Narrative and photographs of a Western Meadowlark tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Infancy Predation (Biology) Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1927-05-19
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1929-06-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of three different Western Meadowlark nests in various locations. The first photograph shows a Western Meadowlark nest with four eggs, May 19, 1927. The second photograph shows a Western Meadowlark approaching a nest with food, June 25, 1929. The third photograph shows a garter snake devouring a young Western Meadowlark, August 3, 1927.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Western Meadowlark
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Ogden Atkinson
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Narrative and photographs of a Bobwhite Quail tragedy
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Photographs Narratives (literary works)
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Birds--Nests Eggs--Incubation Predation (Biology) Birds--Mortality Birds--Anecdotes
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1925-09-06
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1925-09-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Details and photographs of twelve eggs in a Bobwhite Quail nest that were incubated by the male after the female bird was killed, September 6-21, 1925.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Photograph of faculty members from the American School of Wildlife Protection
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Photographs
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Wildlife conservationists
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1928-08-07
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1928-08-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Eleven faculty members from the American School of Wildlife Protection in McGregor posing outside, August 7-18, 1928. Photograph originally titled "Faculty of Wildlife School at McGregor, Iowa." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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McGregor
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and photograph of a Snowy Owl, Jack Jones, fall 1987
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Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat
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1987-08-01
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1987-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Jack Jones. The report also includes a newspaper clipping with a photograph of Snowy Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987. This document is related to a letter from Randall D. Williams that describes a Snowy Owl sighting: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4032/view
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Jones, Jack (John Paul)
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White-breasted Nuthatch Purple Martin Chimney Swift Eastern Kingbird Snowy Owl Western Kingbird Gray Partridge Common Nighthawk Golden-crowned Kinglet Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Eastern Screech-Owl
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Sioux City O'Brien County Bacon Creek Park East High School
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide and photograph of mice found in Screech Owl nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Food
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1933-05-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Five dead mice found in a Screech Owl nest, May 10, 1933. Slide originally titled "Mice from Screech Owl Nest." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Photograph of five hatching Wood Duck eggs
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research
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1971-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Five Wood Duck eggs that are just beginning to hatch, June 1971. A pencil is pictured below the five eggs to give perspective on the size of the eggs. A handwritten note on the back on the photograph indicates that this was the second day since the duckling eggs pipped, or cracked the shells.
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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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Photograph of an observation tower next to a tree with a Great Horned Owl nest
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Nests
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1932-04-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Four unidentified people standing at the base of an observation tower, located near the North Bridge, April 9, 1932. The tower was being used to observe a Great Horned Owl nest that was built in an old Crow's nest in an aspen tree 27 feet high. Photograph originally titled "Tower and Horned Owl Nest." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of four young Brown Thrashers in a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1923-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Four young Brown Thrashers sitting in a nest, May 31, 1923. Slide originally titled "Four Young Brown Thrashers." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Brown Thrasher
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of four young Goldfinches perching on a branch
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1936-08-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Four young Goldfinches perching on a branch in the Dunes, Indiana, August 31, 1936. Slide originally titled "Goldfinch Family." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Anderson, Arthur Edwin
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American Goldfinch
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of four young Marsh Hawks in a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1924-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Four young Marsh Hawks in a nest with beaks open wide, waiting to be fed, June 20, 1924. The nest was located approximately one-half mile from Stump Lake, North Dakota. Slide originally titled "Young Marsh Hawk." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph. These items related to Rosene's journal: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9319/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Harrier
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Stump Lake
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold next to tent
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Photographs
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Camping
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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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Frederic Leopold (in hat) and an unidentified man stand next to a tent. Behind them, a third person sits on the edge of a tree-lined stream.
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold dressed in suit
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Photographs
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Wildlife conservationists
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1971-01-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold dressed in a suit posed in a formal photograph from the Donnellson Star, January 13, 1971.
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Donnellson Star
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Donnellson
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1965.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold pulling a sled
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Photographs
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Winter Cross-country skiing
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold skis across a snow-covered field, pulling a sled behind him.
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold and a hunting dog
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Photographs
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Winter Hunting
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1978-01-01
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1978-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold, carrying a rifle, walks across a snow covered field with a hunting dog, 1978.
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold and John Hale near Two Key Island, Mississippi River above Iowa River
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Photographs
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Fowling
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1940-01-01
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1940-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold, seated and holding a rifle, and John Hale along with a hunting dog in a small paddle boat. The boat is situated near a tree-lined stretch of Two Key Island located nearby the Mississippi River above the Iowa River.
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Mississippi River, Iowa Iowa River
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Doug Reeves letter and photograph to W. Ross Silcock regarding Breeding Bird Atlas special documentation forms and a Barn Owl nest, February 12, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Infancy
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1987-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and photograph from Doug Reeves to W. Ross Silcock regarding Breeding Bird Atlas special documentation forms and a Barn Owl nest, February 12, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Barn Owl Northern Goshawk
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Boone Tabor Wayne County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Jim Matthews letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, July 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Rare birds
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1986-06-19
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1986-07-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and photographic map describing Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, IA for June and July, 1986 from Jim Matthews to Jim Dinsmore. It includes descriptions of a raptor sighting and bird sightings in general.
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Matthews, James L.
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lyon County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Gladys Black letter to Michael Newlon regarding bird sightings including a Pine Grosbeak, February 1, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Gladys Black to Michael Newlon, sent on February 1, 1984, about bird sightings that winter. It features a photocopied photograph and description of a Pine Grosbeak sighting at Denver in Bremer County, IA, before February 1, 1984.
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Black, Gladys Wylder, Robert
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Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Glaucous Gull Orange-crowned Warbler
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Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Denver
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide and photograph of Otto D. Braker inspecting a Cooper's Hawk nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Nests
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1932-05-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Otto D. Braker inspecting a Cooper's Hawk nest containing two eggs from an adjacent tree, May 1, 1932. Slide originally titled "Horned Owl's Nest." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Cooper's Hawk
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Photograph of Big Bluestem Audubon Society past presidents
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-05-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photo of past presidents of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society, May 1998. In the back row, from left right: James A. "Jim" Murdock (1984-1986), David C. Edwards (1986-1988), Mike Meetz (1988-1990), and Mark Widrlechner (1994-1996). In the front row, from left to right: Maridel Jackson (1992-1994), Lotus Miller, and Sherry Dragula (1990-1992).
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Round Lake, State Game Refuge, 1928
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Photographs
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Photography of birds Water birds
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1928-01-01
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1928-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photograph dated 1928. A black and white photograph of water birds taken at Round Lake State Game Refuge.
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Round Lake State Game Management Area
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Photograph of Red Crossbill, 1990
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Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1990-07-31
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1990-08-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photograph of Red Crossbill in Carroll Iowa by Shirley Schirck on July 31, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Schirck, Shirley
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Red Crossbill
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Carroll
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Photograph of Smith's Longspur, 1990
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Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1990-04-12
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1990-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photograph of Smith's Longspur near Lone Tree, IA on April 12, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.
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Smith's Longspur
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Lone Tree
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Photographs of an Eurasian Collard Dove, summer 2001
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Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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2001-07-30
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2001-08-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photograph of the Eurasian Collard Dove consists of two images taken by Thomas H. Kent. The top image is an adult Eurasian Collard Dove in Grinnell, July 30, 2001 and the bottom image is an Eurasian Collard Dove on a nest with young in Fenton, August 1, 2001. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Eurasian Collared Dove
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Grinnell Fenton
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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