Criteria for Iowa Important Bird Area (IBA) site selection
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Administrative records
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Rare birds
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2003-01-01
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2003-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Document by the Iowa Ornithologist's Union stating various categories that can be used to designate a site as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Item includes lists of birds covered by each category, as well as "habitats nominated for IBA status" by Iowa county.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 2002
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Birds--Research Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 2002 annotated and compiled by James J. Dinsmore.
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Dinsmore, James J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Fulvous Whistling-Duck Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Ruff
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Iowa
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 37, Number 4, March/April 2002
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Societies, etc Important bird areas
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2002-03-01
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2002-04-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 37, Number 4, March/April 2002. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the society's 2002 Birdathon event, a column "From the Wolf's Den" by Wolf Oesterrich recalling many record setting waterfowl observations at Ames Quarry (Ada Hayden Heritage Park), reports from January and February field trips, and a letter from Ric Zarwell regarding the start of Audubon Iowa's Important Bird Area (IBA) Program.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Zarwell, Ric Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Ames Ada Hayden Heritage Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer, December 1, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and location contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. Also included is a letter from Fischer to Thomas H. Kent regarding the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee's acceptance of the Sprague's Pipit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Little Blue Heron Sprague's Pipit Carolina Wren Greater Yellowlegs Purple Finch Swainson's Thrush
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Mason City Sunset Lake West Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Michael Overton, October 19, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Water levels
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1998-10-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Michael Overton. Also included is a letter from Overton to Thomas H. Kent regarding the early submission date of the fall bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Overton, Michael D.
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Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Yellow Rail Western Sandpiper Le Conte's Sparrow Sanderling White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Philadelphia Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Blackburnian Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Nashville Warbler
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Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Snake Creek State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, summer 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birdsongs
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1996-06-01
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1996-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes consist of a report contributed by David L. Dankert regarding the sighting of several Henslow's Sparrow's at Pleasant Creek State Park with observer Daryl Howell. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Dankert, David L.
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Pleasant Creek State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Marietta A. Petersen, spring 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1996-03-01
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1996-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds contributed by Marietta A. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Loggerhead Shrike Cattle Egret Palm Warbler Scarlet Tanager Northern Waterthrush Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow
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Chickasaw County Floyd Floyd County Nashua Cass County Cedar River Idlewild State Park Waverly
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, spring 1996
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1996-03-01
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1996-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Canvasback Mute Swan White-throated Sparrow Great Horned Owl Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Common Loon Surf Scoter Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Hermit Thrush Louisiana Waterthrush Winter Wren Dark-eyed Junco Tundra Swan
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Clear Lake Mason City Rice Lake Ventura Worth County Myre Slough State Game Management Area Rock Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Martha Waterman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Owls--Behavior
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1996-02-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martha Waterman to Thomas H. Kent regarding a possible Great Gray Owl sighting, February 16, 1996. The letter includes a hand-drawn map showing the location of the sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1995-1996 but was filed with spring 1996 documentation.
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Waterman, Martha
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Great Gray Owl
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Finchford
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, December 1, 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1993-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Indigo Bunting Red-breasted Merganser Semipalmated Plover Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Tennessee Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Winter Wren Barn Swallow Northern Shrike Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Storm Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument Twin Springs Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Weather
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1993-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Green-backed Heron Ring-billed Gull Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Snow Goose Yellow-throated Vireo Great Blue Heron American Golden Plover Great Egret
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Des Moines Jester Park Johnston Saylorville Lake Moeckley Prairie
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds contributed by James J. Dinsmore. A brief note from Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding the sighting of 29 Cattle Egrets is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Marshalltown
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Jane Clark, fall 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Jane Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Clark, Jane
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Eastern Towhee Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Purple Finch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Brown Creeper
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Clive Walnut Creek Glendale Cemetery Greenbelt Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, summer 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in Cass County contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Grasshopper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Bobwhite
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Cass County Indian Creek
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Chris Edwards, summer 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Weather Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Edwards, Chris
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White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren Orchard Oriole Yellow-throated Warbler Acadian Flycatcher Veery Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Coralville Lake Johnson County Lake Macbride State Park Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat
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1992-08-01
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1992-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found at Rathbun Lake contributed by Tom Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Killdeer Eared Grebe Vermilion Flycatcher Red Knot Dunlin American Woodcock Red Phalarope Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Tree Swallow Snow Goose Bonaparte's Gull
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Rathbun Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas C. Harr, fall 1992
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Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Weather
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1992-08-01
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1992-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk American Bittern Greater Yellowlegs Purple Finch Osprey Blue Grosbeak
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Larchwood West Hottes Lake Rock Rapids Silver Lake Big Sioux River Wildlife Area - Kroger Tract
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, spring 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Weather
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. The field notes include detailed descriptions of the Sora, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler and the Common Loon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Common Loon Sora Yellow-rumped Warbler Hooded Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Waterworks Park Lambs Grove
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, November 29, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat
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1991-11-29
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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 Marietta Petersen. The field notes include a detailed description of a Cooper's Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Cooper's Hawk Common Grackle Eastern Bluebird Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Mourning Dove Horned Lark Common Pheasant
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Cass County Walnut
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports, Marjorie Heusinkveld, fall 1990
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Rare birds
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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 submitted by Marjorie Heusinkveld with several observers and detailed sight notes 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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Heusinkveld, Marjorie
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Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Greater White-fronted Goose Red Crossbill
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Rathbun Lake Centerville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports, Tanya E. Bray, summer 1990
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds Weather
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1990-06-01
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1990-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports submitted by Tanya E. Bray with several additional observers with a detailed descriptions of certain sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Bray, Tanya
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Breeding Bird Atlas block map for Princeton Township, May 26, 1989
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-05-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Breeding Bird Atlas block map is a topographic map covering Princeton Township in Scott County, Iowa. Included with the map is a note from James L. Dinsmore to Carol A. Thompson regarding atlas block boundaries, May 26, 1989.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Scott County Princeton
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to the Breeding Bird Atlas Committee regarding priority block coverage, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to the Breeding Bird Atlas committee regarding completing priority blocks for the atlas project. The letter includes a plan to recruit state of Iowa personnel to help accomplish the work.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding additional funding for the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding federal money received to help with the Breeding Bird Atlas Project for 1989. In the letter, Laura Spess Jackson asks Carol A. Thompson if she is interested in completing four blocks for the project.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update, March 24, 1989
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Research notes
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-03-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update includes a list of counties and the amount of work completed for each block. The list includes hand-written notations with sighting locations.The status update also includes a separate two page list of blocks with the number of species observed.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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