Photograph of a Chimney Swift observation tower
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Photographs
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Bird watching
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1928-08-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An observation tower built by Althea Sherman of National, used for observing the nesting of Chimney Swifts, August 10, 1928. Photograph originally titled "Chimney Swift observation tower near National, Iowa." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Chimney Swift
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National
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Photograph of three Red-shouldered Hawks in a nest
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Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1941-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Three Red-shouldered Hawks in a nest located fifty feet up in a cottonwood tree near the High Bridge, May 18, 1941. Photograph originally titled "Red-shouldered hawks in nest." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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Boone County
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Photograph of a Bell's Vireo feeding young
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Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1940-06-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Bell's Vireo perching by a nest, feeding the young inside, June 30, 1940. Photograph originally titled "Bell's vireo feeding young." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo
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Photograph of a group on a bird hike
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Photographs
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Bird watchers
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1935-08-01
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1935-08-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of several men and women, many with binoculars, on a bird hike near McGregor, August 1935. Photograph originally titled "Group on a bird hike." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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McGregor
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Photograph of Iowa Ornithologists' Union presidents
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1933-05-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group photo of the former Iowa Ornithologists' Union presidents who held the position from 1923-1932 and the 1933 president, May 6, 1933. From left to right: Dr. George O. Hendrickson (1933-1934), Dr. F.L.R. Roberts (1931-1932), Walter W. Bennett (1929-1930), Arthur J. Palas (1927-1928) and Walter M. Rosene (1923-1926). The photograph was reproduced in the June, 1933, issue of "Iowa Bird Life." Photograph originally titled "Group photo of IOU presidents." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Fairfield
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Narrative and photograph of a Bobwhite Quail tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation Birds--Anecdotes
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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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Details and photograph of a Bobwhite Quail nest with six Quail eggs and two hen eggs. The mother Bobwhite Quail brooded all eight eggs, but deserted the nest once one of the hen eggs hatched.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Narrative and photographs of a Bobwhite Quail tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1928-06-08
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1928-07-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of a Bobwhite Quail nest with twenty-four eggs, eighteen of which were hatched by a Japanese Silkie Leghorn hen, after the mother Bobwhite died from eating poisoned corn, June 8-July 8, 1928.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Ogden
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Narrative and photographs of a Western Meadowlark tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Infancy Predation (Biology) Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1927-05-19
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1929-06-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of three different Western Meadowlark nests in various locations. The first photograph shows a Western Meadowlark nest with four eggs, May 19, 1927. The second photograph shows a Western Meadowlark approaching a nest with food, June 25, 1929. The third photograph shows a garter snake devouring a young Western Meadowlark, August 3, 1927.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Western Meadowlark
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Ogden Atkinson
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Narrative and photograph of a Pintailed Duck tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Predation (Biology) Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1930-03-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photograph of the remains of a Pintailed Duck that was killed and partially devoured by a Duck Hawk at Long Pond, March 30, 1930.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Peregrine Falcon Northern Pintail
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Long Pond
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Narrative and photographs of a Bobwhite Quail tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation Predation (Biology) Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1925-09-06
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1925-09-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of twelve eggs in a Bobwhite Quail nest that were incubated by the male after the female bird was killed, September 6-21, 1925.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Narrative and photographs of a Maryland Yellowthroat tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Eggs--Incubation Predation (Biology) Snakes--Behavior Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1926-06-20
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1926-06-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of a Maryland Yellowthroat nest with five eggs, all of which were devoured by a bullsnake, June 20-27, 1926.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Common Yellowthroat
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Boone County
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Photograph of shore birds feeding on a pond
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Photographs
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Birds--Food
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1925-05-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A flock of approximately 250 shore birds feeding on the Kirkendall Pond, May 24, 1925. The flock included eight Red-backed Sandpipers, three Semipalmated Plovers, Least Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Wilson's Phalarope, and one Stilt Sandpiper. Photograph originally titled "Shore birds feeding on pond." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Semipalmated Plover Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Least Sandpiper
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Boone County
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Photograph of a group of Iowa Ornithologists' Union birders
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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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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A group of Iowa Ornithologists' Union birders, including Walter Rosene (back left) and Arthur J. Palas (back right). Photograph originally titled "IOU Birders."
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Photograph of Carl Fritz Henning, Walter Rosene, and Charles J. Spiker at Ledges State Park
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Photographs
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Bird watchers
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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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Carl Fritz Henning (on the left with the walking stick), Walter Rosene (in the middle), and Charles J. Spiker (on the right with the lunch basket) sitting by shallow water at Ledges State Park. Photograph originally titled "Photograph of Carl Fritz Henning, Walter Rosene, and Charley Spiker at Ledges State Park." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Ledges State Park
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Photograph of a group at the ruins of old Fort Crawford
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Wildlife conservationists
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1928-08-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of six, including Walter Rosene and Frederic Leopold, posing in front of the ruins at old Fort Crawford, Wisconsin, August 14, 1928. Photograph originally titled "Group at ruins of old Ft. Crawford." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Fort Crawford (historical)
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Photograph of a group at the American School of Wildlife Protection
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Wildlife conservationists
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1931-08-12
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1931-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group at the American School of Wildlife Protection located at McGregor, posing outside, August 12-16, 1931. Photograph originally titled "Group at McGregor Wild Life School." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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McGregor
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Jim Matthews letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, July 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Rare birds
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1986-06-19
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1986-07-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and photographic map describing Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, IA for June and July, 1986 from Jim Matthews to Jim Dinsmore. It includes descriptions of a raptor sighting and bird sightings in general.
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Matthews, James L.
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lyon County
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Photograph of a young Broad-winged Hawk
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Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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2003-07-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A young Broad-winged Hawk on the west side of Ames, July 14, 2003. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Photograph of a White-winged Dove perching on a tree branch
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Photographs
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Bird watching
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2002-07-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A White-winged Dove perching on a tree branch located in the yard of Raymond H. Cooper, Cerro Gordo County, July 2, 2002. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Hertzel, L. Paul
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White-winged Dove
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Cerro Gordo County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes, photograph, and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Ed Thelen, summer 2002
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Ed Thelen. Also included is a brief letter to James J. Dinsmore from Thelen regarding the enclosed photograph of Cooper's Hawk fledglings in a nest and Dinsmore's retirement. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Thelen, Ed
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Cooper's Hawk Eurasian Collared Dove Common Loon Osprey Pectoral Sandpiper Common Pheasant
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake
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Field notes contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam, summer 2002
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Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2002-06-01
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2002-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam. Also included are two images of a Fulvous Whistling Duck standing by a Warren County wetland southeast of Cumming taken by Kent Nickell, June 1-10, 2002. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.
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Gilliam, Jacob T. Nickell, Kent
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Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Semipalmated Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Fulvous Whistling-Duck American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Snow Goose Short-billed Dowitcher Great Egret Green Heron
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lock and Dam 11 Saylorville Dam Warren County Terra Lake Cumming
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Walter Rosene personal reminiscences of nature study and bird work at Ledges State Park
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Diaries Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Parks--Iowa Birds--Anecdotes
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1918-01-01
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1941-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A typewritten journal compiled by Walter Rosene detailing his bird study at Ledges State Park as well as additional field work. The journal covers the years 1918-1941 and contains details from several of Rosene's bird watching interests, including the following: observations and photographs from Ledges State Park, multiple poems, bird observations in Boone County (1918-1929) and within 30 miles of Ogden, IA (1930-1939), a life list of birds, nesting records of Barred Owls and Great Horned Owls, Christmas bird census counts (1922-1936), a survey of Martin colonies in Ogden, a list of Rosene's publications, and timeline of his participation in the McGregor Wild Life School.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl Barred Owl
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Ledges State Park Ogden Boone County McGregor Heights
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Lantern slide and photograph of two young White Pelicans and an egg in a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Infancy
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1924-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two young White Pelicans and an egg in a nest located on the ground, June 24, 1924. Slide originally titled "Pelicans." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph. These items related to Rosene's journal: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9319/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American White Pelican
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North Dakota
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Photograph of faculty members from the American School of Wildlife Protection
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Photographs
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Wildlife conservationists
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1928-08-07
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1928-08-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Eleven faculty members from the American School of Wildlife Protection in McGregor posing outside, August 7-18, 1928. Photograph originally titled "Faculty of Wildlife School at McGregor, Iowa." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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McGregor
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Photograph of Walter Rosene reading poems on a field trip in McGregor Heights
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Photographs
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Bird watchers
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Walter Rosene reading poems from a paper he is holding while on a field trip in McGregor Heights. Photograph originally titled "Walter Rosene reading poems on field trip in McGregor, Iowa." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Anderson, Arthur Edwin
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McGregor Heights
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