Field notes and email to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Ann Johnson, August 8, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1997-08-08
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson. Also included is an email from Johnson to James J. Dinsmore regarding clarifications on several bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Johnson, Ann
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Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Bell's Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Moorhen American White Pelican Baird's Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Tennessee Warbler Blackpoll Warbler King Rail
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Des Moines Forneys Lake Fremont County Norwalk Pottawattamie County Waubonsie State Park
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Field notes and David L. Dankert letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1996
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1996-08-01
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1996-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert. The field notes include a detailed description of a Savannah Sparrow. Attached to the field notes is a letter from David L. Dankert to Thomas H. Kent regarding guidelines for early and late bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Dankert, David L.
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Thayer's Gull Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Indigo Bunting Henslow's Sparrow American White Pelican Savannah Sparrow Osprey Black-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Swainson's Thrush House Wren Red-winged Blackbird
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Indian Creek Nature Center The Eastern Iowa Airport Chain Lakes County Park
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Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to Carl J. Bendorf, fall 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. Included with the field notes is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the mild, wet fall weather. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Snow Bunting Golden-winged Warbler Savannah Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Blue-winged Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Cape May Warbler Northern Shrike
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Mills County Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh Hope Martin Memorial Park Strahan Steamboat Rock Wayside State Park
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Field notes and banding report contributed by Weir Nelson, spring 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1982-03-01
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1982-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Weir Nelson. A spring 1981 banding report is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Nelson, Weir
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Turkey Vulture Summer Tanager Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Wood Thrush Pine Warbler Green Heron Eastern Screech-Owl
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Field notes and Babs Padelford letter to Thomas H. Kent, November 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1986-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. Included with the field notes is a letter from Babs Padelford to Thomas H. Kent regarding a photograph of a Rock Wren. A list of birds and locations from B. J. Rose is also attached. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren Rose, B.J.
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American Avocet Prairie Falcon Horned Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Pacific Loon Least Tern Rock Wren Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Osprey Glaucous Gull Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane
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Big Creek Lake Carter Lake Dallas County Forneys Lake Fremont County Lake Manawa State Park Pony Creek Park Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes and a letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Hirundinidae | Swallows Weather
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1982-03-01
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1982-05-31
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson and include a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-tailed Hawk Alder Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Grasshopper Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Blackpoll Warbler Northern Shrike
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Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes about Yellow Rail sightings contributed by Carl Priebe, fall 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of Yellow Rail sightings contributed by Carl Priebe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Priebe, Carl
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Yellow Rail
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Forneys Lake Goose Lake State Game Management Area
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Field note contributed by Timothy L. Dwyer, August 2, 1981
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-08-02
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N/A
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Field note was contributed by Timothy L. Dwyer regarding the sighting of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Dwyer, Timothy L.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Field note about an Osprey sighting contributed by Tom Klubertanz, July 15, 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1992-07-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of an Osprey sighting found in Ames contributed by Tom Klubertanz. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Klubertanz, Tom
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Osprey
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Ames
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Field note about a Swainson's Hawk sighting contributed by Lisa Hemesath, June 3, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1989-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of a Swainson's Hawk sighting found in northwest Palo Alto County contributed by Lisa Hemesath. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Hemesath, Lisa M.
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Swainson's Hawk
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Palo Alto County
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Field note about a Snow Bunting sighting contributed by Dan Dorrance, October 27, 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Weather
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1992-10-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of a sighting of two Snow Buntings in Muscatine contributed by Dan Dorrance. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Dorrance, Dan
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Snow Bunting
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Riverside Park
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Field note about a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting contributed by Sharon Laub, summer 1997
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1997-06-01
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1997-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Boone County contributed by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Laub, Sharon
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Boone County
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Field note about a Scarlet Tanager sighting contributed by Mike Lillie, July 18, 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1992-07-18
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N/A
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Summer report of a Scarlet Tanager sighting found at the Acorn Valley Recreation Area contributed by Mike Lillie. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Lillie, Mike
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Scarlet Tanager
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Acorn Valley Recreation Area
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Field note about a Mississippi Kite sighting contributed by David J. Conrads, June 5, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1989-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of a Mississippi Kite sighting found in Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Management Area contributed by David J. Conrads. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Conrads, David J.
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Mississippi Kite
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Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area
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Field note about a House Finch sighting contributed by Suzanne Clark, June 15, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1989-06-15
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N/A
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Summer report of a House Finch sighting found in Ames contributed by Suzanne Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Clark, Suzanne
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House Finch
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Ames
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Field note about a Common Loon sighting contributed by Bruce Roy Munson, July 16, 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1997-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of a Common Loon sighting at Big Creek Lake contributed by Bruce Roy Munson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Munson, Bruce Roy, 1940-
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Common Loon
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Big Creek Lake
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Field checklist of Iowa birds, revised 2010
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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2011-01-01
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2011-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for recording bird species sightings. The list was revised in 2010 and contains 424 total species of birds that are either regular or casual species in Iowa, with additional space to record accidental species.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Field checklist of Iowa birds, revised 1999
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-01-01
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1999-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for recording bird species sightings. The list was revised in 1999 and contains birds that are either regular or casual species in Iowa, with additional space to record accidental species.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Field notes contributed by Dennis Henrickson, spring 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1996-03-01
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1996-05-31
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Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Dennis Henrickson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Henrickson, Dennis
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Orchard Oriole Wilson's Phalarope Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Greater White-fronted Goose Great-tailed Grackle
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Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Estherville Ingham Lake Eagle Lake
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Female Summer Tanager - South edge of Mason City May 4+5, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1989-05-04
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1989-05-05
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Field report of a Summer Tanager at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 4 and 5, 1989 by Curt Nelson. It includes a note to Steve Dinsmore asking if an official documentation form was needed for the sighting.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Summer Tanager
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Mason City
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Fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for Iowa
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Parulidae | Warblers
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A handwritten list of fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for numerous bird species in Iowa. The list includes the date of the sighting, the number of birds seen, as well as a key code indicating the location of the sighting. Also included is the type-written geographic location key used to decipher in which one of the 12 different observation spots the sighting was made.
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American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Least Tern Baltimore Oriole Philadelphia Vireo Greater White-fronted Goose Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco American Black Duck
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Ames Credit Island Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Pilot Knob State Park Sidney DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Iowa State University Nobles Lake
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Fall season, 1985 Iowa bird reports
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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1985-11-20
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Rich DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Broad-winged Hawk Merlin
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Fall field reports, 1999, Jim Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1999-08-01
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1999-11-30
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Ring-billed Gull Arctic Tern Herring Gull Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Pileated Woodpecker Blue-winged Warbler Snow Goose Sandhill Crane
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Des Moines Harrier Marsh Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pilot Knob State Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Myre Slough State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Fall field reports from Eugene and Eloise Armstrong
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Armstrong lists various bird sightings made in central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Armstrong, Eloise
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Northern Flicker Broad-winged Hawk Long-tailed Duck Rock Wren Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Barn Swallow Eastern Screech-Owl Northern Bobwhite
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Booneville Lake Red Rock Saylorville Dam Greenwood Park Walnut Woods State Park Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Fall field reports contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1997
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1997-08-01
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1997-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Bittern Eared Grebe American Crow Bobolink Eurasian Collared Dove Franklin's Gull Evening Grosbeak Roseate Spoonbill Merlin American Pipit Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Spotted Towhee Mourning Dove Common Tern Sandhill Crane Great Egret
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Ames Big Creek State Park Boone Grinnell Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh Iowa State University Ada Hayden Heritage Park Black Hawk Marsh State Game Management Area Mitchellville
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