Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and photograph of a Snowy Owl, Jack Jones, fall 1987
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Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Jack Jones. The report also includes a newspaper clipping with a photograph of Snowy Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987. This document is related to a letter from Randall D. Williams that describes a Snowy Owl sighting: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4032/view
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Jones, Jack (John Paul)
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White-breasted Nuthatch Purple Martin Chimney Swift Eastern Kingbird Snowy Owl Western Kingbird Gray Partridge Common Nighthawk Golden-crowned Kinglet Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Eastern Screech-Owl
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Sioux City O'Brien County Bacon Creek Park East High School
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Warblers, and how to identify them
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Lecture notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1933-04-24
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N/A
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Lecture notes delivered April 24, 1933. Notes on the identification of Warblers used for a meeting of the Des Moines Audubon Society.The keys for identification include: migration, habitats, behavior, size, color, and songs.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Des Moines Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas C. Harr, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr. The field notes include an additional page with birds reported to him by multiple observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Bittern Prairie Falcon Short-eared Owl Common Loon Osprey Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Pileated Woodpecker Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Des Moines River Fort Defiance State Park Lyon County Spencer Spirit Lake Ocheyedan Mill Creek State Park Rush Lake East Hottes Lake Emerson Bay State Recreation Area
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Field reports, Tanya E. Bray, summer 1990
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds Weather
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1990-06-01
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1990-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports submitted by Tanya E. Bray with several additional observers with a detailed descriptions of certain sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Bray, Tanya
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports, Marjorie Heusinkveld, fall 1990
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports submitted by Marjorie Heusinkveld with several observers and detailed sight notes for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Heusinkveld, Marjorie
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Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Greater White-fronted Goose Red Crossbill
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Rathbun Lake Centerville
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, November 29, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat
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1991-11-29
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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 Marietta Petersen. The field notes include a detailed description of a Cooper's Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Cooper's Hawk Common Grackle Eastern Bluebird Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Mourning Dove Horned Lark Common Pheasant
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Cass County Walnut
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Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, spring 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Weather
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. The field notes include detailed descriptions of the Sora, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler and the Common Loon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Common Loon Sora Yellow-rumped Warbler Hooded Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Waterworks Park Lambs Grove
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas C. Harr, fall 1992
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Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Weather
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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 in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk American Bittern Greater Yellowlegs Purple Finch Osprey Blue Grosbeak
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Larchwood West Hottes Lake Rock Rapids Silver Lake Big Sioux River Wildlife Area - Kroger Tract
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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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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 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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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 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 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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Martha Waterman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Owls--Behavior
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1996-02-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martha Waterman to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996. The letter includes a hand-drawn map showing the location of the sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1995-1996 but was filed with spring 1996 documentation.
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Waterman, Martha
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Great Gray Owl
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Finchford
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, spring 1996
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1996-03-01
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1996-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Canvasback Mute Swan White-throated Sparrow Great Horned Owl Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Common Loon Surf Scoter Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Hermit Thrush Louisiana Waterthrush Winter Wren Dark-eyed Junco Tundra Swan
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Clear Lake Mason City Rice Lake Ventura Worth County Myre Slough State Game Management Area Rock Falls
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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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Field notes contributed by Marietta A. Petersen, spring 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1996-03-01
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1996-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds contributed by Marietta A. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Loggerhead Shrike Cattle Egret Palm Warbler Scarlet Tanager Northern Waterthrush Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow
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Chickasaw County Floyd Floyd County Nashua Cass County Cedar River Idlewild State Park Waverly
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Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, summer 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1996-06-01
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1996-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes consist of a report contributed by David L. Dankert regarding the sighting of several Henslow's Sparrow's at Pleasant Creek State Park with observer Daryl Howell. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Dankert, David L.
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Pleasant Creek State Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer, December 1, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and location contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. Also included is a letter from Fischer to Thomas H. Kent regarding the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee's acceptance of the Sprague's Pipit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Little Blue Heron Sprague's Pipit Carolina Wren Greater Yellowlegs Purple Finch Swainson's Thrush
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Mason City Sunset Lake West Park
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Michael Overton, October 19, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Water levels
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1998-10-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Michael Overton. Also included is a letter from Overton to Thomas H. Kent regarding the early submission date of the fall bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Overton, Michael D.
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Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Yellow Rail Western Sandpiper Le Conte's Sparrow Sanderling White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Philadelphia Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Blackburnian Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Nashville Warbler
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Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Snake Creek State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area
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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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Habitat selection by Dickcissels survey
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Instructions (document genre) Questionnaires
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A request for participation in a Dickcissel habitat selection survey to study the effect of farming practices on population counts. The request provides information on the best times to do a count, the best fields to study, and the dates of visits to the field. A Dickcissel field description questionnaire and a Dickcissel census sheet are also included.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Dickcissel
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Iowa
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