Winter Raptor survey, 1977
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Field notes Maps (documents) Reports
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1977-12-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter Raptor Survey for 1977, written by Dean M. Roosa and Paul Bartelt for the State Preserves Board. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Roosa, Dean M. Bartelt, Paul Iowa Preserves Board
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 21, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Turdidae | Thrushes
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1977-01-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes regarding bird sightings were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. 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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Red-tailed Hawk Snowy Owl Pileated Woodpecker Spotted Towhee Wild Turkey Northern Shrike
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Iowa City Mason City Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Seymour Shellsburg
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor survey and winter bird sightings, February 6, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1983-02-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor survey and winter bird sightings, February 6, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Lesher, Fred
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Horned Lark
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New Albin
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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6
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Smith's Longspur survey results contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1983
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Field notes Reports Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1983-03-01
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1983-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Results of a formal Smith's Longspur survey contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Smith's Longspur
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Appanoose County Johnson County Boone County Centerville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Water birds
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Petersen and others. Also includes the report: Supplementary breeding bird census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Louisa County, Iowa, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Barred Owl Tree Swallow Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler
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Forneys Lake Goose Lake Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Wildcat Den State Park Spring Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Piping Plover sightings at IPL settling ponds in 1983
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Field notes Reports
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ornithology--Bibliography
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of Piping Plover activity around the Iowa Power & Light Settling Ponds submitted by Barb Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Piping Plover
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Annotated bird sighting list for fall 1983 compiled by Hank Zaletel
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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1983-08-01
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1983-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel. Includes counts for the International Shorebird Survey. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Colo Saylorville Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Sharon Steffens letter to Thomas H. Kent with incorporated field notes, May 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1985-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Sharon Steffens letter, May 29, 1985 written on a field checklist of Iowa birds, regarding bird sightings, rescuing a baby screech owl, the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, and her hobby of bird photography. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Steffens, Sharon
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Northern Flicker Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow Pine Siskin Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Atlantic Lake Anita State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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Christmas count, 1980-81
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Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Winter Citizen science
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1980-12-20
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1981-01-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The Christmas count report notes a record 127 species sighted, eight more than the previous record number sighted the year before, thanks largely to increased participation and wider coverage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Eastern Phoebe Curve-billed Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Sedge Wren Veery Sandhill Crane
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1984 & 1985 results: Illinois heron colony surveys
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Field notes Reports Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Birds--Counting Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks
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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 survey by the Avian Ecology Program of Heron colonies in Illinois, including colonies that extend into Iowa and Missouri. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kleen, Vernon M. Avian Ecology Program
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Little Blue Heron Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Missouri Iowa Illinois
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1986 compiled by Ray Cummins
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching
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1986-03-01
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1986-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Ray Cummins. Includes report form for selected species in Spring indicating early, peak and late sightings for selected species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Ross' Goose Willet Ruddy Turnstone Great-tailed Grackle Northern Shrike
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Appanoose County Guthrie County Rathbun Lake Van Buren County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Christmas census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26, 1925
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1925-12-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report dated December 26. This report conveys the results of the 1925 Christmas bird count from the Des Moines Audubon Society and was published in Bird-Lore vol. 28, no. 1.
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Des Moines Audubon Society
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Des Moines
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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Raptor summary, Hitchcock Nature Area, September 15-November 29, 1994
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting Weather
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1994-09-15
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1994-11-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A count of raptors sighted at Hitchcock Nature Area from September 15 to November 29, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Hitchcock Nature Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1994
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1994-08-01
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1994-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt and two others. Included with this list is a Hawk Watch report for Grammer Grove. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Mississippi Kite Merlin Canada Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Calhoun County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Iowa in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird surveys Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1972-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review three Common Ravens at Iowa on June 27, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 42:70 by Woodward H. Brown and seen by Myra Willis.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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47
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Mark Orsag email to Thomas Kent regarding Hitchcock Nature Area Hawkwatch, December 20, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting
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1999-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mark Orsag to Thomas Kent dated December 20, 1999. Orsag sends Kent a raptor count and mentions other bird sighting reports he has sent in. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Orsag, Mark
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Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Black-billed Magpie Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon
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Hitchcock Nature Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Hairy Woodpecker logs, Woodward Hart Brown, 1950-1977
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Field notes Research notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1950-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten counts of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around the United States from 1950 to 1977.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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3
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2
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Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird surveys Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1988. Highlights of the update include the results of several Christmas Bird Counts from around the state. Also of note were the interesting birds that were observed during the count, including Sandhill Cranes, an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gulls, and Northern Saw-whet Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Canada Goose Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Credit Island Hickory Hill Park Johnson County Lock and Dam 15 Polk County Spirit Lake Black Hawk Lake F W Kent County Park Fairmont Cemetery Lock and Dam 16 Auburn
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, June 18, 1990
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-06-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 18, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of Bewick's Wrens, Lesser Yellowlegs, a Least Tern, and a Swainson's Hawk. Also of note were observations of 90 species during a breeding survey near Cedar Rapids, including three Willow Flycatchers, an Alder Flycatcher, and a Black-and-white Warbler.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Black-and-white Warbler Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Orchard Oriole Least Tern Common Loon Lesser Yellowlegs Acadian Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager
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Cedar Rapids Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waterloo Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline Update, January 1, 1990
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-01-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 1, 1990. Highlights of the update include a new sighting of a Bohemian Waxwing and the continued presence of Eurasian Tree Sparrows, Townsend's Solitaires, and a Long-tailed Duck. Also of note were observations of several species of Owls, including Long-eared Owls, Short-eared Owls, and Saw-whet Owls. In addition, a report from the Keokuk Christmas bird count of 267 Bald Eagles.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Bohemian Waxwing Eurasian Tree Sparrow Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan
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Amana Browns Lake Burlington Johnson County Keokuk Pony Creek Park Princeton Union Mitchell County Morgan Creek Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1994. Highlights of the update include the first of the Christmas bird counts and the outstanding birds that were observed, including a Say's Phoebe, a Black-legged Kittiwake, a Bohemian Waxwing, an adult male White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoters, and three Long-tailed Ducks. Also of note were several species of Gulls, including an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, a first winter Great Black-backed Gull, three first winter Thayer's Gulls, and four Glaucous Gulls. Also included is a typewritten update for the next week's report with sightings of Merlin, Brown Thrasher, and updates on previously seen birds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture Say's Phoebe Snow Bunting Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Bohemian Waxwing Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren
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Appanoose County Burlington Iowa City Lake Red Rock Mason City Red Rock Dam Sioux County Wayne County Carroll County Knoxville Corydon
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Mark Widrlechner letter to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1999-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999. The letter thanks the participants for their efforts in assisting in the count during inclement weather and provides count numbers on the 58 species of birds that were seen on count day as well as three others seen during count week. Of special note were the observations of two species reported for the first time that year: Hooded Merganser and Merlin. Also included are the results from the first twelve Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, January 1, 1986 through January 1, 1998.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Merlin Hooded Merganser
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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5
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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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7
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Ames Christmas Bird Count Data
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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2003-12-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of 116 bird species that were observed on Ames Christmas Bird Counts for the years 1971-2003. The total number of bird counts on which each species was seen is available for the years 1971-1990 and 1991-2003. Also on the list is the number of each bird species seen on a particular count for every year between 1991-2003.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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