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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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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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Mildrede Williams letter to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1934-08-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mildrede Williams to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934. Williams expresses gratitude to club members and her regret that she must resign as club president and will remain in Atlantic for the winter. Also included is a list of birds found in mythology.
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Williams, Mildrede L. Appleman
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Atlantic Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Photograph of bird watchers at Hendrickson Marsh
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Photographs
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Bird watchers
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1974-01-01
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1974-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of several people, many with binoculars, watch for birds at Hendrickson Marsh.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 36, Number 1, September/October 2000
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Newsletters
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Bird watchers Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Wildlife reintroduction
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2000-09-01
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2000-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 36, Number 1, September/October 2000. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the Osprey introduction project at Saylorville Lake, the results of the record setting Birdathon, information on the society's project proposal guidelines and chapter objectives, and an article "Notes From a Novice Birder" by Flo Ditzler. Also includes the Big Bluestem Audubon Society events calendar for fall 2000.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Osprey
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Ames Saylorville Lake
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 32, Number 1, September/October 1996
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Newsletters
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Books--Reviews
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1996-09-01
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1996-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 32, Number 1, September/October 1996. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming monthly meetings and field trips, a Birder of the Month column profiling past society president Mark Widrlechner, a welcome and a call for more membership involvement in the newsletter from new editor Rebecca Shivvers, and a Hendrickson March update.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Ames Hendrickson Marsh Lake Brookside Park Engeldinger Marsh
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Iowa Bluebird Directory 1990, Bluebird Recovery Program
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Maps (documents) Reports Charts (graphic documents)
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Bird populations Bird watchers Birds--Conservation Birds--Nests Birdhouses--Design and construction Predatory animals Wildlife reintroduction Insect pests--Control
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1990-01-01
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1990-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A directory of birders in Iowa who were instrumental in the recovery of Eastern Bluebirds in the state in 1990. Includes Bluebird nest box data, information on Bluebird clutches and nests as well as the names and locations of participants with their observations on number of houses, number of eggs, number hatched, and the number fledged. The directory also contains a list of predators and problems that may be encountered on the Bluebird trail with possible solutions, design plans for a Sparrow trap and a Bluebird slot box and a blank 1991 Nest Box Record form to return the next year.
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Iowa. Department of Natural Resources Hill, Jaclyn
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Eastern Bluebird
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Iowa
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Documents regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Forms (documents) Instructional materials
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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N/A
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N/A
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A group of documents related to a Boone County Christmas Bird Count, including instructions for the count report form, a blank count report form, a completed field checklist of Iowa birds, a blank Big Bluestem Audubon Society field trip record form, and a list of field trip participants.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Iowa RBA, August 2-5, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-08-02
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1999-08-05
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Five emails of Iowa RBA updates for August 2-5, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Ruff, a Western Grebe, and a Greater Roadrunner.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Greater Roadrunner Western Grebe Snowy Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Greater Scaup Baird's Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Nebraska City Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Fort Madison Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Babcock Access Sand Point
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa RBA, October 16, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-10-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for October 16, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Yellow Rail, Red-necked Grebe, Surf Scoter and a Sabine's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an American Pipit and a Horned Grebe.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Yellow Rail Merlin Sabine's Gull American Pipit Purple Finch Surf Scoter
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lock and Dam Number 18 Pleasant Creek State Park Black Hawk Lake Lake MacBride Silver Lake Casey Barrow Landing Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, January 27, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Strigiformes | Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-01-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 27, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of multiple Northern Saw-whet Owls, a male White-winged Crossbill and a Brown Thrasher. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of eleven Common Redpolls, several Lapland Longspurs and three Short-eared Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Merganser Pine Warbler
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Iowa City Johnson County Marion Moorehead Pioneer Park Rathbun Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit West Branch Geode State Park Lock Number 19 Green Bay Bottoms
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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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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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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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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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Ardeidae | Herons Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1941-05-11
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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 at Atlantic and Council Bluffs by Walter Rosene and group from the Atlantic Convention, May 11, 1941.This is a combined list for the Atlantic Convention field trip.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Great Horned Owl Sora Olive-sided Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager American Coot Eastern Screech-Owl
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Atlantic Council Bluffs
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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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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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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List of contributors to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field reports
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Checklists
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Methodology
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2005-06-01
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2005-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of names of Iowa bird observers who contribute field reports for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field report. Includes the number of records each person has submitted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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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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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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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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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Greater Yellowlegs, 1972-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watchers Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1972-03-18
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Greater Yellowlegs submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1972-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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108
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Rusty Blackbird, 1979-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watchers Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1979-12-01
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1983-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Rusty Blackbird submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1979-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Rusty Blackbird
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide of Walter Rosene standing by a Bittern nest
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Lantern slides
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Bird watchers Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Birds--Infancy
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Walter Rosene standing by a Bittern nest containing several young. Slide originally titled "W.M. Rosene at Bittern Nest." The lantern slide is hand-colored.
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of Walter Rosene with a young House Wren
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Infancy
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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 young House Wren perching on the hand of Walter Rosene. Slide originally titled "W.M. Rosene and Young House Wren." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Cook, Thyra Rosene
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House Wren
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of Walter Rosene examining a Louisiana Water Thrush nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watchers
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1932-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Walter Rosene examining a Louisiana Water Thrush nest with four young inside, located directly over Battin Spring, May 25, 1932. Slide originally titled "W. M. Rosene at Nest Site of Louisiana Water Throat." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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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 11, 1937
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers
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1937-04-11
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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 at Boone, Ames and Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene, April 11, 1937. Also notes he intended to take movies of the Pasque flowers but they were not in bloom yet.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Wigeon American Coot Lesser Scaup Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Wilson's Snipe Mallard
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 12, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1940-05-12
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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 Dubuque by Walter Rosene and others, May 12, 1940. Also notes this field trip includes members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Barred Owl Greater Yellowlegs Pileated Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Worm-eating Warbler Black Tern Wilson's Snipe Green Heron
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Dubuque
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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