Hank Zaletel letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a report of a Golden Plover, August 12, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1982-08-12
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This letter was contributed by Hank Zaletel to Thomas H. Kent. Hank is describing the identification of a young bird seen with a Golden Plover which he reported previously. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs American Golden Plover
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Colo
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Harry Oberholser letter to Oscar Allert regarding bird sightings, March 1, 1929
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1929-03-01
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N/A
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Letter from Harry Oberholser to Oscar Allert dated March 1, 1929. Oberholser responds to a request from Allert by providing details about a couple of bird sightings. Oberholser also states that if Allert has any skins he wishes identified that he should send them to Washington with return postage.
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Oberholser, Harry C. (Harry Church), 1870-1963
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Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler
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McGregor Prairie du Chien
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Herbert F. Wiese letter to Stephen Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field reports of spring 1991, March 12, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Weather
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1991-03-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with some detail about sighting submitted in the form of a letter from Herbert F. Weiss to Stephen Dinsmore on March 12, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Wiese, Herbert F.
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Horned Grebe Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Lesser Scaup Common Merganser
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Cedar Lake
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Herbert F. Wiese letter to Stephen Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field reports spring 1991, March 12, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration
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1991-03-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports in the form of a letter for Herbert F. Wiese to Stephen Dinsmore on March 8, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Wiese, Herbert F.
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Ruddy Duck Lesser Scaup
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Cedar Lake
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Hermit Thrush, 12-19-98, Kelly J. McKay
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1998-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes describing the observation of a Hermit Thrush east of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on December 19, 1998.
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McKay, Kelly
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Hermit Thrush
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Cedar Rapids
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House Finch -- Documentation, 1989
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1989-03-25
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1989-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report from John Van Dyk about House Finch sightings from March 25 to April 20 and May 5, 1989 around Sioux Center in Sioux County, IA.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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House Finch
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Sioux Center
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How to know Iowa Hawks
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Instructional materials Descriptions (documents)
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Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles
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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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Field guide written by Walter W. Bennett to help students in ornithology. It includes a field key to Iowa Hawks with information on how to easily identify 19 common species using color, number of bars and shape of tail, color of back and head and size of the hawk.
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Bennett, Walter W.
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Iowa
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IA spring '99, Bill Huser
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1999-03-01
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1999-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Huser, Bill F.
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American Avocet Swainson's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Cinnamon Teal Snowy Egret Trumpeter Swan Western Sandpiper Least Tern Piping Plover
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Badger Lake Blue Lake Browns Lake Snyder Bend Park Bacon Creek Park
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IA summer '98 report, Bill Huser
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Tern Piping Plover Baird's Sandpiper Sedge Wren Great Egret Northern Bobwhite
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Browns Lake Stone State Park Bacon Creek Park
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IA summer 1995 report, Bill Huser
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1995-06-01
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1995-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Least Tern Piping Plover Willet Black-billed Cuckoo Least Sandpiper
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Stone State Park New Lake Sioux City State Prairie Preserve
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Iceland Gull, March 15, 1991, Red Rock Reservoir
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Field recordings
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1991-03-15
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N/A
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Audiovisual material
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Video by Diane Porter of an Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir, March 15, 1991. The video includes an interview with Tim Schantz, who discovered the gull, and narration that gives a detailed description of the gull's identifying features. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/1007/view.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Herring Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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Imm. l-b and sh-b dowitichers, Half-moon lake, CoR, 1 Sept 1980
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1980-09-01
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1980-10-11
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for the Long-billed Dowitcher and Short-billed Dowitcher at Half Moon Lake in Johnson County, IA on September 1, 1980.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Long-billed Dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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IOU fall field report, Wendy VanDeWalle
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1994-08-01
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1994-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Wendy VanDeWalle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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VanDeWalle, Wendy
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Red-necked Phalarope Northern Harrier
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Ankeny Polk City Wildlife Area
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IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, December 2, 1996
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather
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1996-12-02
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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 Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Cedar Waxwing Blue-headed Vireo Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Canvasback Common Moorhen Merlin Black-bellied Plover Gray Catbird Great Blue Heron Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Park Marble Lake Rush Lake Spirit Lake Little Sioux River Correctionville Silver Lake Alvord Sanborn
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Iowa Bird Life report for September 1 to November 30, 1976
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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1976-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Bird Life report contributed by Rich DeCoster, December 3, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall, 1976.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Orchard Oriole Black-legged Kittiwake Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Northern Shrike Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park F W Kent County Park
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Iowa Birdline update for November 25, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for November 25, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Glaucous, Thayer's and Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, Brown Thrasher and a Merlin.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Merlin Lesser Black-backed Gull White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Coralville Lake Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, April 10-12, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-04-10
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1995-04-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Birdline update for April 10-12, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Smith's Longspurs, a Cinnamon Teal, Sandhill Cranes and a Chestnut-collared Longspur. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of five Eared Grebes, four Horned Grebes and a Short-eared Owl.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Ross' Goose Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sandhill Crane
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Goose Lake Johnson County Lake Manawa Pocahontas Polk County Carroll County Louisa County Green Island Wildlife Management Area Webster City
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Iowa Birdline update, April 12, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-04-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 12, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Sandhill Cranes, a Cinnamon Teal and a Black-throated Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an adult Iceland Gull in a field with about 300 Ring-Billed Gulls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Ring-billed Gull Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Iceland Gull Black-crowned Night Heron Sora Pileated Woodpecker Sandhill Crane
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Brenton Slough Des Moines Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Waterloo Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rock Creek State Park Swan Lake
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Iowa Birdline update, April 13, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of thousands of American White Pelicans in the state on about every body of water and Barn Owls nesting at the same location in Taylor County for the fourth consecutive year. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Little Blue Heron near Burlington that has been at the same pond for three straight days and 12 Red-breasted Mergansers at Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren Barn Owl American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Greater Prairie-Chicken Dunlin Baird's Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird Bonaparte's Gull
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Burlington Cedar Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Ringgold State Wildlife Area Green Valley State Park Runnells Overlook Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Taylor County
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Iowa Birdline update, April 19, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-04-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 19, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bewick's Wren, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Iceland Gulls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Rock Wren, Tundra Swan, Mute Swan and an Eared Grebe.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Eared Grebe Bewick's Wren Mute Swan Yellow-throated Warbler Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Rock Wren Hudsonian Godwit Louisiana Waterthrush Tundra Swan
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Lake Macbride State Park Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Warren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Argyle Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Blackhawk Bottoms
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Iowa Birdline update, April 20-22, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Gruidae | Cranes Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-20
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1992-04-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 20-22, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female Evening Grosbeak, Sandhill Cranes that have been reported for several weeks now, and a good number of three Longspur species, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Smith's Longspur and Lapland Longspur. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 16 duck species, 40 Great Egrets and three American White Pelicans.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bobolink Chestnut-collared Longspur Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Carolina Wren American White Pelican Evening Grosbeak Little Gull Sandhill Crane Great Egret
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Coralville Lake Ledges State Park Marshalltown Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Birdline update, April 26, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-04-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 26, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Rock Wren, eight White-faced Ibis, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and an immature Little Blue Heron. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a pair of Short-eared Owls and eleven sparrow species.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Short-eared Owl Virginia Rail Rock Wren Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Sandhill Crane
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Spirit Lake Warren County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Larson Marsh Titonka
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Iowa Birdline update, April 27, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 27, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of Black Rails, a Eurasian Wigeon, Cinnamon Teal and Chestnut-collared Longspurs. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Clay-colored Sparrows in several locations and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak that was back in Iowa City.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Eared Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Chestnut-collared Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow Eurasian Wigeon Cinnamon Teal Black Rail Whimbrel Black-crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit
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Little Wall Lake Ankeny Des Moines Iowa City Liscomb Percival Pleasant Creek State Park Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Palo
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Iowa Birdline update, April 5, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 5, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow and Townsend's Solitaire, plus a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of several Tundra Swans and three Great Egrets.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Black-throated Sparrow Merlin Osprey Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan Great Egret
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Bremer County Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Lost Island Lake Spencer Waterloo Shell Rock River Greenbelt
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Iowa Birdline update, April 6, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 6, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a very late Northern Shrike, a Ferruginous Hawk flyover in Story County and Yellow-rumped Warblers brought in by the south winds overnight. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Goshawk and 20 American White Pelicans.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Ferruginous Hawk Smith's Longspur American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Virginia Rail Yellow-rumped Warbler American Black Duck Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Madison County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Story County
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