Field reports, Tanya Bray, fall 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1989-08-01
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1989-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with a list of birds and locations contributed by Tanya Bray for fall 1989 with additional notes for specific sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Bray, Tanya
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Ring-billed Gull Black Scoter Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Snow Goose Great Blue Heron Great Egret
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Iowa Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Big Marsh in 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1985-03-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Big Marsh in Butler County, IA on March 29, 1985.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Sandhill Crane
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Willow Slough and the Wilson farm in Mills County, IA, in 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1984-10-20
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1984-10-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Willow Slough and Barb Wilson's farm in Mills County, IA, on October 20, 21 and 24, 1984.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Sandhill Crane
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Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Rare bird sighting for Prairie Falcon at Clay County in 1993
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1993-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting for a Prairie Falcon at Clay County, IA on April 2, 1993.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Prairie Falcon
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Clay County
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County and Swan Lake Township in Pocahontas County in 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1988-01-25
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1988-02-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two separate sightings of Prairie Falcons in Iowa. The first sighting of a Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on January 25, 1988. The second sighting of a Prairie Falcon in Swan Lake Township in Polk County, IA on February 1, 1988.
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Carlson, Judith
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Prairie Falcon
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Booth Township Swan Lake Township
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1981-11-08
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1981-11-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on November 8, 1981.
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Klaas, Erwin E
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Prairie Falcon
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at junction of U.S. Route 30 and Interstate 29 in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1981-10-10
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1981-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at junction of U.S. Route 30 and Interstate 29 west of Missouri Valley in Harrison County, IA on October 10, 1981.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Prairie Falcon
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Interchange 75
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Saint Ansgar in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds Wildlife conservation Wildlife rehabilitation
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1982-09-22
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1982-10-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Saint Ansgar in Mitchell County, IA on September 22, 1982. There is an attached note from James Hansen to Thomas Kent dated October 1, 1982 regarding a photography of the bird.
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Hansen, James L.
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Northern Goshawk
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Saint Ansgar
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Rare bird documentation form for Blue-winged Teal at Saylorville Reservoir in 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1990-11-22
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1990-12-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Blue-winged Teals at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 22, 1990.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Blue-winged Teal
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Saylorville Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Wood Duck at Lakeview Recreation Area at Saylorville Lake in 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1984-10-06
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1984-10-25
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for three hundred eighty-six Wood Ducks at Lakeview Recreation Area at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on October 6, 1984.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Wood Duck
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Lakeview Recreation Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Lock 19 in Keokuk in 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1991-01-03
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1991-02-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for one to two Tundra Swans at Lock 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on January 3 and 19 as well as February 8, 1991.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Tundra Swan
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Lock Number 19
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Little Wall Lake in 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1984-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on April 14, 1984.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Red-necked Grebe
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Little Wall Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Clark's Nutcracker at Forest Lake Camp near Ottumwa in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1972-10-15
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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 Clark's Nutcracker at Forest Lake Camp near Ottumwa in Wapello County, IA on October 14, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and the original sighting record found in the publication First Clark's Nutcracker for Wapello County in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):14-17 by Judge Charles G. Ayres, Jr.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Clark's Nutcracker
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Forest Lake Camp
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Wildlife conservation
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1976-08-01
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1976-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist, fall 1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1976.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Burlington in 1893
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Extinct birds Rare birds Wildlife conservation Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1907-03-01
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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 Eskimo Curlew at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on April 5, 1893. Includes a record review document with votes, an article about the Eskimo Curlew in general, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson collected by Paul Bartsch, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eskimo Curlew
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Burlington
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding wildlife conservation, January 3, 1927
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Ornithological literature
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1927-01-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated January 3, 1927. In this letter Rosene rails against the Izaak Walton League and National Audubon Society for not doing enough to ensure wildlife conservation and laments his own efforts to motivate the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Planning for fish and game restoration
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Radio scripts
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Environmental policy Wildlife conservation Wildlife habitat improvement Ecological surveys Restoration ecology
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1934-11-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Radio script dated November 21, 1934. This radio script delivered over WOI by Philip DuMont, Game Technician for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, describes the twenty-five year conservation plan adopted by the Iowa State Planning Board and appeals to the public for help.
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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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Woodcocks increasing in numbers
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Press releases
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Bird populations Birds--Geographical distribution Wildlife conservation
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1935-01-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Press release dated January 31, 1935. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission Philip DuMont notes that a recent study by Olin Sewall Pettingill indicates that the Woodcock is rebounding nicely in Iowa since its recent protection.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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American Woodcock
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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Prairie Chickens in Iowa
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Press releases
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Habitat Wildlife conservation
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1934-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Press release dated December 20, 1934. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission Philip DuMont notes that Prairie Chickens should nest in Iowa in increasing numbers as a result of the Waterfowl restoration program.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Clay County Iowa Lyon County Wayne County Clayton County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Waterfowl conditions in the Missouri Valley
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Reports
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Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Waterfowl
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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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Undated report. A report about Waterfowl migration suggests possible areas for purchase in order to create wildlife refuges in Western Iowa.
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Woodbury County Monona County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Field trip by Philip A. DuMont
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Reports
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Birds--Counting Wildlife conservation Wildlife-related recreation surveys Parks--Iowa Natural areas
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1934-09-12
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1934-09-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. In this report Philip DuMont provides wildlife descriptions for natural areas around Iowa and makes some recommendations for park development.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Clay County Dickinson County Emmet County Palo Alto County Wright County Hancock County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Merle Strasser letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 18, 1966
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Wildlife conservation Wildlife conservationists Birdhouses
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1966-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Merle Strasser to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 18, 1966. The letter conveys thanks and appreciation for Leopold's work with Wood Ducks. Strasser, who was a secretary to Jay N. Darling, also includes a few of Darling's remarks on conservation, Aldo Leopold and Wood Ducks. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3099/view
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Strasser, Merle
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Des Moines
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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13
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Ray Warner letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck presentation and thoughts on hunting, March 21
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Wildlife conservation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1977-03-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ray Warner to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck presentation and thoughts on hunting, March 21. The letter details Warner's interest in becoming a conservation officer and his thoughts on a hunting ban.
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Warner, Ray
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Mediapolis
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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A. Starker Leopold letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a paper on Wood Ducks and a hunting trip, October 3, 1951
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Correspondence
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Wildlife conservation Hunting
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1951-10-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from A. Starker Leopold to Frederic Leopold regarding a paper on Wood Ducks and a hunting trip, October 3, 1951. The letter conveys F. Fraser Darling's praise of Frederic Leopold's paper on Wood Ducks that was published in the Condor. A summary of a recent hunting trip to Powell Lake is also mentioned.
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Leopold, A. Starker (Aldo Starker), 1913-1983
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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11
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September Netting Results, Pine Hill Cemetery, 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Trapping
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1976-09-01
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1976-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist for Pine Hill Cemetery. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1976.
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Pine Hill Cemetery
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