Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 36, Number 1, September/October 2000
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Newsletters
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Bird watchers Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Wildlife reintroduction
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2000-09-01
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2000-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 36, Number 1, September/October 2000. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the Osprey introduction project at Saylorville Lake, the results of the record setting Birdathon, information on the society's project proposal guidelines and chapter objectives, and an article "Notes From a Novice Birder" by Flo Ditzler. Also includes the Big Bluestem Audubon Society events calendar for fall 2000.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Osprey
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Ames Saylorville Lake
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 35, Number 5, May/June 2000
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc Wildlife reintroduction
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2000-05-01
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2000-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 35, Number 5, May/June 2000. Highlights of the newsletter include an article reflecting on the two-year anniversary of Iowa Audubon which is the state office of the National Audubon Society, the proposed 2000-2001 budget of the society, reports from spring field trips and bird sightings by society members, and an update on the reintroduction of Osprey to the Saylorville Lake area.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Osprey
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Ames Jester Park Saylorville Lake
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 35, Number 1, September/October 1999
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birding sites Introduced birds Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife habitat improvement Waterfowl Books--Reviews Wildlife reintroduction
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1999-09-01
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1999-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 35, Number 1, September/October 1999. Highlights of the newsletter include an article about the renaming of the Colo Ponds to the Colo Bogs Wetland Complex and the many species of waterfowl that took up residence in the new habitat, the results of the society's Birdathon, a new column "Cyber Birding: Surf'n the Net with Paul (Bystrak) and Kevin (Healy) featuring ways the internet can enhance the birding experience, and an article on an Osprey reintroduction program conducted by the MacBride Raptor Project. Also included is the Big Bluestem Audubon Society Events Calendar for fall 1999.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Osprey
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Ames Lake MacBride Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Pleasantville in 1968
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1968-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for twelve Chukars at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA in 1968. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 38:16-18 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Gladys Black.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Ground-Dove near Wakonda Country Club in Des Moines in 1922
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Cage birds Introduced birds Rare birds
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1922-10-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Common Ground-Dove near Wakonda Country Club in Des Moines in Polk County, IA on June 10, 1922. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Ground Dove in central Iowa in Auk 39:566 by Clifford H. Pangburn, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Ground-Dove
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Wakonda Country Club
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ringed Turtle-Dove at Davenport in 1976
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1977-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Ringed Turtle-Doves at Davenport in Scott County, IA in the fall and early winter of 1976. Includes a record review document with votes, additional notes about the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 47:18-22 by N.S. Halmi reported by Peter C. Petersen and seen by John Petersen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ringed Turtle-Dove
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Davenport
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ringed Turtle-Dove at Des Moines in 1976
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1978-12-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ringed Turtle-Dove at Des Moines in Polk County, IA in the summer of 1976. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication That Ringed Turtle Dove again by Woodward H. Brown in Iowa Bird Life 48:143 and seen by Dean Mosman.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ringed Turtle-Dove
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Blue Grass in 1981
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1981-12-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Chukars at Blue Grass in Scott County, IA during the summer of 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, field notes by Peter C. Petersen, and the original sighting record found in the publication Chukars in the Quad-cities in Iowa Bird Life 51:131 by Peter C. Petersen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Blue Grass
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Davenport in 1979
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1981-12-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Chukars at Davenport in Scott County, IA during the summer of 1979. Includes a record review document with votes, field notes by Peter C. Petersen, and the original sighting record found in the publication Chukars in the Quad Cities in Iowa Bird Life 51:131 by Peter C. Petersen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Davenport
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Davenport in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1970-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Chukar at Davenport in Scott County, IA during 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, field notes by Peter C. Petersen, the original sighting record found in the publication Chukars in the Quad-Cities in Iowa Bird Life 51:131 by Peter C. Petersen also seen by Richard Knox.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Davenport
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Davenport in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Introduced birds Photography of birds Rare birds
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1974-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Chukar at Davenport in Scott County, IA on June 14, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 44:71-75 by Woodward Brown also seen by Peter C. Petersen, and referenced by another publication and Petersen field notes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Davenport
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Chukar at Davenport, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-12-18
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for seven Chukars at Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 18, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Decker, Jacqueline Ruth
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Chukar
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Davenport
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Division & Cheyenne Aves. N.W. Davenport, Scott Co., IA
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urban, near edge of city and ag land.
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The documentation form by Jacqueline Ruth Decker is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter C. Petersen and Leonard Decker. | Elimination of similar species: Gray Partridge- bill & legs not red, no white & black pattern on head, throat and sides. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:30:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Akron in 1967
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1967-06-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Chukars at Akron in Plymouth County, IA during 1967. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 37:49-52 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Eldon Bryant and Gladys Black.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Akron
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Pleasantville in 1967
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1967-06-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Chukars at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA during 1967. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 37:49-52 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Gladys Black and Eldon Bryant.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Pleasantville in 1966
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1966-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Chukars at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA during 1966. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 36:81-84 by Woodward H. Brown.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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General notes on Starlings by Charles Spiker
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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Undated report. Charles Spiker compiles a list of Starlings sighted by himself and others between April 8, 1929 and May 22, 1932. This information was included in the article "Increase of the Starling in Northeast Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 3.
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Spiker, Charles J.
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Common Starling
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Marquette Clayton County Giard Janesville Chickasaw Durango Winthrop Edgewood Quasqueton
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Additional records of Starlings in Central Iowa
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced birds
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Undated report. Philip DuMont records reliable accounts that extend reports of the Starling to three additional Iowa counties. This information was included in the article "Additional records of the Starling in Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 3.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Hamilton County Jasper County Marshall County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Starlings in Mahaska County
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Bird pests Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-08-31
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N/A
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Draft article. In this article Philip DuMont recounts witnessing a flock of over 600 Starling in Mahaska County. Published in the Oskaloosa Tribune, August 31, 1934.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Mahaska County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to Hugo Schroder regarding nesting birds in Iowa, January 10, 1935
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced birds Ornithological literature
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1935-01-10
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N/A
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Hugo Schroder dated January 10, 1935. In this letter DuMont thanks Schroder for notes about nesting birds in Iowa and informs him that the information will be used for the revised edition of the "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa." DuMont also mentions that the Starling is now present in ninety-six of the ninety-nine Iowa counties and lists some other birds that have increased in numbers in Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Hugo Schroder: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4212/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Northern Flicker Red-tailed Hawk Prairie Falcon Black-billed Magpie Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding starling sightings, June 24, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-06-24
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N/A
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Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated June 24, 1934. Jones reports on Starling sightings from March 4, 1933 to March 20, 1934. He also mentions his current activities while attending Iowa State College.
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Common Starling
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Twin Lakes Clare Pomeroy
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding additional Starling sightings, April 16, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-04-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Harlow Mills to Philip DuMont dated April 16, 1934. Mills reports Starlings sighted between the 9th and 13th of April. He also mentions the sighting of a Bald Eagle.
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Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
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Bald Eagle Common Starling
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Creston Poweshiek County Clarinda Bridgewater Stanton Corning
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starlings in Marshall County, January 11, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-01-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Harlow Mills to Philip DuMont dated January 11, 1934. Mills responds to DuMont's request in Iowa Bird Life for Starling sightings by reporting that a pair of Starlings collected west of Le Grand on December 25, 1931 had been given to Prof. Guthrie.
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Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
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Common Starling
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Le Grand Guthrie Center
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Helen King letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starlings in Grundy County, December 11, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Introduced birds Aggressive behavior in animals
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1933-12-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Helen King to Philip DuMont dated December 11, 1933. King describes seeing Starlings fighting with other birds on her farm in Grundy County in order to secure nesting areas.
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King, Helen Gould
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Northern Flicker House Sparrow Common Starling
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Grundy Center
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to William Bell regarding Starlings in Iowa, March 16, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Introduced birds
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1933-03-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to William Bell dated March 16, 1933. DuMont answers Bell's letter to Francis Roberts asking for information about the European Starling. DuMont provides a history of the Starling in Iowa, and includes an annotated list of all Starling sightings in Iowa dating back to 1922. This document is in response to a letter from William Bell to Francis Roberts: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3561/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Lillian Stober letter to Irwin Bode regarding Starlings, March 23, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1933-03-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lillian Stober to Irwin Bode dated Marc 23, 1933. Stober reports the first Starlings she has ever seen in Charles City.
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Stober, Lillian Estella Yager
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Common Starling
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Charles City
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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