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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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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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, 1928 to 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Caprimulgiformes | Nighthawks and Nightjars Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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1928-05-20
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1934-05-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist with various dates. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont and Kenneth Nelson on June 3, 1929 and Philip DuMont and Janetta DuMont on May 13, 1934. Included with this checklist are tallies of birds sighted by Philip DuMont and others on May 20, 1928, May 19, 1929, and May 17, 1931.
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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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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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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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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings and Iowa Northern Shrikes checklist, February 8, 1977
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-12-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Enclosed with the letter is a checklist for Iowa Northern Shrikes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Gray Jay Northern Shrike
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Cedar Falls Mason City Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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Field notes for spring at Red Rock area, 1977
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Nest building Women conservationists Ducks--Counting
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes and checklist of birds observed in the Red Rock area and during the Spring of 1977 submitted by Jon Stravers and Gladys Black. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys Stravers, Jon
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Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cattle Egret Osprey Cliff Swallow
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Lake Red Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1977
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1977-08-01
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1977-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting checklist. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-and-white Warbler Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Cattle Egret Acadian Flycatcher Green-winged Teal
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Appanoose County Franklin County Story County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sweet Marsh
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Ames Audubon Society February Newsletter, 1978
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Checklists Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Strigiformes | Owls
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1978-02-01
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1978-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, February 1978. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program "The Midwest Savanna" presented by Robert Dyas, an announcement of an owl calling outing, and an article on birding in Story County by Barney Cook. Also included is an annotated checklist of birds seen during the last seven Ames Christmas counts.
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Cook, Barnett C. Ames Audubon Society
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Cedar Waxwing Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin Great Blue Heron
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Annotated bird sightings list, summer 1979
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Checklists Field notes Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
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1979-06-01
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1979-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated summer 1979 bird sightings list. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1979.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Report form for selected species in spring
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Checklists Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Water birds Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1985-08-01
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1985-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A checklist of birds sighted by Ray Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Allamakee County Appanoose County Dallas County Fremont County Guthrie County Polk County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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Iowa CBC reporting form, Lost Nation, December 18, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated December 18, 1985 compiled by Sharon Kaufman. A list of birds sighted by Kaufman and fifteen others around Lost Nation. A total of 43 species and 4,901 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Kaufman, Sharon
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Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Lapland Longspur White-throated Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Wood Thrush White-crowned Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Belted Kingfisher
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Lost Nation
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa CBC reporting form, Princeton, December 19, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated December 19, 1985 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and eight others around Princeton. A total of 58 species and 4,216 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Lapland Longspur Brown Thrasher Barred Owl Eastern Meadowlark Hermit Thrush Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird Northern Shrike Northern Harrier
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Princeton Folletts
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa CBC reporting form, Big Bluestem Audubon, December 21, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Hank Zaletel. A list of birds sighted by Zaletel and twenty-eight others around Ames. A total of 53 species and 8,372 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Northern Flicker Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Eastern Bluebird White-throated Sparrow Barred Owl Hermit Thrush Golden-crowned Kinglet Mourning Dove Northern Shrike Brown Creeper
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa CBC reporting form, Sac County, December 21, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Margaret Seeck and Rita Efta. A list of birds sighted by Seeck and Efta and sixteen others around Sac County. A total of 30 species and 2,148 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Efta, Rita E. Seeck, Margaret
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Red-headed Woodpecker Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Hairy Woodpecker American Robin Mourning Dove Eastern Screech-Owl
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Sac County Auburn
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa CBC reporting form, Rathbun, December 21, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Bill Heusinkveld. A list of birds sighted by Heusinkveld and twenty-three others around Rathbun Lake. A total of 60 species and 5,969 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Heusinkveld, Bill
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Northern Flicker Cooper's Hawk Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Canvasback White-throated Sparrow Snowy Owl Merlin Redhead Northern Mockingbird Fox Sparrow Belted Kingfisher Wild Turkey Red-winged Blackbird
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Rathbun Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa CBC reporting form, Marshalltown, December 21, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Ed Savage. A list of birds sighted by Savage and twenty-five others around Marshalltown. A total of 42 species and 3,835 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Savage, Ed
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American Kestrel Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Loggerhead Shrike White-throated Sparrow Barred Owl Northern Goshawk Red-breasted Nuthatch Great Blue Heron Northern Harrier
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Marshalltown Union Grove Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa CBC reporting form, Dubuque, IA, December 21, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by John Carl Miller. A list of birds sighted by Miller and twenty-one others in Dubuque, Iowa. A total of 44 species and 4,424 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Miller, John Carl
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Cooper's Hawk White-throated Sparrow Great Horned Owl Red-breasted Merganser Merlin White-crowned Sparrow Long-eared Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Dubuque
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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