Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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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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The Mourning Dove in Iowa
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Fliers (printed matter) Lecture notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Fowling Game laws
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1956-05-19
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1959-03-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lecture notes written by Harold Peters. In this presentation given at the 34th annual meeting of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union on May 19, 1956 Peters discusses the history of the Mourning Dove and encourages participation in the Fish and Wildlife nestling banding project. Included with the lecture notes is a flier that was sent to Iowa Legislators in 1959 urging a no vote on a measure to create a Mourning Dove hunting season.
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Des Moines Audubon Society Cedar Rapids Bird Club Peters, Harold S., 1902-
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Mourning Dove
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Iowa
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2005 Iowa Peregrine nests
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Field notes Reports
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2005-06-01
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2005-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of ten Peregrine Falcon nesting territories, seven of which were active and produced a total of 21 young. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Peregrine Falcon
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Lansing Scott County Louisa County Waukon Junction Iowa State Capitol Chillicothe
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Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird surveys Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1988. Highlights of the update include the results of several Christmas Bird Counts from around the state. Also of note were the interesting birds that were observed during the count, including Sandhill Cranes, an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gulls, and Northern Saw-whet Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Canada Goose Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Credit Island Hickory Hill Park Johnson County Lock and Dam 15 Polk County Spirit Lake Black Hawk Lake F W Kent County Park Fairmont Cemetery Lock and Dam 16 Auburn
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Iowa Birdline update, March 4, 1991 notes
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-03-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 4, 1991. Highlights include Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackle, Killdeer and the year's first Turkey Vulture.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Killdeer Turkey Vulture Common Grackle Ring-necked Duck Purple Finch Hooded Merganser Golden Eagle Lesser Yellowlegs Red-winged Blackbird
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Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lee County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Geode State Park Osceola
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Iowa Birdline update, February 25, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1991-02-25
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1991-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for February 25, 1991. Highlights include a Prairie Falcon and an immature Snowy Owl sighted in the same general area. Includes update for February 28, 1991.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Purple Finch Greater Scaup Golden Eagle
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Allamakee County Cerro Gordo County Keokuk Montrose Woodbury County Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Birdline update, August 15, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for August 15, 1994. Highlights of the update include a sighting of a Laughing Gull and the continued presence of a Black-headed Gull, Burrowing Owls, Barn Owls, Snowy Egrets, and a Pacific Loon. Also of note were observations of numerous shorebird species and Eurasian Tree Sparrows.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Eared Grebe Barn Owl Common Moorhen Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Eurasian Tree Sparrow Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Willet Bonaparte's Gull Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull Burrowing Owl
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Burlington Emmet County Fremont County Goose Lake Iowa City Oxford Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Spirit Lake Grovers Lake Anderson Goose Lake Mini Wakan State Park Bedford
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Iowa RBA, February 19, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-02-19
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N/A
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Iowa RBA update for February 19, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Gray Owl, Snowy Owl, White-winged Crossbill, and Hoary Redpolls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Peregrine Falcon and a Snow Goose.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Canada Goose Northern Shrike
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Iowa City Ledges State Park Sheldon Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Graettinger
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Bird banding Country life
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Draft article. Article written by Oscar Allert details his bird banding activities from 1922 to 1931.
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Allert, Oscar P.
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Iowa
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