Iowa RBA, December 7, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Weather Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for December 7, 1998. Highlights include Bohemian Waxwing, Surf Scoter, Black-legged Kittiwake, and Thayer's Gull. Includes notes for updates for December 10, and December 12.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Cedar Waxwing Eurasian Collared Dove Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Bohemian Waxwing Surf Scoter Long-eared Owl
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Davenport Ottumwa Rathbun Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Rock Valley MidAmerican Energy Ponds Grinnell Country Club
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2
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Iowa Birdline update, February 6, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Weather Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1989-02-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for February 6, 1989. Severe weather largely shut down birding activity. Highlights for the week include sightings of Purple Finches, Lapland Longspurs and Harris' Sparrows.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Purple Finch Gray Partridge
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Saylorville Lake Fairfield Clayton County Osceola Waukon
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2
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Hairy Woodpecker logs, Woodward Hart Brown, 1950-1977
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Field notes Research notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1950-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten counts of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around the United States from 1950 to 1977.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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3
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2
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird counts of Snowy Owl and Northern Shrike, February 28, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1977-02-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird counts of Snowy Owls in Iowa counties and Northern Shrike in Kossuth County 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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Snowy Owl Northern Shrike
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Algona Kossuth County Fayette
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Robert W. Nero letter to Gladys Black regarding Snowy Owl migration, February 21, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Migration Weather
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1977-02-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Snowy Owl migration from Canada to Iowa contributed by Robert W. Nero in a letter to Gladys Black.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Nero, Robert W.
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Snowy Owl
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Spring Report - Fremont Co. Iowa
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Field notes
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Bird watching Migratory birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather
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1976-03-01
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1976-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report from Ross Silcock containing bird sighting records and notes for the spring in Fremont County, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Franklin's Gull Black Tern
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Fremont County
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Melba Wigg letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter bird observations for the Council Bluffs area, April 3, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1976-04-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter reporting on snow and bird observations for the Council Bluffs area for the winter of 1975-1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1975/1976.
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Wigg, Melba
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Cinnamon Teal Evening Grosbeak Red-breasted Merganser Common Redpoll
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Council Bluffs Lake Manawa
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Winter of 1974-75, Red Rock area and Pleasantville, Iowa field notes, and Snowy Owl reports
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1974-12-01
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1975-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter of 1974-75, Red Rock area and Pleasantville, Iowa field notes were submitted by Gladys Black along with a cover letter to Vernon M. Kleen dated March 19, 1975, a newspaper article and a map. The article was one she wrote for the Des Moines Register called "Reports two Snowy Owls seen in central Iowa," and the map showed the number of Snowy Owl observations in Iowa counties, November 1974-March 1975. The letter summarized the findings on Snowy Owls from responses to the newspaper article, and the impact of a blizzard January 10-11 in northwest Iowa that killed many birds and livestock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1974-1975.
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Black, Gladys
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Snowy Owl
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Des Moines Iowa Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen reporting summer sightings, August 2, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather
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1974-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted around Iowa City during summer 1974. Halmi described wet summer weather conditions and seeing a Henslow's Sparrow, a Yellow-headed Blackbird, and Buff-breasted Sandpipers. He noted shorebirds began migration early, on July 21. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1974.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Henslow's Sparrow Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 2005
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Forest birds Weather
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2005-06-01
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2005-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 2005 annotated and compiled by James J. Dinsmore.
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Dinsmore, James J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Vermilion Flycatcher White-winged Dove Brown Pelican Black-billed Magpie Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Black-headed Gull King Rail
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Iowa
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Field card of all birds, Philip DuMont, August 21, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Weather Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
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1932-08-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated August 21, 1932. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont, Kenneth Nelson, Arthur Palas and Anna Palas in Polk County annotated with number sighted and weather.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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11
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2004
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Weather Birds--Infancy
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2004-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. Included with the field notes is a postcard detailing the sighting of a Black Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Ruffed Grouse Willow Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Swamp Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo Black Tern Least Sandpiper Green Heron
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Fort Atkinson Ridgeway
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 2004
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Weather
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2004-06-01
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2004-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 2004. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 74-4, 2004.
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Dinsmore, James J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Swallow-tailed Kite White-faced Ibis Baird's Sparrow White-winged Dove Harris' Sparrow Merlin Black-necked Stilt Le Conte's Sparrow Golden Eagle White-rumped Sandpiper Pine Siskin Bufflehead American Black Duck Common Merganser
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Iowa
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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, May 16, 1954
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Caprimulgiformes | Nighthawks and Nightjars Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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1954-05-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 16, 1954. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont annotated with weather, locations visited, and number sighted.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Waterworks Park Walnut Woods State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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11
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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, December 23, 1923
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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1923-12-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated December 23, 1923. This checklist was used by Philip DuMont, Kenneth Nelson and Mark Alcorn to record birds sighted around Des Moines. The list has been annotated with the number of birds sighted, the weather and the route taken.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Des Moines
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Field notes, winter 1971-72
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Weather
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1971-12-01
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1972-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for the winter of 1971-72 compiled by Woodward H. Brown reporting birds seen in Iowa during that time. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1971-1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Tanya Bray, July 31, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Birds--Counting Weather
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1989-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds contributed by Tanya Bray. Also included is a letter from Bray to James J. Dinsmore regarding the dry summer conditions and the lack of birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Bray, Tanya
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Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Loggerhead Shrike Western Kingbird Least Tern Solitary Sandpiper Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Wilson Island State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mount Crescent Ski Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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10
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas C. Harr, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Upland Sandpiper American White Pelican Yellow-throated Warbler Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager Eastern Whip-poor-will Great Egret
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Sioux County Spirit Lake Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Silver Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Prairie Lake Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Sandbar Slough Welch Lake
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10
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mary Jo Hartogh, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in and around Elma contributed by Mary Jo Hartogh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Hartogh, Mary Jo
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Carolina Wren House Finch Sedge Wren Pine Siskin
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Elma
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10
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Bald Eagle Willow Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Pectoral Sandpiper Green-winged Teal Great Blue Heron Horned Lark Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover
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Algona Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lizard Lake Ambrose A Call State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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10
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Seasonal field report contributed by Diane C. Porter, summer 1989
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Mississippi Kite Alder Flycatcher Bobolink Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Loggerhead Shrike Wood Thrush Dickcissel Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Northern Rough-winged Swallow Sedge Wren Ovenbird Yellow-throated Vireo Yellow Warbler Great Egret
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Benton County Burlington Jefferson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County Washington County Walton Lake Livingston Timber Recreation Area Brinton Timbers Park
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Fall migration, Iowa, 1971
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1971-08-01
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1971-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of fall migration in Iowa, 1971, has these bird names circled in red: King Eider, Indigo Bunting, and Sharp-tailed Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1971.
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Indigo Bunting Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow King Eider
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, July 14, 1979
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Water birds Weather Wetland birds
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1979-07-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Observational notes and list of bird sightings by James J. Dinsmore, July 14, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Double-crested Cormorant Willow Flycatcher Western Grebe Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Caspian Tern Northern Pintail
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Ames Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Ruthven Trumbull Lake Mud Lake Hottes Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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10
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Iowa Ornithologists Union, Quarterly field report, summer 1979
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Weather
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1979-06-01
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1979-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report for the summer of 1979 titled "Iowa Bird Field Reports - Summer 1979" compiled by Thomas H. Kent.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Western Wood-Pewee Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Report from Red Rock Refuge and Lake area, Pleasantville, Iowa, winter season, December 1970-March 1971
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Weather
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1970-12-01
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1971-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report from Gladys Black was regarding birds sighted at the Red Rock Refuge and Lake Red Rock near Pleasantville, Iowa, during the winter season, December 1970-March 1971. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1970-1971.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Goldeneye Long-tailed Duck Bufflehead Canada Goose Common Merganser Northern Harrier Mallard
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
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