Louis Bishop letter to Philip DuMont regarding Walter Savage collection, October 15, 1935
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Zoological specimens
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1935-10-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Louis Bishop to Philip DuMont dated October 15, 1935. In this letter Bishop responds to DuMont's request for information about the Walter Savage egg collection. Included with this letter is an inventory of the specimens that Bishop purchased from Savage.
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Bishop, Louis B.
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Red-headed Woodpecker
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Hillsboro Glasgow Stockport
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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31
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Goose Lake in 1937
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1938-04-01
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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 Red Knot at Goose Lake in Hamilton County, IA on September 6, 1937. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication American Knot in Iowa in Auk 55:275-276 by T.G. Scott also identified by George O. Hendrickson and collected by R.L. Roudabush, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Knot
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Anderson Goose Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ruff at Cone Marsh in 1940
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1941-04-01
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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 Ruff at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on May 10, 1940.Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Ruff in Iowa in spring in Auk 58:257 by H.R. Dill and seen by W.C. Thietje, and a photograph of the specimen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ruff
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding updates to the Revised List of the Birds of Iowa, February 9, 1944
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Correspondence
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Rare birds Ornithological literature Zoological specimens
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1944-02-09
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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 February 9, 1944. DuMont responds to Hendrickson's request for updated information to the 1935 publication of the Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by listing journal articles where additions can be found. This document is in response to two letters from Hendrickson: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4111/view and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4110/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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American Dipper
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Iowa Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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16
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, January 4, 1945
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Zoological specimens
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1945-01-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, January 4, 1945 reporting on an "indoor hike" at the meeting using study skins 48 species of birds loaned by the Iowa Department of History and Archives.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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16
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Groove-billed Ani near Iowa Lake in 1948
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1948-12-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Groove-billed Ani near Iowa Lake in Osceola County, IA a few years before 1948. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Groove-billed Ani and Mountain Bluebird in Iowa Collection in Iowa Bird Life 18:70 by Jack W. Musgrove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Groove-billed Ani
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Iowa Lake Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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15
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Davenport in 1901
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Extinct birds Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1950-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Eskimo Curlew at Davenport in Scott County, IA on May 3, 1901. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Specimen of the Eskimo Curlew for Iowa discovered in Iowa Bird Life 20:26 by James Hodges and captured by M. Abbot Frazar.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eskimo Curlew
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Davenport
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for an Ibis species at Swan Lake in 1954
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1954-04-10
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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 Swan Lake in Johnson County, IA on August 10, 1954. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Glossy Ibis at Swan Lake in Iowa Bird life 24:80 written by Alfred W. Meyer with a photograph by Frederick W. Kent, seen by Alfred W. Meyer. Specimen collected by Walter C. Thietje.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swan Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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21
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Bill Youngworth letter to Woodward Hart Brown regarding dubious Christmas census reports, May 25, 1954
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Winter Zoological specimens
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1954-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated May 25, 1954. Youngworth thinks that the Christmas census should be discontinued since many reported sightings are extremely unlikely for the season. Youngworth also discusses western colonies of Eastern Meadowlarks.
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Youngworth, William
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Baird's Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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2
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8
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Field Notes, Tom Morrissey, Davenport, 1956
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Radio and television tower bird strikes Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1954-10-06
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1956-06-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report with drawings for recovered birds at the WOC radio tower at Davenport in Scott County, IA on October 6, 1954, May 12 and 18, 1956, and June 1, 1956. It features the sighting of a Henslow's Sparrow on October 6, 1954. It was part of a letter from Thomas Morrisey to Robert L. King on June 2, 1956 and is part of the F.W. Kent Archives.
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Morrissey, Thomas
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Henslow's Sparrow Ovenbird Blackpoll Warbler
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WOC-AM (Davenport)
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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57
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Superior Township in Dickinson County in 1956
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1957-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Common Ravens at Superior Township in Dickinson County, IA on October 7, 1956. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs, and the original sighting record found in the publication First Authentic Record of Raven in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 27(1):21-22 by James G. Sieh.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Superior Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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47
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven near Spirit Lake before 1952
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1957-03-01
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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 Common Raven near Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA before 1952. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication First Authentic Record of Raven in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 27:21-22 by James Sieh and also seen by Frank Marnette.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Spirit Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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47
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Dipper at Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County in 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1957-09-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Dipper at Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA in the spring of 1895 or 1896. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication A Dipper Specimen at Macedonia, Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 27(3):72 by George O. Hendrickson seen by Guido Louis Stempel and Mason Laut.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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American Dipper
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Silver Lake in 1959
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1960-03-01
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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 Common Raven at Silver Lake in Dickinson County, IA on October 20, 1959. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Raven Taken in Dickinson County in Iowa Bird Life 30:16 by James G. Sieh and identified by Jack Musgrove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Silver Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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47
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Ingham Lake in 1971
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1972-06-01
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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 King Eider at Ingham Lake in Emmet County, IA on November 8, 1971. Includes a record review document with votes, letter about the sighting from Kennet Formanek to Peter Petersen, the original sighting record found in the publication Another King Eider record for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 42:50 by Peter C. Petersen shot by the Goecke brothers and identified by Kenneth Formanek, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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King Eider
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Ingham Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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More Gray Jays in Iowa
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Zoological specimens
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1976-08-01
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1977-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report on Gray Jays sighted in Iowa in the fall of 1976 and winter of 1976/77 by Nicholas, S Halmi. This document was written as a response to an article by Gladys Black that was published in the Des Moines Register. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Gray Jay
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Cedar Falls Decorah Mason City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at Big Creek Lake in 1976
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1977-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Harlequin Duck at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on October 31, 1976. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from Jim Dinsmore to Tom Kent about Harlequin Duck specimens, and the original sighting record found in the publication Sea Birds that Visit Iowa in Iowa Ornithology 2:31-34 by F.H. Shoemaker.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Big Creek Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Eider at Winnebago County in 1961
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1977-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for several Common Eiders at Winnebago County, IA between 1961-70. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Waterfowl in Iowa 5th ed. State Conservation Commission by J.W. and M.R. Musgrove recorded by unknown hunters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Eider
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Winnebago County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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18
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gray Jay at Linn County in 1918
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1977-06-01
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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 Gray Jay at Linn County, IA on December 2, 1918. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication More Gray Jays in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 47:65 by Nicholas Halmi and seen by George Berry.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Gray Jay
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Linn County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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41
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James Dinsmore letter to Oscar Allert regarding mounted bird specimens, September 1, 1978
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1978-09-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James Dinsmore to Oscar Allert dated September 1, 1978. Dinsmore tells Allert, who had donated many bird specimens, about the bird mounts kept in the Iowa State University vertebrate museum.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Bird Sighting White-winged Crossbill, 1979
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1979-07-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Copy of a field report by Dorothy Parker regarding a dead White-winged Crossbille found by Patti Stockham for a White-winged Crossbill on her farm in Cass County, IA on July 24, 1979.
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Parker, Dorothy
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White-winged Crossbill
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Lake Anita State Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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84
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Ames in 1978
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife rescue Zoological specimens
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1979-09-01
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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 Ames in Story County, IA on May 22, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Purple Gallinule in Ames in Iowa Bird Life 49:87-88 by James Dinsmore and D.L. Graham seen by Lorna Volmer, a reference to the sighting in another publication, and two photographs of the specimen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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14
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Field notes for Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted Flicker hybrid at Larchwood, December 1980
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Zoological specimens Wildlife rehabilitation
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1981-01-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Account of a sighting of and interaction with a Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted Flicker hybrid at Larchwood in Lyon County, IA in early December 1980. The flicker was first seen at a bird feeder before passing while attempting rehabilitation in captivity and being given as a specimen to Iowa State University.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Northern Flicker
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Larchwood
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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61
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Lake Odesa in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1981-12-01
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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 King Eider at Lake Odesa in Louisa County, IA on November 8, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Fifth record of King Eider in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 51:126-129 by Mike Newlon and Thomas Kent seen by Steven Slack.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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King Eider
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Lake Odessa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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17
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Rare bird documentation form for Barn Owl near Fort Atkinson in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1981-12-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Barn Owl near Fort Atkinson in Winneshiek County, IA on November 28, 1981.
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Jenison, Art
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Barn Owl
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Fort Atkinson
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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48
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