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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations

Philip DuMont letter to the Des Moines Register regarding an article about American Egrets, August 18, 1934	Correspondence	Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution	1934-08-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Philip DuMont to the Open Forum Editor dated August 18, 1934. DuMont responds to an article published August 12th by saying that the American Egret is not an unusual bird in Iowa and that Little Blue Heron reports are more interesting. This letter was published in the Des Moines Register August 26, 1934.	DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996	Little Blue Heron Great Egret	Iowa McGregor	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	7	46
Joseph Hickey letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, October 3, 1939	Correspondence	Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests	1939-10-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Joseph Hickey to Oscar Allert dated October 3, 1939. Hickey asks for more information on Peregrine Falcons in eastern Iowa after reading Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.	Hickey, Joseph J. (Joseph James), 1907-1993	Peregrine Falcon	Lansing Waupeton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	45	7
Joseph Hickey letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, March 6, 1940	Correspondence	Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests	1940-03-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Joseph Hickey to Oscar Allert dated March 6, 1940. Hickey thanks Allert for responding to his request for information regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings.	Hickey, Joseph J. (Joseph James), 1907-1993	Peregrine Falcon	Waukon Junction	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	45	7
Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, March 10, 1934	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests	1934-03-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated March 10, 1934. Orr tells Allert that he has frequently seen Peregrine Falcons and that Philip DuMont is incorrect in claiming that the Peregrine Falcon is rare in Iowa and has not nested in Iowa since 1898. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.	Orr, Ellison	Peregrine Falcon	Waukon Junction	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	45	7
Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, April 5, 1934	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Duck shooting	1934-04-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated April 5, 1934. Orr clarifies his earlier comments on Peregrine Falcon sightings, and mentions some other bird sightings. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.	Orr, Ellison	Turkey Vulture Peregrine Falcon	Waukon Junction	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	45	7
Bill Youngworth letter to Woodward Hart Brown regarding Blue-winged Warbler range, December 8, 1962	Correspondence	Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests	1962-12-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated December 8, 1962. Youngworth discuss Blue-winged Warbler range in response to a reported Hamburg nesting that Brown initially misidentified.	Youngworth, William	Blue-winged Warbler	Missouri Hamburg Iowa Nebraska Kansas	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	2	8
Bill Youngworth letter to Woodward Hart Brown regarding dubious Christmas census reports, May 25, 1954	Correspondence	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Winter Zoological specimens	1954-05-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated May 25, 1954. Youngworth thinks that the Christmas census should be discontinued since many reported sightings are extremely unlikely for the season. Youngworth also discusses western colonies of Eastern Meadowlarks.	Youngworth, William	Baird's Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark	Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	2	8