Mark Widrlechner letter to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999. The letter thanks the participants for their efforts in assisting in the count during inclement weather and provides count numbers on the 58 species of birds that were seen on count day as well as three others seen during count week. Of special note were the observations of two species reported for the first time that year: Hooded Merganser and Merlin. Also included are the results from the first twelve Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, January 1, 1986 through January 1, 1998.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Merlin Hooded Merganser
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 31, Number 2, November/December 1995
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Societies--History, organization, etc
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1995-11-01
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1995-12-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 31, Number 2, November/December 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming monthly meetings and field trips, an article on the National Audubon Society's strategic plan and implementation of its vision for conservation of birds, wildlife, and habitat, and the details of the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 5, February 1995
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Natural areas
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1995-02-01
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1995-02-28
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 5, February 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program "Natural Areas of Ames: A Closer Look at Our Own Backyard presented by Bill Norris, the results from the 1994 Boone County and Saylorville Christmas Bird Counts, and an update on the benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) which may be lost if the Congress fails to preserve the federal agricultural program in the 1995 Farm Bill.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 4, January 1995
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1995-01-01
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1995-01-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 4, January 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming meeting featuring a presentation by Jim Pease, the results of the 1994 Ames Christmas Bird Counts, and the 1995 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 3, November/December 1994
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Waterfowl
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1994-11-01
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1994-12-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 3, November/December 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include information on the upcoming November meeting featuring a presentation by Wilmer Miller and Lotus Miller, details of a planned field trip to DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge and plans for the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Boone County
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 6, February 1994
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-02-01
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1994-02-28
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 6, February 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming field trips and other society events, an update on Iowa's Resource Enhancement and Protection Program (REAP), and the results from the Boone County Christmas Bird Count.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 5, January 1994
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-01-01
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1994-01-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 5, January 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include a call for society members to write letters to Senators Grassely and Harkin urging them to oppose the "volunteer provision" in House Bill H.R. 1845 and asking them to support the use of volunteers to collect data for the National Biological Survey and the results of the 1993 Ames Christmas Bird Count. Also included is the 1994 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 4, December 1993
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1993-12-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 4, December 1993. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts for Ames, Saylorville, and Boone County, the results from the 1992 Ames Christmas Bird Count, and an announcement of a beginning birding course with a listing of subject areas that will be covered.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 3, November 1993
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Nature photography Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1993-11-01
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1993-11-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 3, November 1993. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming meeting featuring a presentation by Hank Zaletel, a report of a Des Moines Register article featuring society member Dick Trump's innovative photography techniques, an update on the research of nesting Red-shouldered Hawks, and information on upcoming Christmas Bird Counts.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 28, Number 6, February 1993
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Strigiformes | Owls
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1993-02-01
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1993-02-28
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 28, Number 6, February 1993. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming meeting featuring a presentation by Ty Smedes, information on upcoming Owl and Eagle watch field trips, and a collated report of past Boone Bird Christmas Counts from 1985-1991.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 28, Number 5, January 1993
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting 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 28, Number 5, January 1993. Highlights of the newsletter include a call for society members to support Iowa's Nongame Wildlife Programs, an update on the funding of the Iowa Resource Enhancement and Protection Program (REAP), and the results of the 1992 Ames Christmas Bird Count.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 28, Number 4, December 1992
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1992-12-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 28, Number 4, December 1992. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a report of a November field trip, an update on a road-widening proposal for Highway 65 that would destroy much of the Engeldinger Marsh and what society members can do to protect the wetland, and Ames Christmas Bird Count records which gives the number of counts each species was seen in the 20 years from 1971 to 1990 as well as the number of each species was found on the 1991 count.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Common Loon Hooded Merganser Bonaparte's Gull
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Ames Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Boone County Engeldinger Marsh
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Documents regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Forms (documents) Instructional materials
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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A group of documents related to a Boone County Christmas Bird Count, including instructions for the count report form, a blank count report form, a completed field checklist of Iowa birds, a blank Big Bluestem Audubon Society field trip record form, and a list of field trip participants.
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Bird report, January 2 to May 23, 1978
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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Field report titled "Bird report, January 2 to May 23, 1978," submitted by Marion M. Brewer, May 23, 1978. Notes underlined mention the sightings of 56 Eared Grebes at Storm Lake and an large number of Black Terns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Eared Grebe Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak Short-eared Owl Red-breasted Merganser Wilson's Phalarope Hoary Redpoll Hudsonian Godwit Great Crested Flycatcher Black Tern
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Peterson Storm Lake Cherokee Quimby
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Mark Widrlechner letter to Hank Zaletel regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1996-01-01
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1996-12-31
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Hank Zaletel regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count. The letter provides details for the bird count in Boone County on January 1, 1997.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Documents regarding the 1992 Boone Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Instructions (document genre) Maps (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1992-01-01
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1992-12-31
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A group of documents related to the 1992 Boone Christmas Bird Count, including the count areas with leaders and participants, a map of the area to be surveyed, a general information and statistics form, and an area report form with several bird species listed.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Erik Munson letter to the members of Big Bluestem Audubon Society regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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Letter from Erik Munson to the members of Big Bluestem Audubon Society regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count. The letter requests participation from the members of the society to assist with the annual survey of winter resident birds in Boone County and the habitat along the Des Moines River. Also included is a postcard for members to return to Munson indicating their level of interest in helping with the count.
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Munson, Erik
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Ames Des Moines River Boone County
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Gray Partridge Lesser Yellowlegs American Coot Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Black Tern
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Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Marshalltown Zearing Hickory Grove County Park McFarland Lake Park Rhodes Slater Gilbert Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Moorhen Western Grebe Hooded Merganser Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren American Coot Northern Shoveler American Golden Plover
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Cerro Gordo County Mason City Zirbel Slough McIntosh Woods State Park Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Silver Lake White Wildlife Area
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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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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 notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, summer 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1993-06-01
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1993-07-31
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Summer reports of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Least Bittern Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Cedar Waxwing American White Pelican Western Grebe Cattle Egret Forster's Tern Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Redhead Ruddy Duck Sedge Wren Ovenbird American Coot Blackburnian Warbler
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Clay County Palo Alto County Spencer Trumbull Lake West Hottes Lake Mud Lake Everly
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1993
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests 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 Mark Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Little Blue Heron Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Cattle Egret Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Solitary Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Mourning Warbler Great Blue Heron Common Tern
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Fremont County Liscomb Marshalltown Rathbun Lake Rice Lake Waubonsie State Park Albion Union Pine Lake State Park Bartlett Ackley Rice Lake Hawthorn Wildlife Management Area Mitchellville Wolf Creek Recreation Area
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Iowa seasonal report, summer 92-93, contributed by Diane C. Porter, August 3, 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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Summer report of birds found in Jefferson County contributed by Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Horned Lark
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Fairfield Lamson Woods State Preserve
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Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, summer 1993
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests 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 Randall Pinkston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Eared Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Western Grebe Western Kingbird Peregrine Falcon Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler American Redstart Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Amana Clive Des Moines Fremont County Iowa City Johnson County Rice Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Shimek State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Osceola Silver Lake Iowa State Capitol Sullivan Slough
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 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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1993-07-31
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Carolina Wren Chimney Swift Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Lark Sparrow Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Northern Mockingbird Chestnut-sided Warbler Blue Grosbeak Western Meadowlark Brown Creeper
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Bellevue Davenport Goose Lake Huron Island Jackson County Montpelier Oakville Clinton County Tipton Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
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