Iowa bird migration calendar
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Brochures
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Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1964-05-01
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1964-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa bird migration calendar compiled by Robert B. Moormen, May 1964. The calendar includes name of species, average date of arrival and average date of departure.
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Moorman, Robert B. Iowa State University. Cooperative Extension Service
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Iowa RBA, August 9-12, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-08-09
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1999-08-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA updates for August 9-12, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of five Little Blue Herons, a Snowy Egret, and a Greater Roadrunner. Included are four Iowa RBA updates and an email from Karl Jungbluth to the IA-BIRD mailing list about the beginning of the passerine migration.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Henslow's Sparrow Greater Roadrunner Snowy Egret Cattle Egret White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Chestnut-sided Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Nebraska City Mahaska County Montezuma Babcock Access Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Devil's Creek Access New Sharon Swan Lake Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa RBA, October 7, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Sylviidae | Kinglets and Gnatcatchers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-10-07
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Iowa RBA update for October 7, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Sabine's Gulls in northwest Iowa and the early appearance of a Thayer's Gull in the southeast part of the state. Also of note were the number of migrants moving into the state, including Sparrows, Kinglets, and late Warblers. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a female Surf Scoter and American Pipits.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Indigo Bunting Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eastern Kingbird Merlin Dunlin Sabine's Gull American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Hudsonian Godwit
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Lakeview Recreation Area Marcus
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, August 16, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Water levels Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for August 16, 1993. Highlights include warbler and vireo migration. 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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American Avocet American White Pelican Western Grebe Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Coralville Lake Iowa City Rathbun Lake Grovers Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, August 30, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-08-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for August 30, 1993. Highlights include reports on the warbler and shorebird migration. 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 White-eyed Vireo Snowy Egret Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Willet Bay-breasted Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler
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Burlington Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hickory Hill Park Ida County Lee County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Casey Barrow Landing Oakland Cemetery
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, October 11, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-10-11
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 11, 1993. Highlights include sightings of Red-shouldered Hawk and the end of the early passerine migration and reports of later migrants. 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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Red-shouldered Hawk American Pipit Black-throated Blue Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Pine Siskin Winter Wren Great-tailed Grackle Brown Creeper Pine Warbler
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grimes Lake Macbride State Park Twin Springs Park Wolf Creek Recreation Area Babcock Access
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, October 22, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae | Sparrows Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 22, 1990. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a California Gull, a Mute Swan, and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note was the large numbers of waterfowl spreading across the state. Other interesting observations were of Carolina Wrens, a Short-eared Owl, and numerous Sparrow species, including a Harris' and a Le Conte's
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Eared Grebe Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Mute Swan Harris' Sparrow Western Grebe California Gull Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Gray Catbird Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Big Creek State Park Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Ledges State Park Marion County Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lovilia Osceola Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, October 1, 1990
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Laridae | Gulls and Terns Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae | Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-10-01
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Iowa Birdline update for October 1, 1990. Highlights of the update include the sighting of a Yellow Rail and the continued presence of two Scissor-tailed Flycatchers. Also of note was the large number of passerine migrants entering the state, including Blue Jays, Brown Creepers, Brown Thrashers, Indigo Buntings, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Other interesting observations included early Lapland Longspurs and Red-breasted Mergansers as well as a sighting of an estimated 2400 Chimney Swifts.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Blue Jay Indigo Bunting Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Lapland Longspur Chimney Swift Brown Thrasher Red-breasted Merganser Yellow Rail Virginia Rail California Gull Sora Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tree Swallow Sedge Wren Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Scarlet Tanager Buff-breasted Sandpiper Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Iowa City Ledges State Park Marshall County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Story County Lovilia Sandpiper Recreation Area Fairfield High School Swan Lake Babcock Access
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, October 22, 1990, notes
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-10-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 22, 1990. Highlights of the notes include the continued presence of a California Gull, a Mute Swan, and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note were the large numbers of migrant bluebirds and waterfowl spreading across the state. Other interesting observations were of a Carolina Wren, a flock of Red Crossbills, and 6 Sparrow species, including a Harris' Sparrow.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Eared Grebe Eastern Bluebird Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Mute Swan Harris' Sparrow Western Grebe California Gull Eastern Phoebe Surf Scoter Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Hickory Hill Park Lake Manawa State Park Laurens Marion County Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Monroe County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Osceola Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area Babcock Access
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene letter to Bureau of Biological Survey regarding birds sighted in 1926, January 11, 1927
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Wildlife rehabilitation
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1927-01-11
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Bureau of Biological Survey dated January 11, 1927. Rosene states that he is sending his 1926 migration cards under separate cover and recounts keeping a crippled Golden Plover in his basement for a couple of weeks. This letter was sent with enclosure: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9141/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Wilson's Snipe American Golden Plover
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Iowa Ogden
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Spring 1995 field reports, Ann Johnson
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Waterfowl
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Ann Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Johnson, Ann
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Fish Crow Common Eider Merlin Lark Sparrow Common Loon Orange-crowned Warbler House Wren Black Tern
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Jester Park Lake Red Rock Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Norwalk Black Hawk Lake Lake Sugema
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports, spring 1995, Dennis Carter
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Waterfowl
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird Bell's Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Kingbird Orchard Oriole Common Loon Sanderling Northern Parula
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area Lake Meyer County Park Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1995
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the spring of 1995. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 65:69-79, 1995.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Fish Crow Mountain Bluebird Chestnut-collared Longspur Lazuli Bunting Glossy Ibis Common Eider Long-billed Curlew Ruff Laughing Gull
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 1, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1997-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Blue-headed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Field Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Western Sandpiper Herring Gull Wood Thrush Eastern Meadowlark Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Rock River Rock Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 2, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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1997-06-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Braley, Jean B. Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Clay-colored Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Savannah Sparrow Brown Thrasher Yellow-throated Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Chipping Sparrow Tennessee Warbler
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Shenandoah
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Ann Johnson, spring 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Laridae | Gulls and Terns Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1997-03-01
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1997-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Johnson, Ann
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Killdeer Broad-winged Hawk Marbled Godwit Eared Grebe Bobolink Townsend's Solitaire Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Red-breasted Merganser Eastern Wood-Pewee Lark Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Yellow Warbler
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Jester Park Norwalk Stone State Park Warren County Woodbury County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Roberts Creek Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, June 3, 1997
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Weather
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1997-06-03
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List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr with observers Lee A. Schoenewe, Ed Thelen and Tim J. Waltz . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Bobolink Lapland Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow Pacific Loon Lincoln's Sparrow Snow Goose American Golden Plover
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake Rock River Silver Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1997-03-01
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1997-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers George Brown, Bery Engebretsen, Jim Sinclair and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Brewer's Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Merlin Lesser Yellowlegs Red Crossbill Tundra Swan
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Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area Forneys Lake Harrier Marsh Jester Park Percival Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring 1993 report, June 1, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather
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1993-06-01
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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 Thomas Kent dated June 1, 1993. Van Dyk reports on the weather, spring migration and notable bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Swainson's Hawk Turkey Vulture Yellow-breasted Chat Lapland Longspur Orchard Oriole Merlin Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cape May Warbler
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Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley
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Matt Kenne note regarding weather and migration information, May 30, 1993
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1993-05-30
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Note dated May 30, 1993. This unsigned note reports on spring weather and bird migration and includes two fide sightings. 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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Snowy Owl Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Burt Lu Verne
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports, Spring 1993, Dennis Carter
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers Weather Waterfowl
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1993-06-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter dated June 1, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Red-necked Grebe American White Pelican Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Ruddy Turnstone Mourning Warbler American Redstart Sandhill Crane
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Highlandville Lake Meyer Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Burt Gresham letter to Philip DuMont regarding Goose migration, April 9, 1938
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Correspondence Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1938-04-09
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Letter from Burt Gresham to Philip DuMont dated April 9, 1938. Gresham responds to a request for route and stopover data on Goose migration. Included with this letter are the compiled migration reports for 1938. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3517/view
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Gresham, Burt
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Snow Goose Canada Goose
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Missouri Iowa Winnipeg South Dakota North Dakota James Bay
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1966
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1966-12-01
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1967-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the winter of 1966. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 36:21-24, 1966. The report is a draft with manual annotations.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding winter migration, March 19, 1966
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Sittidae | Nuthatches Ornithology--Methodology
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1966-03-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report contributed by Woodward H. Brown in a letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding winter migration and his Audubon Field Notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1966.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pine Siskin
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Des Moines
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