Woodpeckers
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Lecture notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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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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Lecture notes presented Friday, January 26. These notes describe Woodpeckers in Iowa and mentions their numbers from recent Christmas counts.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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19
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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19
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Philip DuMont letter to Myrle Jones regarding the reporting of sightings of rare birds, April 29, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Rare birds
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1944-04-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Myrle Jones dated April 29, 1944. DuMont responds to Jones about the sighting of a Summer Tanager by saying that many birds listed as rare in Iowa may have more to do with the lack of observers rather than the lack of the species. He encourages Jones to publish his observations so that more accurate records can be developed. This document is in response to a letter from Jones: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4120/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Summer Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Des Moines Iowa Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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19
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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Check-list of Iowa Birds, October 17, 1962
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Checklists Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification
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1962-10-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin Grant to Philip DuMont dated October 17, 1962. In this letter Grant asks DuMont to review the newly-prepared Checklist of Iowa Birds before it is published. Included with the letter is a copy of the Checklist of Iowa Birds compiled by Martin Grant and Pauline Sauer. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4107/view
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Grant, Martin L.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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15
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Philip DuMont letter to Martin Grant regarding the Check-list of Iowa Birds, December 7, 1962
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification
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1962-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Martin Grant dated December 7, 1962. In this letter to Martin Grant (copied to Peter Petersen) DuMont offers suggestions on how to how to change the Iowa checklist that Grant has sent him. This document is in response to a letter from Grant: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4108/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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15
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Philip DuMont letter to Woodward Brown regarding Iowa bird checklist, April 26, 1954
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Checklists Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification
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1954-04-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Woodward Brown dated April 26, 1954. In this letter DuMont comments on the checklist that supplemented the March 1954 issue of Iowa Bird Life, and sends his own version that he thinks reflects the need of Iowa birders.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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12
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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding the revised Iowa Ornithologists' Union Check-list, May 24, 1957
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification
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1957-05-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to George Hendrickson dated May 24, 1957. In this letter DuMont congratulates Hendrickson on creating a flawless checklist, and notes that splitting Dowitchers into two species would be a good subject for an article in Iowa Bird Life.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Long-billed Dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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6
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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding editorial changes to the revised checklist, November 29, 1956
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Checklists Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification Copy editing
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1956-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to George Hendrickson dated November 29, 1956. In this letter to George Hendrickson (copied to Martin Grant and Harold Ennis) DuMont details some changes that he made to the revised checklist and notes that he had Fred Lincoln, who is in the process of reviewing the American Ornithologists' Union checklist, double check his corrections. Included is Philip DuMont's edited revised Check-list of Iowa Birds. This document is in response to a letter from Hendrickson: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4103/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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6
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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding final review for a revised checklist, October 8, 1956
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature
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1956-10-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from George Hendrickson to Philip DuMont dated October 8, 1956. In this letter Hendrickson reports that the revised checklist has been agreed on at the fall meeting of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union and asks DuMont to do a final review. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4104/view
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Cedar Falls Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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6
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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding Martin Grant's suggestions, July 1, 1956
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Birds--Classification Layout (Printing)
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1956-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to George Hendrickson dated July 1, 1956. In this letter to George Hendrickson (copied to Martin Grant and Harold Ennis) DuMont discusses the layout and nomenclature changes for the revision of the Checklist of Iowa Birds suggested by Grant. This document is in response to a letter from Martin Grant : https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4101/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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6
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Martin Grant letter to George Hendrickson regarding Checklist of Iowa Birds, June 25, 1956
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Layout (Printing)
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1956-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin Grant to George Hendrickson dated June 25, 1956. In this letter to George Hendrickson (copied to Harold Ennis and Philip DuMont), Grant discusses the layout and nomenclature used for the revision of the Iowa Birds checklist. This document is in response to a letter from Philip DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4100/view
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Grant, Martin L.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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6
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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding revising the Check-List of Iowa Birds, May 31, 1956
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature Layout (Printing) Printing industry--Estimates
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1956-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to George Hendrickson dated May 31, 1956. DuMont offers suggestions on how to edit the Check-List of Iowa Birds based on work he has recently done for two other checklists. This document is in response to a letter from Hendrickson: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4099/view This document is answered by a letter from Martin Grant: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4101/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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6
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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding revising the Iowa Bird checklist, May 22, 1956
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nomenclature
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1956-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from George Hendrickson to Philip DuMont dated May 22, 1956. In this letter Hendrickson asks for Dumont's help in revising the Iowa Bird checklist in order to ensure that it conforms with American Ornithologists' Union practice. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4100/view
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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6
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Malcolm McDonald letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 15, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birdsongs Introduced birds Aggressive behavior in animals
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1935-05-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Malcolm McDonald to Philip DuMont dated May 15, 1935. McDonald recounts his first sighting of Starlings in Jefferson County on December 23, 1930. He continues on to describe subsequent sightings of Starlings. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3575/view
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McDonald, Malcolm Edwin, 1915-
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Red-headed Woodpecker Common Starling
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Jefferson County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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24
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Why keep bird records?
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Lecture notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Ornithology--Methodology
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1947-05-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lecture notes presented May 10, 1947. Includes the paper "The Use of bird records." These papers were used for a presentation given at the 1947 annual meeting of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union and describe why bird records are kept, announces the launch of the periodical "Audubon field notes" and establishes deadlines for when field notes should be submitted for each season.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Cedar Falls Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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18
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Starlings in Mahaska County
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Bird pests Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-08-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. In this article Philip DuMont recounts witnessing a flock of over 600 Starling in Mahaska County. Published in the Oskaloosa Tribune, August 31, 1934.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Mahaska County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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7
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Christmas bird census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26 1934
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Field notes Drafts (documents) Articles
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1934-12-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. Contains summary results for the Des Moines Audubon Society Christmas bird count held December 26 1934. These results were included in the article "Christmas bird censuses from Iowa" published in Bird-Lore, vol. 37, no. 1.
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Des Moines Audubon Society
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Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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8
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46
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Starling increasing in Western Iowa
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Press releases
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-11-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Press release dated November 8, 1934. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, Philip DuMont notes that the European Starling has now been sighted in 94 of the 99 Iowa counties.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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Common Starling
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Iowa Grand Junction Osceola Hillsdale
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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53
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Magpies in Western Iowa
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Press releases
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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1934-12-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Press release dated December 20, 1934. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission Philip DuMont notes the largest Magpie presence in Iowa since the winter of 1921-1922.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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Black-billed Magpie
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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51
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Philip DuMont letter to the Des Moines Register regarding an article about American Egrets, August 18, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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1934-08-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to the Open Forum Editor dated August 18, 1934. DuMont responds to an article published August 12th by saying that the American Egret is not an unusual bird in Iowa and that Little Blue Heron reports are more interesting. This letter was published in the Des Moines Register August 26, 1934.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Little Blue Heron Great Egret
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Iowa McGregor
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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7
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46
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare bird sightings, September 22, 1931
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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1931-09-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated September 22, 1931. Rosene tells DuMont about some birds that he has sighted and collected that are rare for Iowa.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Marbled Godwit Great Horned Owl Long-tailed Duck White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope
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Iowa Ogden Boone County Grand Junction Long Pond
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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6
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23
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Christmas census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26, 1925
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1925-12-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report dated December 26. This report conveys the results of the 1925 Christmas bird count from the Des Moines Audubon Society and was published in Bird-Lore vol. 28, no. 1.
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Des Moines Audubon Society
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Des Moines
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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6
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2
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General notes on Starlings by Charles Spiker
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Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Introduced 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 report. Charles Spiker compiles a list of Starlings sighted by himself and others between April 8, 1929 and May 22, 1932. This information was included in the article "Increase of the Starling in Northeast Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 3.
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Spiker, Charles J.
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Common Starling
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Marquette Clayton County Giard Janesville Chickasaw Durango Winthrop Edgewood Quasqueton
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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24
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First occurrence of the Starling in the 99 Iowa counties
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Tables (documents)
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Introduced birds Ornithology--Methodology
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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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Table. This table records the county, locality, date, observer and number of birds for the first recorded Starling sighting in every county in Iowa. The table was included in the article "The Invasion of the Starling into Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 15, no. 2.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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24
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Additional records of Starlings in Central Iowa
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Reports Drafts (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced 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 report. Philip DuMont records reliable accounts that extend reports of the Starling to three additional Iowa counties. This information was included in the article "Additional records of the Starling in Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 3.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Hamilton County Jasper County Marshall County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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24
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