Thomas H. Kent letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the design and editing of the summer field report for Iowa Bird Life, August 29, 1987
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Correspondence
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Periodicals
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1987-08-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas H. Kent to James J. Dinsmore regarding the design and editing of the summer field report for Iowa Bird Life, August 29, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Prairie Falcon Black-bellied Whistling-Duck House Finch Great-tailed Grackle
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Ames Iowa City
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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding preparing an article for publication, October 16, 1931
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Study and teaching Copy editing
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1931-10-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Stephens to Philip DuMont dated October 16, 1931. In this letter Stephens discusses some editorial changes he made to an article DuMont had submitted for publication, reports sighting an American Egret at Browns Lake, and gives DuMont some advice on pursuing his education.
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948
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Great Egret
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Browns Lake Des Moines
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding questionable birds in the Revised List of Iowa Birds, November 19, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Bibliography Ornithological literature
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1933-11-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Stephens to Philip DuMont dated November 19, 1933. In this letter Stephens praises DuMont's book "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa," and discusses some birds that were included in the book that he thought were questionable. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4205/view
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948
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Least Bittern Red-necked Grebe Say's Phoebe Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Rock Wren Common Nighthawk Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Canada Warbler Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove
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Dickinson County Iowa Sioux City Woodbury County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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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2
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, fall 1962
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-12-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Tim C. Moermond to Peter C. Petersen, Jr. regarding the fall 1962 migration.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1962. All items on Box 17 folder 1 are part of a packet sent to Peter C. Petersen by Vernon M. Kleen in 1989.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Buffalo Center
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, November 27, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for Fall 1963 contributed by Tim C. Moermond to Peter Petersen, November 27, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Buffalo Center Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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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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Tim Gates letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 2, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Tim Gates in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 2, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Gates, Tim
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Eared Grebe Semipalmated Plover Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Tree Swallow Wild Turkey Common Tern
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Cedar Lake Coralville Lake Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Tim Gates letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, March 3, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Bombycillidae | Waxwings
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1980-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Tim Gates in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen, March 3, 1980. Field notes include birds sighted in the Christmas count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1979-1980.
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Gates, Tim
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Bald Eagle Varied Thrush Greater Scaup
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Monticello
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Todd Tracy email to Jim Fuller regarding Gyrfalcon sighting, February 14, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1994-02-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Todd Tracy to Jim Fuller dated February 14, 1994. Todd reports sighting a Gyrfalcon near Kirkwood Community College in Linn County, IA on December 1, 1992.
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Tracy, Todd T.
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Gyrfalcon
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Kirkwood Community College
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Two letters sent between Rushton G. Cortelyou and Thomas H. Kent, regarding a Piping Plover sighting, July 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1986-05-28
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1986-07-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rushton G. Cortelyou letter to Thomas Kent, July 10, 1986, regarding a Piping Plover nest at the MidAmerican Energy Settling Ponds near Council Bluffs, IA on May 28, 1986. There is a response from Kent about Piping Plover sightings as well as how Nebraska ornithologists should report Iowa bird sightings dated July 12, 1986.
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Green, Ruth Cortelyou, Rushton G.
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Piping Plover
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding highlights of the Christmas bird count, January 30, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches
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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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Report contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding highlights of the Christmas bird count. The Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Shrikes, Rough-legged Hawk, and Bald Eagle are among the species mentioned. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Townsend's Solitaire Spotted Sandpiper Northern Shrike
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Decorah Dubuque Omaha
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding questions about the Christmas bird count, February 28, 1989
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1989-02-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from W. Ross Silcock to Thomas H. Kent regarding questions about the Christmas bird count, February 28, 1989. The letter details several answers from Silcock to multiple inquiries from Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Prairie Falcon Brewer's Blackbird Gray-cheeked Thrush Vesper Sparrow Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Eastern Meadowlark Lincoln's Sparrow Bonaparte's Gull Western Meadowlark Tundra Swan
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Burlington Davenport Keokuk Oakville Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird observations for winter 1975/1976, undated
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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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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Ross Silcock's notes on birds observed near Malvern, Iowa for the winter of 1975/1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1975/1976.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Loggerhead Shrike Barn Owl Canvasback Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Snow Goose Hairy Woodpecker Northern Harrier
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Fremont County Malvern
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding spring bird observations in Fremont County, July 11, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1975-07-11
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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 was regarding spring bird observations in Fremont County, July 11. Letter was without a year but was stamped as received June 16, 1975, and has some annotations in blue. Two uncommon birds were seen: Wilson's Warbler and Orchard Oriole. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1975.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Orchard Oriole Wilson's Warbler
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Fremont County
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding a recent outing and society memberships, October 27, 1927
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Fowling Ornithological literature
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1927-10-25
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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 27, 1927. Rosene describes a recent hunting and sighting outing and discusses ornithology society memberships.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding birds not included in his book, December 4, 1931
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Correspondence
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Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1931-12-04
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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 December 4, 1931. Rosene discusses "Birds of Polk County, Iowa," mentions four species he has sighted that DuMont did not list, and discusses Wilson Ornithological Club business, including his desire to attend the group's 18th annual meeting in New Orleans.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl Snow Goose Burrowing Owl
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Dallas County Greene County Boone County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding creating a new Birds of Iowa list, January 17, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1928-01-17
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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 January 17, 1928. Rosene sends DuMont a list of birds he has never sighted in Boone County, those he has sighted and thinks are common although DuMont considers them rare, and those he has sighted but considers to be rare.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Boone County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding likely birds to sight in June, May 10, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1928-05-10
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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 May 10, 1928. Rosene plans for a bird outing with DuMont during the next month and reports on the progress of his lifelong and yearly sighting lists.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Upland Sandpiper Great Horned Owl Le Conte's Sparrow Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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25
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding upcoming meetings, November 19, 1926
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Correspondence
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife rescue
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1926-11-19
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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 November 19, 1926. In this letter Rosene talks about finding a headline speaker for the annual Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting, preparing a paper for an upcoming Wilson Ornithological Club meeting, and trying to nurse a Golden Plover back to health.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Golden Plover
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding wildlife conservation, January 3, 1927
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Ornithological literature
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1927-01-03
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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 January 3, 1927. In this letter Rosene rails against the Izaak Walton League and National Audubon Society for not doing enough to ensure wildlife conservation and laments his own efforts to motivate the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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, Jr. letter to Pam Allen regarding the nomination of the Goldfinch as the Iowa State bird, March 24, 1993
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc State birds Birds in art
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1993-03-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Walter Rosene, Jr. letter to Pam Allen regarding the origin of how the Goldfinch became nominated for the Iowa State bird. The letter highlights a visit Walter Rosene, Jr. and his father made to Althea R. Sherman's house and how after seeing a very artistic painting of a Goldfinch by Althea's sister, his father said that the Goldfinch should be the state bird.
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Rosene, Walter, 1912-
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American Goldfinch
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Iowa
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