Dorothy Parker letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding rare bird sighting of a White-Winged Crossbill, August 6, 1979
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Rare birds Country life
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1979-08-06
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N/A
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Letter from Dorothy Parker to Thomas H. Kent describing the discovery and identification of a deceased White-Winged Crossbill at Patti Stockham's farm near Anita, Iowa, including the various people that helped confirm the bird's identification. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Parker, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill
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Anita
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Doug Trapp letter to James Dinsmore regarding sick Gyrfalcon, March 7, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife rehabilitation
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1983-03-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Doug Trapp to James Dinsmore dated March 7, 1983. Trapp reports trying to care for a sick Gyrfalcon on November 25, 1981.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Gyrfalcon
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Akron Sioux City
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Edwin G. Crocker letter to Mike Newlon regarding the sighting of a Virginia Rail, November 28, 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife rehabilitation
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1984-11-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ed Crocker to Mike Newlon, dated November 28, 1984, detailing the sighting of an immature Virginia Rail in Washington Township, Buena Vista County, IA, on November 26, 1984.
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Crocker, Edwin G.
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Virginia Rail
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Washington Township
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Eldon J. Bryant letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher sighting, July 15, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1993-07-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Eldon J. Bryant to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher sighting, July 15, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Bryant, Eldon J.
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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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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Gladys Black letter to Michael Newlon regarding bird sightings including a Pine Grosbeak, February 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Michael Newlon, sent on February 1, 1984, about bird sightings that winter. It features a photocopied photograph and description of a Pine Grosbeak sighting at Denver in Bremer County, IA, before February 1, 1984.
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Black, Gladys Wylder, Robert
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Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Glaucous Gull Orange-crowned Warbler
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Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Denver
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, April 27, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Predation (Biology)
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1977-04-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, April 27, 1977. The letter mentions a sighting of an Egyptian Goose spotted in Iowa Lake in Emmett County, along with other birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk American Crow Blue Jay Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Osprey Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Egyptian Goose
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Elk Rock State Park Lake Red Rock Iowa Lake
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Irene Van Nieuwenhuyse letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding a Ringed Turtle-Dove sighting, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Irene Van Nieuwenhuyse to Peter C. Petersen regarding a Ringed Turtle-Dove sighting in her backyard, May 28, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Van Nieuwenhuyse, Irene
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Ringed Turtle-Dove
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Clinton
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding additional summer bird sightings, August 18, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds Rare birds
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1987-08-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn regarding additional summer bird sightings, August 18, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cooper's Hawk White-throated Sparrow Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Stellar's Jay Dark-eyed Junco Laughing Gull
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Ames Davenport Des Moines
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Jane Youngstrom and Earl Youngstrom regarding a Rufous Hummingbird sighting, November 17, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-11-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to Jane Youngstrom and Earl Youngstrom regarding a rare sighting of a Rufous Hummingbird, November 17, 1987. Dinsmore believes the photographed bird is a Rufous Hummingbird but will forward the photo to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union for positive identification. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987, but was filed with documentation for the report of summer 1987. This document is related to an original letter from Ron Andrews: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3990/view
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Ames Clear Lake
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Larry Stone regarding a Rufous Hummingbird sighting, September 8, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-09-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to Larry Stone regarding a Rufous Hummingbird sighting, September 8, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Ames Saint Olaf
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Ray Hamilton regarding a Black-headed Grosbeak sighting, July 2, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-07-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to Ray Hamilton regarding a Black-headed Grosbeak sighting, July 2, 1987. The letter also requests further details about the sighting since the species is uncommon in Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987. This document is a response from James J. Dinsmore to a letter Hamilton originally sent to Neil Bernstein: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3975/view
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Ames Maquoketa
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Dorothy Wilcox regarding Golden-crowned Sparrow photographs, July 11, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1995-07-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jim Dinsmore to Dorothy Wilcox dated July 11, 1995. Dinsmore thanks Wilcox for the photographs she took of Golden-crowned Sparrows and says he will forward them to Tom Kent for inclusion in Iowa Ornithologists' Union records. Included with this document is the letter from Wilcox to Dinsmore dated June 26, 1995 reporting the sighting of a Golden-crowned Sparrow at her feeder along with a White-throated Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow
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Little Wall Lake
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Jim Sinclair letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird documentation, October 2, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1999-10-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Jim Sinclair to Thomas Kent dated October 2, 1999. Sinclair discusses bird documentation. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Arctic Tern Connecticut Warbler
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Iowa
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Joel Dunnette letter to Dean Roosa regarding a Short-eared Owl sighting, July 16, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Rare birds
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1981-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Joel Dunnette to Dean Roosa and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union about Short-eared Owls sighting sent on July 16, 1981. The owls and their nest were discovered by Jon Van Loon at Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area in Howard County, IA on May 16, 1981, and seen by Dunnette on June 2, 1981.
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Dunnette, Joel Van Loon, Jon
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Short-eared Owl
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area
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John Bath letter to Thomas Kent regarding an Ovenbird sighting and birding in general, unknown date
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Bath to Thomas Kent about seeing an Ovenbird in Ames from December 10 to January 10, unknown year. Bath also discusses other birds he'd recently seen.
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Bath, John
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal Purple Finch House Finch Ovenbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker
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Ames
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John letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and owl slides, March 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds Strigiformes | Owls
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1965-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and slides of owls. It features a sighting of twenty Purple Martins on the 20th of March near Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, IA.
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Purple Martin
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Iowa Oskaloosa
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John Van Dyk letter to Carl Bendorf, June 1 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1991-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Van Dyk to Carl Bendorf containing field reports with detailed sighting information and general description of birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Scarlet Tanager
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Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding no summer bird sightings, August 2, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Van Dyk to Thomas H. Kent regarding no summer bird sightings, August 2, 1981. A request to devote additional effort into locating the Smith's Longspur in Iowa is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Smith's Longspur
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Sioux Center
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa bird documentation, June 18, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1993-06-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated June 18, 1993. Brock doubts whether there is enough information to properly identify an Iceland Gull, discusses Yellow Rail calls, talks about the comments and layout of state reports, and mentions hearing a Yellow-throated Warbler on a recent visit to Pikes Peak State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow Rail Iceland Gull
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Iowa Pikes Peak State Park
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Lanny Haldy letter to Stephen Dinsmore regarding Trumpeter and Tundra Swans at Amana Lake
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lanny Haldy to Stephen Dinsmore regarding Trumpeter Swans at Amana Lake on November 5 in an unknown year. Sightings of a Tundra Swan is also mentioned.
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Haldy, Lanny
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Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan
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Lily Lake
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Letter from Lillian E. Serbousek to Nicholas Halmi regarding a rare bird sighting in Cedar Rapids , August 23, 1976
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1976-08-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lillian E. Serbousek regarding a rare bird sighting on May 18, 1976 in Cedar Rapids.
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Serbousek, Lillian
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Summer Tanager
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Cedar Rapids
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during winter 1972-1973, including rare birds, March 20, 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Country life
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1973-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen describing birds sighted during winter 1972-1973 in the Iowa City area and discussing other birdwatchers. Rare birds reported by Halmi were a Goshawk, Evening Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills, and Snow Buntings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1972-1973 report.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Snow Bunting Evening Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Red Crossbill
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Iowa City
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Paul Bedell letter to Tanya Bray regarding a Snowy Egret sighting, May 22, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1982-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Paul Bedell to Tayna Bray regarding a Snowy Egret sighting at Lake Manawa on May 1, 1982.
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Bedell, Paul
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Snowy Egret
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Lake Manawa
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