Birdwatching notes compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, 1946-1980
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1946-02-10
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1980-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten notes listing birds sighted by Woodward Hart Brown from 1946 to 1980.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Observations and data on various birds, part 1 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown
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Correspondence Field notes Photographic prints Research notes Articles
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes | Loons Charadriidae | Plovers Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A collection of bird sightings around Iowa compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, including notes, correspondence, articles, and photographs. This document is part one of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Loons/Grebes and ends with the tabbed section labeled Rails/Plovers. This document is continued by: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8624/view
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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7
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Benton and Blackhawk Counties in 1877
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for American Swallow-tailed Kites at Benton and Blackhawk Counties, IA around 1877. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George and Morton Peck.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Benton County Black Hawk County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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24
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Coon Lake before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1879-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Coon Lake, IA before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by J. Krider, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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24
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule in Iowa before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1879-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Purple Gallinules in Iowa before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by J. Krider, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at Iowa before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1879-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlews at Iowa before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by John Krider.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Linn County in 1899
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Rare birds
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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 two Black Rail eggs at Linn County, IA during 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 George H. Berry, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Linn County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Wood Duck nesting records, volume three, 1967-1978
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Printed ephemera Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1967-01-01
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1978-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1967-1978 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, a few hand-drawn illustrations, correspondence, and the program for the 50th Annual Convention of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union where Leopold gave a presentation titled "Nesting Habits of the Wood Duck".
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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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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 27, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1934-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 27, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge Island with Bob Walker between 7:00 and 9:30 and by himself at the Ledges between 4:30 and 6:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Spotted Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush Chipping Sparrow American Redstart Eastern Whip-poor-will Yellow Warbler
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Ledges State Park Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Poorwill at Pottawattamie County in 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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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 two Common Poorwill eggs and a Common Poorwill at Pottawattamie County, IA on May 5, 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Isadore S. Trostler, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Poorwill
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Pottawattamie County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, July 13, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1941-07-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list includes birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, July 13, 1941. Also notes the sighting of a Bell's Vireo nest with three newly hatched young and a Black-billed Cuckoo nest with two eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue Jay Common Grackle Bell's Vireo Song Sparrow Eastern Kingbird Black-billed Cuckoo Great Crested Flycatcher House Wren Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite
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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, Walter Rosene, June 2, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1933-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated June 2, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around the Ledges between 5:30 and 9:00.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Cooper's Hawk Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Field Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Yellow Warbler
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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, Walter Rosene, June 1, 1933 second trip
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1933-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated June 1, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around the Ledges between 5:00 and 8:00.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-headed Woodpecker Purple Martin Rose-breasted Grosbeak American Woodcock Gray Catbird Yellow Warbler Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker
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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, Walter Rosene, May 28, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1933-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 28, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Rippey Slough and Beaver Bayou between 6:30 and 11:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Least Bittern American Bittern Grasshopper Sparrow Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Rough-winged Swallow Red-winged Blackbird
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Rippey Beaver
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, February 26, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1933-02-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated February 26, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Beaver Bayou and Rippey Slough with Bob Walker between 9:30 and 12:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Bluebird Great Horned Owl American Tree Sparrow Northern Pintail Western Meadowlark American Robin Mallard
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Rippey Beaver
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, February 11, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Photography of birds
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1934-02-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated February 11, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Beaver Bayou with Bob Walker between 8:00 and 10:00, and North Bridge between 2:30 and 4:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel American Crow Great Horned Owl Greater Prairie-Chicken Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Harrier Common Starling
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Boone County Beaver
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, March 4, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1934-03-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated March 4, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Beaver Creek with Bob Walker between 7:30 and 10:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Rough-legged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Lapland Longspur Great Horned Owl American Tree Sparrow Western Meadowlark Common Starling
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Beaver Creek 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 30, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Weather
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1941-05-30
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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, May 30, 1941. Also notes two Red-shouldered Hawks on a nest and a Lark Sparrow nest with three eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Field Sparrow Lark Sparrow American Wigeon Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird
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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, Walter Rosene, August 14, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1936-08-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated August 14, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around McGregor and Prairie du Chien.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Warbling Vireo Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Bank Swallow Mourning Dove American Goldfinch
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McGregor Prairie du Chien
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 24, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1936-05-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 24, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with three others between 9:00 and 10:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Brown-headed Cowbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Phoebe Spotted Sandpiper Great Crested Flycatcher Northern Rough-winged Swallow Ovenbird
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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, Walter Rosene, May 17, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1936-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 17, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Heitkamp Ponds, North Bridge, and Adex Ponds between 7:00 and 9:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Brown-headed Cowbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Hudsonian Godwit Stilt Sandpiper Blackpoll Warbler Yellow Warbler
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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 26, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1940-05-26
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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 Robert Walker, May 26, 1940. Also notes a Yellow Warbler nest, Field Sparrow nest and a Bell's Vireo nest all containing Brown-headed Cowbird eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bald Eagle Brown-headed Cowbird Bell's Vireo Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Wood Thrush Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Yellow Warbler
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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 30, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1940-05-30
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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 at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 30, 1940. Also notes he found a destroyed Bell's Vireo nest and Wood Thrush nest and a viable Song Sparrow nest with eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Song Sparrow Brown Thrasher Wood Thrush Common Yellowthroat Yellow Warbler Mourning Dove Northern Bobwhite
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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, June 2, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1940-06-02
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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 at Dunbar Slough by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, June 2, 1940. Also notes a Red-winged Blackbird nest and a Yellow-headed Blackbird nest each with eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Bittern Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Canvasback Marsh Wren Semipalmated Plover Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Black Tern Green Heron
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Dunbar Slough
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 9, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1940-06-09
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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 Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, Robert Walker and Myrle L. Jones, June 9, 1940. Also notes a Bell's Vireo nest and a Lark Sparrow nest, each with eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Warbling Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Eastern Towhee Loggerhead Shrike Eastern Phoebe Lark Sparrow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Louisiana Waterthrush Common Pheasant
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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