tanager Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Northern Goshawk Black Rail Greater Scaup Northern Shrike
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Cerro Gordo County Lime Creek Nature Center Worth County Clear Lake Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Shell Rock River Greenbelt
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matt Kenne, Spring 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Matt Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Greater Scaup Swainson's Thrush Chestnut-sided Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler Dark-eyed Junco
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Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Spring 1993 field reports, Ann Johnson
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1993-03-01
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Ann Johnson and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Johnson, Ann
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Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Yellow Rail Eastern Wood-Pewee Baltimore Oriole Solitary Sandpiper Prothonotary Warbler Connecticut Warbler Blue Grosbeak Blackburnian Warbler
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Appanoose County Dallas County Greene County Guthrie County Lee County Marion County Polk County Van Buren County Warren County Walnut Woods State Park
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Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1993 compiled by Peter Ernzen
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Ernzen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Virginia Rail Marsh Wren Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Veery Swainson's Thrush Hooded Warbler Tennessee Warbler Northern Shoveler Blackburnian Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher American Redstart
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Ida Grove Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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