Iowa RBA, July 2-4, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-07-02
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1995-07-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for July 2-4, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Prairie Warbler, Least Tern, Piping Plover, Black-billed Magpie, Western Grebe, Yellow-throated Warbler and a Hooded Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Common Moorhens and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Upland Sandpiper Common Moorhen Black-billed Magpie Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Least Tern Piping Plover Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Fisher Lake Lake Macbride State Park Sioux City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Badger Creek State Recreation Area Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa RBA, June 26-28, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-06-26
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1995-06-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for June 26-28, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Yellow-crowned Night Herons, Prairie Warblers, Mississippi Kites, Least Terns and Piping Plovers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Iowa RBA, July 17, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-07-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for July 17, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Prairie Warblers, Piping Plover, Marbled Godwit and Sandhill Cranes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Marbled Godwit Willow Flycatcher Trumpeter Swan Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Piping Plover Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane Black Tern
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Lake Macbride State Park Rathbun Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Casey Barrow Landing Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area Cosgrove
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to the Breeding Bird Atlas Committee regarding priority block coverage, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Letter to the Breeding Bird Atlas committee regarding completing priority blocks for the atlas project. The letter includes a plan to recruit state of Iowa personnel to help accomplish the work.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-necked Stilt north of Round Lake in 1991
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1991-05-25
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2000-11-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black-necked Stilt north of Round Lake in Harrison County, IA on May 25, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the letter with a photograph from Joel Jorgensen about the bird sighting with an account of a Prairie Warbler sighting.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-necked Stilt
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Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area
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Philip DuMont letter to Olivia McCabe regarding bird hydration and field identifications, March 25, 1956
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Correspondence
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Birds--Food Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Birds--Classification
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1956-03-25
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N/A
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Olivia McCabe dated March 25, 1956. Philip DuMont answers Olivia McCabe's questions regarding nestlings, subspecies and identifying birds in the field.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Black Scoter Black Rail Dark-eyed Junco
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Iowa
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding additional funding for the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, April 10, 1989
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Correspondence
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Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Laura Spess Jackson letter to Carol A. Thompson regarding federal money received to help with the Breeding Bird Atlas Project for 1989. In the letter, Laura Spess Jackson asks Carol A. Thompson if she is interested in completing four blocks for the project.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Southwest Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Newsletter (SWIBBAN)
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Correspondence
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Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-01-01
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1988-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The southwest Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Newsletter (SWIBBAN) is compiled by Barbara L. Wilson of Hastings, Iowa and outlines the scope of the Breeding Bird Atlas project. The newsletter includes meeting minutes, a map of southwest Iowa atlas block work in progress, and the Department of Natural Resources block priority list.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Warbling Vireo
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Wilson Island State Park Hastings
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Hank Zaletel regarding an upcoming field trip
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Hank Zaletel about an upcoming three day field trip to Prairie Rose State Park for the breeding bird atlas project. Participants in the field trip will survey several atlas blocks near the park.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Masked Duck at Forney Lake in 1965
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1966-06-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Masked Duck at Forney Lake in Fremont County, IA on March 14, 1965. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from Woodward H. Brown to Fred, the original sighting record found in the publication Masked Duck in Iowa a sight record in Iowa Bird Life 36:55-56 by Harold and Gladys Whitmus, and referenced by another publication.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds Rare birds Ornithological illustration
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1992-05-04
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Glossy Ibises at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on May 4, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from J.V. Remsen to Tom Kent, letters between Tom Kent and Bob Janssen, a letter from Matt Kenne to Tom Kent, a letter from Bruce Fall to Tom Kent, five photographs, a page with two ibis head sketches, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life 53:68 by Matthew Kenne, and the article Field identification of White-faced and Glossy Ibises by H. Douglas Pratt, published in Birding 8(1):1-5. The Glossy Ibises were seen by Bobbi Webber and photographed by Dave Bunkofske.
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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding bird collections, April 28, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1933-04-28
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N/A
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated April 28, 1933. In this letter DuMont discusses identifying and reclassifying the bird collection at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, and lists numerous other bird collections held in Iowa.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Thorpe Park in 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1998-05-26
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2000-11-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Glossy Ibis at Thorpe Park in Winnebago County, IA on May 26, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, e-mail correspondence from Gian Dodici to James Dinsmore about the sighting and the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life by Gian Dodici.
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Thorpe Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Creston in 1872
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1988-03-22
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1997-10-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Creston in Union County, IA on August 25, 1872. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Mark Robbins to James Dinsmore, a letter from Thomas Kent to the Curator of Birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and a letter from Raymond A. Paynter, Jr. to Thomas H. Kent.
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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding a questionable Swallow-tailed Kite sighting, June 25, 1945
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1945-06-25
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N/A
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Philip DuMont dated June 25, 1945. Pierce asks DuMont to review a questionable sight record for a Swallow-tailed Kite. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4137/view
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rufous Hummingbird at Clear Lake in 1987
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-08-18
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Rufous Hummingbird at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on August 18, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a note about the sighting. This document is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3990/view and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3928/view.
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding likely birds to sight in June, May 10, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1928-05-10
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N/A
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated May 10, 1928. Rosene plans for a bird outing with DuMont during the next month and reports on the progress of his lifelong and yearly sighting lists.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Upland Sandpiper Great Horned Owl Le Conte's Sparrow Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Ogden
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Barred Owl observations and Goose identification, April 11, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Water birds
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1928-04-11
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated April 11, 1928. Rosene discusses his observations of a Barred Owl, how he identifies geese, and some recent sightings.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Barred Owl Snow Goose Canada Goose
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Ogden Boone County Long Pond
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Fowling Families
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1940-10-25
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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 October 25, 1940. Rosene asks for help in identifying a goose, describes photographing and banding Bell's Vireos, and discusses family matters. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4143/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Cackling Goose
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Ogden
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Philip DuMont letter to Walter Rosene regarding Goose measurements, November 3, 1940
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Classification Families
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1940-11-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Walter Rosene dated November 3, 1940. DuMont describes using Goose measurements in the identification of species and subspecies, and discusses family matters. This document is in response to a letter from Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4144/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Canada Goose Cackling Goose
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in 1960
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1960-08-16
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in Kossuth County, IA on August 16, 1960. Includes a record review document with votes, letters from Thomas Kent to Harold Burgess, two letters from Harold Burgess to Thomas Kent, a letter from John Guthrie to Harold Burgess, a memo from Roswell D. Van Duesen to Harold Burgess, and the original sighting record found in the publication Roseate Spoonbill Observed at Union Slough by Harold Burgess in Iowa Bird Life 30(3):67-68. Roseate Spoonbill seen by Harold Burgess, Roswell D. Van Deusen, and Charles Van Kirk.
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Philip DuMont letter to Fred Schwab regarding "Waterfowl in Iowa", September 8, 1943
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Water birds Birds--Classification Ornithological literature
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1943-09-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Fred Schwab dated September 8, 1943. In this letter DuMont offers corrections for errors he has spotted in the Jack Musgrove book "Waterfowl in Iowa".
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager near Meservey in 1999
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-09-17
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2000-11-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Western Tanager near Meservey in Cerro Gordo County, IA around May 10, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in a note, and a letter about the sighting from Jan Walter to Tom Kent.
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Western Tanager
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Meservey
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Mike Dooley email to Iowa Bird List regarding sightings of a Mute Swan, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-10-26
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N/A
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Email from Mike Dooley to the Iowa Bird List reporting two sightings of a Mute Swan, one at Diamond Lake in Poweshiek County, IA and the other sighting at a home east of Montezuma, IA in 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Killdeer Mute Swan Pectoral Sandpiper
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Gladys Black letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 17, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-03-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, March 17, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Black, Gladys
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Varied Thrush Mountain Bluebird Ruddy Turnstone Pileated Woodpecker
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Adel Lake Red Rock Mason City Hampton
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