Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 8, May 1995
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Conservation Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc International Migratory Bird Day
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1995-05-01
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1995-05-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 8, May 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of John Flicker as the next President and C.E.O. of the National Audubon Society, a reminder of International Migratory Bird Day which promotes the conservation of many species of neotropical birds that are at risk due to habitat loss, a nominating committee report with the slate of society officer candidates to be voted on at the official annual meeting in May, and the proposed 1995-1996 budget for the society.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Rob Thelen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring report, spring 1995
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Undated letter from Rob Thelen to Thomas Kent. Thelen sends Kent his spring report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Thelen, Rob
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American Avocet Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Common Loon Ruddy Turnstone Connecticut Warbler Eastern Whip-poor-will Cape May Warbler Pine Warbler
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Black Hawk Lake Carroll Swan Lake Mid-Prairie Park
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Spring 1995 report, John Van Dyk
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Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Purple Martin Mute Swan Eastern Phoebe Wood Duck Sedge Wren Dark-eyed Junco Northern Bobwhite
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Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Rock Valley Lake Pahoja Recreation Area Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Harold White
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Harold White with Lee and Nancy Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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White, Harold W.
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Brewer's Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Lazuli Bunting
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Clay County Trumbull Lake Mud Lake
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Iowa RBA, May 22-24, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-05-22
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1995-05-24
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Iowa RBA update for May 22-24, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Glossy Ibis, White-faced Ibis, two nests of Barn Owls, Whimbrel, Common Moorhen and a Red-necked Phalarope.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet White-faced Ibis Alder Flycatcher Western Tanager Barn Owl Common Moorhen Glossy Ibis Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Connecticut Warbler
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Algona Hickory Hill Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Bedford New Lake Blairsburg
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Iowa RBA, May 15-17, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-05-15
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1995-05-17
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Iowa RBA update for May 15-17, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Laughing Gull, the continued presence of a Red-necked Phalarope and White-faced Ibis, King Rail, Black-headed Grosbeak and two Mississippi Kites.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis American Bittern Black-headed Grosbeak Dunlin White-rumped Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Laughing Gull King Rail
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Coralville Lake Des Moines Iowa City Saylorville Lake Story County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Warren County Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa RBA, May 8-10, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-05-08
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1995-05-10
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Iowa RBA update for May 8-10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Sandhill Crane, the continued presence of a Laughing Gull, a nesting pair of Bewick's Wrens and two Cattle Egrets. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of nineteen warbler species including a Yellow-breasted Chat and three Cape Mays.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Clay-colored Sparrow Bewick's Wren Cattle Egret Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull
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Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Blue Wing Marsh Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kalona
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 7, April 1995
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife management areas Waterfowl Books--Reviews
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1995-04-01
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1995-04-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 7, April 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program "Iowa's Watchable Wildlife Guide" presented by Bruce Ehresman, a report of a March field trip in which several species of waterfowl were observed, and a call for society members to forward uncommon or out-of season bird sightings to Stephen J. Dinsmore for a compilation, "The Birds of Story County".
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Little Wall Lake Ames Ada Hayden Heritage Park Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa RBA, April 24-26, 1995
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-04-24
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1995-04-26
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Iowa RBA update for April 24-26, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Reeve (female Ruff), Fish Crows, Sandhill Crane, and Cinnamon Teal. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Bewick's Wren nest, Pine Warbler and a Peregrine Falcon.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-throated Loon Fish Crow Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Cinnamon Teal Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane Ruff Pine Warbler
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Little Wall Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Lost Island Lake Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Mount Ayr Oakland Cemetery Kalona
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Iowa RBA, April 17-23, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-04-17
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Iowa RBA update for April 17-23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Egret, Prairie Falcon, White-faced Ibis, Smith's Longspurs, Sandhill Cranes and Chestnut-collard Longspurs. Also, an important finding of four Fish Crows by Thomas H. Kent, if confirmed this would be a new state record.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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White-faced Ibis Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Fish Crow Yellow-breasted Chat Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Mute Swan Snowy Egret Piping Plover Louisiana Waterthrush Sandhill Crane Ruff
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Jamaica Lake City Lyon County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sioux County Sweet Marsh Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rock Valley Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mount Ayr
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Iowa Birdline update, April 10-12, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-04-10
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Iowa Birdline update for April 10-12, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Smith's Longspurs, a Cinnamon Teal, Sandhill Cranes and a Chestnut-collared Longspur. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of five Eared Grebes, four Horned Grebes and a Short-eared Owl.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Ross' Goose Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sandhill Crane
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Goose Lake Johnson County Lake Manawa Pocahontas Polk County Carroll County Louisa County Green Island Wildlife Management Area Webster City
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 6, March 1995
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Natural areas International Migratory Bird Day
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1995-03-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 6, March 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details on an upcoming field trip to Ringgold County to view and photograph Prairie Chickens, a report of a February field trip to the Des Moines River valley, and an article on the celebration of International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) happening on May 13.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Ames Des Moines River Ringgold County Camp Hantesa
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Iowa Birdline update, March 27-30, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-03-27
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1995-03-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 27-30, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Mountain Bluebird, Cinnamon Teal, Sandhill Cranes, a pair of Peregrine Falcons and an exotic Bar-headed Goose.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mountain Bluebird Snow Bunting Cinnamon Teal Fulvous Whistling-Duck American White Pelican Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Bar-headed Goose Sandhill Crane
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Bremer County Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Lake Runnells Overlook
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Iowa Birdline update, March 20-26, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-03-20
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1995-03-26
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Iowa Birdline updates for March 20-26, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of Mountain Bluebirds, Townsend's Solitaire, Cinnamon Teal and the continued presence of a female Common Eider. Also included were sightings of fifty five American White Pelicans and numerous duck species.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Turkey Vulture Townsend's Solitaire Mountain Bluebird Cinnamon Teal Mute Swan American White Pelican Common Eider Pectoral Sandpiper Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane
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Iowa County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Red Rock Dam Spirit Lake Sweet Marsh Saint Anthony Coralville Dam Burr Oak
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Iowa Birdline update, March 13-17, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-03-13
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1995-03-17
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Iowa Birdline updates for March 13-17, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, the continued presence of a female Common Eider, Pine Grosbeaks, a male Mountain Bluebird and an early Lesser Yellowlegs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Mountain Bluebird Pine Grosbeak Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Black-legged Kittiwake Lesser Yellowlegs Chipping Sparrow Greater White-fronted Goose
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Big Creek State Park Lake View Percival Red Rock Dam Spencer Black Hawk Lake Little Sioux River Fairfield Shell Rock River Greenbelt
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Iowa Birdline update, March 6-9, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-03-06
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1995-03-09
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 6-9, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, two Pine Grosbeaks, a Prairie Falcon, a very early Eastern Phoebe and Turkey Vulture.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur Pine Grosbeak Mute Swan Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Northern Goshawk Eastern Phoebe Northern Shrike
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Hamilton County Mason City Nichols Polk County Pottawattamie County Red Rock Dam Spencer Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Lick Creek Unit Lake Anita
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 5, February 1995
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Natural areas
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1995-02-01
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1995-02-28
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 5, February 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program "Natural Areas of Ames: A Closer Look at Our Own Backyard presented by Bill Norris, the results from the 1994 Boone County and Saylorville Christmas Bird Counts, and an update on the benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) which may be lost if the Congress fails to preserve the federal agricultural program in the 1995 Farm Bill.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge, 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 5, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation article submitted to the committee.
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Band-tailed Pigeon
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Fort Dodge
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[...] seven miles West of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa on the farm of Joseph R. Crawford.
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The documentation article by John A. Crawford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joseph R. Crawford. | Elimination of similar species: [...] This bird first caught my attention by the fact that it lacked the typical white rump of a Rock Dove.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 4, January 1995
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1995-01-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 4, January 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming meeting featuring a presentation by Jim Pease, the results of the 1994 Ames Christmas Bird Counts, and the 1995 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Lake Red Rock a feather magnet: a check list of birds at Lake Red Rock
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1994-01-01
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A checklist of 314 species of birds that have been observed at Lake Red Rock since 1969. The bird species are arranged taxonomically and information about their habitat, residency statistics, and an abbreviated calendar of presence and abundances is included.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 3, November/December 1994
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Waterfowl
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1994-11-01
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1994-12-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 3, November/December 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include information on the upcoming November meeting featuring a presentation by Wilmer Miller and Lotus Miller, details of a planned field trip to DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge and plans for the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, fall 1994
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. Includes a note claiming an early sighting of a Blackpoll Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-throated Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Lee County Marshall County Waterworks Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eugene & Eloise Armstrong, fall 1994
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Ruffed Grouse Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Parasitic Jaeger Barrow's Goldeneye Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Lesser Black-backed Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Pine Warbler
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Anita State Park Madison County Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Corrections of data in spring 1994 field report
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Note correcting a couple of sightings listed in the spring 1994 field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Thomas Kent notes that the fall season was outstanding for rarities, that the Records Committee will clarify which birds need documentation, and that a new field checklist will be published in 1995. Quarterly field report for the fall of 1984 titled "Field reports--fall 1994".
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Long-tailed Jaeger Clark's Grebe Barrow's Goldeneye Fulvous Whistling-Duck Chukar Black-necked Stilt Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Little Gull Black-headed Gull
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