Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding a visit with Janetta DuMont, April 20, 1929
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birdsongs Families
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1929-04-20
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated April 20, 1929. Rosene tells Philip DuMont that he visited with his mother and was surrounded by singing birds. Rosene also reports some recent bird sightings.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Cardinal Henslow's Sparrow Snow Bunting Brown Thrasher Snowy Owl Barred Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chipping Sparrow Horned Lark
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Des Moines Ogden Spirit Lake Long Pond
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Iowa seasonal report, fall 1991, contributed by Diane C. Porter, December 1, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1991-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. The report includes descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Bald Eagle Carolina Wren Chimney Swift Golden-winged Warbler White-winged Crossbill Osprey Peregrine Falcon Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Caspian Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Scarlet Tanager Canada Goose Northern Waterthrush Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield Walton Lake Runnells Overlook Fairfield High School Chautauqua Park
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Field notes contributed by Diane C. Porter, August 1, 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1991-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. The field notes include detailed descriptions of the Western Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Killdeer Green-backed Heron Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Greater Yellowlegs Western Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield Walton Lake
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Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 2, 1991
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1991-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-breasted Chat Blue-winged Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Ruddy Duck Pileated Woodpecker American Coot Green-winged Teal Laughing Gull Great Egret
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Big Creek State Park Polk County Saylorville Lake Moeckley Prairie
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Nest building Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather Birds--Infancy
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1991-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wood Thrush Black-crowned Night Heron Redhead Osprey Louisiana Waterthrush American Coot
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument Mitchell County Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area
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Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to Carl J. Bendorf, November 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observers, Jerry Abma, Doris Bernasek, Patti Johns, Marietta Petersen and Jeannine Ouren. Included with the field notes is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Carl J. Bendorf. Contains an additional attachment with bird observations by Mindy Rosenbaum at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk American Bittern Brewer's Blackbird Barn Owl Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Sanderling Canada Goose Belted Kingfisher Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Green Heron
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Council Bluffs DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Prairie Rose State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Walnut Shambaugh
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Field reports of Iowa birds contributed by Thomas H. Kent, November 26, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent with observers Francis L. Moore, James L. Fuller and Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Magnificent Frigatebird Blue Jay Rusty Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Trumpeter Swan Dunlin Red Phalarope Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Hermit Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Tennessee Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan Northern Shrike Least Sandpiper
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Big Creek Lake Black Hawk County Clear Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City Saylorville Lake Trumbull Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge West Okoboji Lake Ingham Lake Rush Lake
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Ione Getscher letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, September 19, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1988-09-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Ione Getscher. The field notes include details on several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Getscher, Ione
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Green-backed Heron Eastern Bluebird Carolina Wren Eastern Kingbird Baltimore Oriole Golden Eagle American Robin Mourning Dove
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Hamburg
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Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 28, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1988-11-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Red-throated Loon Franklin's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover Pine Siskin
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Adel Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Badger Creek State Recreation Area
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding two owl species sightings, August 1, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1988-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Douglas E. Trapp in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. The field notes include his observations of a pair of Barred Owls and several Eastern Screech Owls. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Barred Owl Eastern Screech-Owl
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Sioux City Stone State Park Bacon Creek Park War Eagle Park
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 1, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1988-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Red-shouldered Hawk Green-backed Heron Little Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Red-necked Grebe Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Ruby-throated Hummingbird Greater Yellowlegs Pileated Woodpecker Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Hooded Warbler Lesser Scaup Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Sandhill Crane
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Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Diamond Lake Mahaska County Winneshiek County White Pine Hollow State Park Effigy Mounds National Monument Lock and Dam 9
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IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, July 29, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-07-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr. The field report includes information on a deceased Peregrine Falcon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Western Grebe Peregrine Falcon Blue Grosbeak Northern Harrier
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Dickinson County Osceola County Rush Lake Ocheyedan Sheldon
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Field notes and Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore, July 30, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy
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1988-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. Included with the field notes is a letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding the weather conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Double-crested Cormorant White-eyed Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Dickcissel Forster's Tern Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Pileated Woodpecker Sedge Wren Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Black Tern
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Big Creek Lake Lake View Saylorville Lake
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Ann M. Barker letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 13, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1987-08-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ann M. Barker to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 13, 1987. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Barker, Ann M.
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White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco
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Des Moines Duck Creek Park
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John Van Dyk letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 27, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1988-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Dickcissel Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Loon Snow Goose
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Sioux Center
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird behavior, February 27, 1932
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Correspondence
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Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Bombycillidae | Waxwings Birds--Infancy Ornithological literature
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1932-02-27
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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 February 27, 1932. Rosene discusses bird behavior, identifying Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, and recently published books.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark
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Ogden Boone County
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IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, May 27, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather
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1988-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr with observers Rory Martinson, Gary Wee and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Bobolink Eastern Bluebird Western Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow House Finch Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler Great Egret Northern Bobwhite
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Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Lyon County Osceola County Sioux County Spencer Melvin Smiths Slough Wolters Prairie
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 29, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1988-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Marbled Godwit Eared Grebe Alder Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow American White Pelican Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Willet Long-eared Owl Veery Hermit Thrush Cerulean Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane
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Big Creek State Park Saylorville Lake
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Warblers, and how to identify them
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Lecture notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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1933-04-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lecture notes delivered April 24, 1933. Notes on the identification of Warblers used for a meeting of the Des Moines Audubon Society.The keys for identification include: migration, habitats, behavior, size, color, and songs.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Des Moines Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Special sighting reports and Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Patricia A. Jackson, August 20, 1986.
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1986-08-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Special sighting reports and a documentation of a Least Flycatcher sighting contributed by Patricia A. Jackson, August 20, 1986. This item was part of a group of documents submitted by Doug Reeves for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Jackson, Patricia A., 1924-2017
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Upland Sandpiper Least Flycatcher Harris' Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Greater Yellowlegs Veery Swainson's Thrush Blackpoll Warbler
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Lyon County Rock Rapids
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather reports for Iowa Bird Life, June 17, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1987-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James P. Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding the plan to no longer compile weather reports for Iowa Bird Life, June 17, 1987. The letter also includes a few interesting bird sightings from around the state. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Anhinga Henslow's Sparrow Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Ames Iowa City Van Buren County Waterloo
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by James P. Sandrock, August 2, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird declines Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1987-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by James P. Sandrock, August 2, 1987. Also included is a brief letter from Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Henslow's Sparrow sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Alder Flycatcher Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Lark Sparrow House Finch Gray Partridge Black-bellied Plover Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Canada Warbler Blue Grosbeak King Rail Eastern Screech-Owl
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Iowa City Jackson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Maquoketa Birmingham
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Dolly Zangger, June 16, 1986
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1986-06-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of a Clay-colored Sparrow sighting contributed by Dolly Zangger, June 16, 1986. This item was part of a group of documents submitted by Doug Reeves for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Zangger, Dolly
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Clay-colored Sparrow
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Doon
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Bruce Ehresman and Beverly Clark, June 4, 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1987-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation of an Alder Flycatcher sighting contributed by Bruce Ehresman and Beverly Clark, June 4, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Ehresman, Bruce Clark, Beverly N.
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Alder Flycatcher
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Dorchester
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the Birdline answering machine and a sighting of a House Finch, July 30, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Carl J. Bendorf to James J. Dinsmore regarding the purchase of the Birdline answering machine from the Amana Phone Company, July 30, 1987. The letter also reports a sighting of a single male House Finch. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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House Finch
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Ames Iowa City
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