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

Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding an update to her spring report, June 3, 1985	Correspondence	Bird watching Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification	1985-06-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	In her letter Wilson notes that she did not document late sightings of a Herring Gull and 18 Caspian Terns and describes the appearance of the terns. This document is related to field notes submitted by Barbara L. Wilson: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3025/view . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Herring Gull Caspian Tern		Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	6
Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Sparrow specimens, October 1, 1934	Correspondence	Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens	1934-10-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	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	DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996	Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow	Iowa	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	5	19