Spring 1998 report, John Van Dyk, May 28, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1998-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk dated May 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Fox Sparrow American Coot Dark-eyed Junco Common Merganser
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Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Spring 1999 field report, Matt Kenne
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife rehabilitation
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1999-03-01
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1999-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Matt Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Swainson's Hawk Least Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Short-eared Owl Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Pine Siskin Cape May Warbler
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sharon Bluffs State Park Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Goose Lake Smith Wildlife Area Maynard Reese Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Spring migration 1971, Red Rock Refuge and Pleasantville area, Marion County, Iowa
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1971-03-01
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1971-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes from Gladys Black was regarding birds she sighted at Red Rock Refuge and the Pleasantville area in Marion County, Iowa, during the spring migration of 1971, dated May 25, 1971. Some bird names were circled in red: Little Blue Heron, Willet, Black-bellied and Golden Plover, Dunlin, Hudsonian Godwit, and Caspian Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1971.
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Black, Gladys
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Little Blue Heron Dunlin Black-bellied Plover Willet Hudsonian Godwit Caspian Tern American Golden Plover
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Lake Red Rock Marion County Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Spring migration report from Pearl Knoop, Marble Rock
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Spring Parulidae | Warblers
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1977-03-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated spring migration report by Pearl Knoop, March 1 to May 31 for sightings in the Marble Rock area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Surf Scoter
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Floyd County Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Spring migration report, Middlewestern Prairie Region, Council Bluffs, Iowa, area (Part of the Omaha Metropolitan Area), 1972
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1972-03-01
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1972-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report for the Council Bluffs area listing 44 species of birds regarded as unusual, along with their specific locations and those who observed them. The author was not given, but a similar report was provided by James Delehant for summer 1972. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1972.
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Delehant, James
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Council Bluffs Omaha
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11
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Spring migration, Iowa, 1972
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Feathers
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1972-03-01
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1972-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated report for migrating birds sighted in Iowa during March through early June, including a note regarding Arctic Loons in winter plumage.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Arctic Loon
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Des Moines Iowa
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Spring migration, March 1-May 24, 1984, contributed by Peter C. Petersen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests
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1984-03-01
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1984-03-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration, March 1-May 24, 1984, were field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, with nine other observers. Highlights were a Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake and Greater Scaups at Goose Lake. A Pine Siskin at Fairmont Cemetery was seen carrying nesting material. First page said 1983, but this item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Red-throated Loon Greater Scaup Pine Siskin
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Cedar Lake Goose Lake Fairmont Cemetery
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Spring report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Weather
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1981-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report of birds sighted submitted by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Red-tailed Hawk Northern Mockingbird
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Sioux County Oak Grove State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Summary of Bird Banding
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Reports
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Strigiformes | Owls
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1937-04-01
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1937-04-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report written by Wesley H. Bartlett describing the history of bird banding, including a brief overview and timeline of the practice of banding started by Audubon in 1803. Also covered are the qualifications a person must meet to be a small bird banding station operator, details on the reporting of bird banding activities, descriptions of the birds banded and later captured (return, repeat, or foreign return), and the type of baits and traps to use in order to maintain safety for the birds. Also includes details on the count and species of birds banded at Parsons College.
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Bartlett, Wesley H.
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Chimney Swift White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa 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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Summer 1983 report
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather
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1983-06-01
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of birds sighted by Gordon Brand. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Eared Grebe Canvasback Wilson's Phalarope Lark Sparrow Lesser Scaup Kentucky Warbler
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Sioux Center Hospers
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Tanya Bray letter and field report to Thomas H. Kent, November 29, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1982-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report was contributed by Tanya Bray and other observers in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Bray, Tanya
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Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Red-necked Phalarope Ruff
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Forneys Lake Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Lewis and Clark State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, May 28, 1963
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Artifacts (object genre) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel in a letter to Peter Petersen, May 28, 1963. The report mentions the sighting of a Red-Shafted/Yellow Shafted Flicker Hybrid. A feather of the bird are included with the letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C. Orthel, Mike
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Northern Flicker
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter field notes contributed by Tim C. Moermond in a letter to Peter Petersen April 3, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Lapland Longspur Northern Harrier
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Vernon M. Kleen letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes from the 1960s, January 19, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1989-01-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Vernon Kleen to Peter Petersen, January 19, 1989 that accompanied a packet of field notes from 1960s. All items from Box 17, folder 1 of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection were included in this packet.
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Kleen, Vernon M.
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Iowa
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1
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall migration 1975, December 5, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1975-12-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall migration 1975, December 5, 1975. Most sightings were in Fremont County, Iowa, with one in Mills County, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1975.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Willow Flycatcher Summer Tanager Eastern Towhee Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Greater Yellowlegs Le Conte's Sparrow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Sanderling Blue Grosbeak American Black Duck Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Mills County Thurman Waubonsie State Park Pinky's Glen
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Walter C. Henderson letter to Walter Rosene regarding information on the Golden Plover and a 1924 migration report, November 29, 1924
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1924-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter C. Henderson to Walter Rosene regarding information on the Golden Plover and Rosene's 1924 migration report, November 29, 1924. Henderson provides details on the purpose of a circular that was issued to gather more information on the Golden Plover. Henderson also expresses interest in receiving Rosene's 1924 migration report with records from both Iowa and North Dakota.
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Henderson, Walter C.
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American Golden Plover
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Ogden North Dakota
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Walter Rosene interview with WHO Radio
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Interviews
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Bird declines Bird populations Birds--Extinction Birds--Migration Extinct birds
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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 annotated transcript of an interview WHO Radio conducted with Walter Rosene, in which he discusses bird populations, species of birds that are decreasing in numbers, and extinct birds.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Trumpeter Swan Greater Prairie-Chicken Long-billed Curlew Passenger Pigeon Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover
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Iowa
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Walter Rosene letter to Bureau of Biological Survey regarding birds sighted in 1926, January 11, 1927
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Wildlife rehabilitation
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1927-01-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Bureau of Biological Survey dated January 11, 1927. Rosene states that he is sending his 1926 migration cards under separate cover and recounts keeping a crippled Golden Plover in his basement for a couple of weeks. This letter was sent with enclosure: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9141/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Wilson's Snipe American Golden Plover
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Iowa Ogden
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding article writing, July 15, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Fowling
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1935-07-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated July 15, 1935. Rosene discusses writing an article for Bird Lore, asks about duck migration and wonders what DuMont thinks about Mourning Dove hunting. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4147/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Mourning Dove
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Round Lake
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Waterfowl Census, October 20, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds Emberizidae | Sparrows Presidents--United States--Election--1928 Families
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1928-10-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated October 20, 1928. In this letter Rosene reports on his trip to Long Pond for the Waterfowl Census, and discusses the presidential election and family activities.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Long Pond
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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25
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1922 bird migration report, January 2, 1923
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1923-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1922 bird migration report, January 2, 1923. The letter also details Rosene's interest in observing birds and his desire to continue reporting bird sightings in 1923. Rosene also mentions a four day bird study he conducted at Ledges State Park with the assistance of Charles J. Spiker and Carl Fritz Henning. This document is related to a reply from Edward Alphonso Goldman: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9128/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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White-eyed Vireo White-crowned Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Ledges State Park Ogden
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1924 bird migration report, February 7, 1925
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1925-02-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1924 bird migration report, February 7, 1925. Rosene mentions that he has included in his report the birds observed in Ogden and the surrounding vicinity as well as those observed on a two week trip to Stump Lake and Chase Lake, North Dakota. This document is related to a reply from Edward Alphonso Goldman: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9137/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Ogden Stump Lake Chase Lake
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1925 bird migration report, January 18, 1926
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1926-01-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1925 bird migration report, January 18, 1926. Rosene mentions this is the largest single year's list that he has ever completed, which involved 74 recorded field trips and observations of 153 varieties of birds from the station in Ogden. He also includes a list of birds formerly observed but not seen in 1925 as well as a list of 16 varieties of birds observed for the first time during the year.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Carolina Wren Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ogden Boone County
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding bird observations from a trip to North Dakota, May 1, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Troglodytidae | Wrens Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1925-05-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding bird observations from a trip to North Dakota, May 1, 1925. Also included with the letter is a list of specific birds observed on the North Dakota trip as well as the state (North Dakota, Minnesota or Iowa) of observation and the total number of birds seen in each state.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa Ogden North Dakota Minnesota
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Warblers, and how to identify them
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Lecture notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1933-04-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lecture notes delivered April 24, 1933. Notes on the identification of Warblers used for a meeting of the Des Moines Audubon Society.The keys for identification include: migration, habitats, behavior, size, color, and songs.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Des Moines Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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