Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 30, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1980-05-30
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 30, 1980 with observers Robert K. Myers, Russel Hays, Joseph P. Schaufenbuel and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Moore, Francis L.
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American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Eastern Towhee Common Moorhen Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Hudsonian Godwit Tundra Swan Great Egret
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Volga Lake Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Backbone State Park
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Francis Moore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring 1998 sightings, June 4, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Francis Moore to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1998. Moore reports on birds sighted for spring 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Northern Mockingbird Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Yellow River State Forest Fayette
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Frank Ellis letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens and birds around Maquoketa, January 18, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Collection and preservation
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1933-01-18
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N/A
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Letter from Frank Ellis to Philip DuMont dated January 18, 1933. In this letter Ellis responds to more questions from DuMont regarding specimens housed in the Ellis Museum of Archeology and Anthropology and birds found around Maquoketa.
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Ellis, Frank E.
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Whooping Crane Yellow-headed Blackbird Goldeneye Great Horned Owl Snowy Egret Northern Mockingbird
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Sabula Maquoketa Otter Creek Township
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Frank Ellis letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens, January 13, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1933-01-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frank Ellis to Philip DuMont dated January 13, 1933. In this letter Ellis clarifies his response to DuMont's request for details regarding specimens housed in the Ellis Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Ellis also mentions a couple of species nesting around Maquoketa that are new to the area.
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Ellis, Frank E.
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Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird
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Maquoketa
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Fred K. Thompson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings and checklists, May 30, 1979
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred K. Thompson to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 30, 1979. Also included are field checklists and bird counts for March, April and May 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Thompson, Fred K.
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Black-and-white Warbler Sanderling Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Marion Coralville Stone City Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Fred Lesher letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings, June 26, 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Camping
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1965-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter by Fred Lesher regarding various bird sightings, personal matters, and banding Henslow's Sparrows near Decorah.
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Lesher, Fred
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Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Savannah Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Fred Lesher letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 31, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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2000-08-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Fred Lesher in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 2000.
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Lesher, Fred
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Least Bittern Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail
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Allamakee County Pool Slough Mount Hosmer Park
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Fred Lesher letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Bald Eagle sighting, July 30, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1994-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Jim Dinsmore dated July 30, 1994. Lesher reports sighting a Bald Eagle in Allamakee County and comments on other sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Lesher, Fred
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Bald Eagle Fulvous Whistling-Duck Black Rail
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Allamakee County Goose Lake Kossuth County
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Fred Lesher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, March 26, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-03-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings from northeastern Iowa, March 26, 1979. The letter includes late observations from the summer of 1978 and the winter of 1978-1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Lesher, Fred
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Cooper's Hawk Cedar Waxwing Lapland Longspur Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Hairy Woodpecker Eastern Whip-poor-will Wild Turkey Mourning Dove Common Merganser Horned Lark
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Allamakee County New Albin Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor survey and winter bird sightings, February 6, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1983-02-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor survey and winter bird sightings, February 6, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Lesher, Fred
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Horned Lark
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New Albin
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bald eagle nests, April 14, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Cartography Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Nest building
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1985-04-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter discusses two bald eagle nesting sites and disputes the characterization of one site reported in American Birds. The letter also includes map showing the location of a bald eagle nest on the Mississippi River near the mouth of Wexford Creek. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Lesher, Fred
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Bald Eagle
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Pool Slough Wexford Creek
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in West Des Moines, Iowa, August 16, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Vireonidae | Vireos
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1982-08-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings in West Des Moines, Iowa contributed by Fred Lesher in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Lesher, Fred
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead Shrike Brown Thrasher Cattle Egret Prairie Warbler
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New Albin Polk County
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas Kent regarding Little Blue Heron sighting, April 11, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1981-04-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fred Lesher reports a Little Blue Heron sighting and mentions looking for but not finding Louisiana Waterthrush at Yellow River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1981.
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Lesher, Fred
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Little Blue Heron Louisiana Waterthrush Wild Turkey
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Yellow River State Forest Wexford Creek Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas Kent regarding Saw-whet Owl calls, March 15, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Nests Birdsongs Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles
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1981-03-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter reports a Saw-whet Owl sighting and mentions nesting Eagles in north-east Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Lesher, Fred
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Pool Slough Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas Kent regarding Wood Duck sighting, November 30, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1985-08-01
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1985-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A postcard from Fred Lesher to Thomas Kent reporting Wood Ducks at Lansing and mentioning that there should be Tundra Swan at Harpers Ferry. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Lesher, Fred
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Wood Duck Tundra Swan
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Lansing Harpers Ferry
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Fred Lesher letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, February 8, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1979-02-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, February 8, 1979. The sightings were made at Yellow River State Forest and Effigy Mounds National Monument. A note mentions that the Cooper's Hawk seen at Yellow River State Forest may have been a Sharp-shinned Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1978.
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Lesher, Fred
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Fred Lesher letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 12, 1983 and June 3, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1983-03-01
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1983-06-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two letters from Fred Lesher to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 12, 1983 and June 3, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Lesher, Fred
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur Osprey Fox Sparrow American Coot Winter Wren Horned Lark
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Allamakee County Lansing Wexford Creek Upper Iowa River
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Fred Pierce letter to Oscar Allert regarding stamp collecting, May 20, 1939
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Periodicals Stamp collecting Postage stamps
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1939-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Oscar Allert dated May 20, 1939. Pierce returns some stamps to Allert, discusses how busy he has been lately, and mentions that they should write a couple of articles about their most recent bird trip.
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding a questionable Swallow-tailed Kite sighting, June 25, 1945
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1945-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Philip DuMont dated June 25, 1945. Pierce asks DuMont to review a questionable sight record for a Swallow-tailed Kite. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4137/view
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Davenport
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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding Christmas bird census, December 25, 1938
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Ornithologists Families
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1938-12-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Philip DuMont dated December 25, 1938. Pierce discusses family, acquaintances, the Christmas bird census, and the upcoming Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting.
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Rusty Blackbird Mourning Dove Mallard
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Spirit Lake Backbone State Park
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Frederic Leopold letter to Clarence W. Moody regarding a Wood Duck study, March 29, 1963
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ducks--Counting
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1963-03-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Clarence W. Moody regarding a Wood Duck study, March 29, 1963. The letter informs Moody of an upcoming Wood Duck study that Leopold is launching. In an effort to attain more participants, Leopold is requesting Moody's assistance in writing a newspaper article to reach out to people who may be watching Wood Duck houses and would be willing to join the study. This document is related to additional correspondence, a Wood Duck study report and Wood Duck study materials: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3112/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3113/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3114/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold letter to the Des Moines County Conservation Board regarding Wood Duck houses, April 21, 1970
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birdhouses Duck populations
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1970-04-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to the Des Moines County Conservation Board regarding Wood Duck houses, April 21, 1970. The letter asks for a list of people in the local area who have erected and are watching Wood Duck houses. Leopold is interested in compiling a report on how many Wood Duck houses are being used and how many ducklings are being hatched. This document is related to a reply from John C. Welter: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3109/view
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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From the Iowa Birdline, December 1, 1991-February 15, 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-12-01
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1992-02-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 1, 1991-February 15, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Marbled Murrelet, Prairie Falcons, a Pine Warbler, Northern Saw-whet Owls, and Common Redpolls. Also of note were the unusual species of gulls that were present from mid-December through mid-February.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Common Redpoll Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Marbled Murrelet Pine Warbler
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Bettendorf Davenport Lake Red Rock Pleasantville Sioux County Glendale Cemetery
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From the Iowa Birdline, September 1-November 30, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-09-01
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1991-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for September 1-November 30, 1991. Highlights of the update were September sightings of a Western Wood Pewee and a Red Phalarope, as well as October sightings of a Groove-billed Ani, a Common Ground Dove, and adult and juvenile Sabine's Gulls. Also of note was the outstanding variety of rarities found at Pleasant Creek State Park in November.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Varied Thrush Common Ground-Dove Groove-billed Ani Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Pacific Loon Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Western Wood-Pewee Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Prairie Warbler
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Marshalltown Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Sioux City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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G. Edgar Folk, Jr. letter to Thomas Kent regarding Siskin sightings, December 3, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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G. Edgar Folk, Jr., letter to Thomas Kent. Folk reports sighting as many as 27 Siskins on a farm at Oxford, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Folk, G. Edgar
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Pine Siskin
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Oxford
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