Bill Youngworth letter to Woodward Hart Brown regarding a new editor for Iowa Bird Life, January 10, 1961
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Periodicals Periodical editors
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1961-01-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated January 10, 1961. Youngworth congratulates Brown for his work on the five year index for Iowa Bird Life (vol. 30, no. 4) and says that he hopes that Brown will become the new editor of Iowa Bird Life. Youngworth also discusses his winter field work and describes his search for Red Crossbills.
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Youngworth, William
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Rough-legged Hawk Red Crossbill
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Sioux City Storm Lake
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Eastern Phoebe, 1961-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1961-03-25
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1983-05-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Eastern Phoebe submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1961-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Eastern Phoebe
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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70
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Marsh Wren, 1961-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1961-04-22
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1983-06-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Marsh Wren submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1961-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Marsh Wren
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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36
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107
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Cone Marsh in 1961
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1961-05-13
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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 Black Rail at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on May 13, 1961. Includes a record review document with votes, the published sighting record found in the publication General notes reports in Iowa Bird Life 31:65-68 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Tom Kent, and two unpublished field notes about the sighting.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Black-bellied Plover, 1961-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1961-05-21
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1983-06-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Black-bellied Plover submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1961-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Black-bellied Plover
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Winter Wren, 1961-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1961-09-08
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1983-07-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Winter Wren submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1961-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Winter Wren
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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36
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107
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Great Egret, 1961-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1961-11-26
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Great Egret submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1961-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Great Egret
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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36
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31
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Checklist of Iowa birds
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Administrative reports Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-01-01
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1962-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A checklist of Iowa bird species that were reliably reported for the past fifty years as well as earlier ones for which specimens were available complied by Martin L. Grant and Pauline Sauer. The 361 bird species are numbered and listed by their official common name under the appropriate order and family name. The list also includes the scientific name as well as the abundance, resident status, and usual geographical location within the state of Iowa for each bird species.
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Grant, Martin L. Sauer, Pauline
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Cedar Falls Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Purple Martin, 1962-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1962-03-23
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1983-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Purple Martin submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1962-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Purple Martin
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Bank Swallow, 1962-1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1962-04-19
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1982-07-10
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Bank Swallow submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1962-1982. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Bank Swallow
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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36
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84
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 1962-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1962-04-28
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Ruby-throated Hummingbird submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1962-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location. Document titled "The blue list.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Water Pipit, 1962-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1962-05-27
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1983-05-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Water Pipit submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1962-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Water Pipit
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Willet, 1962-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1962-06-02
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1983-07-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Willet submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1962-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Willet
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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36
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103
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Field notes, fall migration, 1962
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1962-08-01
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1962-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Frederick W. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1962
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-08-01
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1962-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for fall 1962 titled "General notes reports". It is published in Iowa Bird Life 32:83-85, 1962. The report is a draft with manual annotations. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Check-list of Iowa Birds, October 17, 1962
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Checklists Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification
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1962-10-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin Grant to Philip DuMont dated October 17, 1962. In this letter Grant asks DuMont to review the newly-prepared Checklist of Iowa Birds before it is published. Included with the letter is a copy of the Checklist of Iowa Birds compiled by Martin Grant and Pauline Sauer. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4107/view
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Grant, Martin L.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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15
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Snow Bunting, 1962-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1962-10-20
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1983-12-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Snow Bunting submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1962-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Snow Bunting
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Northern Waterthrush, 1962-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1962-11-18
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1983-07-10
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Northern Waterthrush submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1962-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Northern Waterthrush
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Ames Dickinson County Hickory Hill Park Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Little Clear Lake Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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100
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Audubon field notes, fall migration,1962
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes for Des Moines Iowa contributed by Woodward H. Brown on December 4, 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Florence McCaughey letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding 1962 fall migration report, December 6, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report contributed by Florence McCaughey, in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration of 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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McCaughey, Florence
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Dubuque
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Philip DuMont letter to Martin Grant regarding the Check-list of Iowa Birds, December 7, 1962
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification
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1962-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Martin Grant dated December 7, 1962. In this letter to Martin Grant (copied to Peter Petersen) DuMont offers suggestions on how to how to change the Iowa checklist that Grant has sent him. This document is in response to a letter from Grant: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4108/view
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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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1
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15
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Philip A. DuMont letter to Martin L. Grant regarding suggestions to the "Check-list of Iowa Birds", December 7, 1962
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip A. DuMont to Martin L. Grant regarding suggestions to the "Check-list of Iowa Birds", December 7, 1962. The letter details several suggestions DuMont has for Grant's proposed check list of birds, including the use of the full name for each species, omitting the former names of species, eliminating names and initials after the scientific name, and adding a habitat symbol to the status of the bird.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Cedar Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Bill Youngworth letter to Woodward Hart Brown regarding Blue-winged Warbler range, December 8, 1962
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests
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1962-12-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated December 8, 1962. Youngworth discuss Blue-winged Warbler range in response to a reported Hamburg nesting that Brown initially misidentified.
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Youngworth, William
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Blue-winged Warbler
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Missouri Hamburg Iowa Nebraska Kansas
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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2
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8
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding fall migration, December 15, 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. about the fall migration, 1962. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Black-throated Blue Warbler
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Martin L. Grant letter to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin L. Grant to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962. The letter details a response from Grant after receiving feedback about the check list from Brown, Frederick W. Kent, and Peter C. Petersen, including Grant's willingness to omit old common bird names and simplifying the family names by reducing to one word wherever possible.
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Grant, Martin L.
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Davenport Des Moines Iowa City Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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