Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Rusty Blackbird, 1979-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watchers Birds--Counting Birds--Research
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1979-12-01
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1983-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Rusty Blackbird submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1979-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Rusty Blackbird
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Iowa
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Ardeidae | Herons Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1941-05-11
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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 Atlantic and Council Bluffs by Walter Rosene and group from the Atlantic Convention, May 11, 1941.This is a combined list for the Atlantic Convention field trip.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Great Horned Owl Sora Olive-sided Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager American Coot Eastern Screech-Owl
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Atlantic Council Bluffs
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Parulidae | Warblers Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1941-05-11
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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 Atlantic and Griswold by Walter Rosene and group from the Atlantic Convention, May 11, 1941.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-tailed Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Orchard Oriole Harris' Sparrow Great Horned Owl Eastern Wood-Pewee Scarlet Tanager American Goldfinch Downy Woodpecker
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Atlantic Griswold
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 11, 1937
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers
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1937-04-11
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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 Boone, Ames and Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene, April 11, 1937. Also notes he intended to take movies of the Pasque flowers but they were not in bloom yet.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Wigeon American Coot Lesser Scaup Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Wilson's Snipe Mallard
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 12, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1940-05-12
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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 Dubuque by Walter Rosene and others, May 12, 1940. Also notes this field trip includes members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Barred Owl Greater Yellowlegs Pileated Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Worm-eating Warbler Black Tern Wilson's Snipe Green Heron
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Dubuque
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide of Dr. Leroy Titus Weeks sitting by a tree
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Lantern slides
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Bird watchers
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Dr. Leroy Titus Weeks, who appears to be wearing clergy attire, sits on the ground leaning against a tree. Slide originally titled "Dr. Leroy Titus Weeks."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Iowa Birdline update, January 27, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Strigiformes | Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-01-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 27, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of multiple Northern Saw-whet Owls, a male White-winged Crossbill and a Brown Thrasher. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of eleven Common Redpolls, several Lapland Longspurs and three Short-eared Owls.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Merganser Pine Warbler
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Iowa City Johnson County Marion Moorehead Pioneer Park Rathbun Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit West Branch Geode State Park Lock Number 19 Green Bay Bottoms
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Iowa RBA, August 2-5, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-08-02
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1999-08-05
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Five emails of Iowa RBA updates for August 2-5, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Ruff, a Western Grebe, and a Greater Roadrunner.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Greater Roadrunner Western Grebe Snowy Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Greater Scaup Baird's Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Nebraska City Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Fort Madison Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Babcock Access Sand Point
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Photograph of an observation tower next to a tree with a Great Horned Owl nest
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Nests
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1932-04-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Four unidentified people standing at the base of an observation tower, located near the North Bridge, April 9, 1932. The tower was being used to observe a Great Horned Owl nest that was built in an old Crow's nest in an aspen tree 27 feet high. Photograph originally titled "Tower and Horned Owl Nest." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Great Horned Owl
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1965.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Iowa RBA, October 16, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-10-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for October 16, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Yellow Rail, Red-necked Grebe, Surf Scoter and a Sabine's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an American Pipit and a Horned Grebe.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Yellow Rail Merlin Sabine's Gull American Pipit Purple Finch Surf Scoter
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lock and Dam Number 18 Pleasant Creek State Park Black Hawk Lake Lake MacBride Silver Lake Casey Barrow Landing Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Dorothy Parker letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding rare bird sighting of a White-Winged Crossbill, August 6, 1979
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Rare birds Country life
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1979-08-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dorothy Parker to Thomas H. Kent describing the discovery and identification of a deceased White-Winged Crossbill at Patti Stockham's farm near Anita, Iowa, including the various people that helped confirm the bird's identification. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.
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Parker, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill
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Anita
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Marion Brewer letter to Thomas Kent regarding Marbled Godwit, October 25, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching
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1983-10-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Marion Brewer to Thomas Kent thanking him for his letter regarding a Marbled Godwit, sharing that she can't attend IOU meetings due to a disability, and requesting more documentation and report forms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1983.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Marbled Godwit
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Cherokee
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Mildrede Williams letter to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1934-08-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mildrede Williams to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934. Williams expresses gratitude to club members and her regret that she must resign as club president and will remain in Atlantic for the winter. Also included is a list of birds found in mythology.
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Williams, Mildrede L. Appleman
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Atlantic Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during winter 1972-1973, including rare birds, March 20, 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Country life
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1973-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen describing birds sighted during winter 1972-1973 in the Iowa City area and discussing other birdwatchers. Rare birds reported by Halmi were a Goshawk, Evening Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills, and Snow Buntings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1972-1973 report.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Snow Bunting Evening Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Red Crossbill
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Philip DuMont letter to Myrle Jones regarding the reporting of sightings of rare birds, April 29, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Rare birds
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1944-04-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Myrle Jones dated April 29, 1944. DuMont responds to Jones about the sighting of a Summer Tanager by saying that many birds listed as rare in Iowa may have more to do with the lack of observers rather than the lack of the species. He encourages Jones to publish his observations so that more accurate records can be developed. This document is in response to a letter from Jones: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4120/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Summer Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Des Moines Iowa Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding a field trip, July 21, 1923
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1923-07-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union encouraging them to meet to talk about their experiences and observations over the past year. The letter also proposes a three day group field trip to Ledges State Park in Boone County. Letter is signed by W. M. Rosen (Walter Rosene).
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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15
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the fall bird movement in Iowa
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers
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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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Letter to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the fall bird movement in Iowa. The letter includes names and locations where birds were observed by members. Includes information about several excursions and locations members have visited to view birds. The letter is written by Kenneth R. Nelson. The name A. J. Palas appears in parentheses at the end of the letter. The letter does not have a date.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Nelson, Kenneth R. Palas, Arthur J.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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1988-03-01
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1988-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with detailed descriptions. The field notes include bird sightings from several observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Carolina Wren Ross' Goose Merlin Least Tern Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Greater Scaup Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Chipping Sparrow Bufflehead Short-billed Dowitcher Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan
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Little Wall Lake Big Creek State Park Brenton Slough Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Red Rock Oakland Polk City Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Boone County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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List of names of Iowa birders
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Checklists
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1986-06-01
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1986-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of names of individuals who routinely submit field reports for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide and photograph of Otto D. Braker inspecting a Cooper's Hawk nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Nests
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1932-05-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Otto D. Braker inspecting a Cooper's Hawk nest containing two eggs from an adjacent tree, May 1, 1932. Slide originally titled "Horned Owl's Nest." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Cooper's Hawk
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Ames Audubon Society September Newsletter, 1973, pages 1 and 3
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Newsletters
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Bird watchers Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Important bird areas
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1973-09-01
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1973-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Pages 1 and 3 of the newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, September 1973. Highlights of the newsletter include details of the next program, "Birds of the Southwest" presented by Dr. Barton Morgan and Margaret L. Morgan and several paragraphs of a letter written by Lotus Miller on behalf of the society to Colonel Walter H. Johnson to protest environmental changes anticipated in Ledges State Park as a result of a project at the Saylorville Reservoir. Page 2 is found at: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10182/view.
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Ames Audubon Society Brown, Nancy E.
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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2
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A History of the Des Moines Audubon Bird Club
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Essays
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc
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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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Part 1 of the history of the Des Moines Audubon Society covers the period from its founding in 1923 to 1938 and describes the Society's members, meetings and conservation efforts.
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Des Moines
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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3
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Photograph of Big Bluestem Audubon Society past presidents
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-05-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photo of past presidents of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society, May 1998. In the back row, from left right: James A. "Jim" Murdock (1984-1986), David C. Edwards (1986-1988), Mike Meetz (1988-1990), and Mark Widrlechner (1994-1996). In the front row, from left to right: Maridel Jackson (1992-1994), Lotus Miller, and Sherry Dragula (1990-1992).
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union board of directors, 1986
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1986-01-01
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1986-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photograph of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union's board of directors, 1986. The photograph was taken by Thomas H. Kent at Grinnell, Iowa.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Grinnell
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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