Field notes contributed by Jim Sinclair, summer 2002
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 2002.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Least Flycatcher Black-and-white Warbler Carolina Wren Wilson's Phalarope Wood Thrush Redhead Northern Mockingbird Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler American Black Duck Northern Harrier
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Lucas County Warren County Woodland Mounds State Preserve Lake Ahquabi State Park Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park Pinchey Bottoms
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Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, summer 2002
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cooper's Hawk Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Towhee Canvasback Ring-necked Duck American White Pelican Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Gray Partridge Philadelphia Vireo American Coot Eastern Whip-poor-will Great-tailed Grackle
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Du Marsh Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Palo Alto County Rush Lake Twelve Mile Lake Waterman Creek Grovers Lake Little Sioux River Mud Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Bertram Reservation
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, summer 2002
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Fuller, James L
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Semipalmated Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Caspian Tern Acadian Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Harrier
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Red Rock Dam F W Kent County Park Maquoketa Maquoketa Caves State Park
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Field notes contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam, summer 2002
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Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam. Also included are two images of a Fulvous Whistling Duck standing by a Warren County wetland southeast of Cumming taken by Kent Nickell, June 1-10, 2002. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Gilliam, Jacob T. Nickell, Kent
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Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Semipalmated Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Fulvous Whistling-Duck American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Snow Goose Short-billed Dowitcher Great Egret Green Heron
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lock and Dam 11 Saylorville Dam Warren County Terra Lake Cumming
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Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, summer 2002
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in Woodbury County contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Broad-winged Hawk Semipalmated Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bobolink Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush
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Browers Lake Floyd River Stone State Park Woodbury County New Lake
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 2002
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests
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2002-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Darwin Koenig to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 2002. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Eastern Phoebe Black-crowned Night Heron Solitary Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Green-winged Teal
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cherokee County Clay County Kossuth County Plymouth County Yellow River State Forest O'Brien County Mill Creek State Park Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Fred Lesher, summer 2002
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in eastern Iowa contributed by Fred Lesher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Lesher, Fred
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Turkey Vulture Bobolink Cedar Waxwing Eastern Towhee Yellow-billed Cuckoo Dickcissel Pileated Woodpecker Belted Kingfisher Cliff Swallow
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Dubuque Winneshiek County White Pine Hollow State Park Upper Iowa River Bluffton
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Field notes contributed by Marietta A. Petersen, summer 2002
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in Cass County contributed by Marietta A. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Bobolink Purple Martin Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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Atlantic Cass County
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 2002
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 2002.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Mississippi Kite Purple Martin Yellow-breasted Chat White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Moorhen Wood Thrush Common Loon Blue Grosbeak Ruff Green Heron Eastern Screech-Owl
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Bellevue Cerro Gordo County Fremont County Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Eagle Lake Bradgate F W Kent County Park Moulton Guttenberg Correctionville Pine Lake State Park Lohrville Green Island Wildlife Management Area Woodland Mounds State Preserve Chariton Urbandale Lake Ahquabi State Park University Forty County Park Lanesboro Ranney Knob County Park Willow Creek County Recreation Area Pinchey Bottoms
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, summer 2002
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Alder Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Green Heron
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Liscomb F W Kent County Park
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Hairy Woodpecker logs, Woodward Hart Brown, 1950-1977
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Field notes Research notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1950-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten counts of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around the United States from 1950 to 1977.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Bill Youngworth letter to Woodward Hart Brown regarding dubious Christmas census reports, May 25, 1954
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Winter Zoological specimens
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1954-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated May 25, 1954. Youngworth thinks that the Christmas census should be discontinued since many reported sightings are extremely unlikely for the season. Youngworth also discusses western colonies of Eastern Meadowlarks.
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Youngworth, William
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Baird's Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Walter Rosene personal reminiscences of nature study and bird work at Ledges State Park
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Diaries Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Parks--Iowa Birds--Anecdotes
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1918-01-01
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1941-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A typewritten journal compiled by Walter Rosene detailing his bird study at Ledges State Park as well as additional field work. The journal covers the years 1918-1941 and contains details from several of Rosene's bird watching interests, including the following: observations and photographs from Ledges State Park, multiple poems, bird observations in Boone County (1918-1929) and within 30 miles of Ogden, IA (1930-1939), a life list of birds, nesting records of Barred Owls and Great Horned Owls, Christmas bird census counts (1922-1936), a survey of Martin colonies in Ogden, a list of Rosene's publications, and timeline of his participation in the McGregor Wild Life School.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl Barred Owl
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Ledges State Park Ogden Boone County McGregor Heights
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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6
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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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1990-01-01
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1990-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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5
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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5
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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5
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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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1999-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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1
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5
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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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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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5
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Documents regarding the 1977 Ames Audubon Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Field notes Forms (documents) Instructions (document genre)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1977-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of documents related to the 1977 Ames Audubon Christmas Bird Count, including general instructions to the group leader (Wilmer and Lotus Miller) and a completed form of group participants with the party hours by habitat, miles, and time listed. Also included is checklist of birds seen during the last seven Ames Christmas Bird Counts annotated with the birds observed during the 1977 count.
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Ames Audubon Society
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American Crow Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Song Sparrow Common Pigeon House Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark American Goldfinch Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker Common Starling
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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7
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Special spring bird census flyer
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Correspondence Fliers (printed matter)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1970-05-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Flyer calling for area birders to join in a special spring bird census north of Ames on May 10, 1970, sponsored by the Ames Audubon Society. The census was directed by Jim Rod.
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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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10
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society Birdathon flyer
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Fliers (printed matter)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1998-05-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A flyer for a Big Bluestem Audubon Society Birdathon held on May 9, 1998. The Birdathon was a pledge drive in which participants formed teams, collected pledges for each species observed during the 24 hour count period, and raised money for local Audubon efforts. Also included is a blank National Audubon Birdathon official sponsor sheet to record names, addresses, and pledge information.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Hamilton County Story County Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Christmas Bird Count Data
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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2003-12-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of 116 bird species that were observed on Ames Christmas Bird Counts for the years 1971-2003. The total number of bird counts on which each species was seen is available for the years 1971-1990 and 1991-2003. Also on the list is the number of each bird species seen on a particular count for every year between 1991-2003.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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8
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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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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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1
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 6, January 9, 1969
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Newsletters
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Counting Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1969-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 6, January 9, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include details about a public forum featuring a discussion on dove hunting with moderator Dr. Robert J. Muncy, a report on a successful Christmas Bird Count, and a review of the Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture.
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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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3
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1
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 7, December 3, 1969
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Newsletters
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Bird banding Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Citizen science
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1969-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 7, December 3, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include information on participation in the 1969 Audubon Christmas Bird Census, an article on bird banding by Jim Rod, and reports on recent activities including the launch of the Audubon Wildlife Films series and the official incorporation of the Ames Audubon Society as a non-profit corporation.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames Davenport
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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