Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding changes in habitat and birds sighted at the Red Rock Refuge and Pleasantville, Iowa area, August 15, 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Habitat (Ecology)
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Letter and notes from Gladys Black to Vernon M. Kleen regarding the impact of flooding on the habitat of birds and the birds sighted at Red Rock Refuge and the Pleasantville, Iowa area during the summer of 1973. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1973.
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Paul Bedell letter to Tanya Bray regarding field notes, May 22, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1982-05-22
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Field notes contributed by Paul Bedell in a letter to Tanya Bray regarding the sighting of a Snowy Egret at Lake Manawa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Bedell, Paul
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Lake Manawa
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Smith's Longspur Survey contributed by Peter C. Petersen, April 10, 1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1982-04-10
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N/A
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Smith's Longspur Survey was contributed by Peter C. Petersen and other contributors. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Smith's Longspur Vesper Sparrow Horned Lark Common Pheasant
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Scott County Township of Sheridan Hickory Grove Township
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Letter from Muriel Correll Orrick regarding field notes, January 22, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1982-01-22
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N/A
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Field notes were contributed by Muriel Correll Orrick. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982,
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Common Redpoll Purple Finch
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1980
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birdsongs Fringillidae | Finches
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1980-05-31
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 31, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Western Tanager Barn Owl Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Yellow-rumped Warbler Blue Grosbeak
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Folsom Lake Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Malvern Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Jack W. Musgrove and Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a bird sighting, May 4, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1980-05-04
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Field notes contributed by Jack W. Musgrove and Mary R. Musgrove in a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding the sighting of a male pileated woodpecker. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Musgrove, Jack W. Musgrove, Mary R.
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Tom Stone, Jr. field notes with bird sightings, summer 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Vireonidae | Vireos
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1979-08-02
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N/A
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Field notes for summer 1979 contributed by Tom Stone Jr., includes bird sightings, bird habitat and behavior. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.
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Stone, Tom, Jr.
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Least Flycatcher Say's Phoebe Orchard Oriole Merlin Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush
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Fremont County Hartman Reserve Nature Center White Pine Hollow State Park
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Carl Priebe letter to Richard Bishop regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1979
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1979-07-27
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N/A
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Field notes for summer 1979 contributed by Carl Priebe in a letter to Richard Bishop, July 27, 1979. In the letter Carl Priebe describes his discovery of a colony of nesting Black-crowned Night Herons it also includes the bird habitat.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1979.
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Priebe, Carl
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Black-crowned Night Heron
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Franklin County
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sightings, March 6, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Wit and humor
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1977-03-06
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting her correspondence with Paul Jones regarding the impact of declining prey populations and the increased use of recreational vehicles on Snowy Owl populations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Iowa Canada
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Letter from Ross Silcock to Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding bird sightings and locations, August 11, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat
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1976-08-11
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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 Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of Summer 1976.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Letter from Ross Silcock to Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding bird sightings and locations, August 11, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Habitat
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1976-11-08
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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 Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of Summer 1976.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Least Flycatcher Bobolink Vesper Sparrow Louisiana Waterthrush
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Fremont County Iowa Tabor Waubonsie State Park Malvern Neola
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Red Rock Reservoir spring migration, May 29, 1974
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Habitat (Ecology)
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1974-05-29
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N/A
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Report from Gladys Black, reporting on the 1974 spring migration at Red Rock Reservoir and describing the impact of flooding on bird habitat. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1974.
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Black, Gladys
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during winter 1972-1973, including rare birds, March 20, 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Country life
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Letter from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen describing birds sighted during winter 1972-1973 in the Iowa City area and discussing other birdwatchers. Rare birds reported by Halmi were a Goshawk, Evening Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills, and Snow Buntings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1972-1973 report.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Snow Bunting Evening Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Red Crossbill
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Iowa City
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Press Release, January 1, 1987
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Administrative records Press releases
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc Wit and humor
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1987-01-01
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas press release and other documents compiled by Doug Reeves. Includes information on atlas blocks, bird identification and habitat.
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Reeves, Doug Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding changes in habitat and birds sighted at Red Rock Refuge during 1968-1970, April 7, 1971
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests
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1971-04-07
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen was regarding changes in habitat and birds sighted at Red Rock Refuge during 1968-1970, April 7, 1971. Black noted the spectacular change in the number of migratory species since Lake Red Rock was filled in 1969. She discussed various bird sightings at the lake, including that of a Great Blue Heron rookery and vulture roosts. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1970-1971.
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Black, Gladys
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Great Blue Heron
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Lake Red Rock
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Dorothy Franek letter to Frances Braley regarding her activities with birds, January 17, 1969
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification
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Letter from Dorothy Franek to Frances Braley, dated January 17, 1969, discussed birds identified on her property in Grant Township, Montgomery County, near Red Oak, Iowa, bird feeders created, and the need for help in identifying some birds and banding some in the spring. Included were lists of the birds seen and a description of the location including a map of the acreage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1968-1969.
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Franek, Dorothy
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Map of Ledges State Park
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Maps (documents)
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Parks
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Map of Ledgers State Park annotated with birding locations and corrections to its depiction of bodies of water.
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Hank Zaletel regarding an upcoming field trip
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Hank Zaletel about an upcoming three day field trip to Prairie Rose State Park for the breeding bird atlas project. Participants in the field trip will survey several atlas blocks near the park.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Prairie Rose State Park
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas checklist
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Blank standardized Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas checklist form for reporting bird species sightings it includes breeding code definitions with species habitat information.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Maps of Mills County Breeding Bird Atlas blocks
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Maps (documents) Research notes
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Maps of Mills County Breeding Bird Atlas blocks includes hand drawn maps with locations of the atlas blocks shown in various stages of completion. The hand drawn maps are not drawn to scale.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Mills County
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update, March 24, 1989
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Research notes
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-03-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update includes a list of counties with completed blocks marked as 'Done'. 'Priority blocks' is written at the top of the first page.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update, March 24, 1989
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Research notes
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-03-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Breeding Bird Atlas block status update includes a list of counties and the amount of work completed for each block. The list includes hand-written notations with sighting locations.The status update also includes a separate two page list of blocks with the number of species observed.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to the Breeding Bird Atlas Committee regarding priority block coverage, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to the Breeding Bird Atlas committee regarding completing priority blocks for the atlas project. The letter includes a plan to recruit state of Iowa personnel to help accomplish the work.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding additional funding for the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding federal money received to help with the Breeding Bird Atlas Project for 1989. In the letter, Laura Spess Jackson asks Carol A. Thompson if she is interested in completing four blocks for the project.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Breeding Bird Atlas block map for Princeton Township, May 26, 1989
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Correspondence Maps (documents)
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Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-05-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Breeding Bird Atlas block map is a topographic map covering Princeton Township in Scott County, Iowa. Included with the map is a note from James L. Dinsmore to Carol A. Thompson regarding atlas block boundaries, May 26, 1989.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Scott County Princeton
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