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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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5
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, February 1971
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1971-02-01
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1971-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, February 1971. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program, "Subarctic Summer" by David L. Trauger and a summary of the 1970 Christmas Bird Count in which 47 species were observed and new state records set for both Eastern Screech Owls and Great Horned Owls.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Great Horned Owl Eastern Screech-Owl
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 14, December 1970
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Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1970-12-01
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1970-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 14, December 1970. Highlights of the newsletter include information on an upcoming Christmas Bird Count, how to report bird feeder observations, and news from the Audubon Leader which is published by the National Audubon Society.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 11, April 2, 1970
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Conservationists--Awards Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1970-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 11, April 2, 1970. Highlights of the newsletter include the selection of Dr. Barton Morgan and Margaret Morgan as the "Conservationists of the Year", details on the final Audubon Wildlife Film program "Village Beneath the Sea" by Harry Pederson, a summary of a bird watching and identification program given by Jim Rod and John Faaborg, and a report on counting Bald Eagles on the Mississippi River by Jim Rod.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Bald Eagle
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Ames Mississippi River, Iowa
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 7, December 3, 1969
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Newsletters
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Bird banding Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Citizen science
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1969-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 7, December 3, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include information on participation in the 1969 Audubon Christmas Bird Census, an article on bird banding by Jim Rod, and reports on recent activities including the launch of the Audubon Wildlife Films series and the official incorporation of the Ames Audubon Society as a non-profit corporation.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames Davenport
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 6, January 9, 1969
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Newsletters
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Counting Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1969-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 6, January 9, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include details about a public forum featuring a discussion on dove hunting with moderator Dr. Robert J. Muncy, a report on a successful Christmas Bird Count, and a review of the Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 5, December 10, 1968
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Women conservationists Environmental monitoring
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1968-12-10
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N/A
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society,Volume 1, Number 5, December 10, 1968. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the launch of the society's yearly Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture featuring speaker Dr. Roger Landers, information on the Christmas Bird Count, and a profile of Rachel Carson.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Christmas Bird Count Data
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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2003-12-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of 116 bird species that were observed on Ames Christmas Bird Counts for the years 1971-2003. The total number of bird counts on which each species was seen is available for the years 1971-1990 and 1991-2003. Also on the list is the number of each bird species seen on a particular count for every year between 1991-2003.
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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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8
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Fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for Iowa
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Parulidae | Warblers
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A handwritten list of fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for numerous bird species in Iowa. The list includes the date of the sighting, the number of birds seen, as well as a key code indicating the location of the sighting. Also included is the type-written geographic location key used to decipher in which one of the 12 different observation spots the sighting was made.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Least Tern Baltimore Oriole Philadelphia Vireo Greater White-fronted Goose Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco American Black Duck
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Ames Credit Island Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Pilot Knob State Park Sidney DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Iowa State University Nobles Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society Birdathon flyer
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Fliers (printed matter)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1998-05-09
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A flyer for a Big Bluestem Audubon Society Birdathon held on May 9, 1998. The Birdathon was a pledge drive in which participants formed teams, collected pledges for each species observed during the 24 hour count period, and raised money for local Audubon efforts. Also included is a blank National Audubon Birdathon official sponsor sheet to record names, addresses, and pledge information.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Hamilton County Story County Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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10
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Special spring bird census flyer
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Correspondence Fliers (printed matter)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1970-05-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Flyer calling for area birders to join in a special spring bird census north of Ames on May 10, 1970, sponsored by the Ames Audubon Society. The census was directed by Jim Rod.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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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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Tri-city Bird Club daily field card compiled by Peter C. Petersen and Dale Birkenholz, May 29, 1956
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1956-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field card of birds observed in Hamilton County compiled by Peter C. Petersen and Dale Birkenholz, May 29, 1956.
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Birkenholz, Dale Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Warbling Vireo Song Sparrow Chimney Swift Yellow-throated Warbler Dickcissel Western Meadowlark American Robin Mourning Dove Horned Lark Black Tern
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Little Wall Lake Anderson Goose Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, February 15, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-02-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Chinese Thrushes, an interesting exotic seen daily in an Ottumwa backyard for several months. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Golden-crowned Kinglets and two Trumpeter Swans.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Double-crested Cormorant Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Canada Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Chinese Hwamei
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Ottumwa Backbone State Park Modale Credit Island Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Mark Widrlechner letter to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1999-01-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999. The letter thanks the participants for their efforts in assisting in the count during inclement weather and provides count numbers on the 58 species of birds that were seen on count day as well as three others seen during count week. Of special note were the observations of two species reported for the first time that year: Hooded Merganser and Merlin. Also included are the results from the first twelve Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, January 1, 1986 through January 1, 1998.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Merlin Hooded Merganser
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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5
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Mark Widrlechner letter to Hank Zaletel regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1996-01-01
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1996-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Hank Zaletel regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count. The letter provides details for the bird count in Boone County on January 1, 1997.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Documents regarding the 1992 Boone Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Instructions (document genre) Maps (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1992-01-01
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1992-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of documents related to the 1992 Boone Christmas Bird Count, including the count areas with leaders and participants, a map of the area to be surveyed, a general information and statistics form, and an area report form with several bird species listed.
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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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5
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Erik Munson letter to the members of Big Bluestem Audubon Society regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1990-01-01
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1990-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Erik Munson to the members of Big Bluestem Audubon Society regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count. The letter requests participation from the members of the society to assist with the annual survey of winter resident birds in Boone County and the habitat along the Des Moines River. Also included is a postcard for members to return to Munson indicating their level of interest in helping with the count.
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Munson, Erik
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Ames Des Moines River Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Iowa Birdline update, September 19, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-09-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for September 19, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-tailed Jaeger, a Cattle Egret, a Peregrine Falcon, and a Red-necked Phalarope. Also of note were observations of eleven shorebird species at Otter Creek Marsh and a count of over a thousand Broad-winged Hawks passing over Grammer Grove Park. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Yellow Rails and a Parasitic Jaeger.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Broad-winged Hawk Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Merlin Sabine's Gull Peregrine Falcon Sora Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope American Golden Plover
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake View Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Snake Creek State Game Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, January 4-5, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-01-04
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1993-01-05
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 4-5,1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Short-eared Owl, a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a female Mountain Bluebird, a Snowy Owl and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Glaucous Gull, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden-crowned Kinglets.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Pine Warbler
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Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Bremer County Holstein Marshalltown Rathbun Lake Hancher Auditorium
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, January 11, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-01-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 11, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Iceland Gull and Thayer's Gulls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Green-winged Teal Red Crossbill
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Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Hancher Auditorium Rock Falls Steamboat Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, January 18, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-01-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 18, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Carolina Wrens and the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Snow Bunting flocks west of Rock Falls and a red phase Eastern Screech Owl at Hickory Hill Park.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Screech-Owl
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Cerro Gordo County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Jester Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Sac County Rock Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, January 25, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-01-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 25, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, a first year Glaucous Gull and two Wood Ducks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Bluebird Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Wood Duck Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Gray Catbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Burlington Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Hickory Hill Park Homestead Red Rock Dam Van Meter
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, February 1, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of Iceland Gulls, two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl and two Long-eared Owls at Big Creek State Park, and an additional Northern Saw-whet Owl sighted at Ledges State Park.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Big Creek State Park Blencoe Cerro Gordo County Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Red Rock Dam Cedar River
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, February 8, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Strigiformes | Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1993-02-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 8, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Golden Eagles, a Prairie Falcon, two Townsend's Solitaire and an Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Hermit Thrush in a pine plantation that was sustaining itself on bittersweet berries.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren
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Allamakee County Cerro Gordo County Des Moines River Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Backbone State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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