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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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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Ames Audubon, April 1971
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1971-04-01
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1971-04-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, April 1971. Highlights of the newsletter include information on upcoming field trips and details about the next meeting of the society which will feature Jim Rod and John Faaborg with a review of birding fundamentals and techniques.
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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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Ames Audubon Newsletter, February 1971
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1971-02-01
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1971-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, February 1971. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program, "Subarctic Summer" by David L. Trauger and a summary of the 1970 Christmas Bird Count in which 47 species were observed and new state records set for both Eastern Screech Owls and Great Horned Owls.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Great Horned Owl Eastern Screech-Owl
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 11, April 2, 1970
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Conservationists--Awards Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1970-04-02
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 11, April 2, 1970. Highlights of the newsletter include the selection of Dr. Barton Morgan and Margaret Morgan as the "Conservationists of the Year", details on the final Audubon Wildlife Film program "Village Beneath the Sea" by Harry Pederson, a summary of a bird watching and identification program given by Jim Rod and John Faaborg, and a report on counting Bald Eagles on the Mississippi River by Jim Rod.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Bald Eagle
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Ames Mississippi River, Iowa
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 8, January 11, 1970
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Insect pests--Control
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1970-01-11
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 8, January 11, 1970. Highlights of the newsletter include the details of the next business meeting and program of the society featuring Normand Hamilton, information on the second annual Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture featuring "The New Horizons of Pest Control" by Dr. Jerome A. Klun, and a summary of a successful Christmas Bird Count which had a count of 18 Eastern Screech Owls and a total of 46 species identified.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, June 8, 1969
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Meetings
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1969-06-08
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 1, June 8, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include a report on the annual May meeting of the society and a summary of a successful spring bird survey held within a 20 miles radius of Ames.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Little Wall Lake Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park Brookside Park River Valley Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 10, May 10, 1969
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows Societies--History, organization, etc
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1969-05-10
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 10, May 10, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the next business meeting of the society with the annual election of officers, a recap of recent events including an outing to Ledges State Park, and a report on the 64th annual National Audubon Convention.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames Ledges State Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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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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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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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 4, October 28, 1968
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc
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1968-10-28
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 4, October 28, 1968. Highlights of the newsletter include details of an illustrated talk, "Birds and Their Haunts" by Dr. Barton Morgan, information on the cooperation with the Des Moines Audubon, and committee appointments.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, June 1968
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Conservationists Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings DDT (Insecticide)
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1968-06-01
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1968-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The first newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 1, June 1968. Highlights of the newsletter include an article summarizing a nature outing at River Valley Park, details of the next business meeting and program of the society, an account of the society's involvement in getting DDT banned in Ames, and a profile of John James Audubon.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames River Valley Park
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Birding areas of Story County, Iowa, revised 1972
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Habitat Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Parulidae | Warblers Important bird areas Strigiformes | Owls
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1972-03-01
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1972-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A revised list of the most productive birding areas found in Story County and a few other easily accessible destinations in Hamilton, Boone, and Greene Counties compiled by Jim Rod and John Faaborg, March 1972. The list includes directions to the habitats as well as species commonly located at each destination.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Little Wall Lake Dunbar Slough Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Story County Anderson Goose Lake Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park Robison-Whitaker Acres Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park Ada Hayden Heritage Park Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Ames High Prairie/Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve Sopers Mill Access Area Pammel Woods River Valley Park McHose Park Lee Park
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Check list of the birds of Story County, Iowa, revised 1972
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1972-03-01
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1972-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A revised list of the most regularly observed bird species found in Story County as well as at Ledges State Park and in Greene County compiled by John Faaborg and Jim Rod, March 1972.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Greene County Ledges State Park Story County
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Bird species identification survey in Ames and adjacent areas flyer
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Fliers (printed matter)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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A flyer with information pertaining to the first annual Ames Audubon Society spring bird species identification survey with the purpose of identifying as many different species of birds as possible.
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Ames Audubon Society Bereskin, Ben
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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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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 brochure and membership application
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Brochures
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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2007-08-01
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2007-08-31
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A brochure with a membership application to join the Big Bluestem Audubon Society. The brochure includes information on the local chapter of the Audubon as well as details on meetings, field trips, the Christmas Bird Count, and other activities.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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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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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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Hamilton County Story County Boone County
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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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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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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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Ben Bereskin letter to Wilmer J. Miller and Lotus Miller regarding a birding field trip, September 22, 1969
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Ornithology--Societies, etc Waterfowl
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1969-09-22
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Letter from Ben Bereskin to Wilmer J. Miller, Lotus Miller and other Ames Audubon Society members regarding a birding field trip, September 22, 1969. The letter details a birding trip to Hendrickson Marsh to observe the fall waterfowl migration. The letter also includes an announcement of a special meeting of the executive board of the society and a possible sighting of Whooping Cranes in Ames.
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Ames Audubon Society Bereskin, Ben
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Whooping Crane
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Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Check list of the birds of Story County, Iowa, 1970
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Important bird areas Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1970-03-01
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1970-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of the most regularly observed bird species found in Story County as well as at Ledges State Park and in Greene County compiled by John Faaborg and Jim Rod, March 1970. Included is a list of the better birding locations found in Story, Boone, Greene, and Hamilton Counties including directions to the habitats as well as species commonly located at each destination. Also of note is a chart for the months of March, April, and May which shows the average arrival dates of common Iowa spring migrant birds.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Dunbar Slough Finn Pond Wildlife Area Greene County Hamilton County Ledges State Park Story County Boone County Goose Lake McHose Park
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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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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Boone County
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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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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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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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Common Iowa bird arrivals, migrations, and departures
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Tables (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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A table listing the approximate periods of arrival and departures of bird species found in Iowa. The birds included are mainly those listed as regular, common, or abundant species according to "Birds of Iowa" by James J. Dinsmore, et al. Year-round residents are excluded from the list.
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Edwards, David C.
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Iowa
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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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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