Iowa RBA, August 6, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-08-06
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N/A
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Iowa RBA update for August 6, 1996. Highlights of the update include a continued invasion of Red Crossbills with 17 additional reports from around the state as well as sightings of a Mississippi Kite and Little Blue Herons. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with continued reports of Red Crossbills and numerous sightings of shorebirds, including Black-bellied Plovers, Stilt Sandpipers, and Ruddy Turnstones.
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American Avocet Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Mute Swan Cattle Egret Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Ruddy Turnstone Stilt Sandpiper Red Crossbill
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Algona Ames Des Moines Goose Lake Ledges State Park Marshall County Spirit Lake Nebraska City Monona Gilmore City Mallard MidAmerican Energy Ponds Casey Barrow Landing Iowa Falls Babcock Access New Sharon
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 27, Numbers 4/5, December 1991/January 1992
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Natural areas Waterfowl Books--Reviews Prairie restoration
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1991-12-01
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1992-01-31
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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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Bald Eagle Snow Goose
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Ames Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Mound City
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 25, Number 4, December 1990
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Forms (documents) Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Acid rain
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1990-12-01
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1990-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Ames Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Boone County
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 5, January 1990
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Newsletters
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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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1990-01-01
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1990-01-31
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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 23, Number 5, January 1989
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Newsletters
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Bird feeders Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Strigiformes | Owls Acid rain
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1989-01-01
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1989-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 5, January 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of an Owl walk field trip, an appeal to support non-game programs of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through the Chickadee Checkoff contribution, an article on bird feeder sanitation, an acid rain update from Mike Meetz, and a calendar of events for February through September 1989.
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Iowa RBA, December 27, 1999 - January 1, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-12-27
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2000-01-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Five emails of Iowa RBA updates for December 27, 1999 to January 1, 2000. Highlights of the updates include sightings of of a male Bullock's Oriole, White-winged Crossbill, a Cape May Warbler, and the results of various Christmas bird counts.
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Bullock's Oriole White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Common Snipe Lincoln's Sparrow Cape May Warbler Tundra Swan Northern Shrike
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Atlantic Booneville Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Elk Horn Polk County Holst State Forest Raccoon River Lenon Mill Park
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Iowa RBA, December 3, 19-24, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-12-03
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1999-12-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Six emails of Iowa RBA updates for December 3, 19-24, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Yellow-billed Loon, Long-tailed Duck, Bullock's Oriole, Black Scoter, and a Thayer's Gull.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Yellow-billed Loon Bullock's Oriole Evening Grosbeak Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike
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Little Wall Lake Elk Horn Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Ada Hayden Heritage Park Wildlife Research Station
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Iowa RBA, December 13-17, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-12-13
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1999-12-17
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Six emails of Iowa RBA updates for December 13-17, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Yellow-billed Loon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Thayer's Gull, Snowy Owl, White-winged Crossbill, Black Scoter, and a Long-tailed Duck.
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Thayer's Gull Yellow-billed Loon Snow Bunting Bullock's Oriole White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Lesser Black-backed Gull Greater Scaup
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Little Wall Lake Elk Horn Jester Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Fairmont Cemetery Fairfield Island View Park
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Iowa RBA, November 15-20, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-11-15
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1999-11-20
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Four emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 15-20, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of two White-winged Crossbills, Red-throated Loon, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pacific Loon, and a Surf Scoter.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-throated Loon White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Merlin Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Northern Parula Tundra Swan Black-headed Gull
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Johnson County Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Spirit Lake Lock and Dam 9 Osceola Pool 9 Lakeview Recreation Area Gull Point Gowrie
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Iowa RBA, November 7-12, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-11-07
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1999-11-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Four emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 7-12, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Varied Thrush, Pacific Loon, Red-throated Loon, and a Surf Scoter.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-throated Loon Brewer's Blackbird Varied Thrush Brown Thrasher Great Horned Owl Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Northern Shrike
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Harrier Marsh Lock and Dam Number 18 Rathbun Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Fairfield West Des Moines Babcock Access Fenton Trickle Slough
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Iowa RBA, November 1-3, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Gaviiformes | Loons Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-11-01
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1999-11-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Three emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 1-3, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Black-headed Gull, a Surf Scoter, Pacific Loon, and a Black Scoter.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-throated Loon Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Mute Swan Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Black Scoter Surf Scoter Golden Eagle Black-headed Gull
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Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Lake Red Rock Little River Recreation Area Spirit Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Lake Easter Maynard Reese Area Meadow Lake Fenton
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Iowa RBA, October 25-30, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-10-25
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1999-10-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Three emails of Iowa RBA updates for October 25, 27, and 30, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of an American Tree Sparrow, Common Goldeneye, Common Redpoll, and a Black-headed Gull.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Goldeneye Common Redpoll Black Scoter Black-bellied Plover American Tree Sparrow Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike
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Du Marsh Area Mason City Spirit Lake Thorpe Park Trumbull Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Swan Pinchey Bottoms
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Iowa RBA, August 9-12, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-08-09
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1999-08-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA updates for August 9-12, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of five Little Blue Herons, a Snowy Egret, and a Greater Roadrunner. Included are four Iowa RBA updates and an email from Karl Jungbluth to the IA-BIRD mailing list about the beginning of the passerine migration.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Henslow's Sparrow Greater Roadrunner Snowy Egret Cattle Egret White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Chestnut-sided Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Nebraska City Mahaska County Montezuma Babcock Access Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Devil's Creek Access New Sharon Swan Lake Township
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Iowa RBA, December 2, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for December 2, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a potential second state record Pinyon Jay, a Red Crossbill, a Gyrfalcon, a White-winged Scoter, and a Varied Thrush. Other notable sightings were of a Pomarine Jaeger, Snowy Owls, a Surf Scoter, a Black-legged Kittiwake, a Glaucous Gull, and Thayer's Gulls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of all 3 Scoter species and the return of 3 Trumpeter Swans.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Pomarine Jaeger Varied Thrush Gyrfalcon Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Black Scoter Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Pinyon Jay Baltimore Oriole Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Red Crossbill Tundra Swan Northern Shrike
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Ames Cedar Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam Number 18 Red Rock Dam Waterloo West Okoboji Lake Black Hawk Lake Boone County Saint Marys Corydon Mount Carmel
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Iowa RBA, December 30, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-12-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for December 23, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Clark's Nutcracker, a Pinyon Jay, a Varied Thrush, an Evening Grosbeak, and a Snowy Owl. Other interesting observations were of a male Evening Grosbeak, a Snowy Owl, and two Red-shouldered Hawks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Spotted Towhee and a first year Mew Gull.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Clark's Nutcracker Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Savannah Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Merlin Mew Gull Pinyon Jay Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Spotted Towhee American Coot Canada Goose Lesser Scaup Northern Pintail Common Merganser Mallard
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Cedar Lake Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Marshalltown Mills County Perry Boone County Carroll Lock Number 19 Rock Falls
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Iowa Birdline update, December 3-6, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-12-03
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1990-12-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 3-6, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of an immature male Yellow Grosbeak, a female Merlin, a Harris' Sparrow, and White-winged Scoters. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Carolina Wren and continued presence of 2 first winter Black-legged Kittiwakes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Pied-billed Grebe Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Yellow Grosbeak Dickcissel Common Loon White-winged Scoter American Coot
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Little Wall Lake Booneville Cedar Lake Decatur County Elkhart Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lamoni Laurens Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Fonda Lohrville Osceola
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John Bath letter to Thomas Kent regarding an Ovenbird sighting and birding in general, unknown date
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Letter from John Bath to Thomas Kent about seeing an Ovenbird in Ames from December 10 to January 10, unknown year. Bath also discusses other birds he'd recently seen.
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Bath, John
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal Purple Finch House Finch Ovenbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker
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Ames
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Jack W. Musgrove and Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a bird sighting, May 4, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1980-05-04
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Jack W. Musgrove and Mary R. Musgrove in a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding the sighting of a male pileated woodpecker. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Musgrove, Jack W. Musgrove, Mary R.
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Des Moines
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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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N/A
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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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Field report from Lucille Gaffney, Spring 1986
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching
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1986-03-01
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1986-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Lucille Gaffney at her feeder. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Evening Grosbeak House Finch
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Swaledale
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Spring report 86, Dean Mosman
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1986-03-01
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1986-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dean Mosman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Pine Siskin
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Polk County
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Thomas Kent note regarding phone call from Bill Rhoads, April 25, 1986
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching
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1986-04-25
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N/A
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Thomas Kent notes a phone call from Bill Rhoads reporting a House Finch feeding with Purple Finches in Cedar Rapids. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Rhoads, William D.
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Purple Finch House Finch
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Cedar Rapids
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Field notes contributed by Gene Burns, fall 1977
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1977-08-01
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1977-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Gene Burns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Burns, R. E. (Rollin Eugene)
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Cooper's Hawk Eared Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Herring Gull Purple Finch Common Loon Wood Duck Connecticut Warbler Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron Green Heron
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Jamaica Jefferson Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Swan Lake State Park McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Riverside Park Lake Panorama
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Red Rock fall migration, 1977
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1977-08-01
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1977-11-30
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Fall migration report for Red Rock, Iowa contributed by Gladys Black. 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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Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Blue-winged Teal American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Cattle Egret White-crowned Sparrow Common Loon Osprey Caspian Tern Bonaparte's Gull
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Lake Red Rock
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Tom Johnson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 2, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching
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1977-12-02
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N/A
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Letter written to Nicholas S. Halmi by Tom Johnson containing field notes with observers Nelson R. Hoskins and Charles C. Ayres. The field notes include detailed information on the bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Upland Sandpiper Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Loggerhead Shrike Evening Grosbeak Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey Pileated Woodpecker Magnolia Warbler Scarlet Tanager Belted Kingfisher Yellow Warbler
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Fort Dodge Iowa City Lake Wapello Ottumwa Turkey Island Greater Ottumwa Park Rock Bluff Park
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