Tom Johnson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 2, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching
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1977-12-02
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N/A
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Letter written to Nicholas S. Halmi by Tom Johnson containing field notes with observers Nelson R. Hoskins and Charles C. Ayres. The field notes include detailed information on the bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Upland Sandpiper Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Loggerhead Shrike Evening Grosbeak Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey Pileated Woodpecker Magnolia Warbler Scarlet Tanager Belted Kingfisher Yellow Warbler
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1966-08-01
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1967-01-04
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of Savannah Sparrows.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1967-01-04
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N/A
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of distinguishing Eastern and Western Medowlarks in the winter.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Wilma Griffin letter to Thomas Kent regarding a white bird, October 5, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Photography of birds
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1999-10-05
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N/A
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Letter from Wilma Griffin to Thomas Kent dated October 5, 1999. Griffin reports sighting a white bird at her daughter's feeder. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Griffin, Wilma
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American Goldfinch
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Ankeny
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Ruth Phipps letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird watching, February 5, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-02-05
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N/A
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Letter from Ruth Phipps to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird watching, February 5, 1978. Sightings of Loggerhead Shrikes, Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, and a Harlan's Hawk are noted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Red-tailed Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Purple Finch Snow Goose Canada Goose Downy Woodpecker Mallard
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah Riverton
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Ron Andrews letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the identification of a Rufous Hummingbird, fall 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ron Andrews to James J. Dinsmore regarding the identification of a Rufous Hummingbird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987. This document is related to a response from Dinsmore to Jane Youngstrom and Earl Youngstrom: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3928/view
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Andrews, Ron
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Clear Lake
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Peter Lowther letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding House Finch sighting in 1988, December 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1988-12-25
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1988-12-28
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Letter from Peter Lowther to W. Ross Silcock about a House Finch sighting in Burlington on December 25, 1988.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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House Finch
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Burlington
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings, February 10, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Fringillidae | Finches Water birds
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1979-02-10
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N/A
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings in the Quad Cities area, February 10, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1978-1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Killdeer Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Purple Finch Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Shrike
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Bettendorf Davenport
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional winter bird sightings, February 16, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Country life Raccoon--Behavior
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1983-02-16
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N/A
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Letter from Mary R. Musgrove to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional winter bird sightings, February 16, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Tree Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Mallard
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Des Moines Wilson Island State Park
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Julie B. Hayek letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding an Evening Grosbeak sighting, September 20, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs
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1997-09-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Julie B. Hayek to Thomas H. Kent regarding an Evening Grosbeak sighting, September 20, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Hayek, Julie B.
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Evening Grosbeak
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Iowa City
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John Bath letter to Thomas Kent regarding an Ovenbird sighting and birding in general, unknown date
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Letter from John Bath to Thomas Kent about seeing an Ovenbird in Ames from December 10 to January 10, unknown year. Bath also discusses other birds he'd recently seen.
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Bath, John
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal Purple Finch House Finch Ovenbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker
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Ames
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Gladys Black letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, February 28, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-02-28
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N/A
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Letter from Gladys Black to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, February 28, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.
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Black, Gladys
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Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Bohemian Waxwing American Goldfinch
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Bremer County Dickinson County Webster County Winterset
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Gladys Black letter to Michael Newlon regarding bird sightings including a Pine Grosbeak, February 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-02-01
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N/A
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Letter from Gladys Black to Michael Newlon, sent on February 1, 1984, about bird sightings that winter. It features a photocopied photograph and description of a Pine Grosbeak sighting at Denver in Bremer County, IA, before February 1, 1984.
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Black, Gladys Wylder, Robert
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Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Glaucous Gull Orange-crowned Warbler
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Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Denver
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Erwin E. Klaas letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a House Finch sighting, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Letter from Erwin E. Klaas to James J. Dinsmore regarding a House Finch sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Klaas, Erwin E
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House Finch
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Ames
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Dorothy Aldrich letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding White-winged Crossbill and Sandhill Crane sightings, April 17, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1996-04-17
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N/A
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Letter from Dorothy Aldrich to James J. Dinsmore regarding White-winged Crossbill and Sandhill Crane sightings, April 17, 1996. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Aldrich, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill Sandhill Crane
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Grundy Center Chelsea
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Dean Mosman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings, February 10, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Research Fringillidae | Finches Weather
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1979-02-10
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N/A
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Letter from Dean Mosman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding winter bird sightings from Saylorville Lake, Saylorville Dam and a feeding station, February 10, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1978-1979.
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Mosman, Dean
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Bald Eagle Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Loggerhead Shrike Harris' Sparrow Purple Finch Pine Siskin Winter Wren Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark American Goldfinch Sharp-shinned Hawk Mallard
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Elkhart Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake
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Dean Mosman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, Febuary 11, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Research
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1978-02-11
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N/A
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Letter from Dean Mosman to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, February 11, 1978. The following sightings are noted: a Red-Shouldered Hawk, Loggerhead Shrikes, Northern Shrikes, Common Redpolls, and Snow Buntings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.
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Mosman, Dean
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Red-shouldered Hawk Snow Bunting Loggerhead Shrike Common Redpoll Northern Shrike
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Big Creek Lake Saylorville Lake
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Letter and field checklists of Iowa birds, Randall Pinkston, August 2, 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy Ducklings
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1991-08-02
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N/A
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Letter and accompanying field checklists of Iowa birds from Randall Pinkston to James J. Dinsmore. The field checklists include five forms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Brown-headed Cowbird Indigo Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Wilson's Phalarope Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Wood Duck Solitary Sandpiper Great Crested Flycatcher American Redstart Yellow Warbler Northern Bobwhite
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve North Liberty Coralville Dam
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Iowa RBA, August 9-12, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-08-09
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1999-08-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA updates for August 9-12, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of five Little Blue Herons, a Snowy Egret, and a Greater Roadrunner. Included are four Iowa RBA updates and an email from Karl Jungbluth to the IA-BIRD mailing list about the beginning of the passerine migration.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Henslow's Sparrow Greater Roadrunner Snowy Egret Cattle Egret White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Chestnut-sided Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Nebraska City Mahaska County Montezuma Babcock Access Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Devil's Creek Access New Sharon Swan Lake Township
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Iowa RBA, September 15, 1997
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1997-09-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for September 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of Eurasian Collared Doves and a sighting of a Black-throated Blue Warbler. Also of note were several reports of Purple Finches and Pine Siskins in the northern part of the state, and Red-breasted Nuthatches being reported state wide. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Lark Buntings and a Red-necked Phalarope.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove White-throated Sparrow Merlin Lark Bunting Purple Finch Osprey Sanderling Caspian Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Black-throated Blue Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Emmetsburg Grinnell Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Casey Barrow Landing Bacon Creek Park Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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Iowa RBA, October 30-31, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Podicipediformes | Grebes Gaviiformes | Loons Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-10-30
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1995-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for October 30-31, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female Black Scoter, Pacific Loon, Red-throated Loon, Common Redpoll, White-winged Scoter, American Avocet and an adult male Long-tailed Duck. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a male Eurasian Wigeon and a first year Mew Gull.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Red-throated Loon Eurasian Wigeon Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon Black Scoter Long-billed Dowitcher Mew Gull White-winged Scoter
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Little Wall Lake Pine Lake Rathbun Lake Twelve Mile Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Elkader Lake MacBride Ada Hayden Heritage Park Cherry Glen Recreation Area Heron Bend Conservation Area
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Iowa RBA, October 16, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-10-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for October 16, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Yellow Rail, Red-necked Grebe, Surf Scoter and a Sabine's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an American Pipit and a Horned Grebe.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Yellow Rail Merlin Sabine's Gull American Pipit Purple Finch Surf Scoter
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lock and Dam Number 18 Pleasant Creek State Park Black Hawk Lake Lake MacBride Silver Lake Casey Barrow Landing Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa RBA, November 6, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Selasphorus Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-11-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for November 6, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a selasphorus type hummingbird (Rufous Hummingbird), Pacific Loon, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Red-necked Grebe and a Mew Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a male Evening Grosbeak and a Northern Shrike.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rufous Hummingbird Red-necked Grebe Evening Grosbeak Pacific Loon Black Scoter Mew Gull Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Northern Shrike Great Egret
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Mason City Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake
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Iowa RBA, November 27, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Selasphorus Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for November 27, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Pine Siskins, Common Redpoll, Selasphorus type Hummingbird (Rufous Hummingbird), Varied Thrush, Evening Grosbeak, Long-tailed Duck and a Red-throated Loon.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rufous Hummingbird Red-throated Loon Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Tundra Swan American Golden Plover
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Yellow River State Forest Union Grove State Park Pool 9 Oak Grove Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Swan Lake
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Iowa RBA, November 20, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Selasphorus Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-11-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for November 20, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of an Iceland Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake, Red-throated Loon, Glaucous Gull, White-winged Scoter, Gyrfalcon, and a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of five Common Redpolls and several Pine Siskins.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Red-throated Loon Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Black Scoter Iceland Gull Black-legged Kittiwake White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Pine Siskin
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Bay Branch Jasper County Liscomb Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Black Hawk Lake Oak Grove Recreation Area
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