Bird sighting of Ospreys at Lake Red Rock contributed by Jon Stravers, winter, 1976-1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Binoculars
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1976-12-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting of Ospreys was contributed by Jon Stravers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Stravers, Jon
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Bald Eagle Osprey Mallard
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Lake Red Rock
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Bird Sighting White-winged Crossbill, 1979
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1979-07-24
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Copy of a field report by Dorothy Parker regarding a dead White-winged Crossbille found by Patti Stockham for a White-winged Crossbill on her farm in Cass County, IA on July 24, 1979.
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Parker, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill
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Lake Anita State Park
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Bird sightings and count table, winter 1978-1979
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Field notes Reports Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Sylviidae | Kinglets and Gnatcatchers Fringillidae | Finches Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1978-12-01
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1979-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Table listing many species of birds and various locations statewide. Also includes the total count of birds found at each location and a total species count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1978-1979.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bird sightings checklist Swan Lake, fall 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1976-09-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist for Swann [sic] Lake, September 16, 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Baird's Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Wildlife conservation
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1976.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1977
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1977-08-01
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Bird sighting checklist. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-and-white Warbler Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Cattle Egret Acadian Flycatcher Green-winged Teal
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Appanoose County Franklin County Story County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sweet Marsh
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithological illustration
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1978-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. The item includes a full page illustration of a duck. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Iowa
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1979
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1979-08-01
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1979-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist contributed by Fred K. Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1979.
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Thompson, Fred K.
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Merlin Common Raven
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Coralville Lake Yellow River State Forest
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1977
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union's Quarterly Field Report of spring 1977. Includes handwritten annotations with locations and weather information.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1978.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo Cinnamon Teal Common Loon Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl
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Cedar Lake Chickasaw County Forneys Lake Mills County Sweet Marsh Saint Lucas Pocahontas County
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1978.
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Varied Thrush Yellow Rail Cattle Egret Winter Wren Gadwall Prairie Warbler
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Amana Cedar Falls Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa Story County Wildcat Den State Park
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Bird sightings checklist, summer 1977
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1977-06-01
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1977-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, summer 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1977.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Clear Lake Iowa
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Bird sightings checklist, winter 1978-1979
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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1978-12-01
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1979-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, winter 1978-1979. Includes handwritten annotations with locations and weather information. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of winter 1978-1979.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Bald Eagle American Kestrel Boreal Chickadee Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Great Blue Heron American Black Duck Northern Shrike
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Boone Booneville Guthrie County Harrison County Osage Pleasantville Sweet Marsh Buena Vista County Lake Panorama
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Bird sightings contributed by Rich DeCoster, February 15, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1977-02-15
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N/A
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Bird sightings contributed by Rich DeCoster This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Harris' Sparrow Northern Shrike
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Amana Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Coralville
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Bird sightings from Mike and Carol Newlon, fall 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Habitat (Ecology) Hirundinidae | Swallows Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Bird sightings contributed by Michael C. Newlon and Carol Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1976.
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Newlon, Michael C. Newlon, Carol S.
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Savannah Sparrow Stilt Sandpiper
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake West Liberty F W Kent County Park North English
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Bird sightings reported by Genevieve DeLong, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Migratory birds
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1977-03-04
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1977-05-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of bird sightings contributed by Genevieve DeLong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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DeLong, Genevieve Edna
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Semipalmated Sandpiper Bobolink Gray-cheeked Thrush Loggerhead Shrike Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow American Woodcock Wood Thrush Purple Finch Baird's Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Hermit Thrush Scarlet Tanager Golden-crowned Kinglet Kentucky Warbler
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Lamoni Lake LaShane Grand River
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Bird species confirmed nesting in Iowa for Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
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Research notes
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Counting Environmental monitoring
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1990-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Research notes for bird species that have been confirmed to nest in Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the creation of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union's Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas.
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Iowa
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Bird species identification survey in Ames and adjacent areas flyer
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Fliers (printed matter)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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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 flyer with information pertaining to the first annual Ames Audubon Society spring bird species identification survey with the purpose of identifying as many different species of birds as possible.
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Ames Audubon Society Bereskin, Ben
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Birding areas of Iowa: the unglaciated northeast
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Correspondence Maps (documents) Drafts (documents) Articles
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Bird watching Birding sites Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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1974-05-13
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N/A
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Draft article written by Morten Konig. Konig discusses birds that can be found in northeast Iowa and some of the best places for sighting them. This manuscript was sent with a letter dated May 13, 1974 to Pete Petersen, editor of Iowa Bird Life.
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Konig, Morten E. Konig
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Ruffed Grouse Red-headed Woodpecker Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush Eastern Whip-poor-will Wild Turkey Cliff Swallow
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Allamakee County Yellow River State Forest Brush Creek Canyon State Park Winneshiek County Fayette County Lock and Dam 9 Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Clayton County Pikes Peak State Park Bixby State Park Lock and Dam 10 Joy Springs County Park Gouldsburg County Park
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Birding areas of Story County, Iowa, revised 1972
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Habitat Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Parulidae | Warblers Important bird areas Strigiformes | Owls
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1972-03-01
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1972-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A revised list of the most productive birding areas found in Story County and a few other easily accessible destinations in Hamilton, Boone, and Greene Counties compiled by Jim Rod and John Faaborg, March 1972. The list includes directions to the habitats as well as species commonly located at each destination.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Little Wall Lake Dunbar Slough Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Story County Anderson Goose Lake Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park Robison-Whitaker Acres Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park Ada Hayden Heritage Park Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Ames High Prairie/Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve Sopers Mill Access Area Pammel Woods River Valley Park McHose Park Lee Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Birding report for "American Birds" and "Iowa Bird Life" 1 August 1978 through October 1978.
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-08-01
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1978-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report titled "Birding report for "American Birds" and "Iowa Bird Life" 1 August 1978 through October 1978," submitted by Rich DeCoster. Notes underlined mention the sighting of a Double-crested Cormorant and Vesper Sparrow in Coralville as well as a Little Blue Heron at Cone Marsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Double-crested Cormorant Vesper Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa Coralville Sugar Bottom Campground
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Birds and bridges survey
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Questionnaires
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A request for participation in a birds and bridges survey to help further the understanding of the Eastern Phoebe and other bridge bird populations. Includes a questionnaire to complete with the following information: type of bridge visited, the species of bird (Eastern Phoebe, Cliff Swallow or other) seen, the number of adults seen, the number and type of nests located, the number of eggs found, and the number of young seen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Eastern Phoebe Cliff Swallow
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Iowa
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Birds and their foods
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Reports
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Birds--Infancy
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A paper describing the variety of food consumed by birds, including seeds, fruits, insects, rodents, and fish, and how the food habits of birds are beneficial to humans in keeping pest populations under control. Also includes details on the feeding of young by adult birds as well as information on how birds detect and gather the food necessary for growth and maintenance of the high body temperature that birds require to function.
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Barn Owl American Tree Sparrow
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Iowa
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Birds in Iowa
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1996-01-01
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1996-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Birds in Iowa describes the history of the state list of accepted rare birds species. Also included is the "Official checklist of Iowa birds" with 397 rare bird species sighted in Iowa through 1995.
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Dinsmore, James J. Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Birds of Polk County Iowa
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Reports Publications (documents)
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Bird surveys Ornithology--Bibliography Ornithology--Methodology
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1931-10-01
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1931-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Publication dated October 1931. This publication is a book written by Philip DuMont listing the 289 species of birds known to have occurred within Polk County with dates of migration. Published by the Des Moines Audubon Society.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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