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

Dean Mosman letter to Thomas Kent regarding winter bird sightings, February 11, 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies	1981-02-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of birds sighted by Dean Mosman. He notes that he has fewer sightings this year given the mild Winter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Mosman, Dean	Loggerhead Shrike Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Pine Siskin Winter Wren Northern Shrike	Elkhart Lake Red Rock Polk County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Jack A. Holloway III letter to Thomas H. Kent, spring 1985, regarding bird sightings	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1985-03-01	1985-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Jack A. Holloway III listing various bird sightings, primarily in central Iowa and Woodbury County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.	Holloway, Jack A.		Ames Woodbury County Anderson Goose Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	6
John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field report standardization, May 29, 1985, with accompanying field notes	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Columbiformes \| Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Galliformes \| Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Bombycillidae \| Waxwings Weather	1985-05-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from John Van Dyk regarding Thomas H. Kent's standardized species report form that he sent to contributors, why Van Dyk did not use the form for his report, and suggested changes to the reporting form. Included with the letter is a field report that discusses the spring weather and lists various bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-		Sioux Center Sioux County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	6
Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Biological Survey, photography, and nests, October 19, 1927	Correspondence	Bird surveys Birds--Nests Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Photography of birds Water birds Apodiformes \| Swifts and Hummingbirds Snakes--Behavior	1927-10-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated October 19, 1927. Rosene says that he is going to help the Biological Survey with the Waterfowl Census. He then discusses his recent bird photography efforts and describes seeing a garter snake attempting to eat a Meadowlark, and collecting a Hummingbird nest containing one full-grown Hummingbird youth who was still not flight ready.	Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Boone County Long Pond	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	1	25
Observations and data on various birds, part 3 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown	Correspondence Field notes Research notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Thraupidae \| Tanagers Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A collection of bird sightings around Iowa compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, including notes and correspondence. This document is part three of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Vireo/Warbler and ends with the tabbed section labeled Finch. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8624/view	Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	3	9
Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding bird observations from a trip to North Dakota, May 1, 1925	Correspondence Field notes	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	1925-05-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	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.	Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa Ogden North Dakota Minnesota	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	38	3