Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Des Moines Water Works, 1948
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1948-12-11
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Des Moines Water Works in Polk County, IA on December 11, 1948. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the original bird sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Pacific Loon and other water birds at Des Moines Impounding Reservoir in Iowa Bird Life written and seen by A.C. Berkowitz, and referenced by a later publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pacific Loon
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Waterworks Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Glendale Cemetery, 1948
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1948-12-08
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Polk County, IA in 1948. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Pacific Loon in Polk County Iowa in Iowa Bird Life by Jack Musgrove, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pacific Loon
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Glendale Cemetery
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird near Lake Park in 1945
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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1948-12-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird near Lake Park in Osceola County, IA around 1945. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Groove-billed Ani and Mountain Bluebird, Specimens in Iowa Collection in Iowa Bird Life 18(4):70 by Jack W. Musgrove seen by Floyd Arens.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mountain Bluebird
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Lake Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Groove-billed Ani near Iowa Lake in 1948
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1948-12-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Groove-billed Ani near Iowa Lake in Osceola County, IA a few years before 1948. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Groove-billed Ani and Mountain Bluebird in Iowa Collection in Iowa Bird Life 18:70 by Jack W. Musgrove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Groove-billed Ani
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Iowa Lake Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Dickinson and Emmet County in 1946
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1947-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Dickinson and Emmet County, IA on May 13, 1946. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Shorebirds in the Spirit Lake area in Iowa Bird Life 17:17-18 by J.W. and Mary Musgrove, Inez Reece, and Maynard F. Reece, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Dickinson County Emmet County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk in Woodbury County in 1936
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1946-12-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Ferruginous Hawks in Woodbury County, IA on March 20, 1936. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Ferruginous Rough-leg in Polk County in Iowa Bird Life by B.F. Stiles, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Woodbury County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk north of Ankeny in 1946
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1946-12-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk north of Ankeny in Polk County, IA on September 8, 1946. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Ferruginous Rough-leg in Polk County in Iowa Bird Life 16:65 by B.F. Stiles also seen by G.L. Ziemer, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Ankeny
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Magnificent Frigatebird at Davenport in 1946
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1946-04-01
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1993-09-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Magnificent Frigatebird at Davenport in Scott County, IA in 1946. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Notes on the Bird Life in the Mississippi Valley in Proceedings of the Iowa Academy Sciences 56:343-345 by James Hodges.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Davenport
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Birdwatching notes compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, 1946-1980
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1946-02-10
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1980-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten notes listing birds sighted by Woodward Hart Brown from 1946 to 1980.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding a questionable Swallow-tailed Kite sighting, June 25, 1945
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1945-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Philip DuMont dated June 25, 1945. Pierce asks DuMont to review a questionable sight record for a Swallow-tailed Kite. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4137/view
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Davenport
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew in Clay County from 1865-1875
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1943-12-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Long-billed Curlew in Clay County, IA from 1865-1875. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Early bird life in Clay County Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 13:65 by T.C. Stephens seen by Franklin W. Calkins.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Clay County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Philip DuMont letter to Fred Schwab regarding "Waterfowl in Iowa", September 8, 1943
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Water birds Birds--Classification Ornithological literature
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1943-09-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Fred Schwab dated September 8, 1943. In this letter DuMont offers corrections for errors he has spotted in the Jack Musgrove book "Waterfowl in Iowa".
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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Eider at Trumbull Lake in 1942
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1943-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Common Eider at Trumbull Lake in Clay County, IA on October 30, 1942. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Waterfowl in Iowa by J.W. and M.R. Musgrove seen by Ward A. Stevens and Bernard Severson and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Eider
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Trumbull Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren east of Hornick in 1941
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1942-12-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for three Rock Wrens east of Hornick in Woodbury County, IA on August 10, 1941. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Some Recent Bird Records in the Sioux City Area in Iowa Bird Life 12(4):61 by Jean Laffoon, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Hornick
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Laughing Gull at Lake Manawa in 1941
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1941-06-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on March 25, 1941. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Laughing Gull in Pottawattamie County in Iowa Bird Life 11:36 by B.F. Stiles.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Laughing Gull
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Lake Manawa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ruff at Cone Marsh in 1940
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1941-04-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ruff at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on May 10, 1940.Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Ruff in Iowa in spring in Auk 58:257 by H.R. Dill and seen by W.C. Thietje, and a photograph of the specimen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ruff
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Philip DuMont letter to Walter Rosene regarding Goose measurements, November 3, 1940
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Birds--Classification Families
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1940-11-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Walter Rosene dated November 3, 1940. DuMont describes using Goose measurements in the identification of species and subspecies, and discusses family matters. This document is in response to a letter from Rosene: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4144/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Canada Goose Cackling Goose
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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25
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Fowling Families
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1940-10-25
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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 October 25, 1940. Rosene asks for help in identifying a goose, describes photographing and banding Bell's Vireos, and discusses family matters. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4143/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Cackling Goose
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Lacey-Keosauqua Nature Notes
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Printed ephemera
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Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Predation (Biology) Parks--Iowa Natural areas
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1940-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A circular prepared to inform citizens of recreational and educational opportunities available at Lacey-Keosauqua Park. Highlights include an article on birds that kill to live, tips on avoiding poison ivy, a feature on getting to know your Hawks, and a column on various fish species at the park.
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Iowa Conservation Commission Iowa State College United States. Work Projects Administration
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Keosauqua
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Phalarope at Amana Lake in 1940
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1940-06-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for three Red Phalaropes at Amana Lake in Iowa County, IA on May 17, 1940. Includes a record review document with votes, letters between Thomas Kent and Lillian Serbousek about the sighting, and the original sighting record found in the publication Shore Birds at Amana Lake in Iowa Bird Life 10:27 by Lillian Serbousek.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Phalarope
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Lily Pond
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Keosoqua in 1939
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1940-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for eleven Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Keosauqua in Van Buren County, IA on December 23, 1939. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The 1939 Christmas Bird Census in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 10(1):7-11 by Anon seen by Warren N. Keck.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chestnut-collared Longspur
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Keosauqua
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, July 30, 1939
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1939-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at the YWCA Camp near the Des Moines River by Walter Rosene, Robert Walker and Gordon Peel, July 30, 1939. Also notes he spent most of his time trying to identify a nesting bird brooding four eggs in a loosely built nest.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Kestrel American Crow Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Song Sparrow Common Yellowthroat Dickcissel Tufted Titmouse Mourning Dove Eastern Screech-Owl
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Des Moines River YWCA Camp
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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1
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Margaret Kohlman letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, May 29, 1939
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Stamp collecting
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1939-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Margaret Kohlman to Oscar Allert dated May 29, 1939. Kohlman details her sightings of a Peregrine Falcon that she originally misidentified as a Merlin. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
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Kohlman, Margaret
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Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Guttenberg
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Iowa City in 1939
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1939-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for three Ferruginous Hawks at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 2, 1939. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A record of the Ferruginous Rough-leg in Iowa Bird Life 9:8 by J.W. Johnson, and referenced by another publication.
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Wilson, Barbara L. Johnson, Inez B.
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron at McGregor in 1938
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1938-08-04
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Little Blue Herons near McGregor in Clayton County, IA on August 4, 1938. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication August records from McGregor in Iowa Bird Life 8:54 by Mary E. Roberts and Jack W. Musgrove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Little Blue Heron
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McGregor
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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