Lantern slide and photograph of two young Ring-billed Gulls
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1924-06-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two young Ring-billed Gulls standing in the sand on the shore of a lake, June 18, 1924. Slide originally titled "2 Ring Bill Chicks." The lantern slide is hand-colored. 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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Ring-billed Gull
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North Dakota
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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50
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Lantern slide and photograph of two young Shrikes perching on a branch
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Laniidae | Shrikes Birds--Infancy
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1924-06-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two young Shrikes perching on a tree branch, June 6, 1924. Slide originally titled "Young Shrikes."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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33
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Lantern slide and photograph of two young Whip-poor-wills perching on a branch
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1926-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two young Whip-poor-wills, approximately eight days old, perching on a branch, June 22, 1926. Slide originally titled "Young Whipporwills." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Whip-poor-will
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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2
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44
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Lantern slide and photograph of two young Whip-poor-wills laying on leaves
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1926-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two young Whip-poor-wills, approximately one day old, laying on the ground amid leaves, June 15, 1926. Slide originally titled "Young Whipporwills." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Whip-poor-will
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide and photograph of two young White Pelicans and an egg in a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Infancy
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1924-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two young White Pelicans and an egg in a nest located on the ground, June 24, 1924. Slide originally titled "Pelicans." The lantern slide is hand-colored. 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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American White Pelican
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North Dakota
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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38
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Lantern slide of young Wood Pewees in a nest
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Lantern slides
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Birds--Infancy
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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 young Wood Pewees in a nest built amid leaves and vines. Slide originally titled "Young Wood Pewees." The lantern slide is hand-colored.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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23
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Photograph of young Wood Pewees in a nest
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Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1928-08-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two young Wood Pewees in a nest on a horizontal limb of an oak tree, located at McGregor, August 13, 1928. Photograph originally titled "Young Wood Pewees in nest." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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McGregor
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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4
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Document regarding the Iowa Breed Bird Atlas Project
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Administrative records
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Bird populations Bird surveys Ornithology--Methodology Environmental monitoring Publishers and publishing
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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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Typewritten document providing an overview of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union's Breeding Bird Atlas Project. It mentions the creation of a new steering committee for the project. The names and contact information of the Atlas committee members are listed on the last page.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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4
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Thomas Kent letter to Dale Stone regarding request for more information, spring 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Dale Stone. Kent requests verification of an early date for a Chimney Swift sighting. Stone's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Chimney Swift
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Lake City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Thomas Kent letter to Diane Porter regarding request for more information, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Diane Porter. Kent requests verification of an early date for a Ruby-throated Hummingbird sighting. Porter's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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Thomas Kent letter to Lee Schoenewe regarding request for more information for a Common Eider sighting, spring 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Lee Schoenewe. Kent requests verification of the date and description for a Common Eider sighting. Schoenewe's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Common Eider
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Lake Red Rock
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Thomas Kent letter to Lee Schoenewe regarding request for more information for a Fox Sparrow sighting, spring 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Lee Schoenewe. Kent requests verification of the date for a Fox Sparrow sighting. Schoenewe's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Fox Sparrow
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Palo Alto County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Thomas Kent letter to Maridel Jackson regarding request for more information, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Maridel Jackson. Kent requests more information regarding the sightings of an Orange-crowned Warbler and Northern Parula. Jackson's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula
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Voas Nature Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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Thomas Kent letter to Robert Gruenewald regarding request for more information, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Robert Gruenewald. Kent requests more information regarding the sighting of White-winged Scoters and also asks about other sightings reported by Gruenewald. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998. This document is answered by a letter from Gruenewald: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6340/view
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Carolina Wren Mute Swan Ross' Goose Cattle Egret White-winged Scoter Bank Swallow
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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Dick Bierman letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Sapsucker sighting and nest, unknown date
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Woodpeckers--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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Undated letter from Dick Bierman to Thomas Kent about a sighting of Sapsuckers and their nest at Cherokee in Cherokee County, IA around May 20 to June 5, unknown year.
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Bierman, Dick
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Cherokee
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1994-08-01
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1994-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Donald Gillaspey to Thomas Kent. Gillaspey describes two young Turkey Vultures leaving their nest and reports that the caretaker at Rose Hill Cemetery saw two wading birds that were likely Whooping Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Whooping Crane Turkey Vulture
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Lamoni
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Emil Nauman letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Emil Nauman to Philip DuMont. In this letter Nauman responds to DuMont's request for additional information regarding birds sighted around Sigourney.
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Nauman, Emil Danton
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Sigourney
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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18
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Eva Wiedemeyer letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Upland Sandpiper sighting, summer 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1995-06-01
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1995-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Eva Wiedemeyer to Jim Dinsmore. Wiedemeyer reports a couple sightings of Upland Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Wiedemeyer, Eva B.
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Upland Sandpiper
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Carroll
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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26
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5
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Francis Roberts letter to Mrs. J. E. Stewart regarding advertising the book "Birds of Polk County"
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Correspondence
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Ornithological literature Advertising--Books
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Francis Roberts to Mrs. J.E. Stewart. Roberts, the president of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, offers to write an editorial in Iowa Bird Life if the Des Moines Audubon Society plan on advertising and selling copies of their recent publication "Birds of Polk County."
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Roberts, Francis L. R.
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Iowa Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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6
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23
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Nettie Funk letter to LeRoy Weeks regarding migratory birds
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Correspondence
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Birds--Migration Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Nettie Funk to LeRoy Weeks. In this letter Funk asks Weeks to supply the annotation Rare or Not Common to a list of water birds Weeks had sent her noting their arrival dates at Emmetsburg.
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Funk, Nettie S.
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Emmetsburg
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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18
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Oscar Allert letter to Mary Lou Petersen regarding honorary membership in the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Correspondence
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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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Undated letter from Oscar Allert to Mary Lou Petersen. Allert thanks Petersen and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union for granting him honorary membership during the Union's most recent annual meeting. This document is in response to a letter from Petersen: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/10089/view
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Allert, Oscar P.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring migration, spring 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas Kent. Ernzen states this is one of the worst migrations in recent memory and includes a list of birds sighted for spring 1998 focusing on first and last sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wilson's Phalarope Palm Warbler Common Loon Tennessee Warbler House Wren Blackpoll Warbler
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Moorehead Pioneer Park Sac County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Buena Vista County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Rob Thelen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring report, spring 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Rob Thelen to Thomas Kent. Thelen sends Kent his spring report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Thelen, Rob
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American Avocet Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Common Loon Ruddy Turnstone Connecticut Warbler Eastern Whip-poor-will Cape May Warbler Pine Warbler
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Black Hawk Lake Carroll Swan Lake Mid-Prairie Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Specimens of Grasshopper Sparrow
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Research notes
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated list of specimens. A list of Grasshopper Sparrow specimens, annotated with location and date of when it was collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Grasshopper Sparrow
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Johnson County Polk County Winnebago County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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Additional specimens of Savannah Sparrow
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Research notes
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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1934-04-09
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1934-04-10
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated list of specimens. A list of Savannah Sparrow specimens collected in 1934, annotated with location and date of when it was collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Savannah Sparrow
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Clay County Dickinson County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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