Winter Birds
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Speeches (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Sittidae | Nuthatches Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Odontophoridae | Quails
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1952-11-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A speech written by Margaret Herdliska for a presentation given to the Fairfield Bird Club on November 20, 1952. Included in the speech are reasons why winter is the best time to begin a study of birds as well as details of several species of permanent resident birds in Iowa, winter resident birds, and migrant birds that can be found in the state.
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Lowell, Margaret Herdliska
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Ruffed Grouse Blue Jay Cedar Waxwing Northern Cardinal House Sparrow Greater Prairie-Chicken American Tree Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee Wild Turkey Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark American Goldfinch Brown Creeper Common Pheasant Common Starling
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Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Sept., Oct., Nov. 1999, Marietta Petersen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food
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1999-08-01
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1999-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 fall 1999.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Turkey Vulture Ruby-throated Hummingbird Pine Siskin
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Atlantic Cresco Cass County
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, April 5, 1934
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Duck shooting
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1934-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated April 5, 1934. Orr clarifies his earlier comments on Peregrine Falcon sightings, and mentions some other bird sightings. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Orr, Ellison
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Turkey Vulture Peregrine Falcon
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Waukon Junction
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding a Bald Eagle nest sight, May 17, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests
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1939-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated May 17, 1939. Orr relates to Allert the location of a nest sight that had supposedly been used by Bald Eagles. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Orr, Ellison
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Bald Eagle
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Waukon Junction
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Iowa RBA, July 2-4, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-07-02
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1995-07-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for July 2-4, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Prairie Warbler, Least Tern, Piping Plover, Black-billed Magpie, Western Grebe, Yellow-throated Warbler and a Hooded Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Common Moorhens and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Upland Sandpiper Common Moorhen Black-billed Magpie Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Least Tern Piping Plover Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Fisher Lake Lake Macbride State Park Sioux City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Badger Creek State Recreation Area Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Birdline update, February 27, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-02-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 27, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of two female Pine Grosbeaks, the continued presence of the Common Eider, a Ross' Goose and a Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a family of three Trumpeter Swans and a Northern Shrike.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Pine Grosbeak Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Canada Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl
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Bay Branch Bonaparte Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Red Rock Dam Spencer Swan Lake Lake Anita
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, fall 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1995-08-01
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1995-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher House Wren Northern Bobwhite
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Cresco Cass County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, fall 1995
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Food Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1995-08-01
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1995-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Lapland Longspur Northern Goshawk Virginia Rail American Pipit Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Cape May Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverview Cemetery Smith Lake Park
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Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 20, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1995-08-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Jane Clark in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The letter includes details on the sighting of a Mississippi Kite. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1995.
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Clark, Jane
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Mississippi Kite Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee Golden-winged Warbler Sedge Wren Canada Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Sandhill Crane
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Clive Windsor Heights Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Greenbelt Park
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Prairie Warbler, July 8, 1995, Chris Edwards
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Birds--Infancy
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1995-07-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation submitted by Chris Edwards for sightings of Prairie Warblers on July 8, 1995 at Lake MacBride State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Edwards, Chris
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Prairie Warbler
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Lake Macbride State Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Varied Thrush at Davenport, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Food Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-01-11
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Varied Thrush at Davenport in Scott County, IA on January 11, 1985.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Varied Thrush
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Davenport
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2950 Crestline Dr., Davenport, IA
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urban yard, forest area across street, conifers in yard.
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Caroline A. England. | Elimination of similar species: Am. Robin - lacks breast band + eye stripe, orange in wings. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:10:00/09:40:00.
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Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, summer 2001
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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2001-06-01
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2001-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Least Bittern Red-necked Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Dunlin Peregrine Falcon Lesser Yellowlegs Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler American Golden Plover
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Clay County Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Ruthven Little Sioux River Wanata State Park Cheever Lake Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, summer 2001
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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2001-06-01
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2001-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Edwards, Chris
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Alder Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Northern Waterthrush
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Homestead Lake Macbride State Park Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit F W Kent County Park Kewash Nature Trail
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Stella M. Kirkendall letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding fall migration, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Food
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1976-12-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Stella M. Kirkendall in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, December 16, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Kirkendall, Stella M.
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Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Snowy Owl American Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Downy Woodpecker Eastern Screech-Owl
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Grundy County Marshall County
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Carolyn Fischer
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1999-08-01
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1999-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer and Jan Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Rough-legged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Bittern Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Eurasian Collared Dove Common Redpoll Spotted Towhee
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Clear Lake Mason City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Worth County Zirbel Slough Hancock County
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1999 compiled by Marie Tiemann, June 2, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Infancy
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1999-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Marie Tiemann and Jeanne Braley dated June 2, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Whooping Crane Brown Thrasher Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Barn Swallow
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Essex Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah
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Spring record listing, Iowa, Bery Engebretsen, May 30, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1999-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Summer Tanager Hermit Thrush Bay-breasted Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Laughing Gull
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Big Creek State Park Polk County Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Urbandale Brown's Woods Terra Lake
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IA spring '99, Bill Huser
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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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 Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Huser, Bill F.
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American Avocet Swainson's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Cinnamon Teal Snowy Egret Trumpeter Swan Western Sandpiper Least Tern Piping Plover
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Badger Lake Blue Lake Browns Lake Snyder Bend Park Bacon Creek Park
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mockingbird sighting, June 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 25, 1998. Bernstein reports that Sandy Rhodes sighted a pair of Mockingbirds in Iowa County. Included with this email is a second printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 2, 1998. Lowther reports a Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest and eggs north of Burlington. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E. Bernstein, Neil
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird
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Iowa County Burlington
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, spring 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food
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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 Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Killdeer Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-rumped Warbler Cerulean Warbler
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Cass County Indian Creek
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, spring 1997
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food 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 Paul Martsching. The field notes include a descriptions of the interaction between a Turkey Vulture and an American Crow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Martsching, Paul
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Turkey Vulture American Crow Blue-headed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow Common Yellowthroat White-crowned Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Olive-sided Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Dark-eyed Junco Nashville Warbler
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Ames Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park Iowa State University
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Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, summer 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser with observers Jerry Probst and Larry Farmer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Marbled Godwit Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Chuck-will's-widow Ruddy Duck Piping Plover Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Green-winged Teal
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Westfield MidAmerican Energy Ponds New Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Food Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Green-backed Heron American Bittern Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Merlin Forster's Tern Sedge Wren Chestnut-sided Warbler Swamp Sparrow Northern Harrier Great Egret
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Cerro Gordo County Mason City Zirbel Slough New Haven Potholes
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jack Jones, fall 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Weather
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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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List of birds and locations contributed by Jack Jones. The field report includes habitat conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Jones, Jack (John Paul)
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Double-crested Cormorant American Crow Common Grackle White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal American White Pelican House Sparrow Common Nighthawk Belted Kingfisher Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Eastern Screech-Owl
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Sioux City Bacon Creek Park Center Lake Wildlife Management Area Eagle Point
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