Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2004
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Weather Birds--Infancy
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2004-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. Included with the field notes is a postcard detailing the sighting of a Black Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Ruffed Grouse Willow Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Swamp Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo Black Tern Least Sandpiper Green Heron
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Fort Atkinson Ridgeway
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Gladys Black letter to Michael Newlon regarding bird sightings including a Pine Grosbeak, February 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-02-01
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Letter from Gladys Black to Michael Newlon, sent on February 1, 1984, about bird sightings that winter. It features a photocopied photograph and description of a Pine Grosbeak sighting at Denver in Bremer County, IA, before February 1, 1984.
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Black, Gladys Wylder, Robert
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Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Glaucous Gull Orange-crowned Warbler
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Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Denver
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-11-05
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 5-7, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Pacific Loon, a Red-throated Loon, and a Varied Thrush. Also of note was the continued presence of a first winter California Gull and a first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update, including sightings of a Black-legged Kittiwake and a Surf Scoter.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Red-throated Loon Varied Thrush Snow Bunting White-winged Crossbill Pacific Loon California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake American Pipit Common Loon Surf Scoter Osprey Sanderling Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill Tundra Swan Northern Shrike
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Iowa Birdline update, November 19, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-11-19
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 19, 1990. Highlights of the update include mostly sightings from northeast Iowa, but two Scoter species were reported in the southwest part of the state. Sightings of note were 500 Tundra Swans, 30 Bald Eagles, Ruffed Grouse, and a pure white albino Red-tailed Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Snowy Owl, a first year Black-legged Kittiwake, an all-white first winter Glaucous Gull and a Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Ruffed Grouse Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Thayer's Gull Carolina Wren Snowy Owl Black-legged Kittiwake Eurasian Tree Sparrow Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Pileated Woodpecker Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Winter Wren Tundra Swan Northern Shrike
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Little Wall Lake Allamakee County Estherville Hawarden Lake Anita State Park Saint Olaf Yellow River State Forest Rossville Harpers Ferry Effigy Mounds National Monument Lock and Dam 9 Macbride Nature Recreation Area Credit Island Park
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Iowa Birdline update, November 26, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-12-26
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 26, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Prairie Falcon, a Snowy Owl, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, two Scoter species, and three Gull species. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of Snowy Owls, a female Pine Siskin, and a female Merlin.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Ruffed Grouse Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Eurasian Tree Sparrow Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Pileated Woodpecker
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Burlington Decatur County Elkhart Estherville Hawarden Iowa City Lake Anita State Park Laurens Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Sioux County Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Iowa Birdline update, December 3-6, 1990
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Bird feeders Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-12-03
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1990-12-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 3-6, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of an immature male Yellow Grosbeak, a female Merlin, a Harris' Sparrow, and White-winged Scoters. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Carolina Wren and continued presence of 2 first winter Black-legged Kittiwakes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Pied-billed Grebe Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Yellow Grosbeak Dickcissel Common Loon White-winged Scoter American Coot
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Little Wall Lake Booneville Cedar Lake Decatur County Elkhart Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lamoni Laurens Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Fonda Lohrville Osceola
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Iowa Birdline update, December 10, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-12-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 10, 1990. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Yellow Grosbeak and sightings of Black-legged Kittiwakes and Bohemian Waxwings. Also included are handwritten notes with a sighting of several thousand Gulls at Lake Red Rock and a report of very unusual appearance of a Hepatic Tanager in Pleasant Valley.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Cedar Waxwing Snow Bunting Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren American White Pelican Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Bohemian Waxwing Yellow Grosbeak Dickcissel Surf Scoter Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Bonaparte's Gull Northern Shrike Hepatic Tanager
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Big Creek State Park Booneville Cedar Lake Elk Rock State Park Elkhart Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Pleasant Valley Saylorville Lake Fonda Lohrville Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, December 17, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns Strigiformes | Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1990-12-17
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N/A
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 17, 1990. Highlights of the update include a sighting of a Varied Thrush and summaries of Christmas bird counts from around the state. Many species were counted and several excellent birds were observed during the Christmas censuses, including a possible Least Flycatcher, Black Scoters, Horned Grebes, and a Townsend's Solitaire. Also included are handwritten notes indicating the continued presence of a Least Flycatcher and a Western Grebe.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Cooper's Hawk Horned Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Least Flycatcher Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Black Scoter Black-legged Kittiwake Eurasian Tree Sparrow Redhead Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1967-01-04
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of distinguishing Eastern and Western Medowlarks in the winter.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Fred Lesher letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings, June 26, 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Camping
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1965-06-26
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N/A
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Letter by Fred Lesher regarding various bird sightings, personal matters, and banding Henslow's Sparrows near Decorah.
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Lesher, Fred
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Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Savannah Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Cliff Swallow
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent about birding sightings for the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count, January 4, 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Sturnidae | Starlings Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting
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1967-01-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter sent on January 4, 1967 by Woodward H. Brown to Fred Kent discussing bird sightings during the fall and winter of 1966 and a Christmas Bird Count. It features a discussion of Savannah Sparrows.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Savannah Sparrow Purple Finch Redhead American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines
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Dennis L. Carter letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 2005
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy
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5005-08-01
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N/A
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Letter from Dennis L. Carter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 2005. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Least Bittern Bobolink Common Moorhen Orchard Oriole Dickcissel
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, summer 2004
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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2004-06-01
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2004-07-31
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Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Semipalmated Plover Acadian Flycatcher Ovenbird
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Allamakee County Big Marsh Wildlife Area Saylorville Lake Yellow River State Forest Brush Creek Canyon State Park Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1922 bird migration report, January 2, 1923
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research
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1923-01-02
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1922 bird migration report, January 2, 1923. The letter also details Rosene's interest in observing birds and his desire to continue reporting bird sightings in 1923. Rosene also mentions a four day bird study he conducted at Ledges State Park with the assistance of Charles J. Spiker and Carl Fritz Henning. This document is related to a reply from Edward Alphonso Goldman: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9128/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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White-eyed Vireo White-crowned Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Ledges State Park Ogden
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Dennis L. Carter letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Pine Siskin sighting, August 3, 2004
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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2004-08-03
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. The letter includes the sighting of a Pine Siskin and is an addition to his summer field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Pine Siskin
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Lake Meyer
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Walter Rosene enclosure sent to Bureau of Biological Survey with letter dated January 11, 1927
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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Enclosure from Walter Rosene sent to Bureau of Biological Survey with a letter dated January 11, 1927. Rosene lists birds sighted in 1926 for the first time and birds sighted in previous years but not in 1926. This enclosure was sent with letter: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9140/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Rusty Blackbird Long-tailed Duck Herring Gull Osprey Willet Olive-sided Flycatcher Sedge Wren Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler Pine Siskin American Golden Plover
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Boone County
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Walter Rosene letter to Bureau of Biological Survey regarding birds sighted in 1926, January 11, 1927
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Wildlife rehabilitation
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1927-01-11
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Bureau of Biological Survey dated January 11, 1927. Rosene states that he is sending his 1926 migration cards under separate cover and recounts keeping a crippled Golden Plover in his basement for a couple of weeks. This letter was sent with enclosure: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9141/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Wilson's Snipe American Golden Plover
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Iowa Ogden
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding bird observations from a trip to North Dakota, May 1, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Troglodytidae | Wrens Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1925-05-01
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding bird observations from a trip to North Dakota, May 1, 1925. Also included with the letter is a list of specific birds observed on the North Dakota trip as well as the state (North Dakota, Minnesota or Iowa) of observation and the total number of birds seen in each state.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Edward Alphonso Goldman letter to Walter Rosene regarding the receipt of the 1924 bird migration report from Ogden, North Dakota, and Minnesota, March 26, 1925
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1925-03-26
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Letter from Edward Alphonso Goldman to Walter Rosene regarding the receipt of the 1924 bird migration report from Ogden, North Dakota, and Minnesota, March 26, 1925. Goldman also expresses interest in any other records Rosene would like to offer. This document is in response to a letter from Walter Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9136/view
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946
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Ogden North Dakota Minnesota
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1924 bird migration report, February 7, 1925
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1925-02-07
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1924 bird migration report, February 7, 1925. Rosene mentions that he has included in his report the birds observed in Ogden and the surrounding vicinity as well as those observed on a two week trip to Stump Lake and Chase Lake, North Dakota. This document is related to a reply from Edward Alphonso Goldman: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9137/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1925 bird migration report, January 18, 1926
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1926-01-18
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Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1925 bird migration report, January 18, 1926. Rosene mentions this is the largest single year's list that he has ever completed, which involved 74 recorded field trips and observations of 153 varieties of birds from the station in Ogden. He also includes a list of birds formerly observed but not seen in 1925 as well as a list of 16 varieties of birds observed for the first time during the year.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Carolina Wren Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Ogden Boone County
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Albert K. Fisher letter to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1925-07-27
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Letter from Albert K. Fisher to Walter Rosene regarding Arkansas Kingbird and American Woodcock records, July 27, 1925. Fisher provides details on the occurrence of Arkansas Kingbird and the American Woodcock observations in the state of Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Walter Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10051/view
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Fisher, Albert K., 1856-1948
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Western Kingbird American Woodcock
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Edward William Nelson letter to the bird migration observers of the Biological Survey regarding a change in reporting bird observations, March 2, 1925
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Correspondence Instructions (document genre)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1925-03-02
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Letter from Edward William Nelson to the bird migration observers of the Biological Survey regarding a change in reporting bird observations, March 2, 1925. The letter details the shortage of clerical assistance available to prepare permanent card files and requests bird observers fill out their bird sightings directly on the card. The letter provides specific instructions on how to complete and submit the cards.
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Walter C. Henderson letter to Walter Rosene regarding information on the Golden Plover and a 1924 migration report, November 29, 1924
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1924-11-29
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Letter from Walter C. Henderson to Walter Rosene regarding information on the Golden Plover and Rosene's 1924 migration report, November 29, 1924. Henderson provides details on the purpose of a circular that was issued to gather more information on the Golden Plover. Henderson also expresses interest in receiving Rosene's 1924 migration report with records from both Iowa and North Dakota.
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Henderson, Walter C.
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American Golden Plover
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Edward Alphonso Goldman letter to Walter Rosene regarding the receipt of the 1922 bird migration report, January 13, 1923
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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1923-01-13
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Letter from Edward Alphonso Goldman to Walter Rosene regarding the receipt of the 1922 bird migration report from Ogden, January 13, 1923. Goldman also wishes Rosene a successful bird study during the upcoming year. This document is in response to a letter from Walter Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9126/view
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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946
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