The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 3)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Continuation of a manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item begins on manuscript page 239 and ends on manuscript page 328.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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3
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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 1)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item ends on manuscript page 92.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 2)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Continuation of a manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item begins on manuscript page 93 and ends on manuscript page 238.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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The Usefulness of Science: XVI. The Usefulness of Birds
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Radio scripts
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Beneficial birds Bird watching Birds--Behavior Game and game-birds Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology Laniidae | Shrikes Predation (Biology) Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows Upland game bird management Insect pests--Control
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1934-03-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A radio script written by George O. Hendrickson for the Junior Academy of Science Radio Program and presented on WOI and WSUI explaining the usefulness of birds. Hendrickson describes how birds are very helpful in controlling destructive insects and harmful weeds. Also included are details on how certain birds are beneficial in acting as scavengers to destroy garbage and dead animal carcasses as well as assisting in the elimination of rodent pests. Hendrickson also mentions other values of birds are the use of birds as game and for food. Additionally, one more benefit of birds is the act of bird watching and the enjoyable study and observation of a variety of species in the state.
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Turkey Vulture American Tree Sparrow Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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1
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10
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Additional specimens of Savannah Sparrow
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Research notes
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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1934-04-09
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1934-04-10
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated list of specimens. A list of Savannah Sparrow specimens collected in 1934, annotated with location and date of when it was collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Savannah Sparrow
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Clay County Dickinson County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Savannah Sparrow specimens, May 16, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-05-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated May 16, 1934. DuMont sends more Savannah Sparrow specimens to Peters for review, and discusses some birds he has recently sighted in Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3553/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Marbled Godwit Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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Mildrede Williams letter to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1934-08-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Mildrede Williams to members of the Fairfield Bird Club regarding her resignation as the club's president, August 27, 1934. Williams expresses gratitude to club members and her regret that she must resign as club president and will remain in Atlantic for the winter. Also included is a list of birds found in mythology.
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Williams, Mildrede L. Appleman
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Atlantic Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Sparrow specimens, October 1, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-10-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated October 1, 1934. DuMont asks Peters if he has finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens yet, and asks for the specimens back since he is preparing to publish the 2nd edition of the "Revised list of the birds of Iowa". This document is answered by a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3556/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow specimens, October 8, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-10-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated October 8, 1934. Peters tells DuMont that the Sparrow specimens will be returned to him in a few days and that they will all be identified with labels. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3555/view
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Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Starling increasing in Western Iowa
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Press releases
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-11-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Press release dated November 8, 1934. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, Philip DuMont notes that the European Starling has now been sighted in 94 of the 99 Iowa counties.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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Common Starling
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Iowa Grand Junction Osceola Hillsdale
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to Max Stempel regarding records for the Stempel collection, November 9, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Zoological specimens
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1934-11-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Max Stempel dated November 9, 1934. DuMont thanks Stempel for allowing him to view the collection and returns some of Guido Stempel's notes that he had accidentally walked off with. DuMont encourages Stempel to label the birds and asks for some additional information in the hopes of being able to publish about the collection. This document is answered by a letter from Stempel: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4118/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Ruffed Grouse Prairie Falcon Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Great Horned Owl American Woodcock McCown's Longspur Common Nighthawk Eastern Whip-poor-will American Dipper
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Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Directory for the collecting of bird specimens in Iowa for scientific purposes
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Reports
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Research Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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1935-04-01
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1935-04-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report dated April 1935. In this report Philip DuMont, Game Technician of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, lists species that should be collected in order to substantiate their presence in Iowa. While some species may be needed to study variation and sub-species there are other species that are not needed and should not be collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to William Jarnagin regarding request for Starling information, May 23, 1935
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology--Methodology
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1935-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to William Jarnagin dated May 23, 1935. DuMont gives a brief history of the European Starling in the United States and Iowa and asks William Jarnagin to publish a notice in his newspaper asking for information about Starling sightings in Buena Vista County.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Common Starling
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Buena Vista County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Bird Banding Near Fairfield During 1936-1937
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Reports Tables (documents)
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Bird banding Ornithology--Methodology Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects Birds--Mortality
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1936-01-01
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1937-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report written by Wesley H. Bartlett describing the bird banding activities near Fairfield during 1936-1937. A total of 937 individual birds and 65 different species were banded, including 4 recently added species. Also of note are details on several other topics, including bird fatalities, the return of previously banded birds, and the type of traps used in banding activities. The report also contains two tables. The first one is a comparative table of bird banding activities of Parsons College from January 1931-April 1937 with species and counts listed. The second table is a banding activities summary for 1936-37 at Parsons College with species and counts listed.
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Bartlett, Wesley H.
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American Bittern Prairie Falcon Chimney Swift Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Waterthrush Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite
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Cedar Falls Fairfield Parsons College
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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1
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10
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Old nesting records of Rare Birds in Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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1936-01-01
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1936-01-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. In this article Philip DuMont recounts information he received from Ed Currier regarding his collection of bird nests. Published in the Oologist, vol. 53, no. 1, January 1936.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Black-and-white Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Des Moines River Iowa Keokuk Lee County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Program Fourteenth Annual Meeting of Iowa Ornithologists' Union, May 8-9, 1936
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Printed ephemera
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1936-05-08
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1936-05-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The program for the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of Iowa Ornithologists' Union, May 8-9, 1936, held in Fairfield. Includes schedule of events, the officers of both the Iowa Ornithologists' Union and the Fairfield Bird Club as well as the committees for the meeting.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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7
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Clarence Cottam letter to Walter Rosene regarding the analysis and contents of Long-eared Owl pellets, May 28, 1936
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Correspondence Reports
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Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Bird droppings
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1936-05-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Clarence Cottam to Walter Rosene regarding the analysis and contents of Long-eared Owl pellets, May 28, 1936. Included in the letter is a report detailing the examination and contents from 25 of the 32 pellets (7 pellets were retained for a future study) collected by Walter Rosene.
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Cottam, Clarence, 1899-
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Long-eared Owl
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Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Summary of Bird Banding
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Reports
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Strigiformes | Owls
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1937-04-01
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1937-04-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A report written by Wesley H. Bartlett describing the history of bird banding, including a brief overview and timeline of the practice of banding started by Audubon in 1803. Also covered are the qualifications a person must meet to be a small bird banding station operator, details on the reporting of bird banding activities, descriptions of the birds banded and later captured (return, repeat, or foreign return), and the type of baits and traps to use in order to maintain safety for the birds. Also includes details on the count and species of birds banded at Parsons College.
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Bartlett, Wesley H.
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Chimney Swift White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa Parsons College
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding identification key, May 17, 1937
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Correspondence Instructional materials
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1937-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin Grant to Philip DuMont dated May 17, 1937. In this letter Grant asks DuMont to look over the key he is using to teach students to identify bird species in the lab. Included with this letter is an edited copy of "A Key to and synopsis of the orders and families of Iowa birds."
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Grant, Martin L.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Wood Duck nesting records, volume one, 1939-1953
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Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1939-01-01
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1953-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1939-1953 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 a few hand-drawn illustrations, newspaper clippings and a twelve page photocopied article from volume 53 of The Condor titled "A study of nesting Wood Ducks in Iowa" written by Leopold.
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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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Fred Pierce letter to Oscar Allert regarding stamp collecting, May 20, 1939
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Periodicals Stamp collecting Postage stamps
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1939-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Fred Pierce to Oscar Allert dated May 20, 1939. Pierce returns some stamps to Allert, discusses how busy he has been lately, and mentions that they should write a couple of articles about their most recent bird trip.
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Pierce, Fred J.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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45
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Ottumwa Bird Club constitution
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Administrative records Bylaws (administrative records)
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1942-01-01
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1946-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The Constitution of the Ottumwa Bird Club, circa 1944, stating the objective of the organization, and including by-laws and basic administrative information for the Club.
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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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Ottumwa Bird Club membership list and meeting minutes, January 6, 1944
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Administrative records
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Birds--Counting Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Hirundinidae | Swallows Meetings
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1943-01-01
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1944-01-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of members of the Ottumwa Bird Club, dated 1943, and minutes from the meeting of the group, January 6, 1944. The minutes report a talk given by Wilbur Dole, the results of a local bird count, and the names of recently elected committee officers.
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Walker, Leota Ottumwa Bird Club
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Lake Wapello Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, 1943
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Administrative records
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Birds--Migration Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1943-01-01
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1943-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, 1943. A talk on bird migration was given by President Ayres.
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Walker, Leota Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Fairfield Bird Club meeting minutes, 1943-1952
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1943-04-01
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1952-11-20
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten minutes for the Fairfield Bird Club covering the years 1943-1952. The minutes were recorded by the person who held the office of secretary for the club for that year and provide an overview of what happened what happened when the club met, including the locations of the meetings, guests who attended the meetings, subjects of the programs presented, and treasurer's reports.
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Fairfield Bird Club Lowell, Margaret Herdliska Scheffel, Iva Williamson, Estella M. Roth, Emma Thada, Lillian B.
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Fairfield Waterworks Park Fairfield High School Parsons College
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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