Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Coon Lake before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1879-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Coon Lake, IA before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by J. Krider, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for an Ibis species at Goose Lake in 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds
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1964-10-20
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an Ibis species at Goose Lake in Greene County, IA on October 20, 1964. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication An extraordinary day in Iowa Bird Life 34:101-102 by John Faaborg, seen by Faaborg and Dave Bucklin.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Goose Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Grinnell in 1884
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1891-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Ferruginous Hawks at Grinnell in Poweshiek County, IA around 1884. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Poweshiek County Iowa in Ornithologist and Oologist 16:131-134 by Carl Kelsey, and referenced by four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Grinnell
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew in Clay County from 1865-1875
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1943-12-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlew in Clay County, IA from 1865-1875. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Early bird life in Clay County Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 13:65 by T.C. Stephens seen by Franklin W. Calkins.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Clay County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at Kossuth County around 1880
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1883-06-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlews at Kossuth County, IA around 1880. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Some Prairie Birds in the Ornithologist and Oologist 18:81-82 by J.W. Preston and is referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Kossuth County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Des Moines in 1902
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1931-10-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Rock Wrens at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on June 30, 1902. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County, Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Lester P. Fagan.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Des Moines
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan at Little Twin Lakes in 1883
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Trumpeter Swans at Little Twin Lakes in Hancock County, IA in 1883. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by J.W. Preston, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Twin Lake Township
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan at the headwaters of Des Moines River in 1875
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Trumpeter Swans at the headwaters of Des Moines River in IA during 1875. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by J.W. Preston.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Des Moines River
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-billed Magpie at 234th St. east of Highway 12 in Sioux Township in Plymouth County in 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1998-03-01
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2000-11-24
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Records Committee review for two Black-billed Magpies at 234th St. east of Highway 12 in Sioux Township in Plymouth County, IA on April 30, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and 1998 Spring Field Reports by Pam and Reid Allen. The document is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6324/view.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-billed Magpie
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Sioux Township
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird at Charles City in 1914
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1923-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Records Committee review for two Mountain Bluebirds at Charles City in Floyd County, IA during April 1914. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Floyd County, Iowa (Part III. Continued) in the American Midland Naturalist 8(10/11):230-256 by Caroll Lane Fenton.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mountain Bluebird
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Charles City
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A Comparison of two Iowa Duck nesting seasons
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ducks--Counting Ducklings
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1933-01-01
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1934-12-31
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Report for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. In this report Logan J. Bennett discusses factors creating a decrease in Duck nesting from 1933 to 1934. This report was published in Transactions of the American Game Conference, vol. 21.
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Bennett, Logan J. (Logan Johnson), 1907-
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Red Rock Lake, Red Rock Refuge, Iowa, spring 1973
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Environmental monitoring
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1973-03-01
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1973-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report from Gladys Black regarding birds sighted at Red Rock Lake and the Red Rock Refuge during the spring of 1973. Much of her report was about nesting failures of Great Blue Herons and investigation into whether this was caused by pesticides. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1973.
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Black, Gladys
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Great Blue Heron
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Lake Red Rock
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding nesting season, August 21, 1964
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1964-08-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of nesting season in Marble Rock, Iowa was contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1964.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Dickcissel Wood Duck Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Canada Warbler Mourning Dove
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Marble Rock
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The Ottumwa Bird Club
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Administrative records
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1944-01-01
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1944-12-31
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Report on the first year of the Ottumwa Bird Club, including a history of it's founding, summaries of the group's activities, and a list of birds reported by members that year.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Bald Eagle American White Pelican Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler Mourning Dove Cliff Swallow
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Lake Wapello Ottumwa Cliffland River Access
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Saylorville's Cooper's Hawks
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1986-08-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report titled "Saylorville's Cooper's Hawks." The report discusses the sightings of Cooper's Hawks at the Saylorville Reservoir. The item includes a letter written in response to the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Cooper's Hawk
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Saylorville
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Field report, Cedar Rapids area
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Reports of bird sightings near Cedar Rapids submitted by Lillian Serbousek. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Serbousek, Lillian
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Red-shouldered Hawk Upland Sandpiper Sprague's Pipit Connecticut Warbler Cliff Swallow
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Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Ryan Palisades-Kepler State Park Toddville Alburnett
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Documentation for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, May 10, 1998, Rita Goranson
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds Birds--Infancy
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1998-05-10
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1998-07-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rita Goranson documents sighting a breeding pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers from May 10 through July 8. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Goranson, Rita
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Mason City
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Two letters sent between Rushton G. Cortelyou and Thomas H. Kent, regarding a Piping Plover sighting, July 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1986-05-28
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1986-07-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rushton G. Cortelyou letter to Thomas Kent, July 10, 1986, regarding a Piping Plover nest at the MidAmerican Energy Settling Ponds near Council Bluffs, IA on May 28, 1986. There is a response from Kent about Piping Plover sightings as well as how Nebraska ornithologists should report Iowa bird sightings dated July 12, 1986.
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Green, Ruth Cortelyou, Rushton G.
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Piping Plover
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Scott Rolfes routing slip to James J. Dinsmore regarding slides of ducks and geese, July 25, 1984
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1984-07-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Scott Rolfes routing slip to James J. Dinsmore was regarding slides of ducks and geese, July 25, 1984. He sent slides of a potential Black Duck, knew one in the photo was a Mallard, and also sent a photo of Canada Geese that nested in a cottonwood. No locations were provided. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Rolfes, Scott
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Canada Goose American Black Duck Mallard
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Iowa
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Second supplementary breeding bird census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, Louisa County, Iowa, 1984
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Reports
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Environmental monitoring
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1984-07-01
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1984-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Second supplementary breeding bird census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, Louisa County, Iowa, 1984, was written by Peter C. Petersen. It was submitted to Environmental Services Division, Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company, Davenport, Iowa, July 1984. Three visits were made in 1984 and compared with 1983 to re-evaluate the breeding population of the preserve, with dozens of species listed along with their breeding status. On the title page of the report was a note from Peter C. Petersen to James J. Dinsmore that he had included the most significant records in a separate report. That report listed six species at BSMNP. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-breasted Chat Lark Sparrow Hooded Merganser Northern Mockingbird
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Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
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Sharon Steffens letter to Thomas H. Kent with incorporated field notes, May 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1985-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Sharon Steffens letter, May 29, 1985 written on a field checklist of Iowa birds, regarding bird sightings, rescuing a baby screech owl, the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, and her hobby of bird photography. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Steffens, Sharon
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Northern Flicker Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow Pine Siskin Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Atlantic Lake Anita State Park
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Special sighting reports, Thomas Rosburg, summer 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Special sighting reports of a Loggerhead Shrike and an Upland Sandpiper contributed by Thomas Rosburg. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Rosburg, Thomas
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Upland Sandpiper Loggerhead Shrike
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Ringgold County
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Field reports
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring field report submitted by James C. Bednarz. Noteworthy sightings have been underlined in red . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Bednarz, James C. (James Cary)
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cattle Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey
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Allamakee County Benton County Wexford Creek Dubuque County Mann Wilderness Area
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Spring migration, March 1-May 24, 1984, contributed by Peter C. Petersen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests
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1984-03-01
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1984-03-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration, March 1-May 24, 1984, were field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, with nine other observers. Highlights were a Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake and Greater Scaups at Goose Lake. A Pine Siskin at Fairmont Cemetery was seen carrying nesting material. First page said 1983, but this item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Red-throated Loon Greater Scaup Pine Siskin
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Cedar Lake Goose Lake Fairmont Cemetery
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Field notes contributed by Ann Johnson, spring 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1996-03-01
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1996-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Johnson, Ann
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Thayer's Gull Horned Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Indigo Bunting Chimney Swift Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Ross' Goose Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Lark Sparrow Greater Scaup Sora Hudsonian Godwit Glaucous Gull Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Great-tailed Grackle
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Big Creek Lake Burlington Lake Red Rock Norwalk Saylorville Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Runnells Overlook
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