Instructional materials and reporting forms for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project
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Forms (documents) Instructional materials Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-01-01
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1989-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Instructional materials for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project containing information on how to survey an atlas block, how to report the data gathered, data reporting forms, list of atlas blocks to be surveyed and a list of participants. Data is reported via four different forms: the checklist, the documentation form, the special sighting report, and the nest card. The purpose of the Atlas project is to map the breeding distribution of all species of birds that nest in Iowa.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Instructional materials and reporting forms for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
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Instructional materials
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Bird populations Bird surveys Environmental monitoring
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Instructional materials containing information on how to survey an atlas block, how to report the data gathered, data reporting forms, list of atlas blocks to be surveyed and a list of participants. The purpose of the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas is to map the breeding distribution of all species of birds that nest in Iowa.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Habitat selection by Dickcissels survey
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Instructions (document genre) Questionnaires
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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A request for participation in a Dickcissel habitat selection survey to study the effect of farming practices on population counts. The request provides information on the best times to do a count, the best fields to study, and the dates of visits to the field. A Dickcissel field description questionnaire and a Dickcissel census sheet are also included.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Dickcissel
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Iowa
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Gladys Black letter, field notes and map to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall migration, 1975, Red Rock Lake and Refuge, December 10, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Methodology Power-plants
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1975-12-10
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Gladys Black reported on fall migration, 1975, at the Red Rock Lake and Refuge, Pleasantville, Iowa. She noted it was an exceptional year for Evening Grosbeaks. She wrote a cover letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding the impact on bird populations of blizzards, flooding from dams, and a potential nuclear power plant that might be built near the Red Rock Reservoir, December 10, 1975. Included was a sheet about the Red Rock Game Management Area published by the Iowa Conservation Commission, with a map of the area annotated by Black to show the power plant location and which areas were favored by different species of birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1975.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon Kleen regarding Red Rock Refuge and the Evening Grosbeak invasion, February 1976
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-02-01
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1976-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter with accompanying maps from Gladys Black to Vernon Kleen, regarding Red Rock Refuge and the Evening Grosbeak Invasion, February 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1975/1976."
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Canada Goose
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Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon Kleen regarding Evening Grosbeak invasion, March 24, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-03-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black regarding Evening Grosbeaks in Iowa.
This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1975-1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak
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Iowa
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Gladys Black letter to Vernon Kleen regarding Evening Grosbeak invasion, January 24, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-01-24
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Letter from Gladys Black regarding Evening Grosbeaks in Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter, 1975-1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak
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Iowa
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird sightings, March 6, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Wit and humor
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1977-03-06
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi reporting her correspondence with Paul Jones regarding the impact of declining prey populations and the increased use of recreational vehicles on Snowy Owl populations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Snowy Owl
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Iowa Canada
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the large population of Evening Grosbeak's, November 16, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birds--Research
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1977-11-16
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Field notes contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. The field notes detail the many reports she has received on Evening Grosbeak sightings in Iowa.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak Pileated Woodpecker
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Des Moines Marshalltown Ottumwa Westfield Mahaska County Knoxville Eldora
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding Snowy Owl count, February 1, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1977-02-01
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Report of Snowy Owl count contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Pygmy Nuthatch Snowy Owl Gray Jay
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Des Moines Iowa
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding sightings, February 14, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1977-02-14
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Bird sightings of Snowy Owls, Northern Shrikes in Fayette County and Brown Thrasher and Mockingbird in Burlington contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Brown Thrasher Snowy Owl Northern Mockingbird Northern Shrike Mallard
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Burlington Lake Red Rock Fayette
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 2, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Eggs
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1977-06-02
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Letter from Gladys Black to Nicholas S. Halmi, regarding bird watching and sightings. Item includes notes on observations by bird type. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Double-crested Cormorant Loggerhead Shrike Snowy Owl Cattle Egret Osprey Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl
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Iowa Lake Red Rock Marion County Pleasantville Gilmore City Wilcox Wildlife Area
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Gladys Black letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter Red Rock Lake area bird sightings, March 6, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1974-03-06
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Letter from Gladys Black to Vernon M. Kleen reporting winter Red Rock Lake area bird sightings, nesting locations of Red-tailed Hawks and Great Horned Owls, and a Red-tailed Hawk population density study. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1973-1974.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk Great Horned Owl
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Lake Red Rock
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Gene Burns letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, February 13, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Binoculars
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1977-02-13
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Bird sightings contributed by Gene Burns in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Burns, R. E. (Rollin Eugene)
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Merlin Northern Shrike
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Bayard Jamaica Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Dedham Lake Panorama
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 31, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Songbirds
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1980-07-31
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent July 31, 1980 with observer Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980
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Moore, Francis L.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Chuck-will's-widow Marsh Wren Sanderling Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Canada Warbler Swamp Sparrow Tennessee Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Common Tern Black Tern
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Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waterloo Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Florence McCaughey letter regarding fall bird migration, November 25, 1964
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1964-11-25
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The bird migration report was contributed by Florence McCaughey. She mentions the sightings of warblers, Mourning Doves, Killdeers, Bluebirds, and one adult Bald Eagle.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1964.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Mourning Dove
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Iowa
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Field reports form, contributed by Rita E. Efta, fall 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1986-08-01
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1986-11-30
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Efta lists sightings of Bald Eagles, Pine Siskins, and a sizeable population of Eastern Bluebirds, all in the vicinity of Auburn, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Efta, Rita E.
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Bald Eagle Eastern Bluebird Pine Siskin
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Grant County Park Auburn
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Western Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Baird's Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Veery Black Tern
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Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Burt Ambrose A Call State Park West Bend
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Bald Eagle Willow Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Pectoral Sandpiper Green-winged Teal Great Blue Heron Horned Lark Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover
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Algona Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lizard Lake Ambrose A Call State Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, summer 1993
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Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Least Bittern American Kestrel Willow Flycatcher Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Prothonotary Warbler Hooded Warbler
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Brenton Slough Indianola Warren County Rolling Thunder Prairie Woodland Mounds State Preserve Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting
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1993-08-01
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1993-11-30
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Gyrfalcon Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Virginia Rail Greater Yellowlegs Eastern Phoebe House Finch Golden Eagle Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Brown Creeper
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Elk Rock State Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Madison County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Whitebreast Recreation Area Yellow River State Forest Woodland Mounds State Preserve Runnells Overlook
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James P. Sandrock, spring 1983
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird declines Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1983-03-01
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1983-05-31
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by James P. Sandrock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Avocet Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Whimbrel Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon Willet Hudsonian Godwit Pileated Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Scarlet Tanager Sandhill Crane Cliff Swallow
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Van Buren County Wildcat Den State Park Cedar County Camp Cardinal
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas C. Harr, summer 1989
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Upland Sandpiper American White Pelican Yellow-throated Warbler Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager Eastern Whip-poor-will Great Egret
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Sioux County Spirit Lake Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Silver Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Prairie Lake Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Sandbar Slough Welch Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas C. Harr, summer 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Say's Phoebe Loggerhead Shrike Canvasback Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Bobwhite
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Hawarden Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Park Lyon County Peterson Sioux County Ocheyedan Sibley O'Brien County Inwood
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by James P. Sandrock, August 2, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird declines Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1987-08-02
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by James P. Sandrock, August 2, 1987. Also included is a brief letter from Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Henslow's Sparrow sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Alder Flycatcher Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Lark Sparrow House Finch Gray Partridge Black-bellied Plover Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Canada Warbler Blue Grosbeak King Rail Eastern Screech-Owl
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Iowa City Jackson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Maquoketa Birmingham
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