Photograph of a Rough-legged Hawk roost
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat
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1960-11-01
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1961-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Rough-legged Hawk roost in several bare trees alongside a dirt road, two miles south of Little Wall Lake.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Rough-legged Hawk
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Little Wall Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat
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1992-08-01
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1992-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found at Rathbun Lake contributed by Tom Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Killdeer Eared Grebe Vermilion Flycatcher Red Knot Dunlin American Woodcock Red Phalarope Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Tree Swallow Snow Goose Bonaparte's Gull
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Rathbun Lake
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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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Jan Schamel letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Sedge Wren sighting, July 13, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1986-07-13
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N/A
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Jan Schamel reports her sighting of a Sedge Wren in a letter to James L. Dinsmore. Included with the letter is a newspaper clipping from the Fort Dodge Messenger detailing the bird sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Schamel, Jan
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Sedge Wren
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Badger Lake
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Jan Schamel regarding a Sedge Wren sighting, July 17, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1986-07-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James J. Dinsmore acknowledges Jan Schamel's report on the sighting of a Sedge Wren. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Sedge Wren
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Badger Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas C. Harr, summer 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr with observers James L. Matthews, Gary Wee and Dolly Zangger. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Upland Sandpiper Clay-colored Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Common Snipe Great Blue Heron Northern Bobwhite
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Spirit Lake Garlock Slough Wildlife Management Area Inwood Silver Lake
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Special sighting reports
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Habitat
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Special sighting reports submitted by Mark A. Dietzenbach. Includes notes related to the birds' habitats, breeding behavior, and other pertinent information. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Dietzenbach, Mark A.
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Lark Sparrow Hooded Merganser Veery Northern Mockingbird Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp Sparrow Canada Goose
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Allamakee County Washington Township Winneshiek County Fayette County Auburn Township Clermont Township
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Photograph of a Wood Duck perched on a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1960-01-01
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1960-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck is perched on top of a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1960.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Water birds Weather
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984. Included was a cover letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather, abundant water-living birds, and March kills of birds, August 2, 1984. Nestings of Least Terns and Piping Plovers at the IPL ponds were described in detail with seven other observers, and many herons were seen near the Missouri River in Fremont County. Counts of House Sparrows were shown to decrease as livestock operations decreased, 1978-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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House Sparrow Least Tern Piping Plover Great Blue Heron
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Fremont County Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field notes contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984, along with an undated cover letter to James J. Dinsmore and extra information on weather and habitat conditions. Seven species were sighted in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park and Van Buren County, with notes on songs and appearance of some. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Alder Flycatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Hermit Thrush Kentucky Warbler
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County
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Winter raptor survey, 1978
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Maps (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Strigiformes | Owls
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1978-12-01
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1978-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter raptor survey, 1978, by Dean M. Roosa, Paul Bartlett, and Darwin Koenig, published in December 1978 by the Iowa Preserves Board and the Iowa Conservation Commission. This survey is a formal report of sightings, population, and other information related to Raptors in the state of Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1976-1977.
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Roosa, Dean M. Bartelt, Paul Koenig, Darwin
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Iowa
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Ken Herring memo to James J. Dinsmore regarding shorebird sightings, July 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1984-07-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Ken Herring memo to James J. Dinsmore was regarding shorebird sightings, July 27, 1984. Pectoral Sandpipers, Solitary Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Killdeers were seen at Meadow Lake WMA and Bays Branch WMA in July 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Herring, Ken
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Killdeer Semipalmated Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Meadow Lake State Public Hunting Area
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Field notes contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey, Lamoni, Iowa, summer 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat
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1984-06-01
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1984-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey, Lamoni, Iowa, summer 1984. He and Jeffrey R. Livingston counted 23 Upland Sandpipers feeding post-harvest on his farm located in Bloomington Township, Decatur County, Iowa, and described the habitat that attracted them. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Upland Sandpiper
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Bloomington Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Weather
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1982-06-01
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1982-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 1982 titled "Field reports" contributed by Thomas H. Kent. Weather and habitat conditions are contributed by James P. Sandrock. It is published in American Birds 36:126-135. The report is a draft with manual annotations.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Sandrock, James P., 1929- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gray Jay east of Decorah in 1976
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird feeders Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1977-01-15
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Gray Jay east of Decorah in Winneshiek County, IA on October 30, 1976. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, two articles in Iowa Bird Life, and an article in the Des Moines Register.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Gray Jay
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Decorah
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Lantern slide and photograph of the Phoebe nest site
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Habitat
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1925-05-02
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N/A
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The cement culvert that was home to a Phoebe nest, May 2, 1925. Slide originally titled "Phoebe Nest Site." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Phoebe
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Field notes contributed by Bob Sheets, November 22, 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat
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1982-11-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Bob Sheets. The notes were submitted with the Iowa Natural Areas Inventory form about a farm near Lost Nation, Iowa.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Sheets, Bob
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Short-eared Owl
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Lost Nation
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Field notes contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer, fall 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration
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1982-08-01
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1982-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Schlemmer, Conrad F.
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Double-crested Cormorant Rusty Blackbird Goldeneye Chimney Swift American White Pelican Snow Goose Northern Waterthrush
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Council Bluffs Lake Manawa State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Gull Point State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1984
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Weather
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1984-08-01
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1984-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1984, was compiled by Michael C. Newlon. The most important find of the season was a Rufous Hummingbird seen at a feeder in Chester, Iowa, the first state record of this species.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Newlon, Michael C.
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Rufous Hummingbird Sprague's Pipit Black Scoter Red Knot Black-legged Kittiwake Ruff
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Chester Coralville Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Sioux Center Mississippi River, Iowa
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Field notes contributed by Robert W. Howe, December 2, 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1982-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Robert W. Howe. The field notes were submitted on the Iowa Natural Areas Inventory form. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Howe, Robert W. (Robert William), 1952-
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Northern Harrier
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Emmet County
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Iowa Natural Areas Inventory field survey contributed by Bob Sheets to Robert W. Howe, November 22, 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-11-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field survey was contributed by Bob Sheets to Robert W. Howe regarding concentrations of Long-eared Owl in heavy Plum thicket and Pine trees in Clinton County, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Sheets, Bob
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Long-eared Owl
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Clinton County
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Field report contributed by Douglas C. Harr, November 29, 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1982-11-29
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N/A
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Field report contributed by Douglas C. Harr and LaVonne Foote, observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Larchwood
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Tanya Bray letter and field report to Thomas H. Kent, November 29, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1982-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report was contributed by Tanya Bray and other observers in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Bray, Tanya
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Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Red-necked Phalarope Ruff
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Forneys Lake Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Lewis and Clark State Park
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Bob Barratt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Bob Barratt in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Barratt, Bob
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Killdeer Common Moorhen Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Snow Goose Great Blue Heron
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Peter E. Lowther letter to Lawrence Cantera regarding a report of three breeding bird censuses, July 29, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1982-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A letter and breeding bird population report of three prairie habitats in Northwestern Iowa were contributed by Peter E. Lowther in a letter to Lawrence Cantera. Census visits were conducted in June. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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Willow Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Henslow's Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Dickcissel Sedge Wren
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Cayler Prairie State Preserve Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve
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