Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, summer 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in Cass County contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Grasshopper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Bobwhite
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Cass County Indian Creek
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Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Weather
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1993-08-01
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N/A
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Green-backed Heron Ring-billed Gull Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Snow Goose Yellow-throated Vireo Great Blue Heron American Golden Plover Great Egret
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Des Moines Jester Park Johnston Saylorville Lake Moeckley Prairie
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Chris Edwards, summer 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Weather Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Edwards, Chris
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White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren Orchard Oriole Yellow-throated Warbler Acadian Flycatcher Veery Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Coralville Lake Johnson County Lake Macbride State Park Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Photograph of a male and female Wood Duck in a tree
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A male and female Wood Duck perched in a tree, 1965.
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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 Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Dinsmore notes the excellent fall migration and shorebird habitat at Saylorville Lake and northern Polk County. He lists numerous bird sightings made by himself and others across Iowa, noting he personally saw 263 species during the fall season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Eared Grebe American White Pelican Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Black-throated Blue Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler
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Little Wall Lake Ames Big Creek State Park Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Dunbar Slough Iowa Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Brookside Park Cooper Prairie Marsh Madrid
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding Broad-winged Hawk sighting, fall 1986
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Gillaspey writes about a report of Broad-winged Hawks at Little River Lake. He includes a clipping of the report printed in the Lamoni Chronicle on October 16, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Little River Recreation Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jack Jones, fall 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Weather
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jack Jones. The field report includes habitat conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Jones, Jack (John Paul)
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Double-crested Cormorant American Crow Common Grackle White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal American White Pelican House Sparrow Common Nighthawk Belted Kingfisher Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Eastern Screech-Owl
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Sioux City Bacon Creek Park Center Lake Wildlife Management Area Eagle Point
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Prairie Chickens in Iowa
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Press releases
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Habitat Wildlife conservation
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1934-12-20
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N/A
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Press release dated December 20, 1934. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission Philip DuMont notes that Prairie Chickens should nest in Iowa in increasing numbers as a result of the Waterfowl restoration program.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Clay County Iowa Lyon County Wayne County Clayton County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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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Check list of the birds of Story County, Iowa, 1970
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Important bird areas Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1970-03-01
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1970-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of the most regularly observed bird species found in Story County as well as at Ledges State Park and in Greene County compiled by John Faaborg and Jim Rod, March 1970. Included is a list of the better birding locations found in Story, Boone, Greene, and Hamilton Counties including directions to the habitats as well as species commonly located at each destination. Also of note is a chart for the months of March, April, and May which shows the average arrival dates of common Iowa spring migrant birds.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Dunbar Slough Finn Pond Wildlife Area Greene County Hamilton County Ledges State Park Story County Boone County Goose Lake McHose Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds contributed by James J. Dinsmore. A brief note from Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding the sighting of 29 Cattle Egrets is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Marshalltown
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Field notes contributed by Jane Clark, fall 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Jane Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Clark, Jane
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Eastern Towhee Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Purple Finch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Brown Creeper
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Clive Walnut Creek Glendale Cemetery Greenbelt Park
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, December 1, 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1993-12-01
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N/A
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Indigo Bunting Red-breasted Merganser Semipalmated Plover Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Tennessee Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Winter Wren Barn Swallow Northern Shrike Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Storm Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument Twin Springs Park
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Field notes contributed by Nicholas A. Kubik, summer 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather Birds--Feeding and feeds
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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 Nicholas A. Kubik with observers Margo Kubik and Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Kubik, Nicholas A.
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Willow Flycatcher Orchard Oriole Eastern Phoebe Dickcissel Great Crested Flycatcher Veery Scarlet Tanager Cliff Swallow
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Tama County Tama Salt Creek Wildlife Area
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Frederic Leopold letter to Peter P. Laude regarding nesting Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual convention, May 12, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1952-05-12
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N/A
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Peter P. Laude regarding nesting Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual convention, May 12, 1952. Leopold extends an invitation to visit his Wood Duck nesting area as well as thanks Laude for the invitation to speak at the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual convention. This document is continuation of a previous conversation between Laude and Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3077/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3078/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3081/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3082/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3084/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Iowa City
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Peter P. Laude letter to Frederic Leopold regarding an invitation to view nesting Wood Ducks, April 16, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Birdhouses
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1952-04-16
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N/A
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Letter from Peter P. Laude to Frederic Leopold regarding an invitation to view nesting Wood Ducks, April 16, 1952. The letter details Laude's regretful decline of Leopold's invitation to visit Burlington and view nesting Wood Ducks due to conflicts in the scheduling of the trip. This document is continuation of a previous conversation between Laude and Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3077/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3078/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3081/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3082/view.
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Laude, Peter P.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Iowa City
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Frederic Leopold letter to Peter P. Laude regarding an invitation to view the Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, February 18, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Wood duck--Behavior
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1952-02-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Peter P. Laude regarding an invitation to view the Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, February 18, 1952. The letter details an invitation to Burlington and the best times to see the nesting Wood Ducks. This document is a continuation of a previous conversation between Laude and Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3077/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3078/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3081/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Iowa City
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Adrey E. Borell letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses, December 12, 1951
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birdhouses Predatory animals Duck populations
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1951-12-12
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N/A
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Letter from Adrey E. Borell to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses, December 12, 1951. The letter details the placement and success of Wood Duck houses in Vermont and New Jersey.
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Borell, Adrey E.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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The results of the 1984-85 winter raptor survey of Westfield Township, Fayette County, Iowa
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Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Weather
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1984-12-27
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1985-02-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The report details the observation of raptors and shrikes in Westfield Township during the winter of 1984-1985. It includes details about species, weather, habitat, times of observation, bird sex, plumage, age, and behavior. The report includes tabular data and charts. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Wehde, David D.
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Barred Owl Northern Goshawk Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Westfield Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Precipitation (Meteorology) Weather
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1978-06-01
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1978-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 1978. The general comments section mentions the unusually high amount of rainfall that year and its effect on bird habitats. The report is a draft with numerous manual annotations.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Field notes contributed by Doug Reeves, May 30, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1985-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Doug Reeves in a memo to Jim Dinsmore. A memo contributed by Bob Dolan to Doug Reeves regarding a Barn Owl Sighting on May 10, 1985 is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Reeves, Doug Dolan, Bob
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Broad-winged Hawk Summer Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Barn Owl Great Crested Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager
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Monona County Dolliver Memorial State Park
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Robert I. Cecil letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding field note, June 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1985-06-29
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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 I. Cecil in a letter to Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985. This item is related to field notes by Robert I. Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8911/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Yellow-breasted Chat Orchard Oriole Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blue Grosbeak Kentucky Warbler
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Photograph of a male and female Wood Duck in a tree
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Wood duck--Behavior
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A male and female Wood Duck perched on a tree branch, 1965.
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Precipitation (Meteorology) Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather
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1978-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the fall of 1978. The general comments section discusses the impact of the fall weather on bird habitats, in particular, the effect of precipitation on shorebirds. The report is a draft with numerous manual annotations.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Criteria for Iowa Important Bird Area (IBA) site selection
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Administrative records
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Rare birds
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2003-01-01
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2003-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Document by the Iowa Ornithologist's Union stating various categories that can be used to designate a site as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Item includes lists of birds covered by each category, as well as "habitats nominated for IBA status" by Iowa county.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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