Documents regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Forms (documents) Instructional materials
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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A group of documents related to a Boone County Christmas Bird Count, including instructions for the count report form, a blank count report form, a completed field checklist of Iowa birds, a blank Big Bluestem Audubon Society field trip record form, and a list of field trip participants.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 3, January/February 1998
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1998-01-01
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1998-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 3, January/February 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include reports from several recent field trips, details from many bird sightings including a rare observation of a Ross's Gull, and the results from the Ames, Saylorville Reservoir, and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts. Also included is the 1998 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Ross's Gull
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Ames Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 32, Number 3, January/February 1997
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Conservation Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Books--Reviews
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1997-01-01
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1997-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 32, Number 3, January/February 1997. Highlights of the newsletter include a Birder of the Month column profiling past society president Mike Meetz, details on a book "Birds of Iowa" authored by Thomas H. Kent and James J. Dinsmore, the results of the 1996 Ames, Saylorville Reservoir, and Boone County Christmas Birds Counts, and the 1996 Watch List of approximately 90 species of birds with declining populations. Also included is the 1997 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Sandhill Crane
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Ames Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 31, Number 3, January/February 1996
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-01-01
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1996-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 31, Number 3, January/February 1996. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming monthly meetings and field trips, the results of the 1995 Ames Christmas Bird Count, and the 1996 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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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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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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1995-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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5
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 5, January 1994
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-01-01
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1994-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 5, January 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include a call for society members to write letters to Senators Grassely and Harkin urging them to oppose the "volunteer provision" in House Bill H.R. 1845 and asking them to support the use of volunteers to collect data for the National Biological Survey and the results of the 1993 Ames Christmas Bird Count. Also included is the 1994 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 27, Numbers 4/5, December 1991/January 1992
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Natural areas Waterfowl Books--Reviews Prairie restoration
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1991-12-01
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1992-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Highlights of the newsletter include a report from a waterfowl field trip, an appeal to society members to help with fundraising efforts for the Paul Errington Marsh Project thereby protecting and restoring a 200 acre prairie pothole, and details of upcoming Christmas Bird Counts. Also included is the 1992 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Bald Eagle Snow Goose
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Ames Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Mound City
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 25, Number 4, December 1990
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Acid rain
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1990-12-01
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1990-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 4, December 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a review of a field trip to DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, a report on the Story County Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) five-year plan from Mike Meetz, and an update on acid rain samples monitored by Meetz. Also included is the 1991 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Bald Eagle Snow Goose
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Ames Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Boone County
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 21, Number 5, January 1987
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-01-01
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1987-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 5, January 1987. Highlights of the newsletter include the results of the Story County Christmas Bird Count with forty-six species of birds seen and a total of 9767 birds counted as well as an article by Erik Munson detailing the observation of a Varied Thrush in Ames. Also included are instructions and a form to complete for the 1987 Winter Bird Feeder Survey.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Varied Thrush Loggerhead Shrike Great Blue Heron
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Ames Story County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Society Newsletter, December 1972
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird surveys Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Meetings Parks--Iowa
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1972-12-01
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1972-12-31
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, December 1972. The highlight of the newsletter is the agenda for the next meeting which will cover several topics, including a save Ledges State Park proposal, a capsule life history of the Cerulean Warbler, details on the Christmas Bird Count, an update on Audubon Wildlife Films and ticket sales, and future goals of the society. Also included with the newsletter is a membership information and application form.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Cerulean Warbler
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Ames Ledges State Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Instructional materials and reporting forms for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project
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Forms (documents) Instructional materials Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-01-01
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1989-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Instructional materials for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project containing information on how to survey an atlas block, how to report the data gathered, data reporting forms, list of atlas blocks to be surveyed and a list of participants. Data is reported via four different forms: the checklist, the documentation form, the special sighting report, and the nest card. The purpose of the Atlas project is to map the breeding distribution of all species of birds that nest in Iowa.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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C. A. Stewart letter to multiple recipients regarding a revised check list for the birds of Iowa, February 3, 1950
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Correspondence Forms (documents) Instructional materials
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Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1950-02-03
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N/A
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Letter from C.A. Stewart to E.L. Kozicky, Margaret Jones, George E. Crossley, J.F. Moore, and Fred Hall regarding a revised check list for the birds of Iowa, February 3, 1950. Stewart suggests the best way to revise the check list to include the most up-to-date bird ranges is a survey of bird populations completed by members of the IOU. Included with the letter are instructions to be used in making out the frequency report and an example of a 'Report of occurrence frequency and breeding status of birds of Iowa' form completed by Stewart.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Stewart, C.A.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Documents regarding the 1977 Ames Audubon Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Field notes Forms (documents) Instructions (document genre)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1977-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of documents related to the 1977 Ames Audubon Christmas Bird Count, including general instructions to the group leader (Wilmer and Lotus Miller) and a completed form of group participants with the party hours by habitat, miles, and time listed. Also included is checklist of birds seen during the last seven Ames Christmas Bird Counts annotated with the birds observed during the 1977 count.
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Ames Audubon Society
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American Crow Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Song Sparrow Common Pigeon House Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark American Goldfinch Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker Common Starling
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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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 Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Peregrine Falcon Veery Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb
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Field Reports, Eugene and Eloise Armstrong, Winter 1990-91
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1990-12-01
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1991-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports for the Winter of 1990-1991 submitted by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong featuring a Dickcissel sighting at Booneville in Dallas County, IA on December 3, 1990.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Thayer's Gull Rusty Blackbird Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Loggerhead Shrike Merlin Dickcissel Eurasian Tree Sparrow White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill American Goldfinch
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Atlantic Big Creek State Park Booneville Burlington Davenport Des Moines Lake Red Rock Madison County Spencer Lock Number 19 Monroe
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Request for more information regarding Lapland Longspur sighting at Union Slough in 1995
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1995-09-27
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1995-11-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Request for more information form filled out by Matt Kenne regarding a Lapland Longspur sighting at Union Slough in Kossuth County, IA on September 27, 1995. The document includes information about additional bird sightings at Union Slough.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco
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Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Request for more information regarding Lincoln's Sparrow sighting at Saylorville Reservoir in 1995
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1995-09-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Form filled out by Bery Engebretsen providing additional information about a Lincoln's Sparrow sighting at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 2, 1995.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Saylorville Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 2005
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Thraupidae | Tanagers Vireonidae | Vireos Emberizidae | Sparrows
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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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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Purple Martin Bewick's Wren Wood Thrush Eurasian Tree Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Eastern Screech-Owl
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Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Liscomb Montrose Waubonsie State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Mount Ayr Eldora Pine Lake State Park Bedford Alden Long Pond Colyn Wildlife Management Area East Twin Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Donnellson Unit
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Gerald Von Ehwegen, summer 2005
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders 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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Summer report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Gerald Von Ehwegen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.
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Von Ehwegen, Gerald L.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Trumpeter Swan Wood Thrush Black-billed Cuckoo Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Great Blue Heron Black Tern Green Heron Northern Bobwhite
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Browns Lake Sioux City Monona County Monona Loess Hills Wildlife Area Pisgah Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Bacon Creek Park Owego Loess Hills State Forest
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Gerald Von Ehwegen, summer 2004
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Nest building Birds--Infancy
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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 Gerald Von Ehwegen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Von Ehwegen, Gerald L.
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Cooper's Hawk Bobolink Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Kingbird Trumpeter Swan Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Great Blue Heron
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Browns Lake Preparation Canyon State Park Pisgah Bacon Creek Park Sioux City State Prairie Preserve Owego Loess Hills State Forest East Soldier River Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Paul Van Nieuwenhuyse, summer 2004
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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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 Paul Van Nieuwenhuyse. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Van Nieuwenhuyse, Paul
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Common Moorhen American White Pelican Herring Gull Marsh Wren Lesser Yellowlegs Blue-winged Warbler
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Goose Lake Pool 13 Clinton County Sherman Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Michael K. Thomas, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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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 Michael K. Thomas with observers Ann Johnson and Beth Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Thomas, Michael K.
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Magnificent Frigatebird Swainson's Hawk Rusty Blackbird White-throated Sparrow Western Sandpiper Black-legged Kittiwake Eastern Wood-Pewee Le Conte's Sparrow Connecticut Warbler Canada Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Big Creek State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Clear Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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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 Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Thelen, Ed
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Bald Eagle Osprey Common Merganser Sandhill Crane
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Spirit Lake Eagle Point East Okoboji Lake Emerson Bay State Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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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 Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Brewer's Blackbird Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Red Phalarope House Finch Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Solitary Sandpiper Pine Siskin Mourning Warbler
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Des Moines River Indianola Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Warren County Red Rock Wildlife Area Hooper State Game Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Ardeidae | Herons Emberizidae | Sparrows
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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 Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J. Dinsmore, Beth Brown and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Red-tailed Hawk Pomarine Jaeger Red-throated Loon Yellow-billed Cuckoo Rock Wren White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bufflehead
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Big Creek State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Pine Lake State Park
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