Field notes from the northwest corner of the state
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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An essay by Loraine Wallace detailing field notes from bird sightings in Spirit Lake. The essay covers the species of birds seen, the behavior of the birds and nesting habits.
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Wallace, Loraine
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Cerulean Warbler Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Field notes, photograph, and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Ed Thelen, summer 2002
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2002-06-01
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Ed Thelen. Also included is a brief letter to James J. Dinsmore from Thelen regarding the enclosed photograph of Cooper's Hawk fledglings in a nest and Dinsmore's retirement. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Thelen, Ed
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Cooper's Hawk Eurasian Collared Dove Common Loon Osprey Pectoral Sandpiper Common Pheasant
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake
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Field notes, summer 1984, James Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-07-31
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Field notes with several species sighting information compiled by James Dinsmore for the Summer of 1984. It includes a clarification for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighted at Wayne County, IA on May 2, 1984 by Bob Jackson.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Long-tailed Duck Cattle Egret Piping Plover Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Canada Goose Gadwall American Black Duck
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Saylorville Lake Sioux City Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Wayne County Larson Marsh
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Field report and bird sightings checklist contributed by Peter P. Wickham, summer 1982
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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Field report and bird sightings checklist were contributed by Peter P. Wickham. Fred K. Thompson was an observer on the field report. The report includes the Prairieburg breeding bird count.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Veery Northern Parula Tennessee Warbler
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Iowa County Amana Lansing New Albin Nichols Wildcat Den State Park Lansing Wildlife Management Area Prairieburg
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Field report contributed by Beth Proescholdt, summer 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-06-01
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Field report was contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Willow Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Eastern Bluebird
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Marshall County Boone County Hardin County
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Field report contributed by Darwin Koenig, summer 1982
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1982-07-31
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Field report was contributed by Darwin Koenig and observer Joe Schaufenbuel. The report includes the sighting of an adult Bald Eagle. A release message by the Iowa Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirms the Bald Eagle nesting in Allamakee County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Bald Eagle
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Allamakee County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park New Albin Poweshiek County Montezuma White Pine Hollow State Park
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Field report contributed by Dick Bierman, summer 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-06-01
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1982-07-31
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Field report was contributed by Dick Bierman and lists sightings of Cattle Egrets and Bobolinks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Bierman, Dick
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Bobolink Cattle Egret
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Cherokee County Sac County
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Field report contributed by Douglas C. Harr, July 30, 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1982-07-30
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N/A
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Field report was contributed by Douglas C. Harr and observers Gwen Hedin and Linda Hinshaw. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Great Black-backed Gull Black-headed Grosbeak
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Dickinson County Larchwood Lyon County Osceola County O'Brien County
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Field report contributed by Russell P. Baldner and Cathryn A. Baldner, summer 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-06-01
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1982-07-31
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Field report was contributed by Russell P. Baldner and Carthryn A. Baldner. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Baldner, Russell P. Baldner, Cathryn A.
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Common Loon Long-eared Owl Northern Shoveler
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Winneshiek County Lake Meyer Calmar
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Field report contributed by Thomas H. Kent, July 30, 1997
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1997-07-30
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N/A
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Summer report of birds found at Coralville Lake contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Lark Sparrow Wood Duck Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Least Sandpiper
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Coralville Lake
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Field report on bird nest sightings contributed by Dean Mosman summer, 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1982-06-01
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1982-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report on bird nest sightings was contributed by Dean Mosman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Mosman, Dean
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Scarlet Tanager
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Polk County
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Field report summer 1998, Russell Reisz
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Russell Reisz. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Reisz, Russell
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Great Black-backed Gull Red-necked Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Western Kingbird Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Pileated Woodpecker Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak
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Blue Lake Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve
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Field report, Cedar Rapids area
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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Reports of bird sightings near Cedar Rapids submitted by Lillian Serbousek. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Serbousek, Lillian
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Red-shouldered Hawk Upland Sandpiper Sprague's Pipit Connecticut Warbler Cliff Swallow
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Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Ryan Palisades-Kepler State Park Toddville Alburnett
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Field report, spring 1998, Marietta Petersen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Harrier Cliff Swallow
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Cresco Cass County Waverly
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Field report, spring 1999, Thomas Kent
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1999-03-01
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1999-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Whooping Crane Bald Eagle Clark's Grebe Pacific Loon Garganey Black-necked Stilt Pileated Woodpecker
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Lily Pond Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Ada Hayden Heritage Park
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Field report, summer 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Field report for summer 1978, submitted by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel. A annotation is made for a note discussing the sighting of Chestnut-sided Warblers feeding their young at Volga Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Virginia Rail Veery Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Lesser Scaup Green-winged Teal
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Chickasaw County Volga Lake Sweet Marsh Saint Lucas Winneshiek County New Hampton Fayette County Howard County
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Field report, Summer 1994, Thomas Kent
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1994-06-01
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1994-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-breasted Chat Fulvous Whistling-Duck Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler House Finch Hooded Merganser Wild Turkey American Goldfinch
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Burlington Coralville Lake Goose Lake Homestead Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park
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Field report, summer 1999, Bruce Ehresman
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1999-06-01
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bruce Ehresman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Barn Owl Osprey Peregrine Falcon
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Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque Hartman Reserve Nature Center Lansing Effigy Mounds National Monument Carroll Macbride Nature Recreation Area Corydon Mid American Energy Company Louisa Generating Station
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Field report, summer 1999, Thomas Kent
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated July 25, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Eurasian Collared Dove Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Sandhill Crane
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Ankeny Columbus Junction Coralville Lake Elkhart Grinnell Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Sullivan Slough
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Field report: Iowa
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Field notes by John C. Robinson listing various birds he saw between May 15 and May 20, 1985. The field report includes a brief note to Thomas H. Kent about Robinson having enjoyed being in Iowa again. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Robinson, John C., 1959-
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Least Flycatcher Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Tern Northern Bobwhite
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Clay County Ledges State Park Lee County Story County Boone County
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Spring field report submitted by James C. Bednarz. Noteworthy sightings have been underlined in red . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Bednarz, James C. (James Cary)
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cattle Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey
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Allamakee County Benton County Wexford Creek Dubuque County Mann Wilderness Area
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Field reports contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 1997
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Birds--Infancy
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Summer 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 summer 1997.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Upland Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Gray Partridge Sora Stilt Sandpiper Pileated Woodpecker Bufflehead Green-winged Teal Gadwall Great-tailed Grackle Black-headed Gull Black Tern
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Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Emmet County Harrier Marsh Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Osceola County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Eagle Lake Black Hawk Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve McBreen Marsh Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Hancock County Gordon's Marsh Area Camp Dodge
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Field reports contributed by Thomas H. Kent, July 27, 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1993-07-27
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N/A
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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American Bittern Willow Flycatcher Blue-winged Teal Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Yellow-throated Warbler Sora Solitary Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush American Coot Gadwall Sandhill Crane
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Elm Lake Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rice Lake Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Zirbel Slough Silver Lake
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Field reports contributed by Thomas H. Kent, May 23, 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Mute Swan Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Black-necked Stilt Wood Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo Short-billed Dowitcher Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern
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Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Zirbel Slough Myre Slough State Game Management Area Washington County Wellman Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mallard Marsh Swamp Allendorf Modale
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Field reports contributed by Thomas H. Kent, November 28, 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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1993-11-28
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Northern Flicker Broad-winged Hawk Green-backed Heron Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Blue Jay Rusty Blackbird Carolina Wren American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Reddish Egret Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Common Snipe Gray Catbird House Wren Great Egret
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Buffalo Center Colfax Coralville Lake Dickinson County Iowa City Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Spirit Lake Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Zirbel Slough Silver Lake
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