Report form for selected species in spring
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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Blank standardized checklist form for reporting selected bird sightings in Iowa. Includes instructions on how to fill out the form. Completed forms are to be mailed to T. H. Kent in Iowa City, Iowa.
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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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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas checklist
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Blank standardized Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas checklist form for reporting bird species sightings it includes breeding code definitions with species habitat information.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union daily field checking list
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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 the 273 most common bird species that were reliably reported in the state of Iowa.
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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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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union daily field checking list
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Wildlife conservation
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Brochure containing an Iowa Ornithologists' Union daily field checking list. Includes a list of birds found in Iowa and a place to record general field notes.
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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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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 12, 1931
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1931-04-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated April 12, 1931. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-tailed Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Great Horned Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Northern Harrier Mallard
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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, Walter Rosene, May 1, 1931
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1931-05-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 1, 1931. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker between 6:00 and 8:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Bittern Pied-billed Grebe Chimney Swift Brown Thrasher Le Conte's Sparrow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Louisiana Waterthrush Barn Swallow American Goldfinch
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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, Walter Rosene, April 28, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1932-04-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated April 28, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Schall Pond and Beaver Bayou with Bob Walker between 6:30 and 9:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Kestrel Horned Grebe Osprey Solitary Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Wilson's Warbler Chipping Sparrow
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Boone County Beaver
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, August 7, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1932-08-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated August 7, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge between 11:45 and 12:15.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-headed Woodpecker Killdeer Purple Martin Indigo Bunting Northern Cardinal Field Sparrow Eastern Kingbird Gray Catbird House Wren Black-capped Chickadee American Goldfinch
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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, Walter Rosene, August 21, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1932-08-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated August 21, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Adix Pond and North Bridge with Walter Jr. between 8:30 and 12:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Baird's Sparrow Red-eyed Vireo Louisiana Waterthrush Chipping Sparrow Yellow Warbler American Robin Mourning Dove Least Sandpiper Eastern Screech-Owl
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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, Walter Rosene, October 2, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1932-10-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated October 2, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Adix Ponds and Clyde Hall Woods with Bob Walker and Syd between 8:00 and 12:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Killdeer American Kestrel Vesper Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Merlin Lesser Yellowlegs Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow
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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, Walter Rosene, September 16, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1934-09-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated September 16, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker between 7:15 and 10:15.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-headed Woodpecker Broad-winged Hawk Common Grackle Blue-headed Vireo Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Common Nighthawk Great Blue Heron American Goldfinch
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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, Walter Rosene, May 22, 1935
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1935-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 22, 1935. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around his yard between 9:00 and 12:00, and 1:00 and 2:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue-headed Vireo Swainson's Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Nashville Warbler American Goldfinch
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Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 23, 1935
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1935-05-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 23, 1935. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around the Ledges with Bob Walker between 1:20 and 6:20.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Osprey Olive-sided Flycatcher Chestnut-sided Warbler Cerulean Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Starling
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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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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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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Iowa Distributional Check-list
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Administrative reports Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1954-01-01
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1954-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report compiled by the members of the Committee of Bird Distribution in response to growing opinions that the current state bird list for Iowa may be misleading due to the fact that gives the status of each species on a state-wide basis. The committee has divided the state into 9 sections for a more accurate representation of when and where certain species of birds are observed. Then, based on information collected from IOU members from the past 15 years, the species were classified by when they were reported in the state, including summer resident or visitor, winter resident or visitor, spring or fall migrant, permanent resident, casual, or accidental. Also attached is the resulting checklist of each bird found in Iowa listed by species, state location, and classification as well as a list of several species that have been seen with enough frequency to warrant inclusion to the Iowa check-list.
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Musgrove, Jack W. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H. Ennis, J. Harold Feeney, Thomas J. Morrissey, Thomas Youngworth, William
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Check-list of Iowa birds annotated by A. Lang Bailey
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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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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A checklist of 275 bird species commonly found in Iowa as well as an appended list of 65 additional rare or accidental species annotated by A. Lang Bailey.
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Baily, A. Lang
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Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Black Rail
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Tri-city Bird Club daily field card compiled by Peter C. Petersen and Dale Birkenholz, May 29, 1956
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1956-05-29
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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 Hamilton County compiled by Peter C. Petersen and Dale Birkenholz, May 29, 1956.
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Birkenholz, Dale Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Warbling Vireo Song Sparrow Chimney Swift Yellow-throated Warbler Dickcissel Western Meadowlark American Robin Mourning Dove Horned Lark Black Tern
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Little Wall Lake Anderson Goose Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Check-list of Iowa Birds compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1957-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Check list of birds observed in Emmet County compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957. Also includes handwritten notes with bird sightings from Fort Defiance State Park and Lake Cheever.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Emmet County Fort Defiance State Park Cheever Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Checklist of Iowa birds
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Administrative reports Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1962-01-01
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1962-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A checklist of Iowa bird species that were reliably reported for the past fifty years as well as earlier ones for which specimens were available complied by Martin L. Grant and Pauline Sauer. The 361 bird species are numbered and listed by their official common name under the appropriate order and family name. The list also includes the scientific name as well as the abundance, resident status, and usual geographical location within the state of Iowa for each bird species.
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Grant, Martin L. Sauer, Pauline
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Cedar Falls Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Check list of the birds of Story County, Iowa, 1970
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Important bird areas Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1970-03-01
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1970-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of the most regularly observed bird species found in Story County as well as at Ledges State Park and in Greene County compiled by John Faaborg and Jim Rod, March 1970. Included is a list of the better birding locations found in Story, Boone, Greene, and Hamilton Counties including directions to the habitats as well as species commonly located at each destination. Also of note is a chart for the months of March, April, and May which shows the average arrival dates of common Iowa spring migrant birds.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Dunbar Slough Finn Pond Wildlife Area Greene County Hamilton County Ledges State Park Story County Boone County Goose Lake McHose Park
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Check list of the birds of Story County, Iowa, revised 1972
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1972-03-01
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1972-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A revised list of the most regularly observed bird species found in Story County as well as at Ledges State Park and in Greene County compiled by John Faaborg and Jim Rod, March 1972.
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Rod, J.P. Faaborg, John, 1949-
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Greene County Ledges State Park Story County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Robert Jessen letter and checklist to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during 1974 fall migration, December 1, 1974
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Checklists Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1974-08-01
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1974-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Robert Jessen sent a letter and checklist to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during 1974 fall migration, December 1, 1974. The checklist was compiled with Keith Layton and covered Oskaloosa, Iowa. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1974.
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Jessen, Robert Layton, Keith
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Oskaloosa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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