Dorothy Franek letter to Frances Braley regarding her activities with birds, January 17, 1969
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification
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1969-01-17
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N/A
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Letter from Dorothy Franek to Frances Braley, dated January 17, 1969, discussed birds identified on her property in Grant Township, Montgomery County, near Red Oak, Iowa, bird feeders created, and the need for help in identifying some birds and banding some in the spring. Included were lists of the birds seen and a description of the location including a map of the acreage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1968-1969.
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Franek, Dorothy
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Grant Township
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Dorothy Franek letter to Peter C. Peterson regarding her first winter bird population study, March 10, 1969
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1969-01-01
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1969-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dorothy Franek to Peter C. Peterson, March 10, 1969, covered her first winter bird population study. She listed the birds she saw on her property, which she called the Franek Forty, during January 1-March 31, 1969. The letter included locations, weather conditions, and new plantings on the property. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1968-1969.
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Franek, Dorothy
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Northern Bobwhite
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Montgomery County
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Nicholas S. Halmi letters to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds observed during summer and fall 1973.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Feathers Habitat (Ecology) Rare birds
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1973-06-01
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1973-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letters from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds he observed in the fall and summer of 1973. One letter was about birds observed during summer 1973 near Iowa City. The other letter, dated November 20, 1973, was about birds observed during the fall of 1973 at Coralville Reservoir. This letter noted the following birds that the author regarded as rare: Willets, Stilt Sandpipers, Sanderlings, and Western Sandpipers. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1973.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Western Sandpiper Willet Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper
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Coralville Lake Iowa City
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Robert Jessen letter and checklist to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during 1974 fall migration, December 1, 1974
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Checklists Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1974-08-01
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1974-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Robert Jessen sent a letter and checklist to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during 1974 fall migration, December 1, 1974. The checklist was compiled with Keith Layton and covered Oskaloosa, Iowa. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1974.
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Jessen, Robert Layton, Keith
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Oskaloosa
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Robert Jessen letter and checklist to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter birds sighted in Mahaska County, April 2, 1975
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1975-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Robert Jessen letter and checklist sent to Vernon M. Kleen regarded winter birds sighted in Mahaska County, April 2, 1975. The letter noted that unusual birds seen were an Eastern Phoebe and a Dark-Eyed Junco, Oregon Race. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1974-1975.
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Jessen, Robert
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Eastern Phoebe Dark-eyed Junco
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Mahaska County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Wildlife conservation
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1976.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Bird Life report for September 1 to November 30, 1976
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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1976-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Bird Life report contributed by Rich DeCoster, December 3, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall, 1976.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Orchard Oriole Black-legged Kittiwake Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Northern Shrike Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park F W Kent County Park
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Bird sightings from Mike and Carol Newlon, fall 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Habitat (Ecology) Hirundinidae | Swallows Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Michael C. Newlon and Carol Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Newlon, Michael C. Newlon, Carol S.
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Savannah Sparrow Stilt Sandpiper
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake West Liberty F W Kent County Park North English
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Bird sightings checklist Swan Lake, fall 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1976-09-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist for Swann [sic] Lake, September 16, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Baird's Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Southwest Iowa field notes, August-November, 1976
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Migratory birds
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for Southwest Iowa contributed by Ruth Phipps. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1976.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Northern Flicker Brewer's Blackbird Henslow's Sparrow Goldeneye White-crowned Sparrow Spotted Towhee Hairy Woodpecker
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah Viking Lake
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, February 13, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1977-02-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Lark Sparrow Golden Eagle Greater White-fronted Goose
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Davenport Des Moines Scott County
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Joe Schaufenbuel letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding a Cooper's Hawk sighting, February 12, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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1977-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Cooper's Hawk sighting contributed by Joe Schaufenbuel in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Cooper's Hawk
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Saint Lucas
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding field notes, February 14, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1977-02-14
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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 Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Northern Shrike Mallard
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Fremont County Riverton
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Bird sighting of Ospreys at Lake Red Rock contributed by Jon Stravers, winter, 1976-1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Binoculars
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1976-12-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting of Ospreys was contributed by Jon Stravers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Stravers, Jon
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Bald Eagle Osprey Mallard
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Lake Red Rock
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Iowa Christmas bird count, winter 1976
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Tables (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Citizen science
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1976-12-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird count, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Iowa
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding potential sighting of a Long-tailed duck, January 31, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1977-01-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting contributed by Carl J. Bendorf in a letter to Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Long-tailed Duck
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Lock and Dam 14
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 21, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Turdidae | Thrushes
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1977-01-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes regarding bird sightings were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk Snowy Owl Pileated Woodpecker Spotted Towhee Wild Turkey Northern Shrike
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Iowa City Mason City Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Seymour Shellsburg
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighting, January 26, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Wit and humor
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1977-01-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting contributed by Woodward H. Brown in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Pygmy Nuthatch
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Des Moines
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Spring migration report from Pearl Knoop, Marble Rock
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Spring Parulidae | Warblers
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated spring migration report by Pearl Knoop, March 1 to May 31 for sightings in the Marble Rock area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Surf Scoter
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Floyd County Marble Rock
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Field Reports, Spring 1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration
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1977-06-03
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1977-06-05
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report and addendum submitted by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel for birds sighted northeastern Iowa during the spring of 1977. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk American Bittern Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant White-eyed Vireo Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Canvasback Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Piping Plover Black-billed Cuckoo Black Tern
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Volga Lake Yellow River State Forest Sweet Marsh Calmar Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area West Union Fayette County Guttenberg Lock and Dam 9 Waucoma Cedar Hills Sand Prairie Jackson Junction Echo Valley State Park
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the sighting of a Lincoln Sparrow, July 16, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Songbirds
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1978-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Carl J. Bendorf to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the sighting of a Lincoln Sparrow north of Amana, July 16, 1978. The letter also discusses how the author was able to help identify the bird through its singing. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Amana
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, July 8, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Corvidae | Jays, Crows, and allies Rare birds
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1978-07-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woodward H. Brown to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, July 8, 1978. The possibility of Stellar Jay sightings is also discussed. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Upland Sandpiper Grasshopper Sparrow Stellar's Jay Dickcissel Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Great Blue Heron
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Booneville Des Moines Madison County Polk County
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Fred Lesher letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, February 8, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1979-02-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, February 8, 1979. The sightings were made at Yellow River State Forest and Effigy Mounds National Monument. A note mentions that the Cooper's Hawk seen at Yellow River State Forest may have been a Sharp-shinned Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1978.
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Lesher, Fred
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record for White-winged Scoter, October 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Water birds
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1978-10-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting documentation submitted by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, October 24, 1978. Consists of a detailed description of a October 24 sighting of a White-winged Scoter at Nashua. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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White-winged Scoter
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Nashua
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird sightings checklist, winter 1978-1979
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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1978-12-01
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1979-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, winter 1978-1979. Includes handwritten annotations with locations and weather information. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of winter 1978-1979.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Bald Eagle American Kestrel Boreal Chickadee Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Great Blue Heron American Black Duck Northern Shrike
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Boone Booneville Guthrie County Harrison County Osage Pleasantville Sweet Marsh Buena Vista County Lake Panorama
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