Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding wildlife conservation, January 3, 1927
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Ornithological literature
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1927-01-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated January 3, 1927. In this letter Rosene rails against the Izaak Walton League and National Audubon Society for not doing enough to ensure wildlife conservation and laments his own efforts to motivate the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Black-legged Kittiwake on the Coralville Reservoir
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1976-10-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes by N. S. Halmi for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Coralville Reservoir on October 27, 1976.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Black-legged Kittiwake
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Coralville Lake
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Details for Glaucous Gull at Lock and Dam 14 in Davenport in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1992-01-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes by Jim Fuller for a Glaucous Gull at Lock and Dam 14 in Davenport on January 5, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Glaucous Gull
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Lock and Dam 14
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Rare bird documentation form for Baird's Sandpiper at Lake Rathbun in unknown year
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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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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Rare bird documentation form for a Baird's Sandpiper at Lake Rathbun in November 11 and November 24 in an unknown year.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Baird's Sandpiper
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Rathbun Lake
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Details on unusual bird sighting by Jim Fuller, July 8
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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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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Field notes for a Western Sandpiper by Jim Fuller. The Sandpiper was seen at Babcock Access in Johnson County, IA on July 8, unknown year.
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Fuller, James L
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Western Sandpiper
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Babcock Access
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Sandpiper at Bays Branch in 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1986-05-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Sandpiper at Bays Branch, IA on May 3, 1986.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Western Sandpiper
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Sandpiper at Babcock Lake in unknown year
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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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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Rare bird documentation form for four Western Sandpipers at Babcock Lake in Johnson County, IA on September 17, unknown year.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Western Sandpiper
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Babcock Access
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Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at MidAmerican Energy Ponds in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1982-04-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit at MidAmerican Energy Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on April 24, 1982.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Marbled Godwit
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Rare bird documentation form for Black-bellied Plover at Lake Rathbun in an unknown year
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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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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Rare bird documentation form for up to three Black-bellied Plovers at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on October 20, November 22, and November 24 in unknown year.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Black-bellied Plover
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Rathbun Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Big Marsh in 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1985-03-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Big Marsh in Butler County, IA on March 29, 1985.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Sandhill Crane
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area
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Rare bird sighting for Prairie Falcon at Clay County in 1993
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1993-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting for a Prairie Falcon at Clay County, IA on April 2, 1993.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Prairie Falcon
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Clay County
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Credit Island, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1988-12-18
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Credit Island in Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 18, 1988.
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Timper, Edward
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Northern Goshawk
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Credit Island
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Credit Island. Davenport, IA
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open woodland along Miss. River
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The documentation form by Ed Timper is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Cooper's Hawk - smaller, no distinctive white eyeline. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/12:31:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Little Wall Lake in 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1984-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on April 14, 1984.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Red-necked Grebe
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Little Wall Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union membership application
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Brochures Printed ephemera
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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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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Membership application to join the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, includes activities associated with membership.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Planning for fish and game restoration
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Radio scripts
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Environmental policy Wildlife conservation Wildlife habitat improvement Ecological surveys Restoration ecology
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1934-11-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Radio script dated November 21, 1934. This radio script delivered over WOI by Philip DuMont, Game Technician for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, describes the twenty-five year conservation plan adopted by the Iowa State Planning Board and appeals to the public for help.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Woodcocks increasing in numbers
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Press releases
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Bird populations Birds--Geographical distribution Wildlife conservation
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1935-01-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Press release dated January 31, 1935. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission Philip DuMont notes that a recent study by Olin Sewall Pettingill indicates that the Woodcock is rebounding nicely in Iowa since its recent protection.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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American Woodcock
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Iowa
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Prairie Chickens in Iowa
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Press releases
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Habitat Wildlife conservation
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1934-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Press release dated December 20, 1934. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission Philip DuMont notes that Prairie Chickens should nest in Iowa in increasing numbers as a result of the Waterfowl restoration program.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Clay County Iowa Lyon County Wayne County Clayton County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Waterfowl conditions in the Missouri Valley
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Reports
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Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Waterfowl
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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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Undated report. A report about Waterfowl migration suggests possible areas for purchase in order to create wildlife refuges in Western Iowa.
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Woodbury County Monona County
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Merle Strasser letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 18, 1966
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Wildlife conservation Wildlife conservationists Birdhouses
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1966-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Merle Strasser to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 18, 1966. The letter conveys thanks and appreciation for Leopold's work with Wood Ducks. Strasser, who was a secretary to Jay N. Darling, also includes a few of Darling's remarks on conservation, Aldo Leopold and Wood Ducks. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3099/view
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Strasser, Merle
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Des Moines
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Ray Warner letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck presentation and thoughts on hunting, March 21
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Wildlife conservation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1977-03-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ray Warner to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck presentation and thoughts on hunting, March 21. The letter details Warner's interest in becoming a conservation officer and his thoughts on a hunting ban.
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Warner, Ray
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Mediapolis
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A. Starker Leopold letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a paper on Wood Ducks and a hunting trip, October 3, 1951
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Correspondence
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Wildlife conservation Hunting
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1951-10-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from A. Starker Leopold to Frederic Leopold regarding a paper on Wood Ducks and a hunting trip, October 3, 1951. The letter conveys F. Fraser Darling's praise of Frederic Leopold's paper on Wood Ducks that was published in the Condor. A summary of a recent hunting trip to Powell Lake is also mentioned.
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Leopold, A. Starker (Aldo Starker), 1913-1983
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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1
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A proposed Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1923-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Proposal to create an Iowa Ornithologists' Union written in a letter type format. Includes information about an initial meeting to be held on February 28th, 1923. The proposal to create an Iowa Ornithologists' Union was submitted by three people, Charles R. Keyes, Dayton Stoner and T.C. Stephens.
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948 Iowa Ornithologists' Union Stoner, Dayton Keyes, Charles R. (Charles Reuben), 1871-1951
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union daily field checking list
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Wildlife conservation
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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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Brochure containing an Iowa Ornithologists' Union daily field checking list. Includes a list of birds found in Iowa and a place to record general field notes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union pamphlet
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Brochures Printed ephemera
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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2001-01-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union promotional pamphlet printed January 19, 2001.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union pamphlet
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Brochures Printed ephemera
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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2001-07-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union promotional pamphlet printed on July 10, 2001.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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