Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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19
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Philip DuMont letter to Myrle Jones regarding the reporting of sightings of rare birds, April 29, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Rare birds
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1944-04-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Myrle Jones dated April 29, 1944. DuMont responds to Jones about the sighting of a Summer Tanager by saying that many birds listed as rare in Iowa may have more to do with the lack of observers rather than the lack of the species. He encourages Jones to publish his observations so that more accurate records can be developed. This document is in response to a letter from Jones: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4120/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Summer Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Des Moines Iowa Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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19
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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Sparrow specimens, October 1, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-10-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated October 1, 1934. DuMont asks Peters if he has finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens yet, and asks for the specimens back since he is preparing to publish the 2nd edition of the "Revised list of the birds of Iowa". This document is answered by a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3556/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Savannah Sparrow specimens, May 16, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-05-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated May 16, 1934. DuMont sends more Savannah Sparrow specimens to Peters for review, and discusses some birds he has recently sighted in Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3553/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Marbled Godwit Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens Families
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1934-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1934. Peters informs Philip DuMont that he has not finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens sent to him, but gives a preliminary assessment. Included with this letter is a letter from Janetta DuMont, who is forwarding Philip DuMont's mail, discussing the DuMont family's activities around Christmas. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3552/view This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3554/view
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DuMont, Janetta A. Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sighting, January 26, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Wit and humor
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1977-01-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting contributed by Woodward H. Brown 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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Brown, Woodward H.
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Pygmy Nuthatch
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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19
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding highlights of the Christmas bird count, January 30, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches
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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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Report contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding highlights of the Christmas bird count. The Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Shrikes, Rough-legged Hawk, and Bald Eagle are among the species mentioned. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Townsend's Solitaire Spotted Sandpiper Northern Shrike
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Decorah Dubuque Omaha
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding Snowy Owl count, February 1, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1977-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of Snowy Owl count 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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Pygmy Nuthatch Snowy Owl Gray Jay
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Des Moines Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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19
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 8, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Research Wit and humor Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1977-01-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Black recounts a story of an injured mockingbird who enjoys eating mince pie. 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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Snowy Owl Northern Mockingbird Mallard
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Newton Red Rock Dam Knoxville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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19
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 14, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1976-12-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A story about watching a snowy owl, along with other bird sightings, 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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Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Rathbun Lake Warren County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 3, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Turkeys | Do Not Use
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1977-01-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Peter C. Petersen 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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Petersen, Peter C.
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Brewer's Blackbird Snowy Owl Merlin Gray Jay Red Crossbill
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Davenport Decorah Sabula Clinton County Fulton Andover
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding Snowy Owl sightings and Iowa Ornithologists' Union membership, January 24, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1977-01-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Snowy Owl sightings contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. Gladys is also commenting on a recent increase in Iowa Ornithologists' Union memberships. 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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Snowy Owl
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Iowa Warren County Wright County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, November 27, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for Fall 1963 contributed by Tim C. Moermond to Peter Petersen, November 27, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Buffalo Center Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Semipalmated Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Area, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-03-27
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on March 27, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the sighting, entries in an unidentified field guide, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Riverton W.A., Fremont Co.
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feeding with other shorebirds on large mudflat area
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Anotther documentation form by Ross Silcock was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: similar species eliminated above [...] This bird was slightly bigger than a Least and was much chunkier. The bird had dark legs, seen in direct comparison with the dark legs of Baird's Sandpipers and the yellowish legs of the Least Sandpipers. This bird was also still in basic plumage, making it much paler in color than the other peeps. [...] The bill was straight, dark, and much thicker at the base and the tip than the bill of a Baird's or Least sandpiper [sic]. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:20:00/09:35:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, December 7, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Pearl Knoop letter to Mr. Petersen regarding bird sightings, December 7, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird summer sightings, July 24, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Wild animal collecting
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1963-07-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings sent on July 24, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1963.
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Decorah
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding fall migration, August 17, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-08-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, August 17, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Robert L. Nelson letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, June 14, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Robert L. Nelson in a letter to Mr. Petersen, June 14, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Nelson, Robert L.
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Rockford
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, May 28, 1963
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Artifacts (object genre) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Tim C. Moermond and Mike Orthel in a letter to Peter Petersen, May 28, 1963. The report mentions the sighting of a Red-Shafted/Yellow Shafted Flicker Hybrid. A feather of the bird are included with the letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C. Orthel, Mike
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Northern Flicker
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding spring migration, June 4, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring migration report contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen June 4, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Ruth Upp letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, March 16, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings in Ottumwa, Iowa for Winter 1963 contributed by Ruth Upp, Ottumwa, Iowa in a letter to Peter Petersen, Editor of Bird Life, on March 16, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1963
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Upp, Ruth
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Joe Kennedy letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-03-01
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1963-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for winter 1963 contributed by Joe Kennedy in a letter to Peter Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Kennedy, Joe
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Amana Brenton Slough Coralville Ladora
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Pearl Knoop letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes for winter 1963 contributed by Pearl Knoop in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, Jr., April 8, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Knoop, Pearl
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Bohemian Waxwing
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Marble Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Tim C. Moermond letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding field notes, winter 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-04-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Winter field notes contributed by Tim C. Moermond in a letter to Peter Petersen April 3, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1963.
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Moermond, Tim C.
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Lapland Longspur Northern Harrier
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Buffalo Center
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Waterman Prairie, 1997
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1997-03-20
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for eighteen Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at Waterman Prairie in O'Brien County, IA on March 20, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Tom Kent to Ed Thelen, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Waltz, Tim J.
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area
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Waterman Prairie - 5 miles S.E. of Sutherland, IA
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Timber Ridges with interspersed native prairie knobs
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The documentation form by Tim Waltz is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Maury Muhm and Gary Wee. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/12:30:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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