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 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 a Wood Duck house and an observation blind in front of Frederic Leopold's 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 bare tree with a ladder leaning next to the Wood Duck house that is attached to the tree trunk, 1960. An observation blind is located close to the base of tree. Behind the tree and the blind is Frederic Leopold's house.
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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 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 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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Photograph of Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Bird watchers Birds--Research Birdhouses
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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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Frederic Leopold on a ladder checking a wooden Wood Duck house that is attached to a tree trunk, 1965.
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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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5
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Photograph of Frederic Leopold's house with a Wood Duck house in a tree
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Wildlife conservationists 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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The house of Frederic Leopold located in Burlington, Iowa, situated overlooking the bluffs of the Mississippi River, 1966. A wooden Wood Duck house is attached to a tree located nearby the house.
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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 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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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 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 the inside bottom of a Wood Duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses
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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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The nesting material and other debris on the inside bottom of 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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7
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1977-05-01
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1977-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Several Wood Duck ducklings laying in nesting material on the inside bottom of a Wood Duck house, May 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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17
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings leaving the duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two Wood Duck ducklings leaving the wooden Wood Duck house, 1965. One duckling is captured mid-flight as it leaves, and the other duckling is peeking out of the opening in the duck house.
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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 Wood Duck eggs and nesting material in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs 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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The inside bottom of a Wood Duck house covered in nesting material, 1966. Twelve Wood Duck eggs lay in the middle of the nesting material.
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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 Wood Duck eggs under down feathers
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses 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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The inside bottom of a Wood Duck house covered with nesting material, 1966. Wood Duck eggs are visible beneath the mother's down feathers.
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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 Wood Duck houses in trees
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses
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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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Several trees along a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River that each have a wooden Wood Duck house attached to the 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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6
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5
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Photograph of Wood Duck houses in trees
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Photographs
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Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1971-05-01
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1971-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Several trees along a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River that each have a wooden Wood Duck house attached to the trunk, May 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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2
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Preparations for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks
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Reports
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Birdhouses Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Eggs--Incubation Duck populations Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An article written by Frederic Leopold that describes how to prepare for the spring return of nesting Wood Ducks and how to observe and track activity in the Wood Duck houses. Leopold also discusses the topic of shortening the open water fowl hunting season to limit the number of breeding ducks that are killed each year. The article was possibly published in the Burlington Hawkeye newspaper.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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12
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16
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Raymond Findley letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a request for information on Wood Duck houses, February 4, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Country life Birdhouses--Design and construction Bird attracting
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1952-02-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Raymond Findley to Frederic Leopold regarding a request for information on Wood Duck houses, February 4, 1952. Findley is requesting more information on how to build and place Wood Duck houses on his farm after reading an article in the Des Moines Register written by Ries Tuttle.
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Findley, Raymond
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Linn Grove
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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2
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6
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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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Ries Tuttle letter to Frederic Leopold with a forwarded letter from Ronald H. Wilkison regarding Wood Duck houses, January 9, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birdhouses--Design and construction Bird attracting
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1952-01-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ries Tuttle to Frederic Leopold with a forwarded letter from Ronald H. Wilkison, January 9, 1952. Wilkison is requesting more information on how to build Wood Duck houses after reading an article in the Des Moines Register written by Tuttle. This document is related to the reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3068/view
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Tuttle, Ries Wilkison, Ronald H.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Des Moines Iowa City
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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1
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11
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Stella M. Perkins letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Birdhouses Bird attracting Raccoon--Behavior Zoological illustration
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Stella M. Perkins to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses. The letter asks for guidance on how to attract Wood Ducks to duck houses instead of raccoons. A hand drawn picture of a raccoon and a Wood Duck house in a tree is included. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3101/view
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Perkins, Stella M.
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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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13
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Sue L. Schroder letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 29, 1966
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Correspondence
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Country life Birdhouses Bird attracting
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1966-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Sue L. Schroder to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 29, 1966. The letter expresses the enjoyment of a recent article about Wood Ducks that was published in the Des Moines Register. The letter also gives details about life in a home for the blind as well as requesting more stories about wildlife. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3093/view
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Schroder, Sue L.
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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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2
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13
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