W. Ross Silcock letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 25, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Common Moorhen White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser
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Forneys Lake Fremont County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Virginia Crocker letter to Gladys Black regarding the sighting of a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake, November 21, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1981-11-20
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1981-11-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation letter for a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake in Buena Vista County, IA on November 20, 1981.
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Crocker, Virginia R.
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Varied Thrush
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Storm Lake
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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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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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Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record for a Golden-winged Warbler, Carl Bendorf, May 4 1981
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1981-05-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation supporting hearing, but not seeing, a Golden-winged Warbler submitted by Carl Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Golden-winged Warbler
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Homestead
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Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record for a Cerulean Warbler, Carl Bendorf, May 4 1981
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1981-05-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation supporting the sighting of a Cerulean Warbler submitted by Carl Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Cerulean Warbler
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Homestead
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Verifying documentation form for Whistling Swan sighting submitted by Frederick Lesher, January 3 1981
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1981-01-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form submitted by Frederick Lesher documenting the sighting of a Whistling Swan, dated January 3, 1980 [1981?]. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Lesher, Fred
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Tundra Swan
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Clinton
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Verifying documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet sighting submitted by Peter C. Peterson, December 21 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Duck Creek Park, Davenport submitted by Peter Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Duck Creek Park
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Verifying documentation form for Peregrine Falcon sighting submitted by Tom Stone, Jr., December 27 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon in Cedar Falls submitted by Tom Stone Jr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Stone, Tom, Jr.
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Peregrine Falcon
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Cedar Falls
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Verifying documentation form for Peregrine Falcon sighting submitted by Thomas Stone, December 27 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon in Cedar Falls submitted by Thomas Stone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Stone, Tom
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Peregrine Falcon
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Cedar Falls
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Verifying documentation form for Greater Scaup sighting submitted by Thomas H. Kent, December 20 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form submitted by Thomas Kent documenting the sighting of a Greater Scaup on December 20, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Greater Scaup
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Lake MacBride
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Verifying documentation form for Glaucous Gull sighting submitted by Thomas H. Kent, December 21 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Glaucous Gull at Lock & Dam 14 submitted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Glaucous Gull
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Lock and Dam 14
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Verifying documentation form for Field Sparrow sighting submitted by Thomas H. Kent, December 21 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Field Sparrow in McLamarrah Park submitted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Field Sparrow
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McLamarrah Park
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Verifying documentation form for Curve-billed Thrasher sighting submitted by Michael C. Newlon, November 17 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-11-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Curve-billed Thrasher in Solon submitted by Michael Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Curve-billed Thrasher
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Solon
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Verifying documentation form for Brewer's Blackbird sighting submitted by Richard Nuss, December 20 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1980-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Brewer's Blackbird near Indian Creek south of Nevada submitted by Richard Nuss. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Nuss, Richard F.
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Brewer's Blackbird
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Nevada
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Verifying documentation form for a Burrowing Owl sighting submittted by Lee A. Schoenewe, July 16, 2003
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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2003-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A form documenting the sighting of a Burrowing Owl submitted by Lee A. Schoenewe on behalf of Dick Goeken. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Burrowing Owl
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Everly
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Unusual bird report form for Christmas Bird Counts regarding Trumpeter Swans, 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1998-12-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting during the Spirit Lake Christmas Bird Count for nine Trumpeter Swans at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on December 12, 1998.
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Schoenewe, Lee A. Grange, Gary
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Trumpeter Swan
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Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Unusual bird report form for an Osprey at Shenandoah, December 29, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-12-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Christmas Bird Count form documenting the sighting of an Osprey at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on December 29, 1998.
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Cunningham, Barbara
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Osprey
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Shenandoah
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Two letters sent between Rushton G. Cortelyou and Thomas H. Kent, regarding a Piping Plover sighting, July 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1986-05-28
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1986-07-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rushton G. Cortelyou letter to Thomas Kent, July 10, 1986, regarding a Piping Plover nest at the MidAmerican Energy Settling Ponds near Council Bluffs, IA on May 28, 1986. There is a response from Kent about Piping Plover sightings as well as how Nebraska ornithologists should report Iowa bird sightings dated July 12, 1986.
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Green, Ruth Cortelyou, Rushton G.
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Piping Plover
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Tri-city Bird Club daily field card compiled by Peter C. Petersen and Dale Birkenholz, May 29, 1956
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1956-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field card of birds observed in Hamilton County compiled by Peter C. Petersen and Dale Birkenholz, May 29, 1956.
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Birkenholz, Dale Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Warbling Vireo Song Sparrow Chimney Swift Yellow-throated Warbler Dickcissel Western Meadowlark American Robin Mourning Dove Horned Lark Black Tern
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Little Wall Lake Anderson Goose Lake
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Tom Nigus letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 30, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1977-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Tom Nigus in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi with observers Darwin Koenig, Lynn Braband, Tom Pray and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Nigus, Thomas A.
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Rough-legged Hawk American Bittern Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs American Coot Northern Harrier
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Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Elk Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ruthven Saylorville Lake Mud Lake Manson
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Todd Tracy email to Jim Fuller regarding Gyrfalcon sighting, February 14, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1994-02-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Todd Tracy to Jim Fuller dated February 14, 1994. Todd reports sighting a Gyrfalcon near Kirkwood Community College in Linn County, IA on December 1, 1992.
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Tracy, Todd T.
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Gyrfalcon
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Kirkwood Community College
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Thoughts on Possible Long-toed Stint
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-09-06
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1981-10-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Description of a rare bird sighting of a Long-toed Stint north of Davenport on September 6, 1981.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Long-toed Stint
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Davenport
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Thomas Kent letter to Ronald Harms regarding Swainson's Thrush, November 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1985-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent explains why he asks for additional documentation for out-of-season and accidental birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ferruginous Hawk Trumpeter Swan Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Tundra Swan
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Laurens
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Thomas Kent letter to Ronald Harms regarding Swainson's Thrush, November 22, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1985-11-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent asks for additional documentation for Swainson's Thrush sighting and suggests it may have been a Hermit Thrush. Included on the letter is Ronald Harms' reply that he had Judy Carlson verify the identification and that he also photographed the bird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush
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Laurens
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