Iowa Ornithologists' Union check-list of Iowa birds
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for reporting bird species sightings. The list contains 279 bird species that were reliably reported in the state of Iowa five times or more during the years 1936-1956.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Tri-City bird checklist compiled by Dennis L. Carter and Peter C. Petersen, November 11, 1956
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Checklists
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Bird watching
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1956-11-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field card of birds observed in Davenport area by Dennis L. Carter and Peter C. Petersen, November 11, 1956.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Pied-billed Grebe Blue Jay American Coot Lesser Scaup Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Northern Harrier Downy Woodpecker Mallard Common Starling
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Davenport
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Tri-City bird checklist compiled by Peter C. Petersen and Thomas Morrissey, May 11, 1959
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Checklists
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1959-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field card of birds observed in the Davenport area by Peter C. Petersen and Thomas Morrissey, May 11, 1959.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Philadelphia Vireo Veery Black Tern
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Davenport
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Check-list of Iowa Birds, prepared by Philip DuMont, April 22, 1954
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Checklists
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Birds--Geographical distribution Extinct birds Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1954-04-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated April 22, 1954. A list prepared by Philip DuMont of the 275 species commonly found in Iowa, with an additional 65 species that are rare or accidental in the state.
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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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31
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A ten year calendar of three hundred and eighty-one wild birds of Iowa
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Bibliography
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1919-04-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A notebook containing a checklist of birds and distributed to the Boy Scouts of Iowa at cost. In this notebook Philip DuMont recorded his bird sightings from 1918 to 1927.
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Cole, Gertrude Mansfield Boy Scouts of America
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Field report and bird sightings checklist contributed by Peter P. Wickham, summer 1982
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1982-06-01
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1982-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report and bird sightings checklist were contributed by Peter P. Wickham. Fred K. Thompson was an observer on the field report. The report includes the Prairieburg breeding bird count.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Veery Northern Parula Tennessee Warbler
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Iowa County Amana Lansing New Albin Nichols Wildcat Den State Park Lansing Wildlife Management Area Prairieburg
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Checklists and field notes
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklists and field notes for the summer of 1986. The field notes discuss the sighting of a Burrowing Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Bray, Tanya
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Burrowing Owl
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Robert I. Cecil letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings July 31, 1986
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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1986-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert I. Cecil to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings July 31, 1986. Includes checklist of sightings made by Cecil. A Blue Grosbeak family is noted in the letter. Several instances of birds singing are mentioned in the checklist. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Blue Grosbeak
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Iowa Keokuk Lee County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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List of names of Iowa birders
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Checklists
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of names of individuals who routinely submit field reports for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Field checking list used at Saylorville
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Checklists
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Bird watching
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field checking list of birds observed at Saylorville.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull American White Pelican Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Common Loon Caspian Tern Bufflehead Northern Harrier
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Saylorville
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Rare bird documentation form and field checklist for Barn Owl at Mount Ayr State Wildlife Area in 1983
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Checklists Field notes
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Birds--Identification Captive wild birds Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation Wildlife reintroduction
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1983-04-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation and field checklist for a Barn Owl at Mount Ayr State Wildlife Area in Ringgold County, IA on April 29, 1983.
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Moe, Mel
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Barn Owl
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Mount Ayr State Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1978.
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Varied Thrush Yellow Rail Cattle Egret Winter Wren Gadwall Prairie Warbler
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Amana Cedar Falls Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa Story County Wildcat Den State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Documents regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Forms (documents) Instructional materials
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of documents related to a Boone County Christmas Bird Count, including instructions for the count report form, a blank count report form, a completed field checklist of Iowa birds, a blank Big Bluestem Audubon Society field trip record form, and a list of field trip participants.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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5
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Documents regarding the 1992 Boone Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Instructions (document genre) Maps (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1992-01-01
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1992-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of documents related to the 1992 Boone Christmas Bird Count, including the count areas with leaders and participants, a map of the area to be surveyed, a general information and statistics form, and an area report form with several bird species listed.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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5
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Polk County check-list of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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1953-11-01
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1953-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist dated November 1953. This checklist compiled and prepared by Woodward H. Brown lists bird species, and the month and week that members of the Des Moines Audubon Society have sighted them in Polk County from 1938 to 1953. This copy includes handwritten annotations.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Polk County
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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5
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Peter Wickham letter to Carl Bendorf, June 2 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather
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1991-03-01
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1991-06-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Wickham to Carl Bendorf on June 2, 1991, summarizing his spring birding. Included with the letter is a field notes form that includes detailed notes on specific sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Wickham, Peter P.
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Marbled Godwit Turkey Vulture Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-breasted Chat Smith's Longspur Red-breasted Merganser Merlin American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Wood Thrush Le Conte's Sparrow Greater Scaup Sanderling Louisiana Waterthrush Bufflehead Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Northern Waterthrush
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Central City Matsell Bridge Public Access Marengo Wakpicada County Park Swan Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Field reports, Jerry Toll, spring 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1991-03-01
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1991-05-08
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports in the form of checklists with an introductory letter from Jerry Toll to IOU on May 8, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Toll, Jerry
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Red-tailed Hawk American White Pelican Tricolored Heron Ruddy Duck
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Lake Manawa Pottawattamie County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Randall Pinkston letter to James Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for the official field report, June 2, 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Weather
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1991-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter containing field reports with hand annotations accompanied by an introduction and a supplement and checklists for rare bird sightings submitted by Randall Pinkston to the IOU editor (Jim Dinsmore) on June 2, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Bald Eagle White-eyed Vireo Purple Martin Common Moorhen Ross' Goose Greater Scaup Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler
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Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve Oakland Cemetery
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, spring 1978. The document includes numerous annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1978.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo Cinnamon Teal Common Loon Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl
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Cedar Lake Chickasaw County Forneys Lake Mills County Sweet Marsh Saint Lucas Pocahontas County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Bernt Wolden
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Checklists Questionnaires Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Research Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated checklist of birds. Bernt Wolden responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Wolden reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
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Wolden, Bernt Olaf
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Estherville
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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6
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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, William Youngworth
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Checklists Questionnaires Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Research Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated checklist of birds. William Youngworth responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Youngworth reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
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Youngworth, William
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Sioux City
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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6
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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Walter Rosene
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Checklists Questionnaires Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Research Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated checklist of birds. Walter Rosene responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Rosene reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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6
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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Francis Roberts
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Checklists Questionnaires Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Research Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Annotated checklist of birds. Francis Roberts responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Roberts reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
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Roberts, Francis L. R.
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Iowa City Spirit Lake
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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6
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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding editorial changes to the revised checklist, November 29, 1956
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Checklists Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification Copy editing
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1956-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to George Hendrickson dated November 29, 1956. In this letter to George Hendrickson (copied to Martin Grant and Harold Ennis) DuMont details some changes that he made to the revised checklist and notes that he had Fred Lincoln, who is in the process of reviewing the American Ornithologists' Union checklist, double check his corrections. Included is Philip DuMont's edited revised Check-list of Iowa Birds. This document is in response to a letter from Hendrickson: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4103/view
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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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1
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6
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Iowa bird observers name and location list
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Checklists
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Methodology
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1986-12-01
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1987-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of names, abbreviations, and locations of Iowa bird observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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