Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carol Alexander, Spring 1993
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird pests Bird watching Birds--Food Weather Birdhouses
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1993-03-01
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1993-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Carol and Richard Alexander. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.
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Alexander, Carol Ann
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Red-headed Woodpecker Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican House Sparrow Osprey Common Nighthawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray Catbird Great Egret
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Lamoni Ottumwa Fairfield
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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25
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4
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Photograph of an adult Wood Duck leaving a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Wood duck--Behavior
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An adult Wood Duck leaving a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree, 1965
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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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6
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6
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Lantern slide of a young Purple Martin peeking out of an opening in a birdhouse
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Lantern slides
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Bird watching Birdhouses
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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 young Purple Martin peeking out of an opening in a birdhouse, mouth wide open. Slide originally titled "Purple Martin."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Purple Martin
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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3
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45
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Photograph of a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1960-01-01
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1960-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A wooden Wood Duck house that is attached onto a tree trunk, 1960.
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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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6
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4
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Photograph of paper covering the entrance to a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses--Design and construction
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A wooden Wood Duck house attached to the side of tree trunk, May 1966. The opening to the duck house is covered by a piece of paper that is fastened with string.
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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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6
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14
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Photograph of a Wood Duck house in tree near the Mississippi River
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A wooden Wood Duck house attached to a tree located along the Mississippi River, 1966.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Mississippi River, Iowa
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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6
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8
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Photograph of a Wood Duck in a house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses--Design and construction
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck looks out of a string covered opening in a Wood Duck house, 1965. The string stretched across the bird house opening was used by Frederic Leopold to determine whether birds had entered or left the nest.
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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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6
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6
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Photograph of a Wood Duck perched on a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1960-01-01
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1960-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck is perched on top of a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1960.
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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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6
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4
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Photograph of a Wood Duck duckling in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1971-07-01
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1971-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck duckling looking out of the opening of a Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree, July 1971.
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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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7
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1
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Photograph of a Wood Duck duckling jumping from a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck duckling jumps from a wooden Wood Duck house, 1966. The duck house is attached to the side of a house directly underneath a window.
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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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6
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13
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Photograph of a Wood Duck duckling jumping from duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck duckling jumping from a wooden Wood Duck house that is fastened to a tree trunk, May 1966.
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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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6
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16
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Photograph of a Wood Duck duckling diving from a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1971-07-01
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1971-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Wood Duck duckling diving out of the opening of a Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree, July 1971.
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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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7
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1
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Photograph of a snake in a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Predatory animals
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A snake crawling out of the opening in a Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1965.
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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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7
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7
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Photograph of a snake among duck eggs in a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses Predatory animals
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1965-01-01
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1965-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A snake coiled around Wood Duck eggs located in a wooden Wood Duck house, 1965.
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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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6
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6
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Photograph of a Purple Martin house on a pole
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Photographs
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Birdhouses
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1925-01-01
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1925-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A sixteen room Purple Martin house on a pole, 1925. Photograph originally titled "Martin House." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Purple Martin
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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9
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5
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Report to Wood Duck observers with attached mailing list, September 13, 1963
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Reports
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses--Design and construction Ducks--Counting
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1963-09-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report sent to Wood Duck observers with attached mailing list, September 13, 1963. The report compiles the data from the twenty people that reported their observations on 50 Wood Duck nesting boxes. Also included with the report is a copy of the original Wood Duck nesting boxes information sheet from January 17, 1963. This document is related to correspondence and Wood Duck study materials: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3111/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3112/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3114/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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2
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15
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Nesting Wood Duck study (35 Years)
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Reports Tables (documents)
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Predatory animals Waterfowl management Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1984-01-01
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1984-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report compiling the discoveries from 35 years of nesting Wood Duck studies written by Frederic Leopold. The typewritten report details Leopold's findings on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, Wood Duck nesting boxes, mating, egg laying, incubation, hatching, departure from the nest, travel of ducklings to water, predatory animals, and maintenance of the Wood Duck nest boxes. A table of 35 years of statistics based on over 10,000 observations is included at the end of the report.
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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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8
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Purple Martin perching on a birdhouse
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching Birdhouses
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1926-07-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Purple Martin perching on the ledge of a birdhouse, July 15, 1926. Slide originally titled "Purple Martin."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Purple Martin
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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3
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44
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Photograph of a mother Wood Duck and ducklings inside a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Wood Duck sits on top of nesting material inside a Wood Duck house, surrounded by her ducklings, 1966.
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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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6
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8
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Photograph of a mother Wood Duck sitting on eggs in duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Wood duck--Behavior
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Wood Duck sits on top of nesting material inside a Wood Duck house, May 1966. Five Wood Duck eggs are visible beneath her.
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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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6
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12
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Photograph of mother Wood Duck sitting on eggs in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Wood duck--Behavior
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Wood Duck sits on top of nesting material inside a Wood Duck house, 1966. Three Wood Duck eggs are visible beneath her.
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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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6
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9
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Photograph of a mother Wood Duck in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Birdhouses Wood duck--Behavior
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1971-07-01
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1971-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Wood Duck looking out of the opening of a Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree, July 1971
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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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7
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1
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Photograph of a mother Wood Duck diving from a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Birdhouses Wood duck--Behavior
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1971-07-01
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1971-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Wood Duck diving out of the opening of a Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree, July 1971.
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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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7
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1
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Photograph of mother Wood Duck and ducklings inside a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1971-06-01
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1977-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Wood Duck and several ducklings on the inside bottom of a duck house, June 1971.
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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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6
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18
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Duck boxes
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Instructions (document genre) Research notes
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Birdhouses--Design and construction
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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 listing of the dimensions used to build Wood Duck boxes.
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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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2
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14
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