Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl at Van Buren County around 1894
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl at Van Buren County, IA around 1894. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by David L. Savage, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great Gray Owl
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Van Buren County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Amana in 1902
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brant at Amana in Iowa County, IA in 1902. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson and seen by George H. Berry, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Amana
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Fort Dodge in 1899
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on July 11, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Melvin Somes, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Fort Dodge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl at Oskaloosa before 1872
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1873-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl at Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, IA before 1872. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Notes on the Birds of Southern Iowa in the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 15:229-243 by T. Martin Trippe, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great Gray Owl
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Oskaloosa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-backed Woodpecker at western Henry County circa 1885
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Ornithological illustration
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Black-backed Woodpecker at western Henry County, IA along Big Cedar Creek circa 1885. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson reported by Walter G. Savage, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-backed Woodpecker
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Henry County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-necked Stilt at Hawarden in 1890
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black-necked Stilt at Hawarden in Sioux County, IA in 1890. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George H. Berry, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-necked Stilt
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Hawarden
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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20
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-necked Stilt at Fort Dodge in 1898
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Black-necked Stilts at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA during the summer of 1898. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Melvin P. Somes, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-necked Stilt
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Fort Dodge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Anhinga at Salem circa 1889
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1889-01-01
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Anhinga at Salem in Henry County, IA around 1889. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Walter G. Savage, and referenced in another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Anhinga
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Salem
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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14
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Field notes contributed by James L. Fuller, fall 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Hunting Birds--Infancy
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1984-08-01
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1984-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by James L. Fuller, fall 1984. He sighted 47 bird species in over 20 locations, many near his home in Iowa City. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Bell's Vireo Black Scoter Black-crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Pectoral Sandpiper
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Allamakee County Coralville Lake Iowa City Le Claire
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 18, Number 8, May 1984
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Hunting
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1984-05-01
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1984-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 18, Number 8, May 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "That One Extra Step" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including the return of many Warblers to the area.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Broad-winged Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Short-eared Owl Great Horned Owl Willet
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Ames Brookside Park Larson Marsh
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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3
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold and a hunting dog
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Photographs
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Winter Hunting
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1978-01-01
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1978-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold, carrying a rifle, walks across a snow covered field with a hunting dog, 1978.
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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3
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Note to Ames Audubon members regarding an Audubon Wildlife Film, February 1972
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Correspondence Announcements
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1972-02-01
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1972-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A note to Ames Audubon members regarding the last Audubon Wildlife Film for the 1971-1972 season on February 14, 1972. Members were encouraged to attend the film which promises to be educational entertainment for the entire family.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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2
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Mason City-Clear Lake trip, November 16-17, 1951
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Diaries Memoirs
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Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Fowling Hunting
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1951-11-16
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1951-11-17
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A paper written by Frederic Leopold that describes the details of hunting trip that he and his wife Edith and several others took to the Mason City-Clear Lake area, November 16-17, 1951.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Burlington Clear Lake Mason City
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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12
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6
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Journal of Quetico, White River, West Plains, Iowa River, Keosauqua, and Garner trips
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Diaries Memoirs
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Birds--Counting Fowling Hunting Camping--Equipment and supplies
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1936-06-06
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1945-11-20
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A hunting journal and records compiled by Frederic Leopold. The handwritten journal covers the years 1936-1945 and gives detailed information on trips to several locations, including: Quetico, White River, West Plains, Iowa River, Keosauqua, and Garner. The journal contains camping equipment and supply lists, recipes, mileage and gasoline usage for the trips, daily log of trip activities and the number of birds seen.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck Osprey Common Merganser
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Iowa River Keosauqua Garner
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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12
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11
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Hunting journal of Frederic Leopold, 1921-1942
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Diaries Photographic prints
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Fowling Hunting Camping--Equipment and supplies Fishing
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1921-12-25
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1942-11-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A hunting journal and records compiled by Frederic Leopold. The journal covers several trips including: a Christmas trip, Superior Forest trip, Current River trip, Red Fox Day, and an Iowa River float trip. The journal contains 76 black and white photographs, notes on several species of fish, plant species seen, animal species seen, bird species seen, packing lists, and camping equipment and supply lists. This appears to be typed copy of an Aldo Leopold journal.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck Pileated Woodpecker Gadwall Mallard
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Columbus Junction Iowa River Cedar River
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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3
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1
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Bird Banding Near Fairfield During 1936-1937
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Reports Tables (documents)
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Bird banding Ornithology--Methodology Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Birds--Mortality
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1936-01-01
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1937-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report written by Wesley H. Bartlett describing the bird banding activities near Fairfield during 1936-1937. A total of 937 individual birds and 65 different species were banded, including 4 recently added species. Also of note are details on several other topics, including bird fatalities, the return of previously banded birds, and the type of traps used in banding activities. The report also contains two tables. The first one is a comparative table of bird banding activities of Parsons College from January 1931-April 1937 with species and counts listed. The second table is a banding activities summary for 1936-37 at Parsons College with species and counts listed.
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Bartlett, Wesley H.
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American Bittern Prairie Falcon Chimney Swift Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Waterthrush Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite
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Cedar Falls Fairfield Parsons College
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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1
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10
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Inspection tour of Iowa lakes
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Reports
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Birds--Counting Hunting Wildlife-related recreation surveys Lakes--Iowa
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1934-10-02
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1934-10-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. Philip DuMont reports on some Iowa lakes, describing their size, water level and vegetation, and notes their suitability for hunting.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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3
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6
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Robert Campbell letter to Elwood regarding fox hunting, Starlings, and Quail, December 24, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Introduced birds Upland game bird management Fox hunting
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1934-12-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert Campbell to Elwood dated December 24, 1934. Campbell's letter mentions sighting a pair of Starling September 26, 1932 in between discussing fox hunting and setting up a Quail shelter.
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Campbell, Robert
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Common Starling
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Van Buren County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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24
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 6, January 9, 1969
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Newsletters
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Counting Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1969-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 6, January 9, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include details about a public forum featuring a discussion on dove hunting with moderator Dr. Robert J. Muncy, a report on a successful Christmas Bird Count, and a review of the Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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1
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 7, February 5, 1969
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Newsletters
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Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Natural areas
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1969-02-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 1, Number 7, February 5, 1969. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program, "The Rural English Scene" by Philip Cox, a review of a public forum on the hunting of Doves, and a message from the new president of the National Audubon Society, Dr. Elvis J. Stahr, to all members.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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1
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Ames Audubon Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 9, February 8, 1970
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Newsletters
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Insect pests--Control
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1970-02-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, Volume 2, Number 9, February 8, 1970. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the second Audubon Wildlife Film program to be presented, "The Vanishing Sea" by Robert W. Davison, a review of the second annual Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Jerome A. Klun, new membership reports, and an update on proposed legislation to legalize Dove hunting in Iowa.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Mourning Dove
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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1
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Preparations for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks
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Reports
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Birdhouses Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Eggs--Incubation Duck populations 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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An article written by Frederic Leopold that describes how to prepare for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks and how to observe and track activity in the Wood Duck houses. Leopold also discusses the topic of shortening the open water fowl hunting season to limit the number of breeding ducks that are killed each year. The article was possibly published in the Burlington Hawkeye newspaper.
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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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12
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16
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Bill Gombold letter to Frederic Leopold regarding duck conservation, April 2, 1988
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Correspondence
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Duck populations
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1988-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Gombold to Frederic Leopold regarding duck conservation, April 2, 1988. The letter calls on Leopold's knowledge and insight of waterfowl conservation to help in the fight to end the decrease in the duck population.
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Gombold, Bill
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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12
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10
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Public Forum: Should Doves Be Hunted in Iowa?
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Fliers (printed matter)
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Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Local government and environmental policy Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1969-01-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A flier for a public forum on whether Doves should be hunted in Iowa. Includes the scheduled panel of qualified speakers that will provide an in-depth discussion of the pros and cons of the issue.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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11
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Ray Warner letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck presentation and thoughts on hunting, March 21
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Wildlife conservation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1977-03-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ray Warner to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck presentation and thoughts on hunting, March 21. The letter details Warner's interest in becoming a conservation officer and his thoughts on a hunting ban.
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Warner, Ray
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Mediapolis
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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1
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12
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