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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations

Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 15, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather	1941-06-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, June 15, 1941. Also notes the sighting of a Bell's Vireo nest with four eggs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Bell's Vireo Indigo Bunting Chimney Swift Eastern Phoebe Red-eyed Vireo American Redstart Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 22, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1940-06-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, June 22, 1940. Also notes three young Bell's Vireos in a nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Northern Flicker Brown-headed Cowbird Bell's Vireo Eastern Bluebird Eastern Kingbird Eastern Wood-Pewee Common Yellowthroat Dickcissel Gray Catbird Mourning Dove	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 20, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-05-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, May 20, 1939.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel American Crow Blue Jay Least Flycatcher Bobolink Eastern Kingbird Spotted Sandpiper Northern Rough-winged Swallow Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 9, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests	1940-06-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	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.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Bell's Vireo Warbling Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Eastern Towhee Loggerhead Shrike Eastern Phoebe Lark Sparrow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Louisiana Waterthrush Common Pheasant	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 6, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-05-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Lewis by Walter Rosene and the Atlantic Bird Club, May 6, 1939. Also notes this was a field trip with the Atlantic bird Club.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-headed Woodpecker Blue Jay Warbling Vireo Purple Martin Eastern Kingbird White-throated Sparrow Brown Thrasher Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Common Starling	Lewis	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 12, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1936-04-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Little Wall Lake and Boone County by Walter Rosene and Walter Rosene Jr., April 12, 1936. Also notes several sightings of Mourning Doves.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Eastern Towhee Vesper Sparrow Barred Owl Eastern Phoebe Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Coot Red-bellied Woodpecker Great Blue Heron Mourning Dove Common Starling	Little Wall Lake Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 9, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-04-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Little Wall Lake and Boone County by Walter Rosene, Bob Walker, Mary Sturtz and George O. Hendrickson, April 9, 1939. Also notes there was no food in the Great Horned Owl nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Purple Martin Eastern Towhee Blue-winged Teal Great Horned Owl Fox Sparrow American Coot Lesser Scaup Northern Shoveler Dark-eyed Junco Mallard	Little Wall Lake Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 25, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1936-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene and Thomas G. Scott, March 25, 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Bluebird Herring Gull American Coot Western Meadowlark American Robin Horned Lark Common Pheasant Common Starling	Little Wall Lake	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 5, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Weather	1936-04-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene and Walter Rosene, Jr., April 5, 1936. Also notes the lake was frozen over except for a very few open spots where the water fowl were concentrated.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel Common Grackle Loggerhead Shrike American Coot Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Northern Harrier	Little Wall Lake	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 15, 1938	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1938-05-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Lizard Lake by Walter Rosene, Samuel J. Hyde and Paul Leaverton, May 15, 1938. Also notes many Ruddy Ducks on Lizard Lake were mating.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Least Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird White-crowned Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Sora Stilt Sandpiper Gray Catbird Northern Waterthrush Black Tern	Lizard Lake	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 6, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1940-08-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at McGregor Heights by Walter Rosene and others, August 6, 1940.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Cooper's Hawk American Crow Brown-headed Cowbird Cedar Waxwing Warbling Vireo Eastern Towhee Ruby-throated Hummingbird House Sparrow American Redstart Red-bellied Woodpecker	McGregor Heights	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 7, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1940-08-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at McGregor Heights by Walter Rosene, Jack W. Musgrove and others, August 7, 1940. Also notes the hike was to look, listen and list.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk Purple Martin Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Brown Thrasher Eastern Wood-Pewee Baltimore Oriole Great Crested Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler	McGregor Heights	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 10, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-05-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at McHose Park by Walter Rosene and Walter Rosene, Jr., May 10, 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Purple Martin Northern Cardinal Dickcissel Great Crested Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-capped Chickadee Mourning Dove American Goldfinch	McHose Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 17, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-04-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ogden by Walter Rosene, April 17, 1936. Also notes he traveled to various ponds north of Ogden.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel Purple Martin American Wigeon Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Green-winged Teal Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird American Robin Wilson's Snipe	Ogden	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, January 13, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-01-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ogden by Walter Rosene, January 13, 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk American Crow Snow Bunting Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Common Starling	Ogden	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, February 7, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1937-02-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ogden, Pilot Mound and Boxholm by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, February 7, 1937. Also notes the number of Prairie Horned Larks, Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs observed while driving.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Crow Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting House Sparrow Horned Lark American Goldfinch	Ogden Boxholm Pilot Mound	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 13, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1939-05-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Spirit Lake by Walter Rosene and others, May 13, 1939. Also notes two Common Pheasant nests each with several eggs, an Eastern Kingbird nest and a Red-winged Blackbird nest with one egg and two Brown-headed Cowbird eggs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Least Flycatcher Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Kingbird Orange-crowned Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird Sandhill Crane Common Pheasant	Spirit Lake	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 27, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1937-06-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Squirrel Hollow County Park by Walter Rosene, Samuel J. Hyde and others, June 27, 1937.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Crow Blue Jay Bobolink Warbling Vireo Eastern Towhee Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Kingbird Baltimore Oriole Great Crested Flycatcher Great Blue Heron	Squirrel Hollow County Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 13, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-08-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at the Des Moines River in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, August 13, 1939.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer Indigo Bunting Northern Cardinal Eastern Towhee Loggerhead Shrike Eastern Wood-Pewee Gray Catbird House Wren Mourning Dove Barn Swallow	Des Moines River Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 7, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-08-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at the Mississippi River and McGregor Heights by Walter Rosene and others, August 7, 1939.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Eastern Kingbird Baltimore Oriole Wood Duck Pileated Woodpecker Sedge Wren American Redstart Yellow Warbler Great Blue Heron American Goldfinch Green Heron	Mississippi River, Iowa McGregor Heights	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 5, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-08-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at the Mississippi River and McGregor Heights by Walter Rosene, Jack W. Musgrove and others, August 5, 1939.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Warbling Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Wood Thrush Sora Spotted Sandpiper Northern Rough-winged Swallow Chipping Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Red-winged Blackbird Great Egret	Mississippi River, Iowa McGregor Heights	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 8, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1940-08-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at the Mississippi River by Walter Rosene, Jack W. Musgrove and others, August 8, 1940. Also notes a close observation of a Pileated Woodpecker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Cooper's Hawk American Crow Indigo Bunting Marsh Wren Black-crowned Night Heron Pileated Woodpecker Northern Rough-winged Swallow Prothonotary Warbler American Redstart Green Heron	Mississippi River, Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, July 27, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-07-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at the YWCA Camp by Walter Rosene and others, July 27, 1939. Also notes this field trip was with several 4-H girls from Boone, Hamilton and Webster County.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Eastern Towhee Eastern Kingbird Brown Thrasher Eastern Wood-Pewee Wood Thrush Dickcissel Great Crested Flycatcher Gray Catbird American Robin Northern Bobwhite	YWCA Camp	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, July 29, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-07-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at the YWCA Camp by Walter Rosene and others, July 29, 1939.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Northern Flicker White-breasted Nuthatch Indigo Bunting Northern Cardinal Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Scarlet Tanager House Wren American Goldfinch Common Pheasant	YWCA Camp	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, July 30, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1939-07-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at the YWCA Camp near the Des Moines River by Walter Rosene, Robert Walker and Gordon Peel, July 30, 1939. Also notes he spent most of his time trying to identify a nesting bird brooding four eggs in a loosely built nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel American Crow Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Song Sparrow Common Yellowthroat Dickcissel Tufted Titmouse Mourning Dove Eastern Screech-Owl	Des Moines River YWCA Camp	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1