A historical quail hunt
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Reports Memoirs
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Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Fowling Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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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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An autobiographical paper written by Frederic Leopold. The paper gives a brief introduction to the Leopold family and their beliefs on the importance of conservation, including mentions of the patriarch, Carl A. Leopold and his three sons: Aldo, Carl S. and Frederic. The paper continues with details of a hunting trip to Batavia in 1908 that Carl A. took Frederic on when he was a young boy.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Burlington Batavia
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Birds and their foods
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Reports
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Birds--Infancy
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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 paper describing the variety of food consumed by birds, including seeds, fruits, insects, rodents, and fish, and how the food habits of birds are beneficial to humans in keeping pest populations under control. Also includes details on the feeding of young by adult birds as well as information on how birds detect and gather the food necessary for growth and maintenance of the high body temperature that birds require to function.
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Barn Owl American Tree Sparrow
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Iowa
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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10
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The Screech Owl
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Reports Essays
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Owls--Behavior
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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 paper describing several features of Screech Owls, including appearance, habitats, and food preferences.
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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Iowa
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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10
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Compiled rare bird reports featuring the Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Solon in unknown year
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Administrative reports Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc 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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Compiled rare bird reports featuring the Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Solon in Johnson County, IA on an unknown date and year. Other rare bird sightings include Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Double-crested Cormorant in the Iowa City area.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Ruby-crowned Kinglet Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Iowa City Johnson County Solon
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs, comments and analysis
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Administrative reports
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Bird populations Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Birds--Feeding and feeds
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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 list of five Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs with comments on how to implement and analyze the findings of each program. The list includes details on several programs, including the following: winter bird feedings, bridge birds, roadside birds, habitat selection by Dickcissels, and Smith's Longspur survey.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Smith's Longspur Evening Grosbeak Western Kingbird Dickcissel Pine Siskin Common Starling
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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38
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9
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs
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Administrative reports
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Bird populations Bird surveys 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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A list of potential Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs. The list includes details on several programs, including the following: nest record cards, breeding bird censuses, winter bird population studies, Bluebird trail, and Iowa life lists.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Waterfowl conditions in the Missouri Valley
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Reports
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Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Waterfowl
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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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Undated report. A report about Waterfowl migration suggests possible areas for purchase in order to create wildlife refuges in Western Iowa.
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Woodbury County Monona County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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36
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General notes on Starlings by Charles Spiker
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Introduced 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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Undated report. Charles Spiker compiles a list of Starlings sighted by himself and others between April 8, 1929 and May 22, 1932. This information was included in the article "Increase of the Starling in Northeast Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 3.
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Spiker, Charles J.
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Common Starling
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Marquette Clayton County Giard Janesville Chickasaw Durango Winthrop Edgewood Quasqueton
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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24
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Additional records of Starlings in Central Iowa
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced 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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Undated report. Philip DuMont records reliable accounts that extend reports of the Starling to three additional Iowa counties. This information was included in the article "Additional records of the Starling in Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 3.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Hamilton County Jasper County Marshall County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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24
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Present distribution of Starlings in Iowa
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Reports
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Bird surveys Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced 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 on Starling distribution in Iowa. A brief history of the Starling from its introduction in New York and first appearance in Iowa to a current population estimated to be greater than 14,000 residing in Iowa.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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24
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Ruffed Grouse program for Iowa
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Reports
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Birds--Habitat Wildlife habitat improvement Upland game bird management Ruffed grouse shooting
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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 from 1935. In this report Logan Bennett advocates for a Ruffed Grouse restoration program in Iowa.
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Bennett, Logan J. (Logan Johnson), 1907-
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Ruffed Grouse
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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16
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Report on a revised birds of Iowa
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Zoological specimens
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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 the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. In this report Philip DuMont asks for help in substantiating which species should be included in his list of Iowa birds that he will submit as a thesis at the University of Iowa. This report is a draft of the note published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 1.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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10
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Preparations for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks
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Reports
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Birdhouses Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Eggs--Incubation Duck populations Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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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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An article written by Frederic Leopold that describes how to prepare for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks and how to observe and track activity in the Wood Duck houses. Leopold also discusses the topic of shortening the open water fowl hunting season to limit the number of breeding ducks that are killed each year. The article was possibly published in the Burlington Hawkeye newspaper.
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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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A plan to save our ducks
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Reports Essays
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Habitat Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation Waterfowl management Duck populations
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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 report written by Frederic Leopold to address the issue of the continuing decline in waterfowl populations. Leopold voices concerns about the overly optimistic report from Ducks Unlimited regarding waterfowl population and the fact that the effects of over-hunting have been down played. F. Leopold references his brother Aldo Leopold and his book "Game Management" and the philosophy of limiting factors. F. Leopold believes that excessive hunting is the main limiting factor in the declining duck population and not loss of habitat.
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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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12
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10
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project
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Administrative reports Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird surveys Ornithology--Methodology Environmental monitoring Publishers and publishing
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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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Provides a broad overview of the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project, including its purpose and methodology.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brown Pelican at Boone in 1900
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1900-07-01
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican near Boone in Boone County, IA in July 1900. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from David A Newhouse to IOU Records Committee, the original sighting record found in the publication A Southern bird in central Iowa by C.F. Henning seen by Fritcher brothers, and referenced in three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brown Pelican
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Boone
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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11
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl north of Floyd in 1915
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Administrative reports Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1916-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Boreal Owl north of Floyd in Floyd County, IA on July 14, 1915. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Preliminary List of the Birds of Floyd County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 28(3):130-138 by C.L. Fenton, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Floyd
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Christmas census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26, 1925
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1925-12-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report dated December 26. This report conveys the results of the 1925 Christmas bird count from the Des Moines Audubon Society and was published in Bird-Lore vol. 28, no. 1.
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Des Moines Audubon Society
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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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The One hundred most common birds of Polk County, Iowa
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Reports Theses
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Bird surveys Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1926-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thesis dated June 4, 1926. A report submitted by Philip DuMont in order to fulfill the thesis requirement for the Civil Service Examination for Assistant Biologist lists common birds of Polk County.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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Report of committee for selection of "State Bird", April 30, 1927
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Reports
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Ornithology--Societies, etc State birds
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1927-04-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report from the committee that was appointed at the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting in 1926 to investigate the feasibility of selecting a state bird for Iowa. The plan from the committee suggests having members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union nominate five birds which would be narrowed to a final nomination of five to six birds. The final nomination of birds would then be submitted to the school children of Iowa for them to vote and ultimately select the state bird. In order to cover the expense of this campaign, the committee suggests increasing membership dues by $1.00 per member.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Palas, Arthur J. Spiker, Charles J. Wendelburg, Toni Whitney, Thomas H. Clark, Ella
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Birds of Polk County Iowa
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Reports Publications (documents)
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Bird surveys Ornithology--Bibliography Ornithology--Methodology
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1931-10-01
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1931-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Publication dated October 1931. This publication is a book written by Philip DuMont listing the 289 species of birds known to have occurred within Polk County with dates of migration. Published by the Des Moines Audubon Society.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Know Iowa Hawks
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Reports
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Bird pests Birds of prey Birds--Food Birds--Identification
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1932-01-01
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1932-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report dated 1932. This report compiled by H.J. Metcalf claims that Hawks and Owls are not a threat to either agriculture or sport, with only three species of Hawk found in Iowa likely to feed on Poultry or Upland Game Birds.
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Metcalf, H. J.
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Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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A Comparison of two Iowa Duck nesting seasons
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ducks--Counting Ducklings
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1933-01-01
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1934-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. In this report Logan J. Bennett discusses factors creating a decrease in Duck nesting from 1933 to 1934. This report was published in Transactions of the American Game Conference, vol. 21.
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Bennett, Logan J. (Logan Johnson), 1907-
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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3
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21
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Comparison of Duck situation in Iowa in 1933 and 1934
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Reports
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Bird surveys Birds--Habitat Rallidae | Rails Ducks--Counting Water levels
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1933-01-01
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1934-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. In this report Neil Hotchkiss counts Ducks and Coots at Iowa lakes and notes a drastic decline in the numbers from 1933 to 1934.
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Hotchkiss, Neil, 1901-1994
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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3
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21
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Great Horned Owl nesting study and research notes
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Reports Research notes Essays
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Bird banding Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Infancy Eggs--Incubation
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1933-02-26
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1939-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay written by Walter Rosene reporting the findings from a study of nesting Great Horned Owls that he and Bob Walker completed over the course of seven years from 1934-1939. Included in the report are the outcomes from the eggs that were laid and brooded each year, the record of the food found in the nest, and the behavior of the owls. In the seven year study of this particular nesting site, six young birds grew to maturity and left the nest, and all of them were banded.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl
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Beaver Creek Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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