Ames Christmas Bird Count Data
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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2003-12-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of 116 bird species that were observed on Ames Christmas Bird Counts for the years 1971-2003. The total number of bird counts on which each species was seen is available for the years 1971-1990 and 1991-2003. Also on the list is the number of each bird species seen on a particular count for every year between 1991-2003.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Documents regarding the 1977 Ames Audubon Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Field notes Forms (documents) Instructions (document genre)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1977-01-01
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1977-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of documents related to the 1977 Ames Audubon Christmas Bird Count, including general instructions to the group leader (Wilmer and Lotus Miller) and a completed form of group participants with the party hours by habitat, miles, and time listed. Also included is checklist of birds seen during the last seven Ames Christmas Bird Counts annotated with the birds observed during the 1977 count.
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Ames Audubon Society
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American Crow Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Song Sparrow Common Pigeon House Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark American Goldfinch Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker Common Starling
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Mark Widrlechner letter to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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1999-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mark Widrlechner to Boone County Bird Count Participants regarding the 1999 Christmas Bird Count results, January 9, 1999. The letter thanks the participants for their efforts in assisting in the count during inclement weather and provides count numbers on the 58 species of birds that were seen on count day as well as three others seen during count week. Of special note were the observations of two species reported for the first time that year: Hooded Merganser and Merlin. Also included are the results from the first twelve Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, January 1, 1986 through January 1, 1998.
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Widrlechner, Mark
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Merlin Hooded Merganser
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Ames Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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5
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 16, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1939-04-16
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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 and Robert Walker, April 16, 1939. Also notes the three young Great Horned Owls now fill the nest cavity.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Flicker Common Grackle Northern Cardinal Eastern Meadowlark Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow American Robin Horned Lark Common Pheasant 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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Walter Rosene daily journal, 1922
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Diaries Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1922-01-01
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1922-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A diary from 1922 that Walter Rosene used to record bird sightings and weather conditions. Also included are mileage records from 1916-1922 and several addresses of Rosene's colleagues.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue Jay Mourning Dove Horned Lark Brown Creeper Downy Woodpecker
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Ledges State Park Ogden Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Walter Rosene journal of a bird watching trip to Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota
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Diaries Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Automobile travel
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1924-06-14
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1924-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten journal compiled by Walter Rosene that details a bird watching trip to various locations in Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The journal covers a time span of roughly two weeks from June 14 to June 30, 1924, and gives detailed information about the trip, including: the numerous towns and lakes visited, the many species of bird seen, and specifics on the variety of nests and eggs located.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa North Dakota Minnesota Stump Lake Chase Lake
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Bobwhite Quail nest details
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Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1926-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of a Bobwhite Quail nest containing fifteen eggs that was found along the railroad tracks, June 26, 1926.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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7
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 2, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1939-04-02
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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 and Bob Walker, April 2, 1939. Also notes the Great Horned Owl nest contained food consisting of animal remains.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Eastern Bluebird Great Horned Owl Purple Finch Swamp Sparrow Belted Kingfisher Black-capped Chickadee Horned Lark Wilson's Snipe
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 4, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food
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1939-04-04
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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, April 4, 1939. Also notes the Great Horned Owl nest contained food consisting of animal remains.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Crow Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Song Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Great Horned Owl Western Meadowlark American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 6, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food
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1939-04-06
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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, Bob Walker and Robert Walker, April 6, 1939. Also notes the female Great Horned Owl was not on the nest. The nest contained food consisting of animal remains.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Flicker Common Grackle Purple Martin Eastern Towhee Great Horned Owl American Tree Sparrow Barn Swallow Common Pheasant Common Starling Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 7, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Weather
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1939-04-07
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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, Samuel J. Hyde and Earl Peterson, April 7, 1939. Also notes they observed several species of ducks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Killdeer American Kestrel Ring-billed Gull Rusty Blackbird Lesser Yellowlegs American Coot Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird American Robin Northern Harrier
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 9, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-04-09
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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 at Little Wall Lake and Boone County by Walter Rosene, Bob Walker, Mary Sturtz and George O. Hendrickson, April 9, 1939. Also notes there was no food in the Great Horned Owl nest.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Purple Martin Eastern Towhee Blue-winged Teal Great Horned Owl Fox Sparrow American Coot Lesser Scaup Northern Shoveler Dark-eyed Junco Mallard
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Little Wall Lake Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 11, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-04-11
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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 and Robert Walker, April 11, 1939. Also notes the only food found in the Great Horned Owl nest were the hind parts of a cottontail.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Loggerhead Shrike Great Horned Owl Fox Sparrow Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 21, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Hirundinidae | Swallows
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1939-05-21
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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 at Dunbar Slough, Raccoon River and Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, Robert Walker, Samuel J. Hyde and Earl Peterson, May 21, 1939. Also notes Ledges State Park had the most shore birds he has seen including 100 Red-backed Sandpipers (Dunlin's.)
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Bittern Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Western Kingbird Dunlin Black-crowned Night Heron Sora Swainson's Thrush Cerulean Warbler Bank Swallow
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Dunbar Slough Ledges State Park Raccoon River
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 19, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-04-19
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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 and Robert Walker, April 19, 1939. Also notes the old Great Horned Owl attacked Robert Walker when he was lowering the young owls to the ground so Walter Rosene could take movies of them.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel American Crow Rusty Blackbird White-breasted Nuthatch House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Swamp Sparrow Black-capped Chickadee Mourning Dove
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 23, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching
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1939-04-23
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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, Robert Walker and Buddy Sturtz, April 23, 1939. Also notes they banded all three young Great Horned Owls and in the process of banding Robert Walker was struck once by one of the old Great Horned Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Common Grackle Blue-winged Teal Great Horned Owl Eastern Phoebe American Wigeon American Tree Sparrow Northern Shoveler House Wren Dark-eyed Junco Common Pheasant
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 28, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-04-28
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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 and Robert Walker, April 28, 1939. Also notes two young Great Horned Owl's had left the nest and were perched nearby and one young Great Horned Owl was still in the nest cavity.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Upland Sandpiper Common Grackle Great Horned Owl White-crowned Sparrow Great Blue Heron Western Meadowlark Horned Lark Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 30, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1939-04-30
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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 and Robert Walker, April 30, 1939. Also notes the blooming Juneberry trees and several types of blooming wild flowers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Savannah Sparrow American Wigeon Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Hudsonian Godwit Yellow-rumped Warbler Lesser Scaup Black-capped Chickadee Common Tern Eastern Screech-Owl
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 6, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-05-06
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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 at Lewis by Walter Rosene and the Atlantic Bird Club, May 6, 1939. Also notes this was a field trip with the Atlantic bird Club.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-headed Woodpecker Blue Jay Warbling Vireo Purple Martin Eastern Kingbird White-throated Sparrow Brown Thrasher Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Common Starling
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Lewis
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 7, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-05-07
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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 at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene and others, May 7, 1939.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Flicker American Kestrel Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gray Catbird Cerulean Warbler Hairy Woodpecker American Redstart Eastern Whip-poor-will American Robin Mourning Dove
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 13, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1939-05-13
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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 at Spirit Lake by Walter Rosene and others, May 13, 1939. Also notes two Common Pheasant nests each with several eggs, an Eastern Kingbird nest and a Red-winged Blackbird nest with one egg and two Brown-headed Cowbird eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Least Flycatcher Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Kingbird Orange-crowned Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird Sandhill Crane Common Pheasant
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Spirit Lake
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 14, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1939-05-14
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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 and Robert Walker, May 14, 1939.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Black-and-white Warbler Loggerhead Shrike Barred Owl Eastern Phoebe Solitary Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Scarlet Tanager Bank Swallow Western Meadowlark Black Tern
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 17, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-05-17
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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 17, 1939. Also notes he picked a large bouquet of flowers including mayapples blue phlax, wild ginger and others.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Crow Warbling Vireo Eastern Towhee Chimney Swift Great Crested Flycatcher Tennessee Warbler Tufted Titmouse House Wren Green-winged Teal American Goldfinch
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 19, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-05-19
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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 19, 1939.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Killdeer Brown-headed Cowbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Phoebe Gray Catbird Chestnut-sided Warbler Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Red-bellied Woodpecker Cliff Swallow
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 20, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1939-05-20
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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 at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, May 20, 1939.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Kestrel American Crow Blue Jay Least Flycatcher Bobolink Eastern Kingbird Spotted Sandpiper Northern Rough-winged Swallow Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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