Fred K. Thompson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings and checklists, May 30, 1979
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Parulidae | Warblers
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1979-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred K. Thompson to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding spring bird sightings, May 30, 1979. Also included are field checklists and bird counts for March, April and May 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Thompson, Fred K.
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Black-and-white Warbler Sanderling Worm-eating Warbler Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Prairie Warbler Tundra Swan
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Marion Coralville Stone City Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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9
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Bird sightings checklist, winter 1978-1979
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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1978-12-01
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1979-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, winter 1978-1979. Includes handwritten annotations with locations and weather information. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of winter 1978-1979.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Bald Eagle American Kestrel Boreal Chickadee Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Great Blue Heron American Black Duck Northern Shrike
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Boone Booneville Guthrie County Harrison County Osage Pleasantville Sweet Marsh Buena Vista County Lake Panorama
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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8
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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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1
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7
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithological illustration
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1978-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. The item includes a full page illustration of a duck. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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7
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Notes on fall birds seen in Iowa City area 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report titled "notes on fall birds seen in Iowa City area 1978," submitted by Thomas H. Kent. The item includes a checklist of bird sightings. An annotation highlights the lack of Golden-crowned Kinglets found. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Blue Jay White-eyed Vireo Carolina Wren Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Palm Warbler Hooded Merganser Veery Northern Parula Golden-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit Northern Waterthrush Little Tern American Golden Plover
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Sugar Bottom Campground Jolly Rogers Campground
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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7
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Field check list, August 1 - November 30, 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1978-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field check list from August 1 to November 30, 1978, submitted by Fred K. Thompson. An annotation questions the accuracy of the sighting of 37 Western Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Bell's Vireo Snow Bunting Canvasback Western Sandpiper Hooded Merganser Olive-sided Flycatcher Canada Warbler
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Cedar Lake Conesville Pleasant Creek State Park Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Field check list contributed by Peter P. Wickham, spring 1987
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers
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1987-03-01
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1987-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Peter P. Wickham. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Lapland Longspur Barred Owl House Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Sora Spotted Sandpiper Common Snipe Bufflehead Belted Kingfisher Bonaparte's Gull American Golden Plover Northern Bobwhite
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Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Squaw Creek Regional Park Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Matsell Bridge Public Access
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Field notes and Peter P. Wickham letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 3, 1985
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1985-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Peter P. Wickham in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. A field checklist is included with the letter with birds observed in the Cedar Rapids Christmas count area in mid-June. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Alder Flycatcher Black-and-white Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Great Horned Owl Forster's Tern Acadian Flycatcher Sedge Wren Veery Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Hairy Woodpecker Eastern Whip-poor-will Black-capped Chickadee Common Pheasant
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Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Palisades-Kepler State Park Shimek State Forest Squaw Creek Regional Park Matsell Bridge Public Access
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Field check lists by Walter Rosene, Jr., May 20-21, 1972
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1972-05-20
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1972-05-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two field check lists of bird sightings, one of birds observed at Sweet Marsh and the other a composite list from the 50th Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting in Waterloo, both compiled by Walter Rosene, Jr., May 20-21, 1972.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1912-
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Waterloo Sweet Marsh
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field checklist of Iowa birds contributed by Randall Pinkston, September 26, 1991
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Checklists Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Weather
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1991-09-26
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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 Randall Pinkston with observers James L. Fuller, Charles Fuller and James Scheib. The field notes include detailed information on three Merlin sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture American White Pelican Yellow Rail Merlin Red Phalarope Common Yellowthroat Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black-capped Chickadee Red-bellied Woodpecker Western Meadowlark Nashville Warbler
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Big Creek State Park Jester Park Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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24
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7
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Bird checklist compiled by Woodward H. Brown covering 1976-1977
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Checklists
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Bird watching Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field card of birds observed by Woodward H. Brown.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Turkey Vulture Western Tanager Eastern Bluebird Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Wood-Pewee Common Nighthawk Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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1
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6
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Annotated copy of Polk County check-list of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society, 1953
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1938-11-17
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1959-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Polk County check-list of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society compiled and prepared by Woodward H. Brown, November 1953. The document includes handwritten annotations by Woodward H. Brown and covers bird migration, locations and species.
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Brown, Woodward H. Des Moines Audubon Society
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Polk County
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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1
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6
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Annotated copy of Polk County check-list of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society, 1959
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Checklists Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1949-06-05
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1973-04-17
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Polk County check-list, field trips record, of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society compiled by Woodward H. Brown, November 1959. The document includes handwritten annotations by Woodward H. Brown and covers several topics: bird migration, bird field trip sightings, dates sighted and a birding map.
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Brown, Woodward H. Des Moines Audubon Society
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Polk County
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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1
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6
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Bird checklist compiled by Woodward H. Brown covering 1948-1972
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Checklists
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Bird watching Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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1948-05-09
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1972-04-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field card of birds observed by Woodward H. Brown.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Cooper's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Bohemian Waxwing Marsh Wren Wood Duck Black-billed Cuckoo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Red Crossbill American Goldfinch
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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1
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6
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Letter and field checklists of Iowa birds, Randall Pinkston, August 2, 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy Ducklings
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1991-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and accompanying field checklists of Iowa birds from Randall Pinkston to James J. Dinsmore. The field checklists include five forms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Brown-headed Cowbird Indigo Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Wilson's Phalarope Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Wood Duck Solitary Sandpiper Great Crested Flycatcher American Redstart Yellow Warbler Northern Bobwhite
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve North Liberty Coralville Dam
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Check list of the birds of Story County, Iowa, 1970
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Important bird areas Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1970-03-01
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1970-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of the most regularly observed bird species found in Story County as well as at Ledges State Park and in Greene County compiled by John Faaborg and Jim Rod, March 1970. Included is a list of the better birding locations found in Story, Boone, Greene, and Hamilton Counties including directions to the habitats as well as species commonly located at each destination. Also of note is a chart for the months of March, April, and May which shows the average arrival dates of common Iowa spring migrant birds.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Dunbar Slough Finn Pond Wildlife Area Greene County Hamilton County Ledges State Park Story County Boone County Goose Lake McHose Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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6
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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding editorial changes to the revised checklist, November 29, 1956
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Checklists Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification Copy editing
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1956-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to George Hendrickson dated November 29, 1956. In this letter to George Hendrickson (copied to Martin Grant and Harold Ennis) DuMont details some changes that he made to the revised checklist and notes that he had Fred Lincoln, who is in the process of reviewing the American Ornithologists' Union checklist, double check his corrections. Included is Philip DuMont's edited revised Check-list of Iowa Birds. This document is in response to a letter from Hendrickson: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4103/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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6
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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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1
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5
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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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N/A
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N/A
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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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1
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5
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Peter Wickham letter to Carl Bendorf, June 2 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather
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1991-03-01
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1991-06-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Wickham to Carl Bendorf on June 2, 1991, summarizing his spring birding. Included with the letter is a field notes form that includes detailed notes on specific sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Marbled Godwit Turkey Vulture Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-breasted Chat Smith's Longspur Red-breasted Merganser Merlin American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Wood Thrush Le Conte's Sparrow Greater Scaup Sanderling Louisiana Waterthrush Bufflehead Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Northern Waterthrush
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Central City Matsell Bridge Public Access Marengo Wakpicada County Park Swan Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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24
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5
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Polk County check-list of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1953-11-01
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1953-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated November 1953. This checklist compiled and prepared by Woodward H. Brown lists bird species, and the month and week that members of the Des Moines Audubon Society have sighted them in Polk County from 1938 to 1953. This copy includes handwritten annotations.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Polk County
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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1
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5
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1978.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo Cinnamon Teal Common Loon Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl
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Cedar Lake Chickasaw County Forneys Lake Mills County Sweet Marsh Saint Lucas Pocahontas County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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5
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Field reports, Jerry Toll, spring 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1991-03-01
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1991-05-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports in the form of checklists with an introductory letter from Jerry Toll to IOU on May 8, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Toll, Jerry
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Red-tailed Hawk American White Pelican Tricolored Heron Ruddy Duck
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Lake Manawa Pottawattamie County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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24
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5
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Randall Pinkston letter to James Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for the official field report, June 2, 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Weather
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1991-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter containing field reports with hand annotations accompanied by an introduction and a supplement and checklists for rare bird sightings submitted by Randall Pinkston to the IOU editor (Jim Dinsmore) on June 2, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Bald Eagle White-eyed Vireo Purple Martin Common Moorhen Ross' Goose Greater Scaup Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler
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Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve Oakland Cemetery
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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24
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5
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1978.
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Varied Thrush Yellow Rail Cattle Egret Winter Wren Gadwall Prairie Warbler
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Amana Cedar Falls Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa Story County Wildcat Den State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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