Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 5, May/June 1998
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Science--Societies, etc Natural areas International Migratory Bird Day
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1998-05-01
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1998-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 5, May/June 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include details on March and April field trips, a Birders of the Month column profiling Ed Carbrey and Elizabeth Carbrey, information on a society Birdathon being held in conjunction with the celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, and an article "Eddyville Dunes: a Natural Heritage of the State" by Jane Clark.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Eared Grebe
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Ames Eddyville Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-necked Stilt at the Horseshoe Bend Division of the Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-04-28
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of one or possibly two Black-necked Stilts at the Horseshoe Bend Division of the Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Louisa County, IA on April 28, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Julison, Tim
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Black-necked Stilt
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Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Horseshoe Bend Division
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Mark Twain NWR, Wapello District, Horseshoe Bend Div.-Rush Lake
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Shallow fresh water marsh 2-4" near mud flats
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The documentation form by Tim Julison is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Kathy Maycroft. | Elimination of similar species: American avocet - Avocet has a longer and upcurved bill, solid lighter colored head + neck, there are white wing patches on the front and rear of the wings, and the legs are shorter and gray in color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:50:00/14:10:00.
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Iowa RBA, April 27, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-04-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa RBA for April 27, 1998. Highlights include Sprague's Pipit, Black-headed Gull, Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Black-legged Kittiwake. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Marbled Godwit Sprague's Pipit Clay-colored Sparrow Western Grebe Cattle Egret Black-legged Kittiwake Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Blackpoll Warbler Black-headed Gull
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Brenton Slough Clive Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Harrier Marsh Ida County Moorehead Pioneer Park Rathbun Lake Union Hills Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake Grovers Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-legged Kittiwake at Lake Rathbun, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-04-26
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on April 26, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Black-legged Kittiwake
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Rathbun Lake
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Lake Rathbun
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Boat ramp (closed off) on Lake Rathbun
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The documentation form by Tom Johnson forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ray Cummins was submitted. Another observer is Mike Stevens. | Elimination of similar species: Bonaparte's gull - no black area on neck- wing pattern different. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/17:10:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area, 1998
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-04-22
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 22, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, amended comments on the review, a memo about bird sighting, e-mail correspondence about the bird sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Sprague's Pipit
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Union Hills Wildlife Management Area
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Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area So. of Ventura, Cerro Gor[...] Co
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Rolling hills, open short grassy area, + cultivated field
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The documentation form by Carolyn Fischer forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jan L. Walter was submitted. Other observers include Patricia Hansen and Tim Phalen. | Elimination of similar species: Ruled out Sparrows + Longspurs, this bird did not have a conical beak. American Pipit, this bird did not have dark legs, no tail bobbing, not a heavy ear patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:25:00.
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Iowa RBA, April 20, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-04-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 20, 1998. Highlights include Whooping Crane, Eurasian Collared Dove, Cinnamon Teal and Red-necked Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Whooping Crane Red-necked Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Eurasian Collared Dove Cinnamon Teal Evening Grosbeak Snowy Egret Black-headed Gull
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Little Wall Lake Dunbar Slough Grinnell Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Cherokee Myre Slough State Game Management Area Virgin Lake Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Iowa RBA, April 13, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-04-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 13, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck and Red-necked Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Louisiana Waterthrush
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lily Pond Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Selma
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Tomahawk Marsh, 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Maps (documents) Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-04-10
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Tomahawk Marsh in Sac County on April 10, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a map of one of the sightings, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Reisz, Russell
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Tomahawk Marsh, Sac County, Iowa
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marsh, wetland
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The documentation form by Russell Reisz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Peter Ernzen, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Dick Tetrault, Chris Edwards, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt. | Elimination of similar species: Fulvous Whistling-duck is the most similar species. This species was eliminated because it has a different bill color and a different leg color than the Black-bellied Whistling-duck. The Fulvous Whistling-duck also lacks the white wing patch and the dark belly of the Black-bellied Whistling-duck. These were all points of identification for the species seen at Tomahawk Marsh. | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:58:00/19:58:00.
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Iowa RBA, April 6, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-04-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 6, 1998. Highlights include Long-tailed Duck, Smith's Longspurs and Fish Crow. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Fish Crow Smith's Longspur Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron
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Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lake Odessa Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Greater Ottumwa Park Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Goldfinch beakon, April/May 1998
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-04-01
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1998-05-31
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Upper Iowa Audubon Chapter newsletter dated April/May 1998. This newsletter contains a calendar of events and chapter news. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Upper Iowa Audubon Society
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Decorah
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for a Hummingbird species in Le Claire, 1998
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-03-31
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hummingbird species at Le Claire in Scott County, IA on March 31, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Don Moeller to Tom Kent and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schmitz, John A.
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Hummingbirds
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Le Claire
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Le Claire, Iowa
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The documentation form by John A. Schmitz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event occurred from 14:00:00/14:04:00.
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Iowa RBA, March 30, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-03-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for March 30, 1998. Highlights include Ferruginous Hawk, Glaucous Gull and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Ferruginous Hawk Eurasian Collared Dove Eastern Phoebe Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet Sandhill Crane
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Ida Grove Iowa Marble Lake Spirit Lake Swan Lake State Park
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Iowa RBA, March 23, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-03-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa RBA for March 23, 1998. Highlights include Tundra Swans and a Fish Crow. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Fish Crow Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pileated Woodpecker Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan Horned Lark
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Cerro Gordo County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Ledges State Park Coralville Boone County Lily Pond George
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Heard on the Birdline, March 15-June 15, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-03-15
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1998-06-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for March 15-June 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Lesser White-fronted Goose, Sprague's Pipit, Neotropic Cormorant, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, and Glossy Ibis. Other interesting observations include March sightings of a Ferruginous Hawk and Fish Crows, the first report of an adult Common Black-headed Gull in April, Black-billed Magpie and Black-necked Stilt sightings in May, and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and King Rail sightings in June.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Ferruginous Hawk Neotropic Cormorant Fish Crow Sprague's Pipit Bewick's Wren Lesser White-fronted Goose Black-billed Magpie Glossy Ibis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Black-necked Stilt Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-headed Gull King Rail
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Cerro Gordo County Ida County Lee County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Thorpe Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Lake MacBride Iowa Arboretum
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Iowa RBA, March 9, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-03-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa RBA for March 9, 1998. Highlights include Tundra Swan, Trumpeter Swan and Greater White-fronted Goose. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Mute Swan White-winged Crossbill Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan Great-tailed Grackle
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Cerro Gordo County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Green Castle Recreation Area Grinnell Iowa City Moorehead Pioneer Park Lily Pond
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Iowa RBA, March 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-03-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for March 2, 1998. Highlights include Eurasian Collard Dove, Woodcock and Turkey Vultures. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Turkey Vulture Eurasian Collared Dove Franklin's Gull Trumpeter Swan American Woodcock Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Big Creek Lake Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Grinnell Lake Red Rock Muscatine Muscatine County Whitebreast Recreation Area Roberts Creek Park
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1998 compiled by Ray Cummins
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Ray Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Canvasback Black-legged Kittiwake Least Tern Common Nighthawk Northern Shoveler Winter Wren Northern Bobwhite
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Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Spring field reports, 1998, Jim Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-tailed Hawk Marbled Godwit Turkey Vulture Short-eared Owl Glossy Ibis Yellow Rail Chuck-will's-widow Long-billed Dowitcher Pileated Woodpecker
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Ames Dunbar Slough Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Winnebago County Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Spring 1998 Iowa field report, Chris Edwards
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Edwards, Chris
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Bobolink Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Wood Thrush Palm Warbler Greater Scaup
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Wildcat Den State Park Lake MacBride MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring migration, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas Kent. Ernzen states this is one of the worst migrations in recent memory and includes a list of birds sighted for spring 1998 focusing on first and last sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wilson's Phalarope Palm Warbler Common Loon Tennessee Warbler House Wren Blackpoll Warbler
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Moorehead Pioneer Park Sac County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Buena Vista County
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Spring 1998 field report, Jane Clark
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jane Clark and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Clark, Jane
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Purple Finch Peregrine Falcon Red-eyed Vireo Pine Siskin Tennessee Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo
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Clive Des Moines Ledges State Park Loess Hills Wildlife Area Brown's Woods
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Field reports, spring 1998, Dennis Carter
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Waterfowl
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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American Bittern Bell's Vireo Redhead Yellow-rumped Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Lake Meyer Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Dick Bierman, spring 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Bierman, Dick
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Swainson's Hawk Horned Grebe Carolina Wren Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Black-bellied Plover Pine Siskin Winter Wren Great Blue Heron
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Cherokee County Osceola County Woodbury County Cherokee Pocahontas County
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Field reports March 1 through May 31, 1998, Pam and Reid Allen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Pam and Reid Allen and six others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Barn Owl Black-billed Magpie Franklin's Gull White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Piping Plover Blue Grosbeak
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Big Creek State Park Dallas County Plymouth County Thorpe Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather Waterfowl
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Thomas Kent reports that many of the usual migrants arrived late and in low numbers. Quarterly field report for the spring of 1998 titled "Field reports--spring 1998".
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Neotropic Cormorant Sprague's Pipit Eurasian Collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Glossy Ibis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Greater Prairie-Chicken Black-headed Gull
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