Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 16, 1937
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Turdidae | Thrushes Parulidae | Warblers Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1937-05-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County and Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene, Paul Leaverton and Bob Walker, May 16, 1937. Also notes a Blue-winged Teal nest with two eggs and a Yellow Warbler nest with one Brown-headed Cowbird egg.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink Warbling Vireo Indigo Bunting Blue-winged Teal Barred Owl Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Whip-poor-will Yellow Warbler
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Little Wall Lake Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Winter Birds
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Speeches (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Sittidae | Nuthatches Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Odontophoridae | Quails
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1952-11-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A speech written by Margaret Herdliska for a presentation given to the Fairfield Bird Club on November 20, 1952. Included in the speech are reasons why winter is the best time to begin a study of birds as well as details of several species of permanent resident birds in Iowa, winter resident birds, and migrant birds that can be found in the state.
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Lowell, Margaret Herdliska
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Ruffed Grouse Blue Jay Cedar Waxwing Northern Cardinal House Sparrow Greater Prairie-Chicken American Tree Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee Wild Turkey Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark American Goldfinch Brown Creeper Common Pheasant Common Starling
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Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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1
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9
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Ames Christmas Bird Count Data
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Field notes
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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2003-12-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of 116 bird species that were observed on Ames Christmas Bird Counts for the years 1971-2003. The total number of bird counts on which each species was seen is available for the years 1971-1990 and 1991-2003. Also on the list is the number of each bird species seen on a particular count for every year between 1991-2003.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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2
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8
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Check-list of Iowa Birds compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1957-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Check list of birds observed in Emmet County compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957. Also includes handwritten notes with bird sightings from Fort Defiance State Park and Lake Cheever.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Emmet County Fort Defiance State Park Cheever Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Documents regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
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Checklists Forms (documents) Instructional materials
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A group of documents related to a Boone County Christmas Bird Count, including instructions for the count report form, a blank count report form, a completed field checklist of Iowa birds, a blank Big Bluestem Audubon Society field trip record form, and a list of field trip participants.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Boone County
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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5
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Iowa RBA, December 22, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1997-12-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa RBA update for December 22, 1997. Highlights of the update include observations of several outstanding birds from seven Christmas Bird Counts held around the state. The best birds discovered on the counts were several species of Gulls and Woodpeckers as well as White-winged Crossbills, Long-tailed Ducks, and Common Redpolls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, and Surf Scoter.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Brewer's Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Franklin's Gull White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Merlin Mew Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Marsh Wren Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Ruddy Duck Glaucous Gull Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Northern Shrike
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Atlantic Burlington Clive George Wyth Memorial State Park Iowa City Keokuk Nevada Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Sioux City Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Aspen Grove Cemetery Medicine Creek Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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Spring 1995, Yellow Rail to Woodpeckers
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Field notes
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Bird watching Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls
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1995-06-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of bird sightings dated June 6, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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26
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4
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Observations and data on various birds, part 2 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown
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Correspondence Field notes Photographic prints Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Laridae | Gulls and Terns Corvidae | Jays, Crows, and allies Sittidae | Nuthatches Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Laniidae | Shrikes Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A collection of bird sightings around Iowa compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, including notes, correspondence, and photographs. This document is part two of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Sandpiper and ends with the tabbed section labeled Nuthatch/Shrike. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8623/view This document is continued by: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8626/view
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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3
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8
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Checklist of birds by state and country
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Research Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes | Loons Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Caprimulgiformes | Nighthawks and Nightjars Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Checklist of birds by state and country compiled by Woodward H. Brown. The checklist covers multiple states, countries and many different species of birds.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa
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Woodward Hart Brown Papers | MS 502
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2
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1
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Birding areas of Iowa: the unglaciated northeast
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Correspondence Maps (documents) Drafts (documents) Articles
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Bird watching Birding sites Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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1974-05-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article written by Morten Konig. Konig discusses birds that can be found in northeast Iowa and some of the best places for sighting them. This manuscript was sent with a letter dated May 13, 1974 to Pete Petersen, editor of Iowa Bird Life.
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Konig, Morten E. Konig
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Ruffed Grouse Red-headed Woodpecker Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush Eastern Whip-poor-will Wild Turkey Cliff Swallow
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Allamakee County Yellow River State Forest Brush Creek Canyon State Park Winneshiek County Fayette County Lock and Dam 9 Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Clayton County Pikes Peak State Park Bixby State Park Lock and Dam 10 Joy Springs County Park Gouldsburg County Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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18
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Dick Bierman letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Sapsucker sighting and nest, unknown date
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Woodpeckers--Behavior
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated letter from Dick Bierman to Thomas Kent about a sighting of Sapsuckers and their nest at Cherokee in Cherokee County, IA around May 20 to June 5, unknown year.
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Bierman, Dick
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Cherokee
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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59
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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1936-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1936. Also notes he was at Ledges State Park later in the day.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Loggerhead Shrike Blue-winged Teal Lesser Yellowlegs Cerulean Warbler Tufted Titmouse House Wren Blackpoll Warbler Barn Swallow Common Starling
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Ledges State Park Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, April 20, 1936
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1936-04-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, April 20, 1936. Also includes handwritten notes on various bird species observed.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk Clay-colored Sparrow Brown Thrasher Lesser Yellowlegs Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush American Robin Brown Creeper
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Boone County
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Annotated bird sighting list for winter 1980-1981 compiled by Tomma Lou and Randy Maas
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Corvidae | Jays, Crows, and allies Paridae | Titmice Birds--Feeding and feeds Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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1981-03-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Tomma Lou and Randy Maas around the Ames area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.
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Maas, Tomma Lou Maas, Randy
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Cedar Waxwing White-breasted Nuthatch Long-eared Owl Hairy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker
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Ames Big Creek Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 12, 1940
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1940-05-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Dubuque by Walter Rosene and others, May 12, 1940. Also notes this field trip includes members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Barred Owl Greater Yellowlegs Pileated Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Worm-eating Warbler Black Tern Wilson's Snipe Green Heron
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Dubuque
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watchers Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Ardeidae | Herons Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1941-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Atlantic and Council Bluffs by Walter Rosene and group from the Atlantic Convention, May 11, 1941.This is a combined list for the Atlantic Convention field trip.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Great Horned Owl Sora Olive-sided Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager American Coot Eastern Screech-Owl
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Atlantic Council Bluffs
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 2, 1941
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Weather Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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1941-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Daily field checking list of birds observed at Camp Hantesa by Walter Rosene and others, August 2, 1941.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Flicker Purple Martin Indigo Bunting Field Sparrow Eastern Wood-Pewee Dickcissel Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark American Robin Mourning Dove Barn Swallow
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Camp Hantesa
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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12
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1
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Lantern slide of a birch tree with multiple Sapsucker holes
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Lantern slides
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Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Woodpeckers--Behavior
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The trunk of a birch tree with damage from multiple Sapsucker holes. Slide originally titled "Sapsucker Holes. Rosene provides details on slide.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Ogden
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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4
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19
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Spring 1999, non-passerines, Laughing Gull to Pileated Woodpecker, June 11, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls
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1999-06-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of bird sightings dated June 11, 1999. This list contains sightings of non-passerines that were submitted for the spring 1999 season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Pileated Woodpecker Laughing Gull
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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28
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3
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Field reports, fall 1998, Burrowing Owl through Rusty Blackbird, December 11, 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Sylviidae | Kinglets and Gnatcatchers Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1998-12-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of bird sightings organized by species, December 11, 1998. The list includes sightings of Owls, Hummingbirds, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Vireos, Swallows, Wrens, Thrushes, Warblers, and Sparrows. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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28
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2
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Fall 1994, Woodpeckers to end, December 11, 1994
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1994-12-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of bird sightings dated December 11, 1994. This list includes sightings of Woodpeckers, Warblers, Sparrows, and Finches. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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26
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3
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Field notes contributed by Paul Hertzel, August 1, 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1992-08-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Paul Hertzel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Hertzel, L. Paul
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White-eyed Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Orchard Oriole Eastern Wood-Pewee House Finch Wood Duck Gray Catbird Canada Goose Kentucky Warbler Wild Turkey Red-winged Blackbird Cliff Swallow
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Dallas County Polk County Story County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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25
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2
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding yearly bird sighting list, April 9, 1927
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls
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1927-04-09
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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 April 9, 1927. Rosene sends DuMont a copy of his up-to-date list of birds sighted for 1927.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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White-breasted Nuthatch Mourning Dove Horned Lark
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Woodpeckers
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Lecture notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lecture notes presented Friday, January 26. These notes describe Woodpeckers in Iowa and mentions their numbers from recent Christmas counts.
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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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9
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19
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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, September 30
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Podicipediformes | Grebes Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Apodiformes | Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes | Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Caprimulgiformes | Nighthawks and Nightjars
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated September 30. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont on September 28 and 30, in Polk County, Ames and Little Wall Lake.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Little Wall Lake Ames Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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11
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