Journal of Quetico, White River, West Plains, Iowa River, Keosauqua, and Garner trips
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Diaries Memoirs
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Birds--Counting Fowling Hunting Camping--Equipment and supplies
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1936-06-06
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1945-11-20
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A hunting journal and records compiled by Frederic Leopold. The handwritten journal covers the years 1936-1945 and gives detailed information on trips to several locations, including: Quetico, White River, West Plains, Iowa River, Keosauqua, and Garner. The journal contains camping equipment and supply lists, recipes, mileage and gasoline usage for the trips, daily log of trip activities and the number of birds seen.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck Osprey Common Merganser
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Iowa River Keosauqua Garner
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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12
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11
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Bird Banding Near Fairfield During 1936-1937
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Reports Tables (documents)
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Bird banding Ornithology--Methodology Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Birds--Mortality
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1936-01-01
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1937-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report written by Wesley H. Bartlett describing the bird banding activities near Fairfield during 1936-1937. A total of 937 individual birds and 65 different species were banded, including 4 recently added species. Also of note are details on several other topics, including bird fatalities, the return of previously banded birds, and the type of traps used in banding activities. The report also contains two tables. The first one is a comparative table of bird banding activities of Parsons College from January 1931-April 1937 with species and counts listed. The second table is a banding activities summary for 1936-37 at Parsons College with species and counts listed.
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Bartlett, Wesley H.
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American Bittern Prairie Falcon Chimney Swift Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Waterthrush Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite
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Cedar Falls Fairfield Parsons College
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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1
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10
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at North Twin Lake in 1933
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1935-09-01
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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 Eurasian Wigeon at North Twin Lake in Calhoun County, IA in October 1933. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Specimen of European Widgeon in northwestern Iowa in Wilson Bull 47:235 by P.A. DuMont seen by George Van Wyngarden, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eurasian Wigeon
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North Twin Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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14
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Game management areas in Iowa
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Reports Tables (documents)
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Game and game-birds Hunting Wildlife management areas
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1935-03-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report organized as a table. A table created by William Schuenke, the chief game & warden supervisor, lists game management areas in Iowa by area number, type of game, county, township, acreage, number of farmers and key farmer.
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Schuenke, William
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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20
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Robert Campbell letter to Elwood regarding fox hunting, Starlings, and Quail, December 24, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Introduced birds Upland game bird management Fox hunting
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1934-12-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert Campbell to Elwood dated December 24, 1934. Campbell's letter mentions sighting a pair of Starling September 26, 1932 in between discussing fox hunting and setting up a Quail shelter.
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Campbell, Robert
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Common Starling
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Van Buren 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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Inspection tour of Iowa lakes
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Reports
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Birds--Counting Hunting Wildlife-related recreation surveys Lakes--Iowa
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1934-10-02
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1934-10-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. Philip DuMont reports on some Iowa lakes, describing their size, water level and vegetation, and notes their suitability for hunting.
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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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6
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William Praeger letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird collections in Keokuk, May 28, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Hunting Zoological specimens
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1934-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from William Praeger to Philip DuMont dated May 28, 1934. In this letter Praeger tells DuMont that there were three bird collections in Keokuk that he knew of: the Shafer, the Davis and the Heiser. None of the men who owned the collections knew much about their birds and Praeger helped out with identifying some of the specimens.
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Praeger, William Emilius
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Swallow-tailed Kite Northern Mockingbird Wild Turkey Great Egret
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Keokuk
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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17
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Philip DuMont letter to Fred Pierce regarding specimen collecting, April 5, 1934
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Correspondence
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Hunting Birds--Collection and preservation
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1934-04-05
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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 Pierce dated April 5, 1934. DuMont discusses possible articles for Iowa Bird Life and complains about the lack of support for specimen collectors.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Great Gray Owl 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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at Des Moines River near Adelphi in 1932
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1933-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Harlequin Duck at Des Moines River near Adelphi in Polk County, IA on December 27, 1932. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by James R. Harlan, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Adelphi
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Des Moines in 1893
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Extinct birds Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1931-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Eskimo Curlews at northern Des Moines in Polk County, IA around 1893. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa in Des Moines Audubon Society by Philip A. DuMont seen by C.H. Schroeder, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eskimo Curlew
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at High Lake in 1910
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Hunting Ornithological illustration
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1930-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a few Harlequin Ducks at High Lake in Emmet County, IA around 1910 during the fall. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Some old records in Bull IOU 7:25 by B.O. Wolden.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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High Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Keokuk in 1894
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1925-01-01
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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 King Eider at Keokuk in Keokuk County on November 10, 1894. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Two records from Keokuk Iowa in Iowa Ornithologist 1:52 by William E. Praeger, and referenced by seven other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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King Eider
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Keokuk
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk in Wapello County in 1914
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1924-05-01
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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 in Wapello County, IA on November 4, 1914. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Wapello County Iowa in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences by C.J. Spiker, 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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Wapello County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Hunting journal of Frederic Leopold, 1921-1942
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Diaries Photographic prints
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Fowling Hunting Camping--Equipment and supplies Fishing
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1921-12-25
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1942-11-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A hunting journal and records compiled by Frederic Leopold. The journal covers several trips including: a Christmas trip, Superior Forest trip, Current River trip, Red Fox Day, and an Iowa River float trip. The journal contains 76 black and white photographs, notes on several species of fish, plant species seen, animal species seen, bird species seen, packing lists, and camping equipment and supply lists. This appears to be typed copy of an Aldo Leopold journal.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck Pileated Woodpecker Gadwall Mallard
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Columbus Junction Iowa River Cedar River
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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3
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Brown's Lake in 1917
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1918-04-27
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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 Brown's Lake in Woodbury County, IA on September 17, 1917. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird records of the past winter 1917-1918 in the upper Missouri valley in the Proceeding of the Iowa Academy of Sciences by Thomas C. Stephens seen by A.J. Anderson, 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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Browns Lake
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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 Purple Gallinule at Floyd County in 1891
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1916-09-01
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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 Purple Gallinule at Floyd County, IA in 1891. 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 28:130-138 by C.L. Fenton, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Floyd County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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14
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan near Charles City in 1887
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1916-09-01
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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 Trumpeter Swan near Charles City in Floyd County, IA in 1887. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Preliminary list of the birds of Floyd Count Iowa in Wilson Bull 28:130-138 by C.L. Fenton seen by Webster, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Charles City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan at Floyd County in 1850
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1916-09-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Trumpeter Swans at Floyd County, IA around 1850. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Preliminary list of the birds of Floyd Count Iowa in Wilson Bull 28:130-138 by C.L. Fenton seen by Webster, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Trumpeter Swan
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Floyd County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Fort Dodge in 1899
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1907-03-01
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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 Black Rail at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on July 11, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Melvin Somes, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Fort Dodge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-necked Stilt at Hawarden in 1890
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-03-01
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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 Black-necked Stilt at Hawarden in Sioux County, IA in 1890. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George H. Berry, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-necked Stilt
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Hawarden
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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20
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-necked Stilt at Fort Dodge in 1898
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Black-necked Stilts at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA during the summer of 1898. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Melvin P. Somes, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-necked Stilt
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Fort Dodge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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20
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl at Van Buren County around 1894
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-03-01
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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 Great Gray Owl at Van Buren County, IA around 1894. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by David L. Savage, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great Gray Owl
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Van Buren County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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18
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-backed Woodpecker at western Henry County circa 1885
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Ornithological illustration
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Black-backed Woodpecker at western Henry County, IA along Big Cedar Creek circa 1885. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson reported by Walter G. Savage, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-backed Woodpecker
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Henry County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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30
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Ford Dodge before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-01-01
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mississippi Kite at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mississippi Kite
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Fort Dodge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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26
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at Hillsboro in 1896
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for three Harlequin Ducks at Hillsboro in Van Buren County, IA around 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by W.G. Savage, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Hillsboro
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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