Tanya Bray letter to Thomas Kent regarding the Greater Scaup and other winter sightings, March 5, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Water birds Weather
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1981-03-05
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N/A
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Tanya Bray letter notes the presence of Greater Scaup and speculates that their numbers might be related to the mild weather. Included with the letter is an annotated list of birds sighted for the winter season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Bray, Tanya
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Greater Scaup
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Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Omaha
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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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Rare bird records reviewed by the records committee of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2002-06-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document includes a history of the committee and explains the process of peer review to determine an accepted rare bird sighting in Iowa.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union records committee, records reviewed 1980-1999 by record number
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document includes a list of reviewed species to determine whether rare bird identifications were accepted. It also includes the dates and locations of sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union records committee, records reviewed 1980-1999 by species
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document lists rare bird sightings reviewed between 1980-1999. It includes the dates and locations of sightings with observer names and the results of the review process.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Wilson's Phalaropes nesting in Northwest Iowa
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Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1968-06-01
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1968-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes give a detailed description of two separate Wilson's Phalarope nests found approximately one mile apart in Northwest Iowa in June 1968. One nest hatched successfully while the other nest was accidentally destroyed. Also includes a photograph of a nest with four eggs.
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Bergman, Robert D.
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Wilson's Phalarope
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Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Oppedahl State Game Management Area
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Additional field notes from the Spirit Lake Christmas bird count compiled by Douglas C. Harr, December 19, 1987
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes include additional information about the Christmas bird count held in Spirit Lake on December 19, 1987. The report includes a list of participants, and notes about rare or unusual species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1987-1988.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Cooper's Hawk Field Sparrow Common Loon Osprey Mallard
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Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake
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Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes list various bird sightings by Myers, and sometimes others, and discusses the spring's disappointing migration, including a low number of warbler sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Western Sandpiper Greater Scaup Sandhill Crane
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Riverside Cemetery
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Spring 1985 reports by Erik Munson
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes list various bird sightings in Ames and nearby parts of central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Munson, Erik
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Smith's Longspur Pine Siskin Red Crossbill
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Ames Jester Park Iowa State University
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Field reports form, contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes list various birds spotted by Petersen and others in eastern Iowa and includes comments on the weather. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Red-necked Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Worm-eating Warbler Cape May Warbler
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Davenport Goose Lake Le Claire Oakville Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Wildcat Den State Park
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Field reports form, contributed by Mark Proescholdt, spring 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The field notes lists various bird sightings in central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Brewer's Blackbird Franklin's Gull Gray Partridge Short-billed Dowitcher
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Big Creek State Park Marshalltown Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Union Grove State Park Pine Lake State Park Hubbard Prairie
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Documentation form, contributed by Mark D. Dixon, June 5, 1985
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1985-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The form documents the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon in a semi-rural area of west Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Dixon, Mark D.
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Peregrine Falcon
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Documentation form, contributed by Steve Dinsmore, August 5 to October 27, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1986-08-05
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1986-10-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The form documents the sighting of one to eleven Common Terns at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA from August 5 to October 27, 1986. It includes specific sightings at Oak Grove Beach and Sandpiper Beach.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Common Tern
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Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Blue Grosbeak sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter contains a detailed account from Ronald Harms about his sighting and photographing a Blue Grosbeak on May 13, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harms, Ronald
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Blue Grosbeak
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Laurens
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, spring 1985
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Feathers Photography of birds
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1985-03-01
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1985-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter discusses field notes for spring 1985 and slides of a Curlew Sandpiper. The letter includes field note forms listing bird sightings by Moore and others and a note describing the appearance and behavior of Western Sandpipers spotted by Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Curlew Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Cape May Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Cedar Lake Fremont County George Wyth Memorial State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring notes, June 5, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1981-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter includes a list of birds sighted by Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Marbled Godwit Indigo Bunting Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope American Black Duck Brown Creeper
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Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Taylor Lakes
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David Newhouse letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1981-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter mentions the reporting of an unlikely Roadrunner and includes an annotated list of birds sighted and a letter from Scott Rolfes detailing the sighting of a Cinnamon Teal at Saylorville Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Turkey Vulture Greater Roadrunner Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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Ames Audubon Society February Newsletter, 1975
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1975-02-01
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1975-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, February 1975. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program "Conservation Issues in Iowa" presented by Dr. C.C. Bowen and an article on birding in Story County by Barney Cook.
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Ames Audubon Society Brown, Nancy E.
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Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Common Snipe Horned Lark
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Ames McFarland Lake Park Slater
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Society Newsletter, March 1972
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Newsletters
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1972-03-01
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1972-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, March 1972. Highlights of the newsletter include the details of the next program of the society which will feature a refresher on bird identification skills and a report on spring 1972 migration.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Bald Eagle Herring Gull
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Ames Skunk River
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Society November Newsletter, 1976
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife-related recreation Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1976-11-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, November 1976. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program, "Lake Saylorville Resources" presented by Jerry Brite and Chuck Lebeda, information on participation in field trip to DeSoto National Wildlife Refure to help Dr. Erwin Klaas identify marked Snow Geese, a report on birding in Story County by Barney Cook, and a list of the fifty-one species observed during October 1976.
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Cook, Barnett C. Ames Audubon Society
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Lapland Longspur Bewick's Wren Snow Goose Northern Harrier
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Ames Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge McFarland Lake Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 11, April 2, 1970
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Conservationists--Awards Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1970-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 11, April 2, 1970. Highlights of the newsletter include the selection of Dr. Barton Morgan and Margaret Morgan as the "Conservationists of the Year", details on the final Audubon Wildlife Film program "Village Beneath the Sea" by Harry Pederson, a summary of a bird watching and identification program given by Jim Rod and John Faaborg, and a report on counting Bald Eagles on the Mississippi River by Jim Rod.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Bald Eagle
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Ames Mississippi River, Iowa
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 5, January 1990
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Newsletters
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Edwards, David C. 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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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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1988-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Warbling Vireo
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Wilson Island State Park Hastings
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