Erik Munson letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Erik Munson in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Munson, Erik
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Carolina Wren Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Tennessee Warbler
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Camp Mitigwa
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Field reports of seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Diane C. Porter, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Green-backed Heron Turkey Vulture Bell's Vireo Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope House Finch Lesser Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Rough-winged Swallow Magnolia Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin Bufflehead Belted Kingfisher Great Blue Heron American Robin Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Walton Lake Round Prairie Park Jefferson County Park Waterworks Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, spring 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. The field notes include detailed observations on Cooper's Hawk and House Finch. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron White-eyed Vireo Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Brown Thrasher House Finch Redhead Acadian Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Veery Yellow-rumped Warbler Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Lake Ahquabi Big Creek State Park Brenton Slough Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Indianola Marion County Warren County Carlisle Red Rock Wildlife Area Woodland Mounds State Preserve
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Prairie Chicken pictures, November 21, 1930
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Correspondence
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds Predation (Biology) Snakes--Behavior
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1930-11-21
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N/A
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated November 21, 1930. Rosene updates DuMont with Iowa ornithologist news and recounts his trip to Nebraska where he photographed Prairie Chickens and other birds.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Avocet American Bittern Grasshopper Sparrow Greater Prairie-Chicken Long-billed Curlew Wilson's Phalarope Red-eyed Vireo
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Ledges State Park Nebraska
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observer Babs Padelford. The field notes include an additional page of birds observed by others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Little Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Red-necked Grebe Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Henslow's Sparrow American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Dickcissel Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Piping Plover Black-throated Green Warbler Scarlet Tanager Swamp Sparrow Canada Goose Western Meadowlark Common Merganser
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Lake Manawa State Park Lime Creek Nature Center Pilot Knob State Park Shenandoah DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Prairie Rose State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Willow Slough State Game Management Area Page County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mallard Marsh Swamp Silver City Nodaway Valley County Park
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Barred Owl observations and Goose identification, April 11, 1928
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Water birds
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1928-04-11
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N/A
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated April 11, 1928. Rosene discusses his observations of a Barred Owl, how he identifies geese, and some recent sightings.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Barred Owl Snow Goose Canada Goose
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Ogden Boone County Long Pond
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Biological Survey, photography, and nests, October 19, 1927
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Photography of birds Water birds Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Snakes--Behavior
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1927-10-19
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N/A
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated October 19, 1927. Rosene says that he is going to help the Biological Survey with the Waterfowl Census. He then discusses his recent bird photography efforts and describes seeing a garter snake attempting to eat a Meadowlark, and collecting a Hummingbird nest containing one full-grown Hummingbird youth who was still not flight ready.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Boone County Long Pond
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding yearly bird sighting list, April 9, 1927
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls
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1927-04-09
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N/A
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated April 9, 1927. Rosene sends DuMont a copy of his up-to-date list of birds sighted for 1927.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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White-breasted Nuthatch Mourning Dove Horned Lark
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Ogden
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding recent sightings and photographing a Great Horned Owl, April 24, 1926
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1926-04-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated April 27, 1926. In this letter Rosene lists some birds he has sighted recently and describes the efforts he is making to photograph the nest and young of a Great Horned Owl.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Purple Martin Great Horned Owl Chipping Sparrow Northern Harrier
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Iowa
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Hugo Schroder letter to Philip DuMont regarding nesting birds in Iowa, January 2, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Ornithological literature
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1935-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Hugo Schroder to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1935. In this letter Schroder says that he has seen DuMont's book "Revised List of the Birds of Iowa" and his article in the Oologist listing the breeding birds of Iowa and wishes to help by supplying a list of birds that he has seen nesting in areas around the Mississippi River. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4211/view
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Schroder, Hugo H.
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Little Blue Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Tree Swallow Prothonotary Warbler Great Egret Common Starling
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Bettendorf Credit Island Davenport Iowa Port Byron Rock Island Arsenal
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Ed Currier letter to Philip DuMont regarding nest and egg collection, October 19, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Collection and preservation
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1934-10-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ed Currier to Philip DuMont dated October 19, 1934. In this letter Currier says that he read in Iowa Bird Life that DuMont is working on an article about breeding birds in Iowa and reports that when he lived in Iowa he collected nests and eggs. Currier lists some of the species in his collection and asks DuMont to list some reliable collections in Iowa.
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Currier, Edmonde S.
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Black-and-white Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Iowa Keokuk
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn with additional summer bird sightings, August 15, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn with additions to his summer bird sighting report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Short-eared Owl House Finch
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Emmet County Waterloo
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the drought conditions and a Bald Eagle sighting, August 10, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Nests Weather
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1988-08-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding her report on the summer drought and the sighting of an adult Bald Eagle and nest. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Bald Eagle
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Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station
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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observers Larry Stone and Jerry Abma. The field notes include detailed information on a deceased Common Grackle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Common Grackle Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager American White Pelican Wilson's Phalarope Wood Duck Gray Partridge Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Northern Pintail Belted Kingfisher Green-winged Teal
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Forneys Lake Oakland Pottawattamie County Prairie Rose State Park Loess Hills Wildlife Area Willow Slough State Game Management Area Adams County Shelby County
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Opal Uher letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a request to purchase a Peter C. Petersen publication, August 9, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Opal Uher letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a request to purchase a copy of a publication by Peter C. Petersen. The letter includes field notes on House Finch nesting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Uher, Opal
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House Finch
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Waterloo
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Field notes contributed by several observers, summer 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by several observers including, Ted LaGrange, Douglas C. Harr, Guy Zenner, Jim Gallagher, Ronald Harms and Gaylan Crim. The field notes include an attached list of names of frequent bird observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Upland Sandpiper Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Western Grebe American Woodcock Black-crowned Night Heron Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Boone County McIntosh Woods State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pocahontas County Lizard Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rush Lake
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Field notes contributed by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong, summer 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Cedar Waxwing Orchard Oriole White-throated Sparrow Cattle Egret Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern
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Booneville Dallas County Saylorville Lake Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Breeding birds in Iowa
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Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Summer
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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 research notes. This list contains bird species that have been reported as summer residents and breeding within the past two decades in Iowa.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Marion M. Brewer, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Marion M. Brewer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Upland Sandpiper Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Canada Goose Great Blue Heron
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Lost Island Lake Spencer Trumbull Lake Virgin Lake Pickerel Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, summer 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers Mark Proescholdt, Francis L. Moore, Joseph Sedransk and James P. Sandrock. The field report includes an attached "Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa". This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Canvasback Purple Gallinule Least Tern Lark Sparrow Redhead White-winged Scoter Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler American Coot
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Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Pool 19
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Notes on Iowa birds during the summer of 1934
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Field notes Drafts (documents) Articles
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Strigiformes | Owls
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1934-06-01
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1934-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. Sightings compiled by Philip DuMont from multiple observers containing locations, dates, numbers, and whether nests were present. Published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 4.
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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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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, summer 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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1988-06-01
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1988-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers James J. Dinsmore, Marty Eby, Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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American Avocet Killdeer Broad-winged Hawk Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Curve-billed Thrasher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Forster's Tern Semipalmated Plover Spotted Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Swamp Sparrow Snow Goose Kentucky Warbler Gadwall
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Badger Lake Big Creek Lake Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Blue Lake Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Montrose Oakland Riverton Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Saylorville Lake Stone State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Eagle Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Agency
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Field notes and Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore, July 30, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-07-30
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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 Bery Engebretsen. Included with the field notes is a letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding the weather conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Double-crested Cormorant White-eyed Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Dickcissel Forster's Tern Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Pileated Woodpecker Sedge Wren Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Black Tern
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Big Creek Lake Lake View Saylorville Lake
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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Francis Roberts
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Checklists Questionnaires Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Research 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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Annotated checklist of birds. Francis Roberts responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Roberts reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
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Roberts, Francis L. R.
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Iowa City Spirit Lake
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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Walter Rosene
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Checklists Questionnaires Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Research 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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Annotated checklist of birds. Walter Rosene responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Rosene reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Ogden
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