Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding personal papers, summer 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Neil Bernstein is interested in Jim's personal papers regarding photography measurement studies and species population wetland studies. The letter also includes bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Bernstein, Neil
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American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron American Coot
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Acid rain
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1988-09-01
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1988-09-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 1, September 1988. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of a program "Birding the Red Rock Reservoir" by Dr. Gladys Black, an acid rain update by Mike Meetz, a report on the progress of the society's annual service project at East River Valley Park, and a calendar of society events and field trips for September 1988 through July 1989.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 2, October 1988
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1988-10-01
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1988-10-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 2, October 1988. Highlights of the newsletter include a report of a Pelican and Hawkwatch field trip to Saylorville Lake in which 60 species of birds were observed, an acid rain update by Mike Meetz, details on Audubon Adventures which is the youth program of the National Audubon Society, and a calendar of events for the fall of 1988.
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1988-12-19
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1988-12-20
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Details for several rare species seen at the Christmas Bird Count including Black-bellied Plover at Rathbun Lake in Appanoose County, IA on December 19, 1998, documented by Bill Heusinkveld.
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Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Black-bellied Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Bonaparte's Gull
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Breeding Bird Atlas research notes through 1988
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Maps (documents) Research notes
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Bird populations Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-01-01
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1988-12-31
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The research notes cover the development and progress of the Breeding Bird Atlas project through 1988. The research notes include the number and type of species sighted in breeding blocks and two maps of Iowa showing the number of breeding blocks completed.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Southwest Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Newsletter (SWIBBAN)
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Correspondence
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Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-01-01
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The southwest Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Newsletter (SWIBBAN) is compiled by Barbara L. Wilson of Hastings, Iowa and outlines the scope of the Breeding Bird Atlas project. The newsletter includes meeting minutes, a map of southwest Iowa atlas block work in progress, and the Department of Natural Resources block priority list.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 4, December 1988
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Ornithology--Societies, etc Acid rain
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1988-12-01
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1988-12-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 4, December 1988. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts for Ames and Boone County, an acid rain update by Mike Meetz, an article on how male Cowbirds learn to sing, and a calendar of events for December 1988 through September 1989.
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Bird feeders Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Strigiformes | Owls Acid rain
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1989-01-01
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1989-01-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 5, January 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of an Owl walk field trip, an appeal to support non-game programs of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through the Chickadee Checkoff contribution, an article on bird feeder sanitation, an acid rain update from Mike Meetz, and a calendar of events for February through September 1989.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 6, February 1989
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Strigiformes | Owls Waterfowl Books--Reviews Acid rain
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1989-02-01
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1989-02-28
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 6, February 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of an Owl walk and waterfowl watch field trips, the results from the 1988-1989 Christmas Bird Counts from Ames, Saylorville, and Boone County with species and totals from each location, an acid rain update, and a calendar of events for March through September 1989.
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Strigiformes | Owls Acid rain
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1989-03-01
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1989-03-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 7, March 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of waterfowl and Woodcock field trips, details on acid rain samples, a report on an Owl walk field trip, and a calendar of events from April through September 1989.
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Societies--History, organization, etc
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1989-05-01
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1989-05-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 9, May 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of upcoming field trips and summer outings including a canoe trip and bird atlasing, a report of a shorebird field trip in which few shorebirds were seen but 65 total species were observed, and the 1989-1990 slate of society officer candidates to be voted on at the official annual meeting in May.
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Societies--History, organization, etc
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1989-09-01
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1989-09-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 1, September 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the 1989-1990 society event schedule with program topics and speakers as well as field trips, an introduction and brief history of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society, and the 1989-1990 budget of the society.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 2, October 1989
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Bird watching Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Natural areas Acid rain Vegetation management
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1989-10-01
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1989-10-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 2, October 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming field trips for a Hawk watch and waterfowl watches, a report of a field trip to Doolittle Prairie in which 20 species of birds and 25 species of prairie plants were observed, an update on acid rain samples by Mike Meetz, and an article on roadside vegetation management.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 3, November 1989
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Newsletters
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Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Books--Reviews Acid rain
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1989-11-01
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1989-11-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 3, November 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include an update on acid rain samples, a review by David C. Edwards of the book "The Birder's Handbook: a Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds" by Paul Ehrlich, David Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye, and an editorial "On Beer and Old Forests" by Edwards.
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Research notes
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Birding sites Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-01-01
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1989-12-31
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Breeding Bird Atlas list of Iowa counties showing priority and standard blocks. The list shows blocks in progress and blocks that are completed.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 4, December 1989
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-12-01
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1989-12-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 4, December 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a birder identification quiz, and a bird quiz on which species are unlikely to be found at the upcoming counts and will require documentation.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 5, January 1990
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Birds--Identification Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife habitat improvement Acid rain Prairie restoration
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1990-01-01
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1990-01-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 5, January 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on current and past services projects including caring for a neglected roadside prairie and roadside planting of trees, an acid rain sample update from Mike Meetz, a birder identification quiz, and details on the annual bird feeder survey.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 6, February 1990
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Acid rain
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1990-02-01
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1990-02-28
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 6, February 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming field trips including a winter Owl walk and a Hawk watch, updates on acid rain samples from Mike Meetz, the results from the 1989 Christmas Bird Counts, and a calendar of events for March through June 1990.
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Bird watching Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Strigiformes | Owls
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1990-03-01
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1990-03-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 7, March 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include an action editorial by Mark Widrlechner regarding major renovations at Ames Homewood Gold Course which would damage several acres of upland oak forest, a report of an Eagle watch at Lake Red Rock, a mention of special recognition for the society's newsletter received from the West Central Region Audubon Council, and an Owl walk report.
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Bald Eagle
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 8, April 1990
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Waterfowl Books--Reviews Acid rain
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1990-04-01
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1990-04-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 8, April 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on Earth Week activities including field trips and a prairie burn, an update on acid rain samples from Mike Meetz, a report of a waterfowl watch field trip, and a book review of "A Field Guide to Little-Known and Seldom-Seen Birds" by Ben Sill, Cathryn Sill, and John Sill.
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American White Pelican Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron
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Ames Big Creek Lake Jester Park Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Bays Branch Lake
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Emberizidae | Sparrows Societies--History, organization, etc Acid rain Prairie restoration
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1990-05-01
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1990-05-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 9, May 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include reports on field trips in Story and Marshall Counties, an update on acid rain samples from Mike Meetz, the 1990-1991 slate of society officer candidates to be voted on at the annual meeting in May, and a recap of an Earth Day prairie burn in Ames by Meetz.
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Meetings
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1990-09-01
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1990-09-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 1, September 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include a call for sponsors to held fund Audubon Adventures which is the youth education program of the National Audubon Society and the 1990-1991 society event schedule with program topics and speakers as well as field trips.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 25, Number 2, October 1990
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Bird watching Birds--Conservation Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1990-10-01
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1990-10-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 2, October 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include a report of a field trip to Marietta Sand Prairie, a call for society members who maintain bluebird boxes to provide input on nesting success for a directory that is being compiled by Jacquelyn Hill, a request for society members to write letters to the DNR in support of protecting Lizard Lake, and news from the Iowa Audubon Council. The completed Iowa Bluebird Directory, 1990 found at: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10132/view
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Eastern Bluebird
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1990-11-01
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1990-11-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 3, November 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on an upcoming field trip to DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, information on the Bluebird Recovery Project directory being complied by Jacquelyn Hill, and a report on a Hawk watch field trip. The completed Iowa Bluebird Directory, 1990, found at: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10132/view
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Acid rain
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1990-12-01
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1990-12-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 4, December 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a review of a field trip to DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, a report on the Story County Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) five-year plan from Mike Meetz, and an update on acid rain samples monitored by Meetz. Also included is the 1991 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Bald Eagle Snow Goose
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