Wood Duck nesting records, volume two, 1954-1966
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1954-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1954-1966 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, correspondence, Clemson Agricultural College Leaflet No. 20 on the Wood Duck written by Robert E. Ware, instructions on how to build a Wood Duck nesting box, and an article from National Wildlife titled "Of spring and an egg" written by Jean George.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Wood Duck nesting records, volume one, 1939-1953
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Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1939-01-01
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1953-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1939-1953 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are a few hand-drawn illustrations, newspaper clippings and a twelve page photocopied article from volume 53 of The Condor titled "A study of nesting Wood Ducks in Iowa" written by Leopold.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Walter Rosene bird arrival notepad, 1931-1933
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology
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1931-06-01
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1933-12-31
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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 1931-1933. Also includes notes on observations of bird nests and eggs as well as descriptions of miscellaneous photographs (not included).
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Cooper's Hawk Blue Jay Great Horned Owl Louisiana Waterthrush
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Van Buren County Boone County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird List on Field Trip at Ledges State Park of Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Field notes
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1928-05-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of 94 bird species observed on an Iowa Ornithologists Union field trip to Ledges State Park on May 12, 1928.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Ledges State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene bird calendar, Boone County, 1928-1937
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Field notes
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1928-01-01
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1937-12-31
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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 1928 through 1937. Also includes a record of three birds of North America not included in the Iowa list that were observed by Rosene.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Dunlin Gray Partridge Common Pheasant
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Boone County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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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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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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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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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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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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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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Gladys Black's notes on Red Rock Lake and Refuge and Pleasantville winter bird sightings
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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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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Notes on species observed at Red Rock Lake, Red Rock Refuge, and Pleasantville. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1975/1976.
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Black, Gladys
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Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird observations for winter 1975/1976, undated
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
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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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Ross Silcock's notes on birds observed near Malvern, Iowa for the winter of 1975/1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1975/1976.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Loggerhead Shrike Barn Owl Canvasback Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Snow Goose Hairy Woodpecker Northern Harrier
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Fremont County Malvern
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bird Observations of Mike and Carol Newlon
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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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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List of birds and locations contributed by Mike and Carol Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report.
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Newlon, Michael C. Newlon, Carol S.
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American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Pileated Woodpecker Sedge Wren
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake West Liberty F W Kent County Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Letter from J. Donald Gillaspey to Nicholas Halmi regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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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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Bird sighting list and locations contributed J. Donald Gillaspey. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report for Summer 1976.
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Upland Sandpiper Bobolink Loggerhead Shrike Sedge Wren Yellow Warbler
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Lamoni
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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W. Ross Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding highlights of the Christmas bird count, January 30, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches
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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 contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding highlights of the Christmas bird count. The Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Shrikes, Rough-legged Hawk, and Bald Eagle are among the species mentioned. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Townsend's Solitaire Spotted Sandpiper Northern Shrike
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Decorah Dubuque Omaha
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field reports of Iowa birds, June 6, 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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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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List of bird sightings from across the state compiled by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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