Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 8, January 11, 1970
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Insect pests--Control
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1970-01-11
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 8, January 11, 1970. Highlights of the newsletter include the details of the next business meeting and program of the society featuring Normand Hamilton, information on the second annual Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture featuring "The New Horizons of Pest Control" by Dr. Jerome A. Klun, and a summary of a successful Christmas Bird Count which had a count of 18 Eastern Screech Owls and a total of 46 species identified.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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Ames
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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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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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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, June 8, 1969
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Meetings
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1969-06-08
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 1, June 8, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include a report on the annual May meeting of the society and a summary of a successful spring bird survey held within a 20 miles radius of Ames.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Little Wall Lake Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park Brookside Park River Valley Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 5, December 10, 1968
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Women conservationists Environmental monitoring
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1968-12-10
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society,Volume 1, Number 5, December 10, 1968. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the launch of the society's yearly Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture featuring speaker Dr. Roger Landers, information on the Christmas Bird Count, and a profile of Rachel Carson.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 4, October 28, 1968
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc
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1968-10-28
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 4, October 28, 1968. Highlights of the newsletter include details of an illustrated talk, "Birds and Their Haunts" by Dr. Barton Morgan, information on the cooperation with the Des Moines Audubon, and committee appointments.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 10, May 10, 1969
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows Societies--History, organization, etc
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1969-05-10
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 10, May 10, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the next business meeting of the society with the annual election of officers, a recap of recent events including an outing to Ledges State Park, and a report on the 64th annual National Audubon Convention.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames Ledges State Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, June 1968
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Conservationists Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings DDT (Insecticide)
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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 first newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 1, June 1968. Highlights of the newsletter include an article summarizing a nature outing at River Valley Park, details of the next business meeting and program of the society, an account of the society's involvement in getting DDT banned in Ames, and a profile of John James Audubon.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames River Valley Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, February 1971
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1971-02-01
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1971-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, February 1971. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program, "Subarctic Summer" by David L. Trauger and a summary of the 1970 Christmas Bird Count in which 47 species were observed and new state records set for both Eastern Screech Owls and Great Horned Owls.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Great Horned Owl Eastern Screech-Owl
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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American Birds and Iowa Bird Life report, July 31, 1977
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1977-07-31
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N/A
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American Birds and Iowa Bird Life sightings report from June 1 through July 31, 1977, submitted by Rich DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1977.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Broad-winged Hawk White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Northern Harrier
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Iowa Palisades-Kepler State Park Williams Prairie State Preserve Shimek State Forest Swan Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Allen L. Farris letter to Doug Reeves regarding juvenile American Woodcock sightings, May 13, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1986-05-13
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Allen L. Farris letter to Doug Reeves regarding his observation of a female American Woodcock with two juveniles in Lucas County. The author includes information that this is a breeding bird record. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Farris, Allen L. (Allen Lee), 1942-
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American Woodcock
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Lucas County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Allen Green letter to Philip DuMont regarding Snowy Egrets and Black Ducks, May 9, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1934-05-09
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Letter from Allen Green to Philip DuMont dated May 9, 1934. In this letter Green reports sighting 25 to 30 Snowy Egrets in August 1930 and seven Black Ducks in 1929.
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Green, Allen
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Snowy Egret American Black Duck
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Oakville
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Albion Young letter to Thomas Kent regarding Varied Thrush sighting, April 16, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1995-04-16
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Letter from Albion Young to Thomas Kent dated April 16, 1995. Young lists multiple sightings of a Varied Thrush at Wellman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Young, Albion J.
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Varied Thrush Purple Finch American Goldfinch
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Wellman
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Albert K. Fisher letter to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1925-07-27
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Letter from Albert K. Fisher to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925. Fisher provides details on the occurrence of Arkansas Kingbird and the American Woodcock observations in the state of Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Walter Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10051/view
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Fisher, Albert K., 1856-1948
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Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ogden Spirit Lake Wall Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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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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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Addendum to the Cedar Falls, IA Christmas bird count, December 27, 1980
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1980-12-27
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Details of unusual observations compiled by Francis Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Varied Thrush Pine Grosbeak Brown Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch Mallard
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Cedar Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Addendum to our field notes
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Addendum to field notes submitted by Eloise Armstrong. The item mentions the sightings of a Least Bittern and a Screech Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Armstrong, Eloise
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Least Bittern Eastern Screech-Owl
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Ames Prairie City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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A White Winged Dove P-0596
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Field recordings
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1997-04-28
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N/A
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Audiovisual material
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Field recording of White-winged Dove calls. The recording was made by Tom Kent in Le Grand, Iowa, at the corner of Franklin St. and Fremont St. between 6:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m., April 28, 1997. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/1142/view.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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White-winged Dove
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Le Grand
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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A ten year calendar of three hundred and eighty-one wild birds of Iowa
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Bibliography
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1919-04-25
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A notebook containing a checklist of birds and distributed to the Boy Scouts of Iowa at cost. In this notebook Philip DuMont recorded his bird sightings from 1918 to 1927.
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Cole, Gertrude Mansfield Boy Scouts of America
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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A list of birds sighted for Winter contributed by Robert Thornburg
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Fringillidae | Finches Water birds
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1981-02-24
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A list of birds sighted by Robert Thornburg at the Red Rocks Reservoir and the Pleasantville area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Northern Mockingbird Canada Goose Mallard
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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A list of birds in "Birds of Iowa" which lack Iowa specimens
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Zoological specimens
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Undated research notes. This list contains species (or subspecies) that were reported in Rudolph Anderson's book "Birds of Iowa," in a local checklist or in the American Ornithologists' Union checklist as existing in Iowa but which lack a representative Iowa specimen.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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A documentation of rare species, and Iowa Ornithologists Union fall field notes, 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1978-12-03
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Rare bird sighting documentation for a Black Legged Kittiwake and field report titled "Iowa Ornithologists Union fall report", submitted by Tom Stone Jr., December 3, 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.
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Stone, Tom, Jr.
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Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Varied Thrush Black-legged Kittiwake Northern Saw-whet Owl Worm-eating Warbler
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George Wyth Memorial State Park Hartman Reserve Nature Center Waterloo
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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A detailed account of a White-winged Crossbill sighting by Marie Spears, December 12 1980
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1980-12-18
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Marie Spears provides an account of sighting a White-winged Crossbill eating niger seed from her bird feeder in Shenandoah. She believes this bird was later seen at Ruth Phipps' bird feeder. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1980-1981.
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Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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White-winged Crossbill
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Shenandoah
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2005 Iowa Peregrine nests
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Field notes Reports
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2005-06-01
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2005-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of ten Peregrine Falcon nesting territories, seven of which were active and produced a total of 21 young. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Peregrine Falcon
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Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Lansing Scott County Louisa County Waukon Junction Iowa State Capitol Chillicothe
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1999 spring report, Dennis Thompson
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-03-01
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1999-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Thompson, Dennis
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Alder Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo American Woodcock Black-bellied Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Connecticut Warbler Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler
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Harrier Marsh Johnston Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Walnut Woods State Park Brown's Woods
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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