Bluestem Flyer, Volume 15, Number 10, June 1983
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Environmental policy Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 15, Number 10, June 1983. Highlights of the newsletter include a column by Tom Davis encouraging adults to involve children in observing nature and details on how society members can express opposition to the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota.
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 19, Number 4, December 1984
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Bird surveys Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Meetings
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1984-12-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 19, Number 4, December 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming meetings and events including the Christmas Bird Count, reports of the last society meeting as well as other meetings and activities, and notes on observations of arriving winter birds along with a sighting of an immature Black-legged Kittiwake.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 19, Number 3, November 1984
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Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Meetings
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1984-11-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 19, Number 3, November 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming meetings and events, reports of the last society meeting as well as other meetings and activities, updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, and notes on observations of Western Grebes and Surf Scoters which are relatively rare birds for central Iowa
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 19, Number 2, October 1984
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Bird watching Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Emberizidae | Sparrows
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 19, Number 2, October 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming meetings and events, a report of September birding news including only the third documented sighting of a Red Knot in the Iowa, and a tribute to the Loess Hills by Tom Davis. Also included is a list of the society's programs with the topics and speakers for October 1984 through June 1985.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 19, Number 1, September 1984
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 19, Number 1, September 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include upcoming meetings and events, updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues including an Ames reservoir proposal, and results from tweny-nine surveys turned in by Bluestem members.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 18, Number 9, June 1984
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 18, Number 9, June 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, notes on bird observations by Paul Martsching, and reports on the Iowa Ornithologists' Union and Iowa Audubon Council meetings.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 18, Number 8, May 1984
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Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Hunting
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 18, Number 8, May 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "That One Extra Step" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including the return of many Warblers to the area.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Broad-winged Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Short-eared Owl Great Horned Owl Willet
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 8, April 1984
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 8, April 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "Only a Visitor" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including the first ever sighting of a Barrow's Goldeneye in Iowa.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Loggerhead Shrike Barrow's Goldeneye
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Ames Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake North Dakota
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 7, March 1984
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 7, March 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include upcoming meetings and events, updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "The Wings of Spring" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including observations of many species of ducks and geese.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Canvasback Great Horned Owl Canada Goose Northern Pintail Common Merganser Mallard
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 6, February 1984
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Bird surveys Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Strigiformes | Owls
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 6, February 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming meetings, events and the next program of the society "The Love Life of House Sparrows" presented by Peter Lowther, a call for participation in a 5 year project for a Breeding Bird Atlas, and a column "An Owl Night" by Tom Davis.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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House Sparrow
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 5, January 1984
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Bird surveys Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Fowling
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 5, January 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include the results of the Christmas Bird Count in which 45 species were observed including Gray Partridges for the first time on an Ames count, an article "New Years Resolutions for the Environment" by Tom Davis, and a call for members to help make decisions impacting the direction of the society.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Gray Partridge
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 4, December 1983
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 4, December 1983. Highlights of the newsletter include information on upcoming meetings and events, an article on a rare sighting of a Sabine's Gull at Saylorville Lake, and a report on the National Audubon Society's position on the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota which would divert water from the Missouri River to farmland in the north and central parts of that state.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 3, November 1983
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Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 3, November 1983. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program "Long Term Study of Geese in the Arctic" presented by Dr. Fred Cooke, an article on Snow Goose migration, and committee updates and upcoming events of the society including a meeting to discuss the controversial Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Snow Goose
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Ames DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge North Dakota
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Riverton Wildlife Area, 1997
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Riverton Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on August 9, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Overton, Michael D.
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Fremont Co., Riverton Wildlife Area, .25 miles N. of jct. check station road & Fremont co. Rd. J46
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Open tallgrass ditch with scattered small trees and shrubs along road between mixed hardwood bottomland forest and agricultural cropland
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The documentation form by Michael Overton is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Dixie Overton. | Elimination of similar species: Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The bird observed showed no fine black streaking on the breast and only limited fine black streaking on the lower flanks. The chin, throat, breast, upper belly, and flanks were a strong ochre color. The lesser underwing coverts showed as a yellow edge on the folded wing. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:35:00.
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Field checklist of Iowa birds, revised 1999
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for recording bird species sightings. The list was revised in 1999 and contains birds that are either regular or casual species in Iowa, with additional space to record accidental species.
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Field checklist of Iowa birds, revised 2010
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for recording bird species sightings. The list was revised in 2010 and contains 424 total species of birds that are either regular or casual species in Iowa, with additional space to record accidental species.
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for reporting bird species sightings. The list contains the 273 most common bird species that were reliably reported in the state of Iowa.
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for reporting bird species sightings. The list contains 279 bird species that were reliably reported in the state of Iowa five times or more during the years 1936-1956.
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Field reports Iowa, fall 1996, December 10, 1996
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Sylviidae | Kinglets and Gnatcatchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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A list of bird sightings organized by species, December 10, 1996. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Bobolink Yellow-breasted Chat Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Towhee Dickcissel Scarlet Tanager Spotted Towhee Blue Grosbeak Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch
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A list of bird sightings organized by species, December 10, 1996. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Eastern Kingbird Western Kingbird Eastern Phoebe Horned Lark
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes | Loons Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriidae | Plovers Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Strigiformes | Owls
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A list of bird sightings organized by species, December 10, 1996. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Iowa, fall 1996 documentations, December 11, 1996
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Laridae | Gulls and Terns Stercorariidae | Jaegers Gaviiformes | Loons Ornithology--Societies, etc Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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A list of documented bird sightings organized by species, December 11, 1996. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Rufous Hummingbird Anhinga Brewer's Blackbird Brown Pelican Gyrfalcon Greater Prairie-Chicken Black-legged Kittiwake Pinyon Jay Swainson's Thrush Pine Warbler
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc Weather
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Quarterly field report for the fall of 1996 compiled by Thomas H. Kent.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Rufous Hummingbird Pomarine Jaeger Great Cormorant Red-throated Loon Anhinga Brown Pelican Gyrfalcon Greater Prairie-Chicken Red Knot Red Phalarope Mew Gull California Gull Sabine's Gull Pinyon Jay Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull
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A History of the Des Moines Audubon Bird Club
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Part 1 of the history of the Des Moines Audubon Society covers the period from its founding in 1923 to 1938 and describes the Society's members, meetings and conservation efforts.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Woodpecker Marsh, 1999
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Woodpecker Marsh in Wayne County, IA on September 7, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, two letters from Charlotte Scott to Thomas Kent, and a letter from Thomas Kent to Charlotte Scott.
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Scott, Charlotte
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Woodpecker Marsh
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