Fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for Iowa
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Parulidae | Warblers
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten list of fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for numerous bird species in Iowa. The list includes the date of the sighting, the number of birds seen, as well as a key code indicating the location of the sighting. Also included is the type-written geographic location key used to decipher in which one of the 12 different observation spots the sighting was made.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Least Tern Baltimore Oriole Philadelphia Vireo Greater White-fronted Goose Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco American Black Duck
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Ames Credit Island Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Pilot Knob State Park Sidney DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Iowa State University Nobles Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, October 22, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae | Sparrows Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 22, 1990. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a California Gull, a Mute Swan, and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note was the large numbers of waterfowl spreading across the state. Other interesting observations were of Carolina Wrens, a Short-eared Owl, and numerous Sparrow species, including a Harris' and a Le Conte's
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Eared Grebe Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Mute Swan Harris' Sparrow Western Grebe California Gull Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Gray Catbird Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Big Creek State Park Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Ledges State Park Marion County Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lovilia Osceola Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene bird sighting records
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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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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A handwritten list of bird sighting records compiled by Walter Rosene, organized by species and annotated with sighting dates.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue Jay American Robin Downy Woodpecker
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Walter Rosene bird sighting records
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten list of bird sighting records compiled by Walter Rosene, organized by species and annotated with sighting dates.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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John Bath letter to Thomas Kent regarding an Ovenbird sighting and birding in general, unknown date
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John Bath to Thomas Kent about seeing an Ovenbird in Ames from December 10 to January 10, unknown year. Bath also discusses other birds he'd recently seen.
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Bath, John
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal Purple Finch House Finch Ovenbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes for Prairie Warbler in Iowa in unknown year
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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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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Report for a Prairie Warbler in Iowa from before May 5 to May 7 in an unknown year.
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Prairie Warbler
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Observations and data on various birds, part 3 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown
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Correspondence Field notes Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Fringillidae | Finches Thraupidae | Tanagers Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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3
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Dean Mosman, December 23, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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0186-12-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Alleman contributed by Dean Mosman, December 23, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Mosman, Dean
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Northern Flicker Rough-legged Hawk Common Grackle Rusty Blackbird House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Pine Siskin Tufted Titmouse Northern Harrier Mallard Common Starling
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Alleman
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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1978 fall report
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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0198-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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1978 fall report submitted by Janet G. Greer. Document discusses the sightings as well as other information such as population and migrations, of various species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Greer, Janet
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Say's Phoebe Purple Martin Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Merlin Least Tern Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Harrison County Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County Viking Lake Nebraska
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Bruce Ehresman email to Daryl Howell and James J. Dinsmore regarding Barn Owl nests, August 4, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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0200-08-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Bruce Ehresman to Daryl Howell and James J. Dinsmore regarding Barn Owl nests, August 4, 2000. Includes information on three different locations of Barn Owl nests and eggs and the outcome of those nests. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Barn Owl
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Audubon County Washington Taylor County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, September 11, 1938
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching
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0938-09-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, September 11, 1938.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-headed Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Baltimore Oriole Gray Catbird Wilson's Warbler Hairy Woodpecker American Robin Mourning Dove
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 14, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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0940-05-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 14, 1940.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Crow Blue-headed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Yellow-billed Cuckoo Brown Thrasher Spotted Sandpiper Belted Kingfisher American Redstart Blackpoll Warbler American Goldfinch
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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1
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Letter from Peter Petersen to Nicholas Halmi regarding bird sightings, August 23, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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0976-08-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting list and locations contributed by Peter Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1685-06-01
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1985-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Ring-billed Gull Marbled Godwit Semipalmated Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Virginia Rail Wilson's Phalarope Forster's Tern Lesser Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Green-winged Teal Black Tern Least Sandpiper Great Egret
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Colo Dickinson County Hendrickson Marsh Lake High Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Eagle Lake Arnolds Park Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon in Wapello County, 1973
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1873-04-28
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon on the Des Moines River near Ottumwa on April 28, 1873. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by W. E. Praeger, and referenced by a later publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red-throated Loon
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Greater Scaup, 1911-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1911-11-15
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1983-04-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Greater Scaup submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1911-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Greater Scaup
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene bird arrival notepad, 1914-1929
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1914-07-01
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1929-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A notepad that Walter Rosene used to record bird arrival dates from 1917-1929. Also included are miscellaneous notes on expenses, observations of nests and eggs, and several addresses of Rosene's colleagues.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Boone County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene bird calendar, Boone County, 1918-1927
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Field notes
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1918-01-01
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1927-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A ten year calendar of three hundred and eighty-one wild birds of Iowa annotated by Walter Rosene with sighting dates of species located in Boone County for the years 1918 through 1927. Also includes a record of two birds of North America not included in the Iowa list that were observed by Rosene. Bird observations from a trip to North Dakota in 1924 are included and noted with red ink.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Dunlin Common Pheasant
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Boone County North Dakota
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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A ten year calendar of three hundred and eighty-one wild birds of Iowa
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Bibliography
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1919-04-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A notebook containing a checklist of birds and distributed to the Boy Scouts of Iowa at cost. In this notebook Philip DuMont recorded his bird sightings from 1918 to 1927.
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Cole, Gertrude Mansfield Boy Scouts of America
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene daily journal, 1922
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Diaries Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather
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1922-01-01
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1922-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A diary from 1922 that Walter Rosene used to record bird sightings and weather conditions. Also included are mileage records from 1916-1922 and several addresses of Rosene's colleagues.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue Jay Mourning Dove Horned Lark Brown Creeper Downy Woodpecker
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Ledges State Park Ogden Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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9
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Walter Rosene 1923 bird sighting records
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1923-01-01
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1923-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten list of bird sighting records from 1923 compiled by Walter Rosene, organized by species and annotated with sighting dates. Also includes the number of different varieties of birds observed each month.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird migration records, 1922
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Migration Migratory birds
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1923-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Register dated January 2, 1923. United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Biological Survey register filled out by Walter Rosene listing migratory birds sighted around Ogden for the 1922 calendar year.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941 United States. Bureau of Biological Survey
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Ogden
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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406
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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, December 23, 1923
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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1923-12-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated December 23, 1923. This checklist was used by Philip DuMont, Kenneth Nelson and Mark Alcorn to record birds sighted around Des Moines. The list has been annotated with the number of birds sighted, the weather and the route taken.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Des Moines
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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11
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Walter Rosene 1924 bird sighting records
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1924-01-01
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1924-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten list of bird sighting records from 1924 compiled by Walter Rosene, organized by species and annotated with sighting dates.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Flicker Blue Jay American Robin
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Missouri Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird migration records, 1923
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Migration Migratory birds
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1924-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Register dated January 2, 1924. United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Biological Survey register filled out by Walter Rosene listing migratory birds sighted around the Ogden area for the 1923 calendar year.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941 United States. Bureau of Biological Survey
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Ogden
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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406
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