David Newhouse letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring, May 27, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1981-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter mentions the reporting of an unlikely Roadrunner and includes an annotated list of birds sighted and a letter from Scott Rolfes detailing the sighting of a Cinnamon Teal at Saylorville Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Newhouse, David A.
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Turkey Vulture Greater Roadrunner Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane
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Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Blue Grosbeak sighting, May 20, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter contains a detailed account from Ronald Harms about his sighting and photographing a Blue Grosbeak on May 13, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Harms, Ronald
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Blue Grosbeak
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Laurens
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near East Amana, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds
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1981-04-26
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near East Amana in Iowa County, IA on April 26, 1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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East Amana
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near E. Amana, Iowa County, Iowa
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General: Pasture with trees and small shrubs. Specific: 1 mi. E. 1 1/2 mi N. 1/8 mi E of East Amana
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carl Bendorf, Thomas Shires, Rick Hollis, and two couples from Amana. | Elimination of similar species: none | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:40:00/15:00:00 estimated.
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Species on the Iowa Ornithologists Union checklist for which neither a known specimen nor a diagnostic photograph, motion picture or sound recording exists
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Research notes
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Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds
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1978-03-01
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1978-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Research notes by Nicholas S. Halmi containing a "list of species for which no tangible documentation in Iowa seems to exist." This document was used to inform bird watchers of what types of birds to photograph so that evidence of their presence in Iowa could be established. The list was created in cooperation with Woodward H. Brown and Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Davenport in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Introduced birds Photography of birds Rare birds
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1974-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Chukar at Davenport in Scott County, IA on June 14, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 44:71-75 by Woodward Brown also seen by Peter C. Petersen, and referenced by another publication and Petersen field notes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Davenport
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Clark's Nutcracker at Pleasantville in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Food Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1973-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Clark's Nutcracker at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA on December 16, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Another Clark's Nutcracker Visits Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 43:27 by Herb Dorow also seen by Gladys Black.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Clark's Nutcracker
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Pleasantville
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brown Pelican at Montpelier, 1969
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1969-05-10
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican at Montpelier in Muscatine County, IA on May 10, 1969. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Brown Pelican in Muscatine County in Iowa Bird Life 42:51 by Peter C. Petersen photographed by Elmer Deters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brown Pelican
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Montpelier
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Fred Lesher letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings, June 26, 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Camping
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1965-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter by Fred Lesher regarding various bird sightings, personal matters, and banding Henslow's Sparrows near Decorah.
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Lesher, Fred
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Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Savannah Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Cliff Swallow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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John letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and owl slides, March 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds Strigiformes | Owls
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1965-03-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from John to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings and slides of owls. It features a sighting of twenty Purple Martins on the 20th of March near Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, IA.
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Purple Martin
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Iowa Oskaloosa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area in 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1964-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule at Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Louisa County, IA on May 7, 1964. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Purple Gallinule in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 34:50-51 by F.W. Kent, and a photograph of the sighting.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for an Ibis species at High Lake in 1963
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Threskiornithidae | Ibises Photography of birds Rare birds
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1963-05-19
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an Ibis species at High Lake in Emmet County, IA on May 23, 1963. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication White's Geological Survey of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by Fred Wolden and reported by Pearle M. Osher.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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High Lake
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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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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Fowling Families
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1940-10-25
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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 October 25, 1940. Rosene asks for help in identifying a goose, describes photographing and banding Bell's Vireos, and discusses family matters. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4143/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bell's Vireo Cackling Goose
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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The "Cliff Eagles" of Atchafalaya Bluff
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Essays
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Birds--Nests Photography of birds Birds--Infancy
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1938-05-04
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1938-05-05
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay written by Walter Rosene detailing a trip to Allamakee County to view and photograph a pair of Duck Hawks (Peregrine Falcons) that were nesting in a cavity on the face of a rocky cliff towering Mississippi River. Rosene conveys the process of locating the nest, as well as the equipment and measures necessary to photograph four young Duck Hawks found in the nest cavity.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Peregrine Falcon
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Interstate Power Fishing Access Area
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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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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, February 11, 1934
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Photography of birds
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1934-02-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated February 11, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Beaver Bayou with Bob Walker between 8:00 and 10:00, and North Bridge between 2:30 and 4:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel American Crow Great Horned Owl Greater Prairie-Chicken Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Harrier Common Starling
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Boone County Beaver
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Owls, February 7, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1934-02-07
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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 February 7, 1934. Rosene discusses photographing owls, mentions some birds that had recently been shot and notes a wintering Red-shouldered Hawk.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Lapland Longspur Great Horned Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Horned Lark
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Vulture at Perry in 1933
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1933-12-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black Vulture at Perry in Dallas County, IA on September 17, 1933. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Black Vulture in Dallas County Iowa by H.R. Dill , and a photograph of the specimen by Thomas Kent.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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American black vulture
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Perry
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, June 4, 1933 second trip
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds Birds--Infancy
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1933-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated June 4, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around the Ledges between 4:30 and 6:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rose-breasted Grosbeak Field Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Yellow Warbler
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Ledges State Park
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 29, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1932-05-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 29, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker between 6:30 and 11:00, and 1:00 and 5:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Dunlin Lark Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper Northern Rough-winged Swallow Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird
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Boone County
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 1, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1932-05-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 1, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker between 8:00 and 12:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Lark Sparrow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chipping Sparrow Black-capped Chickadee
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 12, 1931
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1931-04-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated April 12, 1931. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-tailed Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Great Horned Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Northern Harrier Mallard
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Prairie Chicken pictures, November 21, 1930
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Correspondence
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds Predation (Biology) Snakes--Behavior
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1930-11-21
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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 November 21, 1930. Rosene updates DuMont with Iowa ornithologist news and recounts his trip to Nebraska where he photographed Prairie Chickens and other birds.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Avocet American Bittern Grasshopper Sparrow Greater Prairie-Chicken Long-billed Curlew Wilson's Phalarope Red-eyed Vireo
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Ledges State Park Nebraska
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Round Lake, State Game Refuge, 1928
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Photographs
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Photography of birds Water birds
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1928-01-01
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1928-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Photograph dated 1928. A black and white photograph of water birds taken at Round Lake State Game Refuge.
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Round Lake State Game Management Area
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Biological Survey, photography, and nests, October 19, 1927
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Correspondence
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Bird surveys Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Photography of birds Water birds Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Snakes--Behavior
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1927-10-19
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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 October 19, 1927. Rosene says that he is going to help the Biological Survey with the Waterfowl Census. He then discusses his recent bird photography efforts and describes seeing a garter snake attempting to eat a Meadowlark, and collecting a Hummingbird nest containing one full-grown Hummingbird youth who was still not flight ready.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Boone County Long Pond
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