Betty Walters letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 13, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Fringillidae | Finches Songbirds
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1980-08-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Betty Walters in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, August 13, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Walters, Betty
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Red-tailed Hawk Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Warbling Vireo Summer Tanager Loggerhead Shrike Western Kingbird Dickcissel Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Gadwall Great Blue Heron Common Pheasant Cliff Swallow
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Forneys Lake Shenandoah Thurman
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 2, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1980-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, August 2, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Northern Flicker Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee American White Pelican Chuck-will's-widow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Parula Scarlet Tanager Tufted Titmouse Great Blue Heron
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Iowa Lyon County Sioux County Waubonsie State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Big Sioux River Wildlife Area - Kroger Tract
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 31, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Songbirds
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1980-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent July 31, 1980 with observer Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980
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Moore, Francis L.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Chuck-will's-widow Marsh Wren Sanderling Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Canada Warbler Swamp Sparrow Tennessee Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Common Tern Black Tern
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Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waterloo Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Dean Mosman letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 29, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1980-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Dean Mosman in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, July 29, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Great Crested Flycatcher Tufted Titmouse
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Elkhart
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Clarice Watson letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, July 12, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1980-07-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Clarice Watson in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen, July 12, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Watson, Clarice
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Red-headed Woodpecker Warbling Vireo Indigo Bunting Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Brown Thrasher Western Kingbird Baltimore Oriole Great Crested Flycatcher House Wren Downy Woodpecker
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Sioux City Moville
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Tanya Bray letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 2, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 2, 1980. The letter includes identification information on the sighting of a Marbled Godwit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Bray, Tanya
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Marbled Godwit Barred Owl Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Screech-Owl
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Mills County Pottawattamie County Pacific Junction
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birdsongs Fringillidae | Finches
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1980-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 31, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Western Tanager Barn Owl Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Yellow-rumped Warbler Blue Grosbeak
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Folsom Lake Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Malvern Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 30, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Bombycillidae | Waxwings Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1980-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 30, 1980 with observers Robert K. Myers, Russel Hays, Joseph P. Schaufenbuel and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Moore, Francis L.
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American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Eastern Towhee Common Moorhen Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Hudsonian Godwit Tundra Swan Great Egret
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Volga Lake Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Backbone State Park
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Rich DeCoster letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 29, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Rich DeCoster in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 29, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Upland Sandpiper Eastern Bluebird Loggerhead Shrike Acadian Flycatcher Kentucky Warbler
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Johnson County Muscatine County Wildcat Den State Park
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 27, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 27, 1980 with observers John C. Robinson, David A. Newhouse, Hank and Linda Zaletel and students. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Least Bittern Horned Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Red-breasted Merganser Cattle Egret Scarlet Tanager Red-breasted Nuthatch Cape May Warbler Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane
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Ames Boone Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park
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Tom Stone, Jr. letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, spring 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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1980-03-01
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1980-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Tom Stone, Jr. in a letter to Thomas H. Kent with observer Tom Stone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Stone, Tom, Jr.
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Yellow-throated Warbler Worm-eating Warbler
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Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park White Pine Hollow State Park
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the sighting of a Lincoln Sparrow, July 16, 1978
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Songbirds
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1978-07-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Carl J. Bendorf to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the sighting of a Lincoln Sparrow north of Amana, July 16, 1978. The letter also discusses how the author was able to help identify the bird through its singing. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Amana
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Dick Bierman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 29, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1977-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler White-winged Crossbill Western Grebe Merlin Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Eastern Whip-poor-will Horned Lark
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Cherokee County Storm Lake Washta Cherokee Little Sioux River
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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Malcolm McDonald letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 15, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birdsongs Introduced birds Aggressive behavior in animals
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1935-05-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Malcolm McDonald to Philip DuMont dated May 15, 1935. McDonald recounts his first sighting of Starlings in Jefferson County on December 23, 1930. He continues on to describe subsequent sightings of Starlings. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3575/view
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McDonald, Malcolm Edwin, 1915-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Common Starling
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Jefferson County
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird behavior, February 27, 1932
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Correspondence
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Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Bombycillidae | Waxwings Birds--Infancy Ornithological literature
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1932-02-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated February 27, 1932. Rosene discusses bird behavior, identifying Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, and recently published books.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark
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Ogden Boone County
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding a visit with Janetta DuMont, April 20, 1929
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birdsongs Families
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1929-04-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated April 20, 1929. Rosene tells Philip DuMont that he visited with his mother and was surrounded by singing birds. Rosene also reports some recent bird sightings.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Cardinal Henslow's Sparrow Snow Bunting Brown Thrasher Snowy Owl Barred Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chipping Sparrow Horned Lark
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Des Moines Ogden Spirit Lake Long Pond
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