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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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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Marian M. Brewer letter to Mr. Dinsmore regarding field notes, July 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1985-07-29
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Marian M. Brewer in a letter to Mr. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Eastern Bluebird Sanderling Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak American Redstart Eastern Whip-poor-will Dark-eyed Junco Burrowing Owl
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Larrabee Cherokee Quimby
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Margaret Kohlman letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, May 29, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Stamp collecting
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1939-05-29
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N/A
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Letter from Margaret Kohlman to Oscar Allert dated May 29, 1939. Kohlman details her sightings of a Peregrine Falcon that she originally misidentified as a Merlin. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Kohlman, Margaret
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Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Guttenberg
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Margaret Brooke letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Worm-eating Warbler sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Recurvirostridae | Avocets and Stilts Bird watching Birdsongs
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1981-05-20
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Margaret Brooke letter documents the sighting of a Worm-eating Warbler and mentions other bird sightings from the Des Moines area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Brooke, Margaret
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American Avocet Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler
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Big Creek Lake Jester Park Saylorville Lake Waterworks Park
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Margaret Brooke letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, May 14, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1982-05-14
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Margaret Brooke in a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings of a Red Crossbill and Yellow-throated Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Brooke, Margaret
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Yellow-throated Warbler Swainson's Thrush Red Crossbill
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Ledges State Park Greenwood Park Walnut Woods State Park
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March, April, May 1994 report, Marietta Petersen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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1994-03-01
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1994-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Black-billed Cuckoo Winter Wren Great Egret Northern Bobwhite
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Cass County Chickasaw County Park Brayton
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March 1993 field report, Randy Pinkston
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1993-03-01
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1993-03-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Randy Pinkston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Killdeer American Kestrel Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal White-throated Sparrow Common Snipe Belted Kingfisher Northern Harrier
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Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City Johnson County Waterloo
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Marble Rock spring migration report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds of prey Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Migratory birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers Water birds
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1981-06-02
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N/A
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A list of birds sighted by Pearl Knoop including a hand-drawn map showing the area at Marble Rock where she goes birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Red-shouldered Hawk Little Blue Heron Rusty Blackbird Yellow-throated Warbler Osprey Piping Plover Red-necked Phalarope Black Tern
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Marble Rock
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Maps of Audubon County and Cass County with Marbled Godwit and Great Egret locations, contributed by Marietta Petersen and Lois Eggleston, spring 1988
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Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Weather
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two maps, one of Audubon County and one of Cass County, indicating the locations of Marbled Godwits and Great Egrets observed by Marietta Petersen and Lois Eggleston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Petersen, Marietta Eggleston, Lois
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Marbled Godwit Great Egret
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Cass County Audubon County
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Maps of Adair County and Ringgold County with Loggerhead Shrike nest locations observed by David DeGeus, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two maps, one of Adair County and one of Ringgold County, indicating the locations of Loggerhead Shrike nests and sightings contributed by David DeGeus. A brief note from DeGeus to James J. Dinsmore regarding other nest locations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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DeGeus, David
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Adair County Ringgold County Adams County Union County
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Malcolm McDonald letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 15, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birdsongs Introduced birds Aggressive behavior in animals
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1935-05-15
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N/A
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Letter from Malcolm McDonald to Philip DuMont dated May 15, 1935. McDonald recounts his first sighting of Starlings in Jefferson County on December 23, 1930. He continues on to describe subsequent sightings of Starlings. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3575/view
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McDonald, Malcolm Edwin, 1915-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Common Starling
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Jefferson County
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Magpies in Western Iowa
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Press releases
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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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 the largest Magpie presence in Iowa since the winter of 1921-1922.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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Black-billed Magpie
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Iowa
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent regarding birds sighted, March 8, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1984-03-08
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N/A
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent was regarding birds sighted, March 8, 1984. She reported Cedar Waxwings, Pine Siskins, Common Redpolls and a Robin in Swaledale, Iowa, and Cedar Waxwings at the Lime Creek Nature Center. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Cedar Waxwing Common Redpoll Pine Siskin American Robin
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Lime Creek Nature Center Swaledale
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, May 19, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1984-05-19
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N/A
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, May 19, 1984. She saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch and others saw Pine Siskins at a feeder, both at this late date. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Swaledale
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Michael C. Newlon regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, October 13, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1984-10-13
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N/A
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Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Michael C. Newlon was regarding bird sightings in Swaledale, Iowa, October 13, 1984. The postcard was undated but postmarked October 13, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Swaledale
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Lucille M. Gaffney letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Cattle Egret, November 25, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Wildlife rescue
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1987-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lucille M. Gaffney to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Cattle Egret, November 25, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Cattle Egret
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Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Swaledale
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Lucille Gaffney letter to Thomas Kent regarding Evening Grosbeak sightings, November 14, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching
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1983-11-14
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N/A
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The letter reports Evening Grosbeaks visiting Lucille Gaffney's feeders in Swaledale. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Evening Grosbeak
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Swaledale
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Lucille Gaffney letter to Thomas Kent regarding Evening Grosbeak flock, November 21, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching
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1985-11-21
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N/A
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Lucille Gaffney reports that after a year's absence the Evening Grosbeak have returned. She also lists other birds she has sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Bald Eagle Evening Grosbeak Purple Finch Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Swaledale
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Lowell A. Konradi letter to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding field notes, May 21, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1982-05-21
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Lowell A. Konradi in a letter to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding a Mockingbird sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Konradi, Lowell A.
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Northern Mockingbird
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Odebolt
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Loren Padelford email to James L. Fuller regarding a Harlequin Duck sighting, November 22, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1997-11-22
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N/A
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Email from Loren Padelford to James L. Fuller regarding a Harlequin Duck sighting, November 22, 1997. The email provides details on a potential sighting of 3 Harlequin Ducks at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge as well as one that was possibly shot by a hunter.
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Padelford, Loren
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Harlequin Duck Long-tailed Duck
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Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Loren Padelford email to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 14, 1996
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy
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1996-08-14
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Loren Padelford in an email to James J. Dinsmore. The email includes a note to Stephen J. Dinsmore regarding a birding trip to Nebraska. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Padelford, Loren
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Little Blue Heron Least Tern Piping Plover
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Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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List of Iowa birds
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Research notes Drafts (documents) Articles
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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Undated research notes. This alphabetical list of Iowa birds was largely compiled from information supplied by Charles Reuben Keyes and LeRoy Weeks. Following this list is a draft of the article "Data on Migrant Birds at Emmetsburg, Iowa" by Philip DuMont that was published in Iowa Bird Life vol. 4, no. 3.
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Iowa
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List of contributors to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field reports
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Checklists
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Bird watching Ornithology
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2004-07-31
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A list of names of Iowa bird observers who contribute field reports for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field report. Includes the number of records each person has submitted and other data. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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List of birds, Fall 1933 to Spring 1934
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Collection and preservation
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N/A
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Undated research notes. A couple of bird lists giving the common name for the species or subspecies along with the scientific name, providing a description of specimens and sightings from 1933 or 1934, and giving range and distribution details.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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List of birds sighted for Fall 1985 compiled by Richard Hollis
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1985-08-01
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1985-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Richard Hollis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Broad-winged Hawk Turkey Vulture Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Nighthawk Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City
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