Myron Swenk letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, January 16, 1935
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Paridae | Titmice Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1935-01-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myron Swenk to Philip DuMont dated January 16, 1935. In this letter Swenk tells DuMont that he is returning the Horned Lark specimens but plans to continue studying the Chickadee and Sparrow specimens. Included with this letter is a list of the subspecies that Swenk associated with each Horned Lark specimen.
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Swenk, Myron H.
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Vesper Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Horned Lark
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Field reports, Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, Richard Huser, fall 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1989-07-31
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1989-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports compiled by Bill Huser of sightings by Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, and Richard Huser for fall 1989. Accompanied by a letter from Bill to Carl Bendorf with detailed notes for Golden Eagle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Golden Eagle
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Lake Red Rock Stone State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bacon Creek Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-necked Stilt north of Round Lake in 1991
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1991-05-25
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2000-11-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black-necked Stilt north of Round Lake in Harrison County, IA on May 25, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the letter with a photograph from Joel Jorgensen about the bird sighting with an account of a Prairie Warbler sighting.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-necked Stilt
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Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1989-06-01
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1989-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ferruginous Hawk Lesser Yellowlegs
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Cayler Prairie State Preserve
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 25, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-25
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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 Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Common Moorhen White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser
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Forneys Lake Fremont County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather
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1988-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf with observer Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Goldeneye American White Pelican Dunlin Rock Wren Common Loon Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Snow Goose Water Pipit Great Egret Mallard
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Big Creek Lake Lucas County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Oak Grove State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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David J. Conrads letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, fall 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by David J. Conrads in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. The field notes include a detailed description of a Golden Eagle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Conrads, David J.
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Magnificent Frigatebird Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Osprey Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl
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Cedar Falls George Wyth Memorial State Park Lake Red Rock Lucas County Cedar River Cedar Hills Sand Prairie Waukon Junction
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes and Tanya Bray letter to Carl J. Bendorf, fall 1988
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1988-08-01
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1988-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Tanya Bray with observers Rick Wright, Kevin DeGarmo, B.J. Rose and Douglas Rose. Included with the field notes is a letter from Tanya Bray to Carl J. Bendorf regarding her fall bird report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Bray, Tanya
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American Avocet Bald Eagle Pacific Loon Merlin Rock Wren Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Long-eared Owl Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Lake Manawa Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Blackbird Marsh County Preserve
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1988-11-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Red-throated Loon Franklin's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover Pine Siskin
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Adel Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Field notes and Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Carl J. Bendorf, December 1, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1988-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen. Included with the field notes is a letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Carl J. Bendorf noting this is their first field report for IOU. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Rock Wren Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Red-necked Phalarope Long-eared Owl Water Pipit Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover
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Big Creek State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake
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Bruce Ehresman letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 4, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Bruce Ehresman in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Least Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Barn Owl Sharp-shinned Hawk Great Egret
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Chickasaw County Greene County Hamilton County Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Warren County Boone County Knoxville Backbone State Park Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit
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Emil Nauman letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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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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Undated letter from Emil Nauman to Philip DuMont. In this letter Nauman responds to DuMont's request for additional information regarding birds sighted around Sigourney.
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Nauman, Emil Danton
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Sigourney
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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William Praeger letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird collections in Keokuk, May 28, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Hunting Zoological specimens
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1934-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from William Praeger to Philip DuMont dated May 28, 1934. In this letter Praeger tells DuMont that there were three bird collections in Keokuk that he knew of: the Shafer, the Davis and the Heiser. None of the men who owned the collections knew much about their birds and Praeger helped out with identifying some of the specimens.
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Praeger, William Emilius
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Swallow-tailed Kite Northern Mockingbird Wild Turkey Great Egret
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Keokuk
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Fowling Families
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1940-10-25
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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 October 25, 1940. Rosene asks for help in identifying a goose, describes photographing and banding Bell's Vireos, and discusses family matters. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4143/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Cackling Goose
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Paul Errington letter to Philip DuMont regarding feather identification, January 28, 1936
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Feathers Birds--Classification
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1926-01-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Paul Errington to Philip DuMont dated January 28, 1936. In this letter Errington tells DuMont that a feather found in a fox den is probably from a Flicker hybrid. Included with this letter is a feather.
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Errington, Paul L. (Paul Lester), 1902-1962
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Northern Flicker
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Crawford County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Percy Taverner letter to Philip DuMont regarding Flicker hybrids, January 2, 1936
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Classification
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1936-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Percy Taverner to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1936. In this letter Taverner responds to DuMont's article "Red Shafted Flicker Secured at Des Moines, Iowa" published in the Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.2 by discussing Flicker hybrids.
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Taverner, P. A. (Percy Algernon), 1875-1947
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Northern Flicker
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Des Moines Winnebago County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding identification key, May 17, 1937
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Correspondence Instructional materials
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1937-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin Grant to Philip DuMont dated May 17, 1937. In this letter Grant asks DuMont to look over the key he is using to teach students to identify bird species in the lab. Included with this letter is an edited copy of "A Key to and synopsis of the orders and families of Iowa birds."
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Grant, Martin L.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to Wade Guenther regarding the Giddings collection, April 22, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Zoological specimens
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1933-04-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Wade Guenther dated April 22, 1933 and published in the Sabula Gazette on May 11, 1933. In this letter DuMont says that the bird specimens collected by H.J. Giddings should be labelled with the date and place they were collected, and includes a list of the species that DuMont compiled when he studied the collection. This document is in response to a letter from Wade Guenther: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4218/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Pacific Loon Kentucky Warbler Cape May Warbler Red Crossbill Pine Warbler
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Jackson County Sabula
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Frank Ellis letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens and birds around Maquoketa, January 18, 1933
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Collection and preservation
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1933-01-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frank Ellis to Philip DuMont dated January 18, 1933. In this letter Ellis responds to more questions from DuMont regarding specimens housed in the Ellis Museum of Archeology and Anthropology and birds found around Maquoketa.
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Ellis, Frank E.
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Whooping Crane Yellow-headed Blackbird Goldeneye Great Horned Owl Snowy Egret Northern Mockingbird
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Sabula Maquoketa Otter Creek Township
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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30
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William Praeger letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens, April 6, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-04-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from William Praeger to Philip DuMont dated April 6, 1934. In this letter Praeger responds to DuMont's request for information for the "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa" by describing some specimens.
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Praeger, William Emilius
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Bald Eagle Red-throated Loon Black Scoter Common Loon Hooded Merganser Canada Goose
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to Fred Schwab regarding "Waterfowl in Iowa", September 8, 1943
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Water birds Birds--Classification Ornithological literature
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1943-09-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Fred Schwab dated September 8, 1943. In this letter DuMont offers corrections for errors he has spotted in the Jack Musgrove book "Waterfowl in Iowa".
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Barred Owl observations and Goose identification, April 11, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Water birds
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1928-04-11
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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 11, 1928. Rosene discusses his observations of a Barred Owl, how he identifies geese, and some recent sightings.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Barred Owl Snow Goose Canada Goose
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Ogden Boone County Long Pond
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding likely birds to sight in June, May 10, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1928-05-10
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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 May 10, 1928. Rosene plans for a bird outing with DuMont during the next month and reports on the progress of his lifelong and yearly sighting lists.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Upland Sandpiper Great Horned Owl Le Conte's Sparrow Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Erik Munson letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Erik Munson in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Munson, Erik
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Carolina Wren Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Tennessee Warbler
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Camp Mitigwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Paul Martsching letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching in a letter to Robert K. Myers. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Martsching, Paul
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Chimney Swift Long-tailed Duck Merlin Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Hermit Thrush Hooded Warbler
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Des Moines Hendrickson Marsh Lake Brookside Park
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