Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds Rare birds Ornithological illustration
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1992-05-04
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Glossy Ibises at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on May 4, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from J.V. Remsen to Tom Kent, letters between Tom Kent and Bob Janssen, a letter from Matt Kenne to Tom Kent, a letter from Bruce Fall to Tom Kent, five photographs, a page with two ibis head sketches, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life 53:68 by Matthew Kenne, and the article Field identification of White-faced and Glossy Ibises by H. Douglas Pratt, published in Birding 8(1):1-5. The Glossy Ibises were seen by Bobbi Webber and photographed by Dave Bunkofske.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Old nesting records of Rare Birds in Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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1936-01-01
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1936-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. In this article Philip DuMont recounts information he received from Ed Currier regarding his collection of bird nests. Published in the Oologist, vol. 53, no. 1, January 1936.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Black-and-white Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Des Moines River Iowa Keokuk Lee County
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Starling increasing in Western Iowa
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Press releases
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-11-08
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Press release dated November 8, 1934. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, Philip DuMont notes that the European Starling has now been sighted in 94 of the 99 Iowa counties.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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Common Starling
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Iowa Grand Junction Osceola Hillsdale
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A Proposed revision of the "Revised list of the Birds of Iowa"
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching Zoological specimens
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1934-02-01
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1934-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Open letter dated February 1934. As Philip DuMont prepares for a revision to the "Revised list of the Birds of Iowa" he notes that 35 of the species listed had not been verified with specimens collected in Iowa. He is still looking for Iowa specimens for 25 of the species listed.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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The Breeding Birds of Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology
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1933-11-20
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N/A
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Article submitted November 20, 1933. This list of the Breeding Birds of Iowa is an outgrowth of Philip DuMont's work "The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa" and lists 144 species known to breed in Iowa. It was submitted to the Oologist on November 20, 1933 and subsequently published in vol. 51, no. 5.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Frederick Lincoln letter to Mrs. J. E. Stewart regarding "Birds of Polk County, Iowa", December 8, 1931
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithological literature English language--Homonyms
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1931-12-08
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Letter from Frederick Lincoln to Mrs. J.E. Stewart dated December 8, 1931. Lincoln praises Philip DuMont's work in general but points out a word that is repeatedly used incorrectly.
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Lincoln, Frederick Charles, 1892-1960
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Arthur Bent letter to Mrs. J. E. Stewart regarding "Birds of Polk County, Iowa", November 30, 1931
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithological literature English language--Homonyms
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1931-11-30
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Letter from Arthur Bent to Mrs. J.E. Stewart dated November 30, 1931. Bent discusses a couple of questionable birds included in Philip DuMont's book and points out an incorrectly used word.
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Bent, Arthur Cleveland, 1866-1954
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Purple Gallinule Brant
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Althea Sherman letter to Philip DuMont regarding the "Birds of Polk County, Iowa", January 5, 1932
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Ornithology--Methodology Ornithological literature
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1932-01-05
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N/A
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Letter from Althea Sherman to Philip DuMont dated January 5, 1932. Sherman tells DuMont that she has written the Des Moines Audubon Society to praise his book that they published.
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Sherman, Althea R. (Althea Rosina), 1853-1943
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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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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Greater Prairie-Chicken at Larchwood in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1993-06-01
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1994-10-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Greater Prairie-Chicken at Larchwood in Lyon County, IA on December 11, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo of the specimen, a letter from Jim Dinsmore to the Records Committee reporting the sighting and specimen, and the original sighting record found in the publication Greater Prairie-Chicken in Lyon County in Iowa Bird Life 63:55 by Marty Eby.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Larchwood
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds
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1992-03-27
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1994-10-18
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Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area Kossuth Counties, IA on March 27, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, eight photographs of the bird, letters between Brad Bolduan, Peder H. Svingen, and Thomas Kent, and the published and approved sighting record found in the publication Gyrfalcon in Kossuth County in Iowa Bird Life 64:1 by Brad Bolduan.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Gyrfalcon
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Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon at Guthrie County in 1979
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1979-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Guthrie County, IA on January 17, 1979. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 49:23-26 by N.S. Halmi seen by Gene Burns.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Gyrfalcon
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Guthrie County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk north of Pocahontas in 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1985-06-04
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1994-02-03
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk north of Pocahontas in Pocahontas County, IA on October 27, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, letters about the bird sighting between James Dinsmore and David Gilmer, the original sighting record found in the publication Recoveries of Ferruginous Hawks banded in south-central North Dakota in the Journal of Field Ornithology 56:184-187 by D.S. Gilmer, D.L. Evans, P.M. Konrad, and R.E. Stewart, and referenced by another publication.
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Raymond L. Cummins, December 23, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-23
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N/A
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Jamaica contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, December 23, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Lapland Longspur Lesser White-fronted Goose Canvasback Goldeneye House Sparrow American Wigeon Redhead Golden Eagle Common Snipe Long-eared Owl American Tree Sparrow Snow Goose Canada Goose Northern Pintail Belted Kingfisher Green-winged Teal Gadwall Wild Turkey American Robin Mourning Dove Northern Harrier Mallard Common Starling
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for an Ibis species at Little Wall Lake in 1958
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Threskiornithidae | Ibises Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1958-05-16
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for an Ibis species at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on May 16, 1958. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Cattle Egret and other uncommon Iowa waterbirds in Iowa Bird Life 31:44-45 by Milton W. Weller.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Little Wall Lake
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First occurrence of the Starling in the 99 Iowa counties
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Tables (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Introduced birds Ornithology--Methodology
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Table. This table records the county, locality, date, observer and number of birds for the first recorded Starling sighting in every county in Iowa. The table was included in the article "The Invasion of the Starling into Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 15, no. 2.
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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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Philip DuMont letter to William Jarnagin regarding request for Starling information, May 23, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology--Methodology
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1935-05-20
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N/A
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Letter from Philip DuMont to William Jarnagin dated May 23, 1935. DuMont gives a brief history of the European Starling in the United States and Iowa and asks William Jarnagin to publish a notice in his newspaper asking for information about Starling sightings in Buena Vista County.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Buena Vista County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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 DuMont proposal to the Iowa Fish and Game Commission regarding a proposed revision of the list of Iowa birds
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Proposals
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching Ornithological literature
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated proposal from Philip DuMont to the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. DuMont proposes that the Iowa Fish and Game Commission publish a work he is writing titled: A Revision of the birds of Iowa. He discusses both the needs and the scope of the project.
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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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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, J. Donald Gillaspey, December 27, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Lamoni contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey, December 27, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Rough-legged Hawk Common Grackle House Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Hairy Woodpecker Belted Kingfisher Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Brown Creeper Common Pheasant Eastern Screech-Owl
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Lamoni
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Beth Brown, December 20, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Lucas contributed by Beth Brown, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Brown, Beth
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Red-headed Woodpecker American Crow Cedar Waxwing House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Purple Finch American Tree Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Common Starling
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Lucas
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Cynthia Samples, December 21, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found at Lake Red Rock contributed by Cynthia Samples, December 21, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Samples, Cynthia
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Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rough-legged Hawk Ring-billed Gull American Crow Ring-necked Duck White-throated Sparrow House Sparrow Herring Gull Snow Goose American Coot Green-winged Teal Gadwall American Robin Common Merganser Horned Lark Mallard
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Lake Red Rock
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Bill Heusinkveld, December 20, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found at Lake Rathbun contributed by Bill Heusinkveld, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Heusinkveld, Bill
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Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Thayer's Gull Pied-billed Grebe Ring-necked Duck House Sparrow Red-breasted Merganser Black-legged Kittiwake American Wigeon Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Glaucous Gull Snow Goose American Coot Canada Goose Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Gadwall Common Merganser Burrowing Owl Mallard
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Rathbun Lake
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Nelson R. Hoskins, December 27, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Ottumwa contributed by Nelson R. Hoskins, December 27, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Hoskins, Nelson R.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Ring-billed Gull Common Grackle Song Sparrow Common Pigeon House Sparrow Great Horned Owl American Tree Sparrow American Coot Canada Goose Lesser Scaup Hairy Woodpecker American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Mallard
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Ottumwa
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Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Margaret Seeck and Rita E. Efta, December 20, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Sac County contributed by Margaret Seeck and Rita E. Efta, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Efta, Rita E. Seeck, Margaret
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Bald Eagle American Kestrel Harris' Sparrow House Sparrow American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-winged Blackbird American Robin Brown Creeper Common Starling
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Sac County
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