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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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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6
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Photograph of Wood Duck houses in trees
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Several trees along a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River that each have a wooden Wood Duck house attached to the trunk, 1965.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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5
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Photograph of Wood Duck houses in trees
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1971-05-01
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1971-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Several trees along a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River that each have a wooden Wood Duck house attached to the trunk, May 1971.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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7
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2
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Photograph of Wood Duck eggs under down feathers
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses Wood duck--Behavior
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The inside bottom of a Wood Duck house covered with nesting material, 1966. Wood Duck eggs are visible beneath the mother's down feathers.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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8
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Photograph of Wood Duck eggs beginning to hatch
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Three Wood Duck eggs in the early stages of hatching, May 1966
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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11
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Photograph of Wood Duck eggs and nesting material in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The inside bottom of a Wood Duck house covered in nesting material, 1966. Twelve Wood Duck eggs lay in the middle of the nesting material.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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9
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings swimming in a bucket
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A bucket with eight Wood Duck ducklings swimming in a small amount of water, 1965.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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6
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings swimming among plants in water
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1977-06-01
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1977-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A raft of Wood Duck ducklings swimming together among plants along a tree-lined stretch of water, June 1971.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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18
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings swimming
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1971-06-01
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1977-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A raft of Wood Duck ducklings swimming together in open water, June 1971.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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18
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings nesting among egg shells and nesting material
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Ducklings
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Several Wood Duck ducklings nesting among hatched egg shells and other nesting material, May 1966.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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10
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings leaving the duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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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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Two Wood Duck ducklings leaving the wooden Wood Duck house, 1965. One duckling is captured mid-flight as it leaves, and the other duckling is peeking out of the opening in the duck house.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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6
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1977-05-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Several Wood Duck ducklings laying in nesting material on the inside bottom of a Wood Duck house, May 1971.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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17
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Photograph of three hatching Wood Duck eggs
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research
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1971-07-01
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1971-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Three marked Wood Duck eggs that are just beginning to hatch, July 1971. A small tube of paint and a wax pencil are pictured below the eggs to give perspective on the size of the eggs.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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1
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Photograph of the inside bottom of a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The nesting material and other debris on the inside bottom of a wooden Wood Duck house, 1965.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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7
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Photograph of recently hatched Wood Duck ducklings and egg shells in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Ducklings
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Several recently hatched Wood Duck ducklings intermixed with egg shells and other nesting material in a Wood Duck house, May 1966.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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16
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Photograph of paper covering the entrance to a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses--Design and construction
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A wooden Wood Duck house attached to the side of tree trunk, May 1966. The opening to the duck house is covered by a piece of paper that is fastened with string.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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14
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Photograph of mother Wood Duck sitting on eggs in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Wood duck--Behavior
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Wood Duck sits on top of nesting material inside a Wood Duck house, 1966. Three Wood Duck eggs are visible beneath her.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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9
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Photograph of mother Wood Duck and ducklings inside a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1971-06-01
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1977-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Wood Duck and several ducklings on the inside bottom of a duck house, June 1971.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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18
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold's house with a Wood Duck house in a tree
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Wildlife conservationists Birdhouses
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The house of Frederic Leopold located in Burlington, Iowa, situated overlooking the bluffs of the Mississippi River, 1966. A wooden Wood Duck house is attached to a tree located nearby the house.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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8
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1965.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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5
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Photograph of five hatching Wood Duck eggs
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research
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1971-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Five Wood Duck eggs that are just beginning to hatch, June 1971. A pencil is pictured below the five eggs to give perspective on the size of the eggs. A handwritten note on the back on the photograph indicates that this was the second day since the duckling eggs pipped, or cracked the shells.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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7
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5
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Photograph of an adult Wood Duck leaving a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Wood duck--Behavior
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An adult Wood Duck leaving a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree, 1965
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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6
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Photograph of a Wood Duck perched on a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1960-01-01
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1960-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck is perched on top of a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1960.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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4
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Photograph of a Wood Duck in a house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses--Design and construction
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck looks out of a string covered opening in a Wood Duck house, 1965. The string stretched across the bird house opening was used by Frederic Leopold to determine whether birds had entered or left the nest.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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6
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Photograph of a Wood Duck house in tree near the Mississippi River
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A wooden Wood Duck house attached to a tree located along the Mississippi River, 1966.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Mississippi River, Iowa
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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