Iowa Birdline update, February 20, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-02-20
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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 20, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Duck and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an immature Northern Goshawk, twelve Short-eared Owls and two Long-eared Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Great Black-backed Gull Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Coralville Lake Dickinson County Holstein Homestead Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Montrose Red Rock Dam Iowa State University Galva
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Side A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper P-0439 Tape Doug Rose
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Field recordings
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1994-05-15
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N/A
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Audiovisual material
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Field recording of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper calls. The recording was made by Doug Rose at the Riverton Wildlife Management Area, May 15, 1995. It was submitted to the IOU by Ross Silcock. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/815/view.
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Rose, Douglas L.
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Video of a Lesser Black-backed Gull, Bob Cecil, October 20,1986
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Field recordings
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1986-10-20
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N/A
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Audiovisual material
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Video by Bob Cecil of a Lesser Black-backed Gull flying over the Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 19 at Keokuk, Iowa, October 20, 1986. This item is related to an IOU Records Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/1029/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Lock Number 19
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Iceland Gull, March 15, 1991, Red Rock Reservoir
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Field recordings
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1991-03-15
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N/A
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Audiovisual material
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Video by Diane Porter of an Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir, March 15, 1991. The video includes an interview with Tim Schantz, who discovered the gull, and narration that gives a detailed description of the gull's identifying features. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/1007/view.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Herring Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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Video of Hudsonain Godwit by Ed Thelen, October 19, 1995
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Field recordings
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Water birds
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1995-10-19
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N/A
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Audiovisual material
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Video by Ed Thelen of a Hudsonian Godwit feeding in shallow water with other shorebirds at Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area, October 19, 1995. This item is related to a rare bird documentation form and letter from Ed Thelen: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6979/view.
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Thelen, Ed
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Lesser Yellowlegs Hudsonian Godwit Pectoral Sandpiper
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Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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A White Winged Dove P-0596
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Field recordings
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1997-04-28
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N/A
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Audiovisual material
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Field recording of White-winged Dove calls. The recording was made by Tom Kent in Le Grand, Iowa, at the corner of Franklin St. and Fremont St. between 6:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m., April 28, 1997. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/1142/view.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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White-winged Dove
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Le Grand
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Side A South Polar Skua P-0597
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Field recordings
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns
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1997-04-08
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N/A
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Audiovisual material
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Audio cassette recording by Herbert J. Hodges regarding a gull-like bird in Scott County, Iowa. Hodges notes that the bird's speed, form, and plumage set it apart from gulls common in Iowa, but does not attempt to identify its species. He discusses photographing the bird and consulting with Pete Petersen. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review, which includes a transcript of the tape: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/864/view.
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Hodges, Herbert James
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South Polar Skua
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Scott County
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 11, April 2, 1970
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Conservationists--Awards Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1970-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 11, April 2, 1970. Highlights of the newsletter include the selection of Dr. Barton Morgan and Margaret Morgan as the "Conservationists of the Year", details on the final Audubon Wildlife Film program "Village Beneath the Sea" by Harry Pederson, a summary of a bird watching and identification program given by Jim Rod and John Faaborg, and a report on counting Bald Eagles on the Mississippi River by Jim Rod.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Bald Eagle
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Ames Mississippi River, Iowa
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Iowa Birdline update, January 16, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-01-16
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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 January 16, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwings, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Trumpeter Swans and a Common Redpoll.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Cedar Waxwing Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Bohemian Waxwing Purple Finch Long-eared Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Coralville Lake Ida Grove Marion Mason City Black Hawk Lake Cherokee Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Onawa High Amana Shell Rock River Greenbelt
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Iowa Birdline update, January 23, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-01-23
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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 January 23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Owl, Bohemian Waxwing, Varied Thrush and Long-tailed Duck. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a female Common Eider, Northern Saw-whet Owl and a group of Short-eared Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Varied Thrush Field Sparrow Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Bohemian Waxwing Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Pintail Tundra Swan
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Coralville Lake Dickinson County Montrose Red Rock Dam Monona County Wellman Shell Rock River Greenbelt Corydon
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Iowa Birdline update, January 30, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-01-30
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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 January 30, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Varied Thrush, Snowy Owl and Bohemian Waxwing. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of five Short-eared Owls, an adult Northern Goshawk and a second winter Glaucous Gull.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Common Eider Northern Goshawk Bohemian Waxwing Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Dickinson County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lee County Lock and Dam 15 Nevada Red Rock Dam Fort Madison Wellman Shell Rock River Greenbelt Keota
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Iowa Birdline update, February 6, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-02-06
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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 6, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Long-tailed Duck, a new highlight was the sighting of a Varied Thrush. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Tundra Swans, a Greater Scaup and four Short-eared Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Redhead Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Tundra Swan Mallard
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Lock and Dam 15 Red Rock Dam Onawa Wellman Lock Number 19 Lewis and Clark State Park Wever
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Iowa Birdline update, February 13, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-02-13
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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 13, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Duck, Sandhill Crane, Prairie Falcon and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an immature Red-shouldered Hawk and two flocks of Lapland Longspurs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Great Black-backed Gull Lapland Longspur Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Sandhill Crane
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Dickinson County Holstein Lake Icaria Lock and Dam 15 Montrose Red Rock Dam Fort Madison Lock Number 19 Rock Island Arsenal Galva Britt
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Iowa City, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-04-17
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on April 17, 1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Bewick's Wren
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Iowa City
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Iowa City IA
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General: Brush, wooded draw with junk--between yards in city Specific: N. Summit St Iowa City N. of cemetery and w. of Hickory Hill Park, behind apartments
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James Huntington. | Elimination of similar species: House wren brown, shorter tail, no eye-line Carolina Wren much redder | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:20:00/17:21:00.
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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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Iowa Birdline update, March 13-17, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-03-13
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1995-03-17
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Birdline updates for March 13-17, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, the continued presence of a female Common Eider, Pine Grosbeaks, a male Mountain Bluebird and an early Lesser Yellowlegs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Mountain Bluebird Pine Grosbeak Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Black-legged Kittiwake Lesser Yellowlegs Chipping Sparrow Greater White-fronted Goose
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Big Creek State Park Lake View Percival Red Rock Dam Spencer Black Hawk Lake Little Sioux River Fairfield Shell Rock River Greenbelt
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1991-04-27
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1991-05-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on April 27, 1991.
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Fuller, James L
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Bewick's Wren
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Aspen Grove Cemetery
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Apsen [sic] Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Chuck Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: The completely white underparts eliminate all other wrens except rock wren. although that bird has a blush of brown along the rear sides and under the tail and it has streaking on the upper breast. No other wren has the white tail pattern, nor wags its tail side to side. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:03:00/15:14:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Tama Township in Des Moines County in 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1986-04-11
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1986-04-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Tama Township in Des Moines County, IA from April 11, 1986 to April 23, 1986.
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Christiansen, Elizabeth
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Bewick's Wren
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Tama Township
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie State Park in 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1984-05-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie State Park in Fremont County, IA on May 24, 1984.
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Padelford, Babs
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Bewick's Wren
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Waubonsie State Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie State Park, 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-05-24
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie State Park in Fremont County, IA on May 24, 1984.
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Bray, Tanya
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Bewick's Wren
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Waubonsie State Park
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Waubonsie State Park Fremont County, Iowa
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Loess Hills Oak-Hickory Forest The wren was seen in a narrow strip of woodland bordered on one side by the park road, on another side by an open and mowed picnic area, and backed by an area of low shrubby tangles. Across the road was a deep, wooded ravine
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The documentation form by Tanya Bray is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose and Babs Padelford. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Nearly size of Carolina Wren, but with a slimmer more elongated 'look'. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:30:00.
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Bill Ohde letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding a Berwick's Wren, March 20, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Ohde to Jim Dinsmore documenting a Bewick's Wren seen north of Wapello in Louisa County, IA during late June and July, 1983.
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Ohde, Bill
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Bewick's Wren
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Wapello
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Marshalltown, 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-07-04
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Marshalltown in Marshall County, IA on July 4, 1982.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Bewick's Wren
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Marshalltown
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In city of Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Ia. Jct. of Forest Blvd + Pope Blvd.
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Residential; nearby shrubby fence rows; tall pine and deciduous mix
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russell Hays, Joe Schaufenbuel, and Hank Zaletel. | Elimination of similar species: House Wren is darker brown with brown throat and belly and lacks white fringing on outer tail feathers, song is also completely different. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:10:00/10:40:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren near Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1981-05-02
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1981-05-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for one or two Bewick's Wrens near Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on May 2, 1981.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Bewick's Wren
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Hickory Hill Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren north of Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-05-02
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1981-05-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for one to two Bewick's Wren north of Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on May 2, 1981.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Bewick's Wren
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Hickory Hill Park
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Just past North boundary of Hickory Hills [sic] Park, Iowa City, IA (Johnson County)
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General: Junkyard and brush piles near Graveyard abutted by wooded ravine Specific: mostly seen in brush piles in ravine or at lip of ravine.
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The documentation form by Francis Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Barb Wilson, Bob Myers, Ross Silcock, and many others. | Elimination of similar species: House Wren has gray-brown color on breast and belly: Carolina Wren has white eye-stripe but is buffy color on the belly and lacks the white-fringing on the tail; Winter Wren is brown on the breast and belly. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/08:45:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Iowa City in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Rare birds
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1981-04-24
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1981-05-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on April 24, 1981.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Bewick's Wren
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Iowa City
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