Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Lee County in 1886
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1935-09-01
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1995-07-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Prairie Warbler specimens collected at Lee County, IA on June 5, 1886. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Additional Iowa Species of Birds Substantiated by Specimens in Wilson Bulletin 47(3):205-208 by Philip A. DuMont seen by Ed S. Currier, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Prairie Warbler
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Lee County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Percy Taverner letter to Philip DuMont regarding Flicker hybrids, January 2, 1936
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Classification
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1936-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Percy Taverner to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1936. In this letter Taverner responds to DuMont's article "Red Shafted Flicker Secured at Des Moines, Iowa" published in the Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.2 by discussing Flicker hybrids.
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Taverner, P. A. (Percy Algernon), 1875-1947
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Northern Flicker
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Des Moines Winnebago County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Center Chapel in Warren County in 1935
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1936-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Center Chapel in Warren County, IA on July 25 and 27, 1935. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Lazuli Bunting in Warren County in Iowa Bird Life 6(1):11 by Helen R. Peasley also seen by Mrs. John E. Stewart, Janetta DuMont, and Olivia McCabe, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Lazuli Bunting
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Center Chapel
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in 1935
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1936-03-01
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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 Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 10, 1935. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in Iowa Bird Life 6:12 by F.H. Davis, and referenced later in another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Lewis's Woodpecker
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Clear Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Poorwill at Mud Lake in 1935
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1936-03-01
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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 Common Poorwill at Mud Lake in Clay County, IA on May 29, 1935. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Nuttall's Poor-will in Clay County in Iowa Bird Life 6:7 by George A. Amman.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Poorwill
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Mud Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 13, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1936-05-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 13, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge between 6:00 and 8:00, and Long Pond between 5:00 and 6:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Western Kingbird Common Yellowthroat Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Lincoln's Sparrow Common Tern
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Boone County Long Pond
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 17, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1936-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 17, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Heitkamp Ponds, North Bridge, and Adex Ponds between 7:00 and 9:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Brown-headed Cowbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Hudsonian Godwit Stilt Sandpiper Blackpoll Warbler Yellow Warbler
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding identification key, May 17, 1937
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Correspondence Instructional materials
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1937-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin Grant to Philip DuMont dated May 17, 1937. In this letter Grant asks DuMont to look over the key he is using to teach students to identify bird species in the lab. Included with this letter is an edited copy of "A Key to and synopsis of the orders and families of Iowa birds."
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Grant, Martin L.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule north of Cedar Falls in 1937
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1937-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule north of Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County, IA on May 13, 1937. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Purple Gallinule in Black Hawk County in Iowa Bird Life 7:34 by Myrtle Dix.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Cedar Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger near Ruthven in 1934
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1938-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger near Ruthven in Palo Alto County, IA from May 28, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The 1934 spring migration of some birds through Clay and Palo Alto Counties in Iowa Bird Life 8:3-6 by L.J. Bennett.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Parasitic Jaeger
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Ruthven
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Goose Lake in 1937
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1938-04-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Red Knot at Goose Lake in Hamilton County, IA on September 6, 1937. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication American Knot in Iowa in Auk 55:275-276 by T.G. Scott also identified by George O. Hendrickson and collected by R.L. Roudabush, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Knot
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Anderson Goose Lake
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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 Little Blue Heron at Lansing in 1938
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1938-07-31
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for sixteen Little Blue Herons near Lansing in Allamakee County, IA on July 31, 1938. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Extreme northeastern Iowa for bird observation in Iowa Bird Life 8:34-37 by Arthur J. Palas.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Little Blue Heron
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Lansing
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron at McGregor in 1938
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1938-08-04
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Little Blue Herons near McGregor in Clayton County, IA on August 4, 1938. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication August records from McGregor in Iowa Bird Life 8:54 by Mary E. Roberts and Jack W. Musgrove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Little Blue Heron
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McGregor
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Iowa City in 1939
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1939-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for three Ferruginous Hawks at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 2, 1939. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A record of the Ferruginous Rough-leg in Iowa Bird Life 9:8 by J.W. Johnson, and referenced by another publication.
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Wilson, Barbara L. Johnson, Inez B.
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Margaret Kohlman letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, May 29, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Stamp collecting
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1939-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Margaret Kohlman to Oscar Allert dated May 29, 1939. Kohlman details her sightings of a Peregrine Falcon that she originally misidentified as a Merlin. 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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Kohlman, Margaret
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Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Guttenberg
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, July 30, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1939-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at the YWCA Camp near the Des Moines River by Walter Rosene, Robert Walker and Gordon Peel, July 30, 1939. Also notes he spent most of his time trying to identify a nesting bird brooding four eggs in a loosely built nest.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Kestrel American Crow Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Song Sparrow Common Yellowthroat Dickcissel Tufted Titmouse Mourning Dove Eastern Screech-Owl
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Des Moines River YWCA Camp
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Keosoqua in 1939
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1940-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for eleven Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Keosauqua in Van Buren County, IA on December 23, 1939. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The 1939 Christmas Bird Census in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 10(1):7-11 by Anon seen by Warren N. Keck.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chestnut-collared Longspur
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Keosauqua
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Phalarope at Amana Lake in 1940
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1940-06-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for three Red Phalaropes at Amana Lake in Iowa County, IA on May 17, 1940. Includes a record review document with votes, letters between Thomas Kent and Lillian Serbousek about the sighting, and the original sighting record found in the publication Shore Birds at Amana Lake in Iowa Bird Life 10:27 by Lillian Serbousek.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Phalarope
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Lily Pond
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lacey-Keosauqua Nature Notes
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Printed ephemera
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Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Predation (Biology) Parks--Iowa Natural areas
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1940-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A circular prepared to inform citizens of recreational and educational opportunities available at Lacey-Keosauqua Park. Highlights include an article on birds that kill to live, tips on avoiding poison ivy, a feature on getting to know your Hawks, and a column on various fish species at the park.
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Iowa Conservation Commission Iowa State College United States. Work Projects Administration
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Keosauqua
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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10
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Fowling Families
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1940-10-25
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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 25, 1940. Rosene asks for help in identifying a goose, describes photographing and banding Bell's Vireos, and discusses family matters. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4143/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Cackling Goose
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Philip DuMont letter to Walter Rosene regarding Goose measurements, November 3, 1940
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Classification Families
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1940-11-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Walter Rosene dated November 3, 1940. DuMont describes using Goose measurements in the identification of species and subspecies, and discusses family matters. This document is in response to a letter from Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4144/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Canada Goose Cackling Goose
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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25
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ruff at Cone Marsh in 1940
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1941-04-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ruff at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on May 10, 1940.Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Ruff in Iowa in spring in Auk 58:257 by H.R. Dill and seen by W.C. Thietje, and a photograph of the specimen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ruff
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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10
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9
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Laughing Gull at Lake Manawa in 1941
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1941-06-01
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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 Laughing Gull at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on March 25, 1941. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Laughing Gull in Pottawattamie County in Iowa Bird Life 11:36 by B.F. Stiles.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Laughing Gull
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Lake Manawa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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10
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren east of Hornick in 1941
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1942-12-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for three Rock Wrens east of Hornick in Woodbury County, IA on August 10, 1941. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Some Recent Bird Records in the Sioux City Area in Iowa Bird Life 12(4):61 by Jean Laffoon, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Hornick
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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13
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Eider at Trumbull Lake in 1942
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1943-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Common Eider at Trumbull Lake in Clay County, IA on October 30, 1942. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Waterfowl in Iowa by J.W. and M.R. Musgrove seen by Ward A. Stevens and Bernard Severson and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Eider
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Trumbull Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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