Wood Duck nesting records, volume three, 1967-1978
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Printed ephemera Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1967-01-01
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1978-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1967-1978 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, a few hand-drawn illustrations, correspondence, and the program for the 50th Annual Convention of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union where Leopold gave a presentation titled "Nesting Habits of the Wood Duck".
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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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10
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1
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Frederic Leopold letter to Stella M. Perkins regarding Wood Duck houses, May 19, 1966
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birdhouses--Design and construction Bird attracting Raccoon--Behavior
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1966-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Stella M. Perkins regarding Wood Duck houses, May 19, 1966. The letter offers suggestions on how to build Wood Duck houses and attract nesting ducks rather than raccoons. This document is in response to a letter from Stella Perkins: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3102/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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13
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings nesting among egg shells and nesting material
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Ducklings
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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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Several Wood Duck ducklings nesting among hatched egg shells and other nesting material, 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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10
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Photograph of Wood Duck eggs beginning to hatch
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research
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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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Three Wood Duck eggs in the early stages of hatching, 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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11
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Photograph of recently hatched Wood Duck ducklings and egg shells in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Ducklings
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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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Several recently hatched Wood Duck ducklings intermixed with egg shells and other nesting material in a Wood Duck house, 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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Frederic Leopold letter to Don Joffray regarding Wood Duck houses and nest predation, April 25, 1966
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdhouses--Design and construction Predatory animals Raccoon--Behavior
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1966-04-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Don Joffray regarding Wood Duck houses and nest predation, April 25, 1966. The letter discusses Leopold's view on allowing Eastern Screech Owls to use Wood Duck houses. The letter also offers advice on how to prevent nest predation, encourages frequent nest inspection, and how to interpret a successful hatch of duck eggs. This document is in response to a letter from Don Joffray: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3092/view
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Joffray, Don, 1929-
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Wood Duck Eastern Screech-Owl
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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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Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdhouses--Design and construction Predatory animals Squirrels--Behavior Raccoon--Behavior
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1966-04-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966. The letter talks about Wood Duck houses being taken over by Eastern Screech Owls. Joffray discusses his interest in providing ample housing for both species as well as a request for more information on signs of nest predation and indications of a successful hatching of duck eggs. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3091/view
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Joffray, Don, 1929-
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Wood Duck Eastern Screech-Owl
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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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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 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 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 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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Harold Fetter letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, August 14, 1963
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1963-08-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by Harold Fetter in a letter to Peter C. Petersen, August 14, 1963. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1963.
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Fetter, Harold
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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2
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Louisiana Waterthrush, 1958-1983
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1958-09-09
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1983-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Compilation of sightings data for the Louisiana Waterthrush submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1958-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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36
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100
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Birdwatching notes compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, 1946-1980
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1946-02-10
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1980-02-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten notes listing birds sighted by Woodward Hart Brown from 1946 to 1980.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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2
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9
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, July 13, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1941-07-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list includes birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, July 13, 1941. Also notes the sighting of a Bell's Vireo nest with three newly hatched young and a Black-billed Cuckoo nest with two eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Blue Jay Common Grackle Bell's Vireo Song Sparrow Eastern Kingbird Black-billed Cuckoo Great Crested Flycatcher House Wren Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 30, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Weather
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1941-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 30, 1941. Also notes two Red-shouldered Hawks on a nest and a Lark Sparrow nest with three eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Field Sparrow Lark Sparrow American Wigeon Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 9, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1940-06-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, Robert Walker and Myrle L. Jones, June 9, 1940. Also notes a Bell's Vireo nest and a Lark Sparrow nest, each with eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Warbling Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Eastern Towhee Loggerhead Shrike Eastern Phoebe Lark Sparrow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Louisiana Waterthrush Common Pheasant
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 2, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1940-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Dunbar Slough by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, June 2, 1940. Also notes a Red-winged Blackbird nest and a Yellow-headed Blackbird nest each with eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Bittern Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Canvasback Marsh Wren Semipalmated Plover Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Black Tern Green Heron
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Dunbar Slough
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 30, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1940-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 30, 1940. Also notes he found a destroyed Bell's Vireo nest and Wood Thrush nest and a viable Song Sparrow nest with eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Song Sparrow Brown Thrasher Wood Thrush Common Yellowthroat Yellow Warbler Mourning Dove Northern Bobwhite
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 26, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1940-05-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 26, 1940. Also notes a Yellow Warbler nest, Field Sparrow nest and a Bell's Vireo nest all containing Brown-headed Cowbird eggs.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bald Eagle Brown-headed Cowbird Bell's Vireo Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Wood Thrush Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Yellow Warbler
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Helen Peasley and Florence Thornburg letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird observations, July 22, 1937
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1937-07-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Helen Peasley and Florence Thornburg to Philip DuMont dated July 22, 1937. Peasley and Thornburg inform DuMont about some interesting bird and nest sightings they have had in the summer.
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Peasley, Helen M. Thornburg, Florence
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Northern Mockingbird Blue-winged Warbler Ovenbird Kentucky Warbler Eastern Whip-poor-will
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Madison County Polk County Warren County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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22
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Lantern slide and photograph of eggs in a Goldfinch nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs
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1936-08-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Goldfinch nest containing five eggs, located at McGregor, August 15, 1936. Slide originally titled "Goldfinch Nest with 5 Eggs." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Anderson, Arthur Edwin
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American Goldfinch
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McGregor
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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3
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65
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, August 14, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1936-08-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated August 14, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around McGregor and Prairie du Chien.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Warbling Vireo Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Bank Swallow Mourning Dove American Goldfinch
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McGregor Prairie du Chien
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Canada Goose standing over a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1936-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Canada Goose standing over her nest that contains several eggs, located on the Mansfield farm near Pilot Mound, May 27, 1936. Slide originally titled "Canada Goose at Nest." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Canada Goose
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Pilot Mound
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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5
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6
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Canada Goose on a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1936-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Canada Goose standing over her nest that contains several eggs, located on the Mansfield farm near Pilot Mound, May 27, 1936. Slide originally titled "Canada Goose at Nest." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Canada Goose
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Pilot Mound
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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1
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45
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