Field notes from the northwest corner of the state
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Field notes Essays Narratives (literary works)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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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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An essay by Loraine Wallace detailing field notes from bird sightings in Spirit Lake. The essay covers the species of birds seen, the behavior of the birds and nesting habits.
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Wallace, Loraine
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Cerulean Warbler Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Spirit Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1899
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two to three Rock Wrens at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 1, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Sioux City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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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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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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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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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 11, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1932-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 11, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker between 6:00 and 10:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Clay-colored Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Great Crested Flycatcher Snow Goose Eastern Whip-poor-will Nashville Warbler Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 12, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1932-05-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 12, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker between 5:30 and 10:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Harris' Sparrow Barred Owl White-crowned Sparrow Spotted Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler Cerulean Warbler Eastern Whip-poor-will Green Heron
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Warblers, and how to identify them
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Lecture notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1933-04-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lecture notes delivered April 24, 1933. Notes on the identification of Warblers used for a meeting of the Des Moines Audubon Society.The keys for identification include: migration, habitats, behavior, size, color, and songs.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Des Moines Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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15
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 7, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1933-05-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 7, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Keokuk with Walter Bennett and one other person between 6:00 and 9:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Orchard Oriole White-throated Sparrow Common Yellowthroat Ruby-crowned Kinglet Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Pine Warbler
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Keokuk
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 28, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1933-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 28, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Rippey Slough and Beaver Bayou between 6:30 and 11:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Least Bittern American Bittern Grasshopper Sparrow Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Rough-winged Swallow Red-winged Blackbird
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Rippey Beaver
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, June 4, 1933 second trip
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds Birds--Infancy
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1933-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated June 4, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around the Ledges between 4:30 and 6:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rose-breasted Grosbeak Field Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Yellow Warbler
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew north of Ogden in 1932
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1933-12-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Long-billed Curlew north of Ogden in Boone County, IA on May 15, 1932. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Ogden
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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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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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24
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Poorwill at Mud Lake in 1935
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1936-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Common Poorwill at Mud Lake in Clay County, IA on May 29, 1935. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Nuttall's Poor-will in Clay County in Iowa Bird Life 6:7 by George A. Amman.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Poorwill
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Mud Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 13, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1936-05-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 13, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge between 6:00 and 8:00, and Long Pond between 5:00 and 6:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Western Kingbird Common Yellowthroat Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Lincoln's Sparrow Common Tern
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Boone County Long Pond
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 5, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Weather
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1941-05-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, May 5, 1941. Also notes that the American Goldfinches were singing loudly.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Killdeer Common Yellowthroat Pectoral Sandpiper Great Crested Flycatcher Chipping Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo House Wren Horned Lark American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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1
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, August 3, 1944
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Administrative records
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Birdsongs Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1944-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, August 3, 1944. A talk on bird songs was given by Mary Wood.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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16
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Birdwatching notes compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, 1946-1980
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1946-02-10
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1980-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten notes listing birds sighted by Woodward Hart Brown from 1946 to 1980.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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2
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9
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Smith Pool in 1957
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1958-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Common Raven at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Smith Pool in Kossuth County, IA on October 18, 1957. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Raven Sighted at Union Slough Refuge in Iowa Bird Life 28:26-27 by Harold H. Burgess.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Smith Pool
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren north of Sioux City in 1958
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1958-09-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Rock Wren north of Sioux City in Plymouth County, IA on June 16, 1958. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Rock Wren near Sioux City in Iowa Bird Life 28(3):60 by William Youngworth.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Sioux City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for Lazuli Bunting at Plymouth County, IA in 1958
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1959-03-01
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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 Lazuli Bunting at Plymouth County, IA on June 18, 1958. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Lazuli Bunting Along the Western Border of Iowa: A Summary in Iowa Bird Life 29(1):3-5 by William Youngworth.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Lazuli Bunting
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Plymouth County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle near Wheatland in 1961
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1961-12-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Record Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle near Wheatland in Clinton County, IA on October 18, 1961. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication A Sight Record of the Boat-tailed Grackle in Iowa Bird Life 31(4):88 by Woodward H. Brown seen by C. Esther Copp and Dolly Copp.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Wheatland
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, House Wren, 1971-1982
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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1971-10-25
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1982-10-10
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the House Wren submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1971-1982. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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House Wren
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, American Woodcock, 1971-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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1971-11-11
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1983-07-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the American Woodcock submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1971-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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American Woodcock
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Iowa
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1973-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on December 17, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Pinyon Jay in Shenandoah in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):28-29 by Ruth Zollars also seen by Betty Walters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pinyon Jay
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Shenandoah
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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