Lantern slide and photograph of a Burrowing Owl
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching
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1928-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Burrowing Owl standing on the ground by a burrow near Paton, June 26, 1928. Slide originally titled "Burrowing Owl." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Burrowing Owl
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Paton
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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5
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Lantern slide of a Brown Thrasher perching on a branch
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Lantern slides
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Bird watching
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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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A Brown Thrasher perching on a bare branch. Slide originally titled "Brown Thrasher."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Brown Thrasher
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society brochure and membership application
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Brochures
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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2007-08-01
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2007-08-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A brochure with a membership application to join the Big Bluestem Audubon Society. The brochure includes information on the local chapter of the Audubon as well as details on meetings, field trips, the Christmas Bird Count, and other activities.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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10
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Documents regarding a Wood Duck study, 1963
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Correspondence Questionnaires
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ducklings
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1963-01-01
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1963-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A brief letter and a questionnaire relating to a Wood Duck study done to gather information on nesting wild Wood Ducks, 1963. The letter describes the purpose of the study and asks for help in filling out the attached questionnaire. The questionnaire covers topics including: the date the ducks were first seen, the date incubation started, the date of hatch, number of young ducklings and if there was a nest failure. This document is related to correspondence and Wood Duck study report: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3111/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3112/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3113/view.
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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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15
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Bluebird perching at a birdhouse
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching Turdidae | Thrushes
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1937-01-01
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1937-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Bluebird perching outside of a wooden birdhouse, 1937. The photograph was used to illustrate an article Rosene wrote for the Iowa Garden Club year book, December 1937. Slide originally titled "Bluebird at House." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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23
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Bluebird perching on a stump
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching Turdidae | Thrushes
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1925-09-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A bluebird perching on a stump next to a blooming flower, September 24, 1925. Slide originally titled "Bluebird." The lantern slide is hand-colored.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union daily field checking list
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for reporting bird species sightings. The list contains the 273 most common bird species that were reliably reported in the state of Iowa.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union check-list of Iowa birds
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for reporting bird species sightings. The list contains 279 bird species that were reliably reported in the state of Iowa five times or more during the years 1936-1956.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Field checklist of Iowa birds, revised 2010
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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2011-01-01
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2011-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for recording bird species sightings. The list was revised in 2010 and contains 424 total species of birds that are either regular or casual species in Iowa, with additional space to record accidental species.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Field checklist of Iowa birds, revised 1999
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-01-01
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1999-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A blank standardized Iowa Ornithologists' Union checklist of Iowa birds form for recording bird species sightings. The list was revised in 1999 and contains birds that are either regular or casual species in Iowa, with additional space to record accidental species.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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The Birds of Red Rock Reservoir
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Checklists
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1994-10-01
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1994-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A blank standardized checklist of bird species found at Lake Red Rock. The checklist includes information on each of the four seasons and indicates the frequency of sightings for that time period, including common, uncommon, occasional, or rare. Also includes a list of accidental bird sightings found at Lake Red Rock.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Lake Red Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Black Tern hovering in the air
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching
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1924-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Black Tern hovering in the air near Stump Lake, North Dakota, while Walter Rosene and Walter Bennett were photographing her nest, June 17, 1924. Slide originally titled "Flying Black Tern." Rosene provides details on photograph. These items related to Rosene's journal: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9319/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Black Tern
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Stump Lake
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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37
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Photograph of a bird watching blind
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Photographs
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Bird watching Birding sites
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1929-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A bird watching blind where Rosene spent five hours waiting for a Pintail Duck, May 29, 1929. Photograph originally titled "Birdwatching blind." Rosene provides details on back of photograph. This photograph related to a photograph of a female Pintail Duck: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/7004/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Pintail
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather
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1984-08-01
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1984-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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1984 fall field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Western Kingbird Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Solitary Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Prairie Warbler
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Dallas County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Muscatine Rathbun Lake Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Shimek State Forest Centerville Sharon Bluffs State Park Honey Creek State Park Davis County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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1979 Christmas bird count for the state of Iowa
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1979-12-01
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1980-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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1979 Christmas bird count for the state of Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1979-1980.
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Broad-winged Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Goldeneye Great Horned Owl Ross' Goose Merlin Greater Scaup Gray Partridge Ruby-crowned Kinglet Red-breasted Nuthatch House Wren American Robin
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Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Iowa City Iowa Lake Red Rock Marshalltown Spirit Lake Yellow River State Forest DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, winter 1978-1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Phasianidae | Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Fringillidae | Finches
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1978-12-01
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1979-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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1978-1979 winter field report contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1978-1979.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Song Sparrow Harris' Sparrow American Tree Sparrow
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Cherokee County Dallas County Guthrie County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Pocahontas County Panora Lake Panorama
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1978 fall report
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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0198-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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1978 fall report submitted by Janet G. Greer. Document discusses the sightings as well as other information such as population and migrations, of various species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
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Greer, Janet
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Say's Phoebe Purple Martin Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Merlin Least Tern Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Harrison County Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County Viking Lake Nebraska
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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7
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Field report of Iowa birds, May 27, 1985
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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1985-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of bird sightings contributed by Thomas H. Kent, covering various locations in eastern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Long-billed Dowitcher Pine Siskin Tundra Swan
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Chickasaw County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Marshall County Louisa County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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