Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting spring 1977 bird observations, June 5, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird populations Bird watching Trapping
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1977-06-05
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N/A
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding the production of a species checklist and reporting on spring bird sightings and nettings in central eastern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Western Sandpiper Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Credit Island Pine Hill Cemetery Sabula Clinton County
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Peter Lowther letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding House Finch sighting in 1988, December 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1988-12-25
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1988-12-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Lowther to W. Ross Silcock about a House Finch sighting in Burlington on December 25, 1988.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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House Finch
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Burlington
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Robert Jessen letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted in Mahaska County during winter, April 2, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1974-04-02
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N/A
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Letter from Robert Jessen to Vernon M. Kleen reporting birds sighted in Mahaska County by Robert Jessen, Valerie Jessen, Keith Layton, and Irene Layton during winter 1973-1974. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1973-1974.
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Jessen, Robert
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Bald Eagle Great Horned Owl White-winged Crossbill American Woodcock
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Mahaska County
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Ronald Harms letter to Robert Myers regarding Connecticut Warbler, May 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1986-05-30
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N/A
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Letter from Ronald Harms to Robert Myers dated May 30, 1986. Harms reports netting, banding and photographing a Connecticut Warbler. Included with this letter is another letter from Ronald Harms to Robert Myers dated May 28, 1986 containing Harms' spring bird report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Harms, Ronald
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Bell's Vireo Eastern Towhee Evening Grosbeak Connecticut Warbler Spotted Towhee Lincoln's Sparrow
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Laurens
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 5, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1979-08-05
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N/A
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Letter from Ross Silcock to Thomas H. Kent regarding various bird sightings in western Iowa, including two young barn owls he banded. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Least Bittern American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Barn Owl American White Pelican Western Grebe Common Loon Gray Partridge Willet Snow Goose American Coot Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Woodbury County Malvern Riverton Audubon County
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Ruth Phipps letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings, February 7, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Fringillidae | Finches
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1979-02-07
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N/A
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Letter from Ruth Phipps to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings in southwest Iowa, February 7, 1979. Sightings of Purple Finch and Lincoln's Sparrow are underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1978-1979.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Bald Eagle Cedar Waxwing Barred Owl Purple Finch Long-eared Owl Lincoln's Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove
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Shenandoah Riverton Farragut
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Ruth Phipps letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, February 5, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-02-05
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N/A
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Letter from Ruth Phipps to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird watching, February 5, 1978. Sightings of Loggerhead Shrikes, Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, and a Harlan's Hawk are noted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Red-tailed Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Purple Finch Snow Goose Canada Goose Downy Woodpecker Mallard
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah Riverton
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Fowling Families
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1940-10-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated October 25, 1940. Rosene asks for help in identifying a goose, describes photographing and banding Bell's Vireos, and discusses family matters. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4143/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Cackling Goose
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Ogden
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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N/A
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding upcoming activities for bird lovers, July 15, 1924
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Migratory birds Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1924-07-15
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N/A
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union including a variety of upcoming activities. Activities include bird-banding in Iowa, Bird Day Conference in McGregor, Iowa and a campaign for a reduction in the bag limits on migratory game birds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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McGregor
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Letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird summer sightings, July 24, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Wild animal collecting
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1963-07-24
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N/A
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Letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings sent on July 24, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1963.
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Decorah
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Field notes contributed by Dean Mosman, summer 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dean Mosman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird
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Elkhart
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jack Jones, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jack Jones. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Jones, Jack (John Paul)
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Killdeer Rose-breasted Grosbeak Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Northern Rough-winged Swallow Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Snow Goose Northern Pintail Belted Kingfisher Green-winged Teal Wild Turkey American Robin American Goldfinch Common Pheasant Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl
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Browns Lake Plymouth County Sioux City Spirit Lake Loess Hills Wildlife Area O'Brien County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Alton Bacon Creek Park Millers Bay East High School
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, spring 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter with observer Jim B. Walter. The field notes include a detailed description of the behavior of Swanson's Hawks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Bell's Vireo Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Red-breasted Merganser Snowy Owl Western Kingbird Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Greater Scaup Surf Scoter Osprey Mourning Warbler Common Tern
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Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura Zirbel Slough White Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by Kathy Bayer, November 11, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-11
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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 Kathy Bayer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Bayer, Kathy
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Double-crested Cormorant Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon
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Pickerel Lake
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, fall 1996
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birdsongs
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1996-08-01
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1996-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Kelly McHay, Lewis Blevins and Corey Blevins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Bittern Prairie Falcon Great Black-backed Gull Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant White-eyed Vireo Clay-colored Sparrow Franklin's Gull Snowy Owl Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Baird's Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Winter Wren
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Credit Island Davenport Dixon Lock and Dam 13 Pine Hill Cemetery Pool 13 Duck Creek Park McLamarrah Park Nahant Marsh Pleasant Creek
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1980
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Troglodytidae | Wrens Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1980-03-01
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1980-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Walter Zuurdeeg, Clark Scott and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Marbled Godwit Horned Grebe Common Moorhen Orchard Oriole Long-billed Dowitcher Greater Scaup Hudsonian Godwit Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler American Golden Plover Great Egret
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Bettendorf Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Credit Island Le Claire Wildcat Den State Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, spring 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Songbirds
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1987-03-01
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1987-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers William S. Barker, Ann M. Barker, James Huntington, James P. Sandrock and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle American Bittern Common Grackle Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Clay-colored Sparrow Sora Common Nighthawk Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush
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Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Fort Madison Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Starr's Cave Nature Center
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Field notes contributed by Ronald Harms, May 17, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1988-05-17
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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 Ronald Harms with observers Judith Carlson and Ronald Reese. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Harms, Ronald
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Gray-cheeked Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow Ovenbird Audubon's Warbler American Black Duck
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Laurens Rush Lake
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1996
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1996-08-01
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1996-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers Robert I. Cecil, Raymond L. Cummins, James J. Dinsmore, Francis L. Moore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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American Avocet Bald Eagle Pomarine Jaeger Red-throated Loon Anhinga Blue-winged Teal Snowy Owl Western Grebe Snowy Egret Trumpeter Swan Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Dickcissel Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Sora Hudsonian Godwit Pine Siskin Laughing Gull
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Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lake Darling State Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Ada Hayden Heritage Park Runnells Overlook Gordon's Marsh Area Polk City Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by Robert I. Cecil, spring 1987
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Field notes
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Bird banding
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1987-03-01
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1987-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds contributed by Robert I. Cecil. The field notes consist of a list of species names and the number of birds banded by Don Johnson and Elaine Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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White-eyed Vireo Indigo Bunting Common Yellowthroat Baltimore Oriole Acadian Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray Catbird Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Nashville Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Margaret M. Anderson memorandum to district leaders regarding Bald Eagle banding and nests, May 24, 1984
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Nests
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1984-05-24
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1984-08-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Margaret M. Anderson memorandum to district leaders regarding Bald Eagle banding and nests, May 24, 1984, was forwarded by Fred Lesher to James J. Dinsmore, August 1, 1984, with a note that he didn't know the location of the nest site called Dead Haines (later found in Allamakee County). This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Lesher, Fred Anderson, Margaret M.
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Bald Eagle
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Allamakee County
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, September 1, 1944
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Administrative records
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Bird banding Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists Meetings
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1944-09-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, September 1, 1944. A talk on bird banding was given by Pearle Walker.
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Norris, Maude Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird surveys Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-12-19
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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 December 19, 1988. Highlights of the update include the results of several Christmas Bird Counts from around the state. Also of note were the interesting birds that were observed during the count, including Sandhill Cranes, an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gulls, and Northern Saw-whet Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Canada Goose Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Credit Island Hickory Hill Park Johnson County Lock and Dam 15 Polk County Spirit Lake Black Hawk Lake F W Kent County Park Fairmont Cemetery Lock and Dam 16 Auburn
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