Letter from Charlotte Scott Seymour to Nicholas Halmi Regarding the Great Blue Heron Rookery and Other Bird Sightings, August 19, 1976
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Cavity-nesting birds
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1976-08-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting list and a detailed description of a Great Blue Heron rookery at Lake Rathbun. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Seymour, Charlotte Scott
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Upland Sandpiper Great Blue Heron
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Rathbun Lake Seymour
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene daily journal, 1922
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Diaries Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1922-01-01
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1922-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A diary from 1922 that Walter Rosene used to record bird sightings and weather conditions. Also included are mileage records from 1916-1922 and several addresses of Rosene's colleagues.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue Jay Mourning Dove Horned Lark Brown Creeper Downy Woodpecker
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Ledges State Park Ogden Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Audubon field notes on the nesting season contributed by Woodward H. Brown, August 15, 1965
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests Turdidae | Thrushes
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1965-08-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes for the nesting season in Des Moines, Iowa were contributed by Woodward H. Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1965.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Warbling Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Indigo Bunting Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Cuckoo Red-eyed Vireo
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Des Moines Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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James Delehant letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding unusual birds sighted during nesting season, August 22, 1972
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1972-08-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James Delehant letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding unusual birds sighted during nesting season, August 22, 1972. Twelve species of birds were sighted near Lake Manawa, De Soto Bend Refuge, Beefland International, and Folsom Lake, including the following species: White-faced Ibis, Herring Gull, Least Tern, Chuck-will's Widow, and Blue Grosbeak. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1972.
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Delehant, James
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White-faced Ibis Chuck-will's-widow Herring Gull Least Tern Blue Grosbeak
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Council Bluffs Folsom Lake Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 1967 and Audubon field notes for Iowa, summer 1967
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Laniidae | Shrikes Parulidae | Warblers
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1967-06-01
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1967-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Quarterly field report for summer 1967 titled "Field reports". It is published in Iowa Bird Life 37:64-66, 1967. The report is an annotated draft. Audubon Field Notes for summer 1967 are contributed by Woodward H. Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1967.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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Lake Red Rock & Refuge & Pleasantville, summer 1976
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-10-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting field notes compiled by Gladys Black. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report for the summer of 1976. This object also includes an annotated draft of the IOU quarterly field report for the summer of 1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-headed Woodpecker Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican
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Lake Red Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 21, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Turdidae | Thrushes
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1977-01-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes regarding bird sightings were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Red-tailed Hawk Snowy Owl Pileated Woodpecker Spotted Towhee Wild Turkey Northern Shrike
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Iowa City Mason City Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Seymour Shellsburg
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1898
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a nest of Rock Wren eggs at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 25, 1898. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Sioux City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Des Moines in 1902
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1931-10-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Rock Wrens at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on June 30, 1902. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County, Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Lester P. Fagan.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird at Charles City in 1914
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1923-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Mountain Bluebirds at Charles City in Floyd County, IA during April 1914. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Floyd County, Iowa (Part III. Continued) in the American Midland Naturalist 8(10/11):230-256 by Caroll Lane Fenton.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mountain Bluebird
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Charles City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene journal of a bird watching trip to Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota
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Diaries Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Automobile travel
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1924-06-14
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1924-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten journal compiled by Walter Rosene that details a bird watching trip to various locations in Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The journal covers a time span of roughly two weeks from June 14 to June 30, 1924, and gives detailed information about the trip, including: the numerous towns and lakes visited, the many species of bird seen, and specifics on the variety of nests and eggs located.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa North Dakota Minnesota Stump Lake Chase Lake
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Walter Rosene personal reminiscences of nature study and bird work at Ledges State Park
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Diaries Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Parks--Iowa Birds--Anecdotes
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1918-01-01
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1941-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A typewritten journal compiled by Walter Rosene detailing his bird study at Ledges State Park as well as additional field work. The journal covers the years 1918-1941 and contains details from several of Rosene's bird watching interests, including the following: observations and photographs from Ledges State Park, multiple poems, bird observations in Boone County (1918-1929) and within 30 miles of Ogden, IA (1930-1939), a life list of birds, nesting records of Barred Owls and Great Horned Owls, Christmas bird census counts (1922-1936), a survey of Martin colonies in Ogden, a list of Rosene's publications, and timeline of his participation in the McGregor Wild Life School.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl Barred Owl
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Ledges State Park Ogden Boone County McGregor Heights
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Great Horned Owl nesting study and research notes
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Reports Research notes Essays
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Bird banding Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Infancy Eggs--Incubation
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1933-02-26
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1939-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay written by Walter Rosene reporting the findings from a study of nesting Great Horned Owls that he and Bob Walker completed over the course of seven years from 1934-1939. Included in the report are the outcomes from the eggs that were laid and brooded each year, the record of the food found in the nest, and the behavior of the owls. In the seven year study of this particular nesting site, six young birds grew to maturity and left the nest, and all of them were banded.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl
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Beaver Creek Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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7
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The "Cliff Eagles" of Atchafalaya Bluff
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Essays
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Birds--Nests Photography of birds Birds--Infancy
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1938-05-04
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1938-05-05
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay written by Walter Rosene detailing a trip to Allamakee County to view and photograph a pair of Duck Hawks (Peregrine Falcons) that were nesting in a cavity on the face of a rocky cliff towering Mississippi River. Rosene conveys the process of locating the nest, as well as the equipment and measures necessary to photograph four young Duck Hawks found in the nest cavity.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Peregrine Falcon
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Interstate Power Fishing Access Area
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 13, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1941-05-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and a biology class, May 13, 1941. Includes notes on his observations of several species of bird nests.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk American Crow Warbling Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Bluebird Eastern Towhee Western Kingbird Eastern Phoebe Ovenbird
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 27, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1941-04-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, Charles R. Keyes and Robert Walker, April 27, 1941. Also notes a Red-shouldered Hawk nest with three young only a few days old and one egg.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Blue Jay Brown-headed Cowbird White-breasted Nuthatch Wilson's Phalarope Tree Swallow Belted Kingfisher Dark-eyed Junco American Golden Plover Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 3, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1941-05-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Paul Clausen, May 3, 1941. Also notes he could see one of the young Red-shouldered Hawks looking over the edge of the nest.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk White-throated Sparrow Spotted Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Northern Rough-winged Swallow Gray Catbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Hairy Woodpecker Mourning Dove Common Pheasant
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 4, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1941-05-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Merle Sherbring, May 4, 1941. Also notes all Red-shouldered Hawk eggs in the nest have hatched.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Flicker Red-shouldered Hawk Turkey Vulture Common Nighthawk Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Tufted Titmouse American Redstart Eastern Whip-poor-will Black-capped Chickadee
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 7, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1941-05-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Paul Clausen, May 7, 1941. Also notes a Rose-breasted Grosbeak nest and two adult Red-shouldered Hawks in distress over one of their young that was out of the nest.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Towhee Vesper Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Swainson's Thrush Green-winged Teal Northern Bobwhite
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Nesting Wood Duck study (35 Years)
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Reports Tables (documents)
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Predatory animals Waterfowl management Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1984-01-01
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1984-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report compiling the discoveries from 35 years of nesting Wood Duck studies written by Frederic Leopold. The typewritten report details Leopold's findings on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, Wood Duck nesting boxes, mating, egg laying, incubation, hatching, departure from the nest, travel of ducklings to water, predatory animals, and maintenance of the Wood Duck nest boxes. A table of 35 years of statistics based on over 10,000 observations is included at the end of the report.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 15, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1941-05-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Paul Clausen, May 15, 1941. Also notes young Red-shouldered Hawks moving around in a nest.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Grasshopper Sparrow Franklin's Gull Northern Rough-winged Swallow Scarlet Tanager Northern Pintail Tennessee Warbler Yellow Warbler Common Pheasant Least Sandpiper
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 18, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1941-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene and Paul Clausen, May 18, 1941. Also notes three Red-shouldered Hawks in a nest.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Brown-headed Cowbird Warbling Vireo Great Crested Flycatcher Gray Catbird Ovenbird American Redstart Red-bellied Woodpecker Common Starling
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 30, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Weather
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1941-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 30, 1941. Also notes two Red-shouldered Hawks on a nest and a Lark Sparrow nest with three eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Field Sparrow Lark Sparrow American Wigeon Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 15, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1941-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, June 15, 1941. Also notes the sighting of a Bell's Vireo nest with four eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Bell's Vireo Indigo Bunting Chimney Swift Eastern Phoebe Red-eyed Vireo American Redstart Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-billed Magpie at 234th St. east of Highway 12 in Sioux Township in Plymouth County in 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1998-03-01
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2000-11-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Black-billed Magpies at 234th St. east of Highway 12 in Sioux Township in Plymouth County, IA on April 30, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and 1998 Spring Field Reports by Pam and Reid Allen. The document is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6324/view.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-billed Magpie
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Sioux Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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