W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birdsongs Fringillidae | Finches
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1980-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 31, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Western Tanager Barn Owl Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Yellow-rumped Warbler Blue Grosbeak
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Folsom Lake Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Malvern Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Ross Silcock letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring notes, June 5, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1981-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter includes a list of birds sighted by Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Marbled Godwit Indigo Bunting Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope American Black Duck Brown Creeper
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Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Taylor Lakes
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David Newhouse letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1981-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter mentions the reporting of an unlikely Roadrunner and includes an annotated list of birds sighted and a letter from Scott Rolfes detailing the sighting of a Cinnamon Teal at Saylorville Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Turkey Vulture Greater Roadrunner Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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Fred Lesher letter to Thomas Kent regarding Saw-whet Owl calls, March 15, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Nests Birdsongs Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles
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1981-03-15
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N/A
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The letter reports a Saw-whet Owl sighting and mentions nesting Eagles in north-east Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Lesher, Fred
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Pool Slough Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Blue Grosbeak sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter contains a detailed account from Ronald Harms about his sighting and photographing a Blue Grosbeak on May 13, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harms, Ronald
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Blue Grosbeak
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Laurens
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Margaret Brooke letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Worm-eating Warbler sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Recurvirostridae | Avocets and Stilts Bird watching Birdsongs
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Margaret Brooke letter documents the sighting of a Worm-eating Warbler and mentions other bird sightings from the Des Moines area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Brooke, Margaret
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American Avocet Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler
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Big Creek Lake Jester Park Saylorville Lake Waterworks Park
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Clarice Watson letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, July 12, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1980-07-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Clarice Watson in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen, July 12, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Watson, Clarice
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Red-headed Woodpecker Warbling Vireo Indigo Bunting Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Brown Thrasher Western Kingbird Baltimore Oriole Great Crested Flycatcher House Wren Downy Woodpecker
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Sioux City Moville
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Betty Walters letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 13, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Fringillidae | Finches Songbirds
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1980-08-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Betty Walters in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, August 13, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Walters, Betty
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Red-tailed Hawk Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Warbling Vireo Summer Tanager Loggerhead Shrike Western Kingbird Dickcissel Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Gadwall Great Blue Heron Common Pheasant Cliff Swallow
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Forneys Lake Shenandoah Thurman
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 2, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1980-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, August 2, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Northern Flicker Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee American White Pelican Chuck-will's-widow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Parula Scarlet Tanager Tufted Titmouse Great Blue Heron
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Iowa Lyon County Sioux County Waubonsie State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Big Sioux River Wildlife Area - Kroger Tract
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Dean Mosman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 29, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1980-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Dean Mosman in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, July 29, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Great Crested Flycatcher Tufted Titmouse
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Elkhart
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 31, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Songbirds
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1980-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent July 31, 1980 with observer Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980
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Moore, Francis L.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Chuck-will's-widow Marsh Wren Sanderling Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Canada Warbler Swamp Sparrow Tennessee Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Common Tern Black Tern
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Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waterloo Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Tom Stone, Jr. letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, spring 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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1980-03-01
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1980-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Tom Stone, Jr. in a letter to Thomas H. Kent with observer Tom Stone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Stone, Tom, Jr.
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Yellow-throated Warbler Worm-eating Warbler
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Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park White Pine Hollow State Park
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the sighting of a Lincoln Sparrow, July 16, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Songbirds
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1978-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Carl J. Bendorf to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the sighting of a Lincoln Sparrow north of Amana, July 16, 1978. The letter also discusses how the author was able to help identify the bird through its singing. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Amana
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Dick Bierman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 29, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1977-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler White-winged Crossbill Western Grebe Merlin Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Eastern Whip-poor-will Horned Lark
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Cherokee County Storm Lake Washta Cherokee Little Sioux River
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Malcolm McDonald letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 15, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birdsongs Introduced birds Aggressive behavior in animals
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1935-05-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Malcolm McDonald to Philip DuMont dated May 15, 1935. McDonald recounts his first sighting of Starlings in Jefferson County on December 23, 1930. He continues on to describe subsequent sightings of Starlings. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3575/view
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McDonald, Malcolm Edwin, 1915-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Common Starling
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Jefferson County
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird behavior, February 27, 1932
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Correspondence
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Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Bombycillidae | Waxwings Birds--Infancy Ornithological literature
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1932-02-27
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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 February 27, 1932. Rosene discusses bird behavior, identifying Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, and recently published books.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark
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Ogden Boone County
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding a visit with Janetta DuMont, April 20, 1929
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birdsongs Families
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1929-04-20
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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 April 20, 1929. Rosene tells Philip DuMont that he visited with his mother and was surrounded by singing birds. Rosene also reports some recent bird sightings.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Cardinal Henslow's Sparrow Snow Bunting Brown Thrasher Snowy Owl Barred Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chipping Sparrow Horned Lark
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Des Moines Ogden Spirit Lake Long Pond
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