Robert I. Cecil letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding field note, June 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1985-06-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Robert I. Cecil in a letter to Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985. This item is related to field notes by Robert I. Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8911/view.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Yellow-breasted Chat Orchard Oriole Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blue Grosbeak Kentucky Warbler
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Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Rare bird documentation for House Finch at Mason City in 1987
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1987-08-19
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1987-11-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation for ten House Finches at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA between August 19 and November 23, 1987.
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Walter, Janice L.
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House Finch
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Mason City
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82
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Photograph of a Blue Jay perching on a window feeding tray
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Photographs
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Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1931-02-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Blue Jay eating walnuts while perching on a window feeding tray, February 2, 1931. Photograph originally titled "Blue Jay." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue Jay
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Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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4
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Peter Ward letter to Frederic Leopold regarding raising wood ducks, May 30, 1962
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Correspondence
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Birds--Feeding and feeds Aviculture Eggs--Incubation Duck populations Ducklings
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1962-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Ward to Frederic Leopold regarding raising wood ducks, May 30, 1962. Ward outlines the process he uses for artificial brooding, including advice on the following: heat lamps, indoor containment pens, food, and when to safely introduce the ducklings to outdoor pens.
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Ward, Peter, 1920-2012
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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2
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13
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Pam and Reid Allen letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field report for summer 1990, July 24, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds Zoological specimens
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1990-07-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pam and Reid Allen to Jim Dinsmore and the IOU in regards to their bird sightings around their neighborhood and home feeder in West Des Moines, IA. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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White-throated Sparrow Pine Siskin
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West Des Moines
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Matt Baumann letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 12, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1992-05-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Matt Baumann. The field notes include detailed information on the sighting of several American Golden-Plovers near Alden Township in Hardin county. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Baumann, Matt
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American Golden Plover
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Alden Township
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1
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide and photograph of male Downy Woodpecker eating suet
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1923-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A male Downy Woodpecker eating suet from a bird feeder, November 25, 1923. Slide originally titled "Downy Woodpecker at Feeder." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Downy Woodpecker
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Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Red-breasted Nuthatch eating suet
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1923-11-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Red-breasted Nuthatch eating suet from a bird feeder, November 11, 1923. Slide originally titled "Red Breasted Nuthatch at Feeder." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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5
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Kay Gramlich letter to James Dinsmore regarding sightings and feeding of pine siskin, August 2, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1990-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kay Gramlich to James Dinsmore on August 2, 1990 in regards to their feeding and resulting sightings of the pine siskin in her backyard in West Des Moines, IA. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Gramlich, Kay
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Pine Siskin
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West Des Moines
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding fall bird sightings, November 27, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1987-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from J. Donald Gillaspey to Carl J. Bendorf regarding fall bird sightings, November 27, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Upland Sandpiper Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl Merlin
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Iowa City Lamoni
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Iowa seasonal report, fall 1991, contributed by Diane C. Porter, December 1, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1991-12-01
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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 Diane C. Porter. The report includes descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Bald Eagle Carolina Wren Chimney Swift Golden-winged Warbler White-winged Crossbill Osprey Peregrine Falcon Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Caspian Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Scarlet Tanager Canada Goose Northern Waterthrush Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield Walton Lake Runnells Overlook Fairfield High School Chautauqua Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa RBA, July 25-29, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-07-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Three emails of Iowa RBA updates for July 25, 27, 29, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Little Blue Heron, Least Terns and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Broad-winged Hawk Little Blue Heron Common Moorhen Western Grebe Western Kingbird Least Tern Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Des Moines Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Ledges State Park Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Spirit Lake Boone County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa RBA, July 19, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-07-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two emails of Iowa RBA updates for July 19, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of Mississippi Kites and a juvenile Ruff.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Stilt Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher Ruff
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Des Moines Harrier Marsh Greenwood Park Boone County Babcock Access Cairo Woods Wildlife Area
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Iowa RBA, August 7-10, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-08-07
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1995-08-10
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for August 7-10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Ring-billed Gulls and Forster's Terns.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Yellow-breasted Chat Snowy Egret Forster's Tern Northern Mockingbird Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Clive Goose Lake Lake Red Rock Riverton Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Oak Grove State Park Runnells Overlook Heron Bend Conservation Area Otterville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Louisiana Waterthrush, 1958-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1958-09-09
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Louisiana Waterthrush submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1958-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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100
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Dickcissel, 1951-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1951-04-27
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1983-06-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Dickcissel submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1951-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location. Document titled “the blue list”.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Dickcissel
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs, comments and analysis
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Administrative reports
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Bird populations Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Birds--Feeding and feeds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of five Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs with comments on how to implement and analyze the findings of each program. The list includes details on several programs, including the following: winter bird feedings, bridge birds, roadside birds, habitat selection by Dickcissels, and Smith's Longspur survey.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Smith's Longspur Evening Grosbeak Western Kingbird Dickcissel Pine Siskin Common Starling
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 8, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Research Wit and humor Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1977-01-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Black recounts a story of an injured mockingbird who enjoys eating mince pie. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Snowy Owl Northern Mockingbird Mallard
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Newton Red Rock Dam Knoxville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Frederic Leopold letter to Grace McManis regarding Wood Duck houses, May 17, 1966
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Correspondence
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Birdhouses--Design and construction Birds--Feeding and feeds Ducklings
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1966-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Grace McManis regarding Wood Duck houses, May 17, 1966. The letter gives details on the purpose of using string on a Wood Duck house. Leopold also expresses interest in learning more about the rearing of the young Wood Ducks that had been orphaned. This document is in response to a letter from Grace McManis: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3096/view
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Montrose
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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2
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13
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 30, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1980-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 30, 1980 with observers Robert K. Myers, Russel Hays, Joseph P. Schaufenbuel and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Moore, Francis L.
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American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Eastern Towhee Common Moorhen Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Hudsonian Godwit Tundra Swan Great Egret
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Volga Lake Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Backbone State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Richard Jule Hollis, December 17, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1988-12-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Iowa City contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, December 17, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Killdeer Bald Eagle American Crow Cedar Waxwing Northern Cardinal Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Common Pigeon House Sparrow Wood Duck Gray Catbird American Tree Sparrow Canada Goose Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Northern Shrike American Goldfinch Mallard Common Starling
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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Field reports, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1990
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds Laniidae | Shrikes Birds--Feeding and feeds
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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 form with detailed notes explaining the form and sightings submitted by Beth Proescholdt 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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Proescholdt, Beth
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Golden-winged Warbler Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown Huxley
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Field reports of seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Diane C. Porter, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Feeding and feeds
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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 Diane C. Porter with observers Michael K. Porter, Terry Hartman and Bill Madden. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Pied-billed Grebe Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Vesper Sparrow Common Yellowthroat Purple Finch Gray Catbird Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Bobwhite
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Fairfield Jefferson County Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert VanErsvelde and Connie VanErsvelde, summer 2004
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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2004-06-01
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2004-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Robert VanErsvelde and Connie VanErsvelde. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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VanErsvelde, Robert VanErsvelde, Connie
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Grasshopper Sparrow Eastern Towhee Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Tennessee Warbler Yellow Warbler
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Poweshiek County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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