Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1984-04-14
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N/A
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Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984. He described their mating dances that took place March 27-April 9 near where he lived in Westfield, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Farmer, Larry K.
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American Woodcock
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Westfield
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Letter and bird sighting checklist from Robert and Valerie Jessen to Vernon M. Kleen, spring migration 1974
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures
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1974-03-01
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1974-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and accompanying checklist from Robert and Valerie Jessen to Vernon M. Kleen reporting birds banded and sighted near Oskaloosa. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1974.
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Jessen, Robert Jessen, Valerie
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Great Horned Owl White-winged Crossbill Barred Owl Chuck-will's-widow
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Oskaloosa
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Letter from Janet Greer to Vernon M. Kleen reporting a Snowy Egret, May 22, 1974.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1974-03-01
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1974-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Detailed report of a Snowy Egret near Pacific Junction from Janet Greer to Vernon M. Kleen on May 22, 1974. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1974.
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Greer, Janet
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Snowy Egret
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Pacific Junction
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Letter from Ross Silcock to Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding bird sightings and locations, August 11, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat
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1976-08-11
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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 Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of Summer 1976.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Iowa
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Lincoln's Sparrow, 12-27-96, Kelly J. McKay, (Oakville) Western Mercer Co. CBC
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1996-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report for a Lincoln's Sparrow around Oakville in Louisa County, IA on December 27, 1996 by Kelly McKay during a Christmas Bird Count.
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McKay, Kelly
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Oakville
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Man and birds
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Lecture notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Conservation Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation Citizen science
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1934-02-20
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N/A
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Lecture notes. Presentation by Oscar Allert read before the Monona Garden Club, Monona, Iowa, on February 20, 1934. Allert talks about birds and the need for their conservation.
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Allert, Oscar P.
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Monona
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Maridel Jackson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 26, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1993-07-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Maridel Jackson to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 26, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Mississippi Kite Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Peregrine Falcon Solitary Sandpiper
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Des Moines Perry Polk County Iowa State Capitol
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More Gray Jays in Iowa
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Zoological specimens
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1976-08-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report on Gray Jays sighted in Iowa in the fall of 1976 and winter of 1976/77 by Nicholas, S Halmi. This document was written as a response to an article by Gladys Black that was published in the Des Moines Register. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Gray Jay
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Cedar Falls Decorah Mason City
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Myrle M. Burk letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding a sighting of a flock of Canada Geese in Waterloo, Iowa, January 2, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1977-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of a flock of Canada Geese in Waterloo, Iowa contributed by Myrle M. Burk in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Burk, Myrle M.
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Canada Goose
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Waterloo
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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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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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings in northwest Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Double-crested Cormorant Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret American Woodcock Redhead Osprey Sedge Wren Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Ovenbird Lesser Scaup
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Marble Lake Palo Alto County Ruthven Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Neil Bernstein letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field report for summer 1990, July 3, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Conservation Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1990-07-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings reported to IOU by Neil Bernstein in a letter to Jim Dinsmore on July 3, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Upland Sandpiper Dickcissel Great Crested Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler
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Fort Defiance State Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve Stinson Prairie State Park
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted around Iowa City during the winter season, April 1, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Citizen science
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1974-04-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen reporting birds sighted in the Iowa City area during the 1973-1974 winter season. Halmi describes interactions between hawks and owls, the amount of various species present, and birds seen during the Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1973-1974.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl
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Iowa City
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during May-July 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds
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1973-05-01
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1973-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes from Nicholas S. Halmi describing birds sighted during May-July, 1973. This item was used as supporting documentation for American birds, spring 1973 report. This item was also used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1973.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Iowa
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Notes on Henslow's Sparrows contributed by Rita Goranson, summer 2003
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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2003-06-01
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2003-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Rita Goranson detailing Henslow's Sparrow observations summer 2003. The field notes includes detailed descriptions of the Henslow's Sparrows activities including their habitat and behavior. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.
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Goranson, Rita
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Bobolink Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow
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Mason City
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Patricia M. Williams letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Cattle Egret sighting, May 29, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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1983-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Patricia M. Williams to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Cattle Egret sighting, May 29, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Williams, Patricia M.
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Cattle Egret
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Hinton
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Peter C. Peterson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighitings, February 13, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1977-02-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi, dated February 13, 1977, that details various bird sightings, including a Black-legged Kittiwake at the Duane Arnold Energy Center by Bryan Gielins on January 22 and 23, 1977.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Lapland Longspur Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Lark Sparrow Golden Eagle Greater White-fronted Goose Ring-necked Dove
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Clinton Credit Island Davenport Des Moines Lock and Dam 14 Scott County Duane Arnold Energy Center
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Piping Plovers, Iowa Power & Light Settling Ponds
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of Piping Plover activity around the Iowa Power & Light Settling Ponds in Pottawatamie County submitted by Babs Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Padelford, Babs
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Piping Plover
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Randall Pinkston letter to James Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for the official field report, June 2, 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Weather
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1991-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter containing field reports with hand annotations accompanied by an introduction and a supplement and checklists for rare bird sightings submitted by Randall Pinkston to the IOU editor (Jim Dinsmore) on June 2, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Bald Eagle White-eyed Vireo Purple Martin Common Moorhen Ross' Goose Greater Scaup Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler
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Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve Oakland Cemetery
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Rare bird documentation for Sharp-tailed Sparrow at Prairie Rose State Park in 1975
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1975-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation for a Sharp-tailed Sparrow at Prairie Rose State Park in Shelby County, IA on May 31, 1975.
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Bray, Tanya
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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Prairie Rose State Park
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Rare bird documentation form for American Pipit at Lake Ahquabi State Park, 1999
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1999-01-01
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1999-01-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an American Pipit at Lake Ahquabi State Park in Warren County, IA on January 1, 1999.
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Sinclair, Jim
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American Pipit
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Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Lake Ahquabi St. Pk.
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stream bed in bottomland forest
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The documentation form by Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The long bill eliminated any kind of sparrow and the white outer tail feathers eliminated water thrush species. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:15:00/11:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for American Pipit at Pocahontas, 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-02-27
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an American Pipit at Pocahontas in Pocahontas County, IA on February 27, 1982.
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Jardine, Wallace E.
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American Pipit
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Pocahontas
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Rural Pocahontas, IA
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General: Rural back yard (about 1 acre). Young trees, shrubs, bounded on three sides by 100+ acre fields. Specific: Base of stone fireplace with feeder on top. Fireplace is 6' from concrete patio in back yard.
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The documentation form by Wallace E. Jardine is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Vesper Sparrow. Breast not streaked as heavily as Vesper Sparrow + white outer tail feathers more prominent than on Vesper Sparrow. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:01:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for an unidentified Grosbeak at Anderson Township in Mills County, 1979
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1979-09-08
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1979-11-30
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an unidentified Grosbeak at Anderson Township in Mills County, IA on September 8, 1979.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Cardinal-Grosbeaks
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Anderson Township
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Wilson farm: T73-N, R-41W, Sec 26, NE Mills County, Ia.
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The documentation form by Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: these are Rose-breasted Grosbeaks or Blackheaded Grosbeaks. Or hybrids. Unfortunately, the identification depends on things I do not know. Ruth Green informs me that some Rose-breasted Grosbeaks in early September are so orange on the breast one would think them Black-headeds. Are these young Rose-breasted? What about the call? Do Rose-breasted Grosbeaks make a lower-pitched call, more mellow than the distinctive high-pitched call that is the only one I know for them? If you know, please tell me. These were odd-looking grosbeaks but I can't really identify them. | The original documentation form events occurred around 08:45:00 and in the afternoon.
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Rare bird documentation form for Baltimore Oriole at Bettendorf, 1997
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1997-12-12
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1998-01-09
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Baltimore Oriole at Bettendorf in Scott County, IA from December 12, 1997 to December 27, 1997.
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McKay, Kelly Statser, Jack L.
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Baltimore Oriole
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Bettendorf
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1515 29 Street Bettendorf, Scott County, IA.
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suburban yard surrounded by a wooded ravine.
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The documentation form by Kelly McKay and Jack Statser is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Vera Blevins. The documentation form was written by Kelly McKay from a phone conversation with Jack Statser. | Elimination of similar species: Orchard Oriole - smaller; much darker red-orange underparts; all dark tail. American Redstart - very much smaller; all black with orange restricted to spots on sides, wings, and tail. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:50:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Baltimore Oriole at Cedar Rapids, 1990
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1990-12-15
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1990-12-31
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Baltimore Oriole at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on December 15, 1990.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Baltimore Oriole
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Cedar Rapids
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Bird feeder, 100 Thompson Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids
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Suburban area, with condominiums, private homes, lawns & trees
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The documentation form by Pete Wickham is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Durbin and three unidentified people with other bird feeders. | Elimination of similar species: There are no similar species that I can think of. It wasn't a Bullock's type, which would have orange on the face and a big white wing patch.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Iowa City in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Rare birds
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1981-04-24
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1981-05-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on April 24, 1981.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Bewick's Wren
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Iowa City
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