Preparations for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks
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Reports
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Birdhouses Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Eggs--Incubation Duck populations Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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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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An article written by Frederic Leopold that describes how to prepare for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks and how to observe and track activity in the Wood Duck houses. Leopold also discusses the topic of shortening the open water fowl hunting season to limit the number of breeding ducks that are killed each year. The article was possibly published in the Burlington Hawkeye newspaper.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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12
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16
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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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8
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17
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider near New Boston in 1950
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1951-06-01
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for King Eider near New Boston in Louisa County, IA on November 18, 1950. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Another Iowa record of the King Eider in Iowa Bird Life 21:41 by Thomas Morrissey and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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King Eider
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New Boston
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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17
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Ingham Lake in 1971
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1972-06-01
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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 Ingham Lake in Emmet County, IA on November 8, 1971. Includes a record review document with votes, letter about the sighting from Kennet Formanek to Peter Petersen, the original sighting record found in the publication Another King Eider record for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 42:50 by Peter C. Petersen shot by the Goecke brothers and identified by Kenneth Formanek, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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King Eider
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Ingham Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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17
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Clear Lake in 1986
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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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1987-06-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for four King Eiders at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 17, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication King Eiders at Clear Lake by James L. Hansen seen by Rick Poole and Ron Glanville with photographs by Thomas Kent.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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King Eider
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Clear Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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17
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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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4
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17
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Eider near Jones and Winnebago Counties in 1961
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1977-01-01
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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 Common Eider near Jones and Winnebago Counties, IA in 1961. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Waterfowl in Iowa 5th ed. State Conservation Commission by J.W. and M.R. Musgrove recorded by unknown hunters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Eider
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Jones County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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18
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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 Great Gray Owl at Oskaloosa before 1872
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1873-01-01
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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 Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, IA before 1872. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Notes on the Birds of Southern Iowa in the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 15:229-243 by T. Martin Trippe, 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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Oskaloosa
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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 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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8
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19
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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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8
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19
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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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8
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck near Beaver Creek in 1957
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1971-01-01
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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 Beaver Creek near Des Moines in Polk County, IA on November 5, 1957. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by Cleo Johnson, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Beaver Creek
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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19
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Note to Ames Audubon members regarding an Audubon Wildlife Film, February 1972
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Correspondence Announcements
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1972-02-01
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1972-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A note to Ames Audubon members regarding the last Audubon Wildlife Film for the 1971-1972 season on February 14, 1972. Members were encouraged to attend the film which promises to be educational entertainment for the entire family.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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2
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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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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 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 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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9
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22
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Northwestern Iowa in 1866
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Extinct birds Rare birds Hunting
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1901-06-01
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1996-04-25
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Eskimo Curlews in Northwestern Iowa in the spring of 1866. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The dough bird again in Forest and Stream 56:146 by E. Hough seen by John Smith.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eskimo Curlew
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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22
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Boone in 1896
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1896-09-12
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Shallow-tailed Kite at Boone in Boone County, IA on September 12, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Notes and news in Iowa Ornithologist 2:85 by C.F. Henning seen by C.H. Elliott.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Boone
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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24
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at West Swan Lake in Emmet County in 1968
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1990-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Long-billed Curlew at West Swan Lake in Emmet County, IA on November 12, 1968. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Long-billed Curlew in southwestern Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 60:20 by Carl Priebe, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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West Swan Lake State Game Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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24
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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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1
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24
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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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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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Bluestem Flyer, Volume 18, Number 8, May 1984
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Hunting
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1984-05-01
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1984-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 18, Number 8, May 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "That One Extra Step" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including the return of many Warblers to the area.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Broad-winged Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Short-eared Owl Great Horned Owl Willet
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Ames Brookside Park Larson Marsh
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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3
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