Bluestem Flyer, Volume 21, Number 6, February 1987
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 6, February 1987. Highlights of the newsletter include the results of the Boone County Christmas Bird Count with 49 species of birds observed, birder's notes with the report of two Snowy Owls, and updates on local and national conservation efforts and environmental issues.
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Instructional materials and reporting forms for participants in the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas project.
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Johnson County Breeding Bird Atlas newsletter, 1987
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Issue of Johnson County Breeding Bird Atlas newsletter, 1987. Issue number is not available on the publication.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 22, Number 4, December 1987
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Strigiformes | Owls Acid rain
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1987-12-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 22, Number 4, December 1987. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Ames and Boone Christmas Bird Counts, notes on recent bird sightings around central Iowa contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, a reprint of a Desoto National Wildlife Refuge field trip report, and news from the National Audubon Society by NAS president Peter A.A. Berle regarding acid rain.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 22, Number 6, February 1988
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 22, Number 6, February 1988. The highlight of the newsletter was the results of the Ames and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts with a list of participants, species seen, and total number of birds observed. Also of note was a call for society members to consider filling one of the open chapter officers or board member positions for the 1988-1989 year.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 4, December 1988
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 4, December 1988. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts for Ames and Boone County, an acid rain update by Mike Meetz, an article on how male Cowbirds learn to sing, and a calendar of events for December 1988 through September 1989.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 6, February 1989
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 6, February 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of an Owl walk and waterfowl watch field trips, the results from the 1988-1989 Christmas Bird Counts from Ames, Saylorville, and Boone County with species and totals from each location, an acid rain update, and a calendar of events for March through September 1989.
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Instructional materials and reporting forms for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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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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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 4, December 1989
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 4, December 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a birder identification quiz, and a bird quiz on which species are unlikely to be found at the upcoming counts and will require documentation.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 5, January 1990
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Birds--Identification Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife habitat improvement Acid rain Prairie restoration
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 5, January 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on current and past services projects including caring for a neglected roadside prairie and roadside planting of trees, an acid rain sample update from Mike Meetz, a birder identification quiz, and details on the annual bird feeder survey.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 6, February 1990
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 6, February 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming field trips including a winter Owl walk and a Hawk watch, updates on acid rain samples from Mike Meetz, the results from the 1989 Christmas Bird Counts, and a calendar of events for March through June 1990.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 25, Number 4, December 1990
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 4, December 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a review of a field trip to DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, a report on the Story County Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) five-year plan from Mike Meetz, and an update on acid rain samples monitored by Meetz. Also included is the 1991 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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Edwards, David C. 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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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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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 25, Number 5, January 1991
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 5, January 1991. Highlights of the newsletter include the results of the Ames and Saylorville Lake Christmas Bird Counts and a report on the Resources Enhancement and Protection Act (REAP) from Cindy Hildebrand.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 26, Number 6, February 1991
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 26, Number 6, February 1991. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming Owl and Eagle watch field trips, information on "Bald Eagle Appreciation Days", an event hosted by the Iowa DNR, an update on the proposed elimination of the Resource Enhancement and Protection program (REAP), and the results of the Boone County Christmas Bird Count.
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List of survey routes for research in the creation of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union's Breeding Bird Atlas. Includes handwritten notes.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 27, Number 3, November 1991
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 27, Number 2, November 1991. Highlights of the newsletter include birding notes from central Iowa contributed by Maridel Jackson, information on upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a report of October field trips to Ledges State Park and the Iowa Arboretum, and an appeal to society members to help in the effort to acquire the Ann Munn Heritage Woods thereby preserving forty acres of mature woodland.
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Draft of year-by-year history of the Breeding Bird Atlas project from 1983 to 1991.
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Map of barred owl sightings and breeding in Iowa. Used for work in the Iowa Ornithologist's Union's Breeding Bird Atlas project.
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Research data for the Breeding Bird Atlas submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by James L. Hansen. Data is organized in a table by Iowa counties.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 27, Numbers 4/5, December 1991/January 1992
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Highlights of the newsletter include a report from a waterfowl field trip, an appeal to society members to help with fundraising efforts for the Paul Errington Marsh Project thereby protecting and restoring a 200 acre prairie pothole, and details of upcoming Christmas Bird Counts. Also included is the 1992 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 27, Number 6, February 1992. Highlights of the newsletter include the results from the Ames and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, an appeal for society members to support Iowa's Nongame Wildlife Program, and a calendar of society events for February through June 1992.
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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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Draft of year-by-year history of the Breeding Bird Atlas project from 1983 to 1991. Item includes handwritten annotations.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 28, Number 4, December 1992
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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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