Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, August 25, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes | Loons Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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1933-08-25
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N/A
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Bird checklist dated August 25, 1933. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont on a trip from Des Moines to Iowa City.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Des Moines Iowa City
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, October 7, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1933-10-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated October 7, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Yell Township, Boone County between 9:00 and 12:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Kestrel Song Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Western Meadowlark Mourning Dove Horned Lark Northern Harrier Common Starling
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, October 21, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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1933-10-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated October 21, 1933. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont on a trip from Des Moines to Iowa City annotated with the route taken.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Des Moines Iowa City Oskaloosa Prairie City Washington
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, December 7, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Gaviiformes | Loons Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Strigiformes | Owls Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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1933-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated December 7, 1933. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont in Clay, Palo Alto, Emmet and Dickinson counties.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Clay County Dickinson County Emmet County Palo Alto County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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The Journal of Philip DuMont, December 7, 1933 to April 11, 1934
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Diaries
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Bird watching Weather Natural areas Automobile travel
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1933-12-07
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1934-04-11
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bound journal with entries dated from December 7, 1933 to April 11. In this journal Philip DuMont recorded his activities from December 7, 1933 to April 11, 1934, focusing on his travels and birds he sighted.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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2
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Helen King letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starlings in Grundy County, December 11, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Introduced birds Aggressive behavior in animals
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1933-12-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Helen King to Philip DuMont dated December 11, 1933. King describes seeing Starlings fighting with other birds on her farm in Grundy County in order to secure nesting areas.
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King, Helen Gould
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Northern Flicker House Sparrow Common Starling
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Grundy Center
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, December 25, 1933
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1933-12-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated December 25, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker between 10:00 and 12:50, and 1:30 and 4:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Flicker Rough-legged Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Eastern Screech-Owl Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Needed for Iowa
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Caprimulgiformes | Nighthawks and Nightjars Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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1934-01-01
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1934-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten list of birds. This is a list of birds that Philip DuMont has yet to sight in Iowa. Included with the handwritten list is a "Daily field checking list" checklist dated 1934 with the birds marked that were sighted by DuMont in that year.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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11
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1934-01-01
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1934-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record the bird species he sighted during 1934.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Gray-cheeked Thrush Grasshopper Sparrow Greater Prairie-Chicken Palm Warbler Black-crowned Night Heron American Wigeon Swainson's Thrush Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Bufflehead Blackburnian Warbler Eastern Screech-Owl
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Iowa
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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1934 records, Walter Rosene
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Field notes
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Bird watching Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes | Loons Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Caprimulgiformes | Nighthawks and Nightjars
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1934-01-01
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1934-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds sighted by Walter Rosene during 1934 annotated with sighting dates.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Warbling Vireo Common Moorhen
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens Families
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1934-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1934. Peters informs Philip DuMont that he has not finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens sent to him, but gives a preliminary assessment. Included with this letter is a letter from Janetta DuMont, who is forwarding Philip DuMont's mail, discussing the DuMont family's activities around Christmas. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3552/view This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3554/view
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DuMont, Janetta A. Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starlings in Marshall County, January 11, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-01-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Harlow Mills to Philip DuMont dated January 11, 1934. Mills responds to DuMont's request in Iowa Bird Life for Starling sightings by reporting that a pair of Starlings collected west of Le Grand on December 25, 1931 had been given to Prof. Guthrie.
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Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
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Common Starling
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Le Grand Guthrie Center
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 2)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Continuation of a manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item begins on manuscript page 93 and ends on manuscript page 238.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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2
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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 3)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Continuation of a manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item begins on manuscript page 239 and ends on manuscript page 328.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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3
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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 1)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item ends on manuscript page 92.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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1
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, February 4, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1934-02-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated February 4, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker between 2:45 and 5:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-tailed Hawk Northern Cardinal Northern Saw-whet Owl American Tree Sparrow Hairy Woodpecker Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Saw-whet Owl perching on a tree branch
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching
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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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A Saw-whet Owl perching on a tree branch near the North Bridge, Ogden, February 11, 1934. Slide originally titled "Saw Whet Owl." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Ogden
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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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The Usefulness of Science: XVI. The Usefulness of Birds
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Radio scripts
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Beneficial birds Bird watching Birds--Behavior Game and game-birds Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology Laniidae | Shrikes Predation (Biology) Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows Upland game bird management Insect pests--Control
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1934-03-06
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N/A
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A radio script written by George O. Hendrickson for the Junior Academy of Science Radio Program and presented on WOI and WSUI explaining the usefulness of birds. Hendrickson describes how birds are very helpful in controlling destructive insects and harmful weeds. Also included are details on how certain birds are beneficial in acting as scavengers to destroy garbage and dead animal carcasses as well as assisting in the elimination of rodent pests. Hendrickson also mentions other values of birds are the use of birds as game and for food. Additionally, one more benefit of birds is the act of bird watching and the enjoyable study and observation of a variety of species in the state.
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Turkey Vulture American Tree Sparrow Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa
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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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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, March 10, 1934
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests
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1934-03-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated March 10, 1934. Orr tells Allert that he has frequently seen Peregrine Falcons and that Philip DuMont is incorrect in claiming that the Peregrine Falcon is rare in Iowa and has not nested in Iowa since 1898. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Orr, Ellison
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Peregrine Falcon
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Waukon Junction
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, March 20, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1934-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated March 20, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker between 7:00 and 8:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Song Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Red-bellied Woodpecker Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker Common Starling
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, March 25, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1934-03-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated March 25, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Beaver Bayou and Rippey Slough with Bob Walker between 3:00 and 5:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling
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Rippey Beaver
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, April 5, 1934
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Duck shooting
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1934-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated April 5, 1934. Orr clarifies his earlier comments on Peregrine Falcon sightings, and mentions some other bird sightings. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Orr, Ellison
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Turkey Vulture Peregrine Falcon
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Waukon Junction
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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45
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7
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William Praeger letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens, April 6, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-04-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from William Praeger to Philip DuMont dated April 6, 1934. In this letter Praeger responds to DuMont's request for information for the "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa" by describing some specimens.
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Praeger, William Emilius
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Bald Eagle Red-throated Loon Black Scoter Common Loon Hooded Merganser Canada Goose
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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30
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