Field reports, Tanya Bray, fall 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1989-08-01
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1989-11-30
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Field reports with a list of birds and locations contributed by Tanya Bray for fall 1989 with additional notes for specific sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Bray, Tanya
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Ring-billed Gull Black Scoter Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Snow Goose Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Iowa Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 7, March 1990
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Strigiformes | Owls
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1990-03-01
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1990-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 7, March 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include an action editorial by Mark Widrlechner regarding major renovations at Ames Homewood Gold Course which would damage several acres of upland oak forest, a report of an Eagle watch at Lake Red Rock, a mention of special recognition for the society's newsletter received from the West Central Region Audubon Council, and an Owl walk report.
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Ames Lake Red Rock
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 8, April 1990
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Waterfowl Books--Reviews Acid rain
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1990-04-01
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1990-04-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 8, April 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on Earth Week activities including field trips and a prairie burn, an update on acid rain samples from Mike Meetz, a report of a waterfowl watch field trip, and a book review of "A Field Guide to Little-Known and Seldom-Seen Birds" by Ben Sill, Cathryn Sill, and John Sill.
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American White Pelican Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron
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Ames Big Creek Lake Jester Park Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Bays Branch Lake
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 9, May 1990
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Emberizidae | Sparrows Societies--History, organization, etc Acid rain Prairie restoration
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1990-05-01
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1990-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 9, May 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include reports on field trips in Story and Marshall Counties, an update on acid rain samples from Mike Meetz, the 1990-1991 slate of society officer candidates to be voted on at the annual meeting in May, and a recap of an Earth Day prairie burn in Ames by Meetz.
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Ames Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Larson Marsh
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Lime Creek Nature Center, 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1990-10-13
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1990-10-15
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Lime Creek Nature Center in Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on October 13, 1990.
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Pinneke, Kim
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Northern Goshawk
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Lime Creek Nature Center
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Lime Creek Nature Center, Mason City, Iowa
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Wooded edge next to pot ash and prairie field
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The documentation form by Kim L. Pinneke is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dawn Tolefree. | Elimination of similar species: Cooper's hawk eliminated by lateral face pattern. Sharp-shinned hawk eliminated by size. Osprey eliminated by tail length in relation to primaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/16:31:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Sandpiper Beach in Saylorville Reservoir in 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1990-10-15
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1990-10-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Sandpiper Beach in Saylorville Reservoir on October 15 and 18, 1990.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Blue-winged Teal at Saylorville Reservoir in 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1990-11-22
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1990-12-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Blue-winged Teals at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 22, 1990.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Blue-winged Teal
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Saylorville Lake
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 25, Number 4, December 1990
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Acid rain
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1990-12-01
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1990-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 4, December 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a review of a field trip to DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, a report on the Story County Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) five-year plan from Mike Meetz, and an update on acid rain samples monitored by Meetz. Also included is the 1991 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Bald Eagle Snow Goose
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Ames Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Boone County
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Lock 19 in Keokuk in 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1991-01-03
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1991-02-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for one to two Tundra Swans at Lock 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on January 3 and 19 as well as February 8, 1991.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Tundra Swan
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Lock Number 19
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Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire at Shagbark Hills, 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1991-02-23
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1991-02-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Townsend's Solitaire at Shagbark Hills in Woodbury County, IA on February 23, 1991.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Townsend's Solitaire
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Shagbark Hills Area
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Hickory Hills Public Hunting Area, Woodbury County
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mixed woodland edge - burr oak + junipers
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The documentation form by Bill Huser is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Art Huser and Marla Grier. | Elimination of similar species: None with salmon wingbars. Robin: size & breast color; Juncos: lack eye ring + smaller: Catbird: black cap + no wingbars. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 12:15:00/12:17:00 and 12:45:00/12:47:00.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 26, Number 8, April 1991
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Conservationists Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Waterfowl
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1991-04-01
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1991-04-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 26, Number 8, April 1991. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming shorebirds, waterfowl, and Warbler field trips, information on the service project of the society including a prairie burn, an in memoriam article for society member Dr. Griffith J. Buck, an update on the Resource Enhancement and Protection Program (REAP), and a report on a waterfowl field trip in which 46 species of birds were observed.
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Brewer's Blackbird
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Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Brookside Park Lakin Slough State Game Management Area
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 27, Number 1, September 1991
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Meetings Wildlife habitat improvement Societies--History, organization, etc Prairie restoration
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1991-09-01
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1991-09-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 27, Number 1, September 1991. Highlights of the newsletter include an introduction to and brief history of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society, a request of society members to write letters in support of a proposed Waterman Creek Prairie project, an introduction to a new Audubon program called the Armchair Activist, and the 1991-1992 society event schedule with program topics and speakers as well as field trips.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union pamphlet
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Brochures Printed ephemera
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1992-01-01
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1992-01-31
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union promotional pamphlet printed in January 1992.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 27, Numbers 4/5, December 1991/January 1992
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Natural areas Waterfowl Books--Reviews Prairie restoration
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1991-12-01
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1992-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Highlights of the newsletter include a report from a waterfowl field trip, an appeal to society members to help with fundraising efforts for the Paul Errington Marsh Project thereby protecting and restoring a 200 acre prairie pothole, and details of upcoming Christmas Bird Counts. Also included is the 1992 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Bald Eagle Snow Goose
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Ames Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Mound City
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 27, Number 6, February 1992
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1992-02-01
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1992-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 27, Number 6, February 1992. Highlights of the newsletter include the results from the Ames and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, an appeal for society members to support Iowa's Nongame Wildlife Program, and a calendar of society events for February through June 1992.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ring-billed Gull Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll House Finch
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Ames Boone County
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Rare bird documentation form for Great Black-backed Gull at the Mississippi River between Bettendorf and Moline in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1992-02-02
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1992-03-01
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Rare bird documentation form for a Great Black-backed Gull at the Mississippi River between Bettendorf, IA and Moline, IL on February 2 and 3, 1992.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Bettendorf Moline
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 27, Number 8, April 1992
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Meetings Waterfowl Prairie restoration
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1992-04-01
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1992-04-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 27, Number 8, April 1992. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming shorebird, waterfowl, and warbler field trips, reports on March fields trips to Lake Red Rock and Little Wall Lake, details of the future American Ornithologists' Union meeting in Ames on June 24-27, 1992, and information on a meeting of the central Iowa Prairie Network.
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American Kestrel
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Little Wall Lake Ames Lake Red Rock
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 28, Number 4, December 1992
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1992-12-01
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1992-12-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 28, Number 4, December 1992. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a report of a November field trip, an update on a road-widening proposal for Highway 65 that would destroy much of the Engeldinger Marsh and what society members can do to protect the wetland, and Ames Christmas Bird Count records which gives the number of counts each species was seen in the 20 years from 1971 to 1990 as well as the number of each species was found on the 1991 count.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Common Loon Hooded Merganser Bonaparte's Gull
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Ames Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Boone County Engeldinger Marsh
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 28, Number 5, January 1993
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1993-01-01
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1993-01-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 28, Number 5, January 1993. Highlights of the newsletter include a call for society members to support Iowa's Nongame Wildlife Programs, an update on the funding of the Iowa Resource Enhancement and Protection Program (REAP), and the results of the 1992 Ames Christmas Bird Count.
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Ames
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1988-10-02
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Record Committee review of a Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County on October 2, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article from Iowa Bird Life, an introductory letter from Ann Johnson, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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DeVore, Dawn L.
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Lake Red Rock
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Behind Visitor Center at Lake Red Rock, Marion Co., IA
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Freshwater lake shore
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The documentation form by Dawn L. DeVore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: After getting the bird book, I took my knowledge of the birds in the area and my mental picture and went to work. I ruled out the turkey vulture because the bird was too streamlined like a tern. I looked at the terns, soon realizing that there were no almost completely black terns. Thus I turned to the gulls. I knew it had to be a water area type bird because of its body and bill shape. Remembering the bill I quickly ruled out the gulls. Thus I turned to the cormorants but the tail was wrong, the neck was too long and more so the cormorant was out of the picture. Thinking I recalled hearing about a sighting of a rare bird in Iowa, only the night before had I looked at an outline of its body shape. Bingo! That was it! The shapes matched but what was the name? I went through the bird section page by page. Then there it was - the Magnificent Frigatebird. This was it; almost all black, large yet streamlined, "forked" or V shaped "tail", and that unique bill. Then the fact that the bird I saw had no red and two side by side white breast areas confirmed that it was a female Magnificent Frigatebird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/12:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Tricolored Heron at Cone Marsh, 1989
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1989-04-29
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1993-08-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Tricolored Heron at Cone Marsh, Louisa County, IA on April 29, 1989. Includes record review documents with votes, articles in Iowa Bird Life and the Loon, maps of Tri-Colored Heron sightings and breeding areas, correspondence about the sighting from Ross Silcock to Carl Bendorf, from to Dick Shaffer to Thomas H. Kent, from Bruce Peterjohn to Thomas H. Kent and committee votes, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Tricolored Heron
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Cone M., Louise Co., IA
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marsh
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dick Shaffer. | Elimination of similar species: Size and white belly eliminate other herons. Apparently an immature or non-breeding plumaged adult. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:50:00/10:59:00.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 2, October 1993
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Prairie restoration
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1993-10-01
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1993-10-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 2, October 1993. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming meeting featuring a presentation on Raptors by Jon Stravers, a report of a field trip to Grammer Grove Park, an announcement of prairie stewardship opportunities, and a report from Peter Berle, the president of the National Audubon Society on declining membership in the society.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Clark's Nutcracker at Forest Lake Camp near Ottumwa in 1972
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1972-10-15
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1994-02-04
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Records Committee review for a Clark's Nutcracker at Forest Lake Camp near Ottumwa in Wapello County, IA on October 14, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and the original sighting record found in the publication First Clark's Nutcracker for Wapello County in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):14-17 by Judge Charles G. Ayres, Jr.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Burlington in 1893
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Birds--Identification Extinct birds Rare birds Wildlife conservation Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1907-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Eskimo Curlew at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on April 5, 1893. Includes a record review document with votes, an article about the Eskimo Curlew in general, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson collected by Paul Bartsch, and referenced by two other publications.
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Burlington
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Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Wildlife management areas
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1994-03-01
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1994-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 7, March 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming meeting featuring a presentation by James J. Dinsmore, a call for society members to provide comments to the Army Corps of Engineers on the management of Saylorville Lake, and an article on the launch of a campaign to inform the public of the importance of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
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