Present distribution of Starlings in Iowa
|
Reports
|
Bird surveys Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Introduced birds
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Report on Starling distribution in Iowa. A brief history of the Starling from its introduction in New York and first appearance in Iowa to a current population estimated to be greater than 14,000 residing in Iowa.
|
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
|
Common Starling
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
5
|
24
|
Fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for Iowa
|
Administrative records Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Parulidae | Warblers
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A handwritten list of fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for numerous bird species in Iowa. The list includes the date of the sighting, the number of birds seen, as well as a key code indicating the location of the sighting. Also included is the type-written geographic location key used to decipher in which one of the 12 different observation spots the sighting was made.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Least Tern Baltimore Oriole Philadelphia Vireo Greater White-fronted Goose Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco American Black Duck
|
Ames Credit Island Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Pilot Knob State Park Sidney DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Iowa State University Nobles Lake
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
1
|
3
|
Documents regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count
|
Checklists Forms (documents) Instructional materials
|
Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
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.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
|
|
Boone County
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
1
|
5
|
Habitat selection by Dickcissels survey
|
Instructions (document genre) Questionnaires
|
Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A request for participation in a Dickcissel habitat selection survey to study the effect of farming practices on population counts. The request provides information on the best times to do a count, the best fields to study, and the dates of visits to the field. A Dickcissel field description questionnaire and a Dickcissel census sheet are also included.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Dickcissel
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
9
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Ring-billed Gull, 1983
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Compilation of sightings data for the Ring-billed Gull submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members in 1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Ring-billed Gull
|
Forneys Lake Iowa Lake Manawa Mills County Sabula Arnolds Park Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
36
|
43
|
Woodpeckers
|
Lecture notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Lecture notes presented Friday, January 26. These notes describe Woodpeckers in Iowa and mentions their numbers from recent Christmas counts.
|
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
|
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
9
|
19
|
First occurrence of the Starling in the 99 Iowa counties
|
Tables (documents)
|
Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Introduced birds Ornithology--Methodology
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Table. This table records the county, locality, date, observer and number of birds for the first recorded Starling sighting in every county in Iowa. The table was included in the article "The Invasion of the Starling into Iowa" published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 15, no. 2.
|
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
|
Common Starling
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
5
|
24
|
Gladys Black's notes on Red Rock Lake and Refuge and Pleasantville winter bird sightings
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Notes on species observed at Red Rock Lake, Red Rock Refuge, and Pleasantville. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1975/1976.
|
Black, Gladys
|
|
Lake Red Rock Pleasantville
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
17
|
15
|
W. Ross Silcock letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird observations for winter 1975/1976, undated
|
Correspondence Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Ross Silcock's notes on birds observed near Malvern, Iowa for the winter of 1975/1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1975/1976.
|
|
Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Loggerhead Shrike Barn Owl Canvasback Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Snow Goose Hairy Woodpecker Northern Harrier
|
Fremont County Malvern
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
17
|
15
|
Cedar Rapids Area Field Notes
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Cedar Rapids area field notes complied by Lillian Serbousek.
|
Serbousek, Lillian
|
Upland Sandpiper Yellow-breasted Chat Orchard Oriole Snowy Egret American Woodcock Prothonotary Warbler
|
Coralville Lake Toddville Paris
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
17
|
17
|
W. Ross Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding highlights of the Christmas bird count, January 30, 1977
|
Correspondence Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae | Finches
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Report contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding highlights of the Christmas bird count. The Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Shrikes, Rough-legged Hawk, and Bald Eagle are among the species mentioned. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.
|
Silcock, W. Ross
|
Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Townsend's Solitaire Spotted Sandpiper Northern Shrike
|
Decorah Dubuque Omaha
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
17
|
19
|
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1982
|
Field notes Forms (documents)
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Weather
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
|
Proescholdt, Beth
|
Bald Eagle Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Merlin Osprey Gray Partridge Pileated Woodpecker Hermit Thrush
|
Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshall County Pine Lake Hardin County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
20
|
5
|
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Dean Mosman, December 23, 1986
|
Field notes Forms (documents)
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather
|
0186-12-23
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Alleman contributed by Dean Mosman, December 23, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
|
Mosman, Dean
|
Northern Flicker Rough-legged Hawk Common Grackle Rusty Blackbird House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Pine Siskin Tufted Titmouse Northern Harrier Mallard Common Starling
|
Alleman
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
22
|
6
|
1978 fall report
|
Field notes
|
Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
|
0198-08-01
|
1978-11-30
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
1978 fall report submitted by Janet G. Greer. Document discusses the sightings as well as other information such as population and migrations, of various species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Field Report of fall 1978.
|
Greer, Janet
|
Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Say's Phoebe Purple Martin Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Merlin Least Tern Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet
|
Harrison County Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County Viking Lake Nebraska
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
18
|
7
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Greater Scaup, 1911-1983
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
|
1911-11-15
|
1983-04-27
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Compilation of sightings data for the Greater Scaup submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1911-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Greater Scaup
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
36
|
22
|
Walter Rosene personal reminiscences of nature study and bird work at Ledges State Park
|
Diaries Photographs Narratives (literary works)
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Parks--Iowa Birds--Anecdotes
|
1918-01-01
|
1941-12-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A typewritten journal compiled by Walter Rosene detailing his bird study at Ledges State Park as well as additional field work. The journal covers the years 1918-1941 and contains details from several of Rosene's bird watching interests, including the following: observations and photographs from Ledges State Park, multiple poems, bird observations in Boone County (1918-1929) and within 30 miles of Ogden, IA (1930-1939), a life list of birds, nesting records of Barred Owls and Great Horned Owls, Christmas bird census counts (1922-1936), a survey of Martin colonies in Ogden, a list of Rosene's publications, and timeline of his participation in the McGregor Wild Life School.
|
Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
|
Great Horned Owl Barred Owl
|
Ledges State Park Ogden Boone County McGregor Heights
|
|
|
|
Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
|
13
|
6
|
Christmas census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26, 1925
|
Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)
|
Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
|
1925-12-26
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Report dated December 26. This report conveys the results of the 1925 Christmas bird count from the Des Moines Audubon Society and was published in Bird-Lore vol. 28, no. 1.
|
Des Moines Audubon Society
|
|
Des Moines
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
6
|
2
|
Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, 1928 to 1934
|
Checklists Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Gruiformes | Cranes, Rails, and Coots Columbiformes | Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans 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 Coraciiformes | Kingfishers
|
1928-05-20
|
1934-05-13
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Bird checklist with various dates. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont and Kenneth Nelson on June 3, 1929 and Philip DuMont and Janetta DuMont on May 13, 1934. Included with this checklist are tallies of birds sighted by Philip DuMont and others on May 20, 1928, May 19, 1929, and May 17, 1931.
|
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
|
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
2
|
11
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Horned Grebe, 1928-1983
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
|
1928-06-11
|
1983-04-24
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Compilation of sightings data for the Horned Grebe submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1928-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Horned Grebe
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
36
|
39
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, American Avocet, 1931-1983
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
|
1931-11-10
|
1983-06-06
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Compilation of sightings data for the American Avocet submitted to Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1931-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location".
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
American Avocet
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
36
|
1
|
Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, Spring 1933
|
Correspondence Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
|
1933-03-01
|
1933-05-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Telegram from Philip DuMont to Burt Gresham sent Spring 1933. DuMont responds to a request for information about Snow and Blue Goose migration by providing reports from the years 1933, 1932, and 1928. This document is in response to a letter from Gresham: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3513/view
|
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
|
Snow Goose Canada Goose
|
Sioux City Waubay National Wildlife Refuge Whiting
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
2
|
4
|
Philip DuMont letter to William Bell regarding Starlings in Iowa, March 16, 1933
|
Correspondence
|
Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Introduced birds
|
1933-03-16
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Letter from Philip DuMont to William Bell dated March 16, 1933. DuMont answers Bell's letter to Francis Roberts asking for information about the European Starling. DuMont provides a history of the Starling in Iowa, and includes an annotated list of all Starling sightings in Iowa dating back to 1922. This document is in response to a letter from William Bell to Francis Roberts: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3561/view
|
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
|
Common Starling
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
5
|
24
|
Burt Gresham letter to Philip DuMont regarding Goose migration, April 14, 1933
|
Correspondence
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
|
1933-04-14
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Letter from Burt Gresham to Philip DuMont dated April 14, 1933. Gresham requests information about Snow and Blue Goose migration through Iowa, with particular interest in whether the Snow and Blue Goose flocks are mixed. This document is answered by a telegram from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3512/view
|
Gresham, Burt
|
Snow Goose
|
Iowa Nebraska Winnipeg South Dakota
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
2
|
4
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Herring Gull, 1933-1983
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research
|
1933-05-22
|
1983-06-29
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Compilation of sightings data for the Herring Gull submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1933-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date, and location.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Herring Gull
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
36
|
43
|
Letter to I.T. Bode regarding Waterfowl conditions that might affect Iowa, January 3, 1934
|
Correspondence Reports
|
Bird surveys Birds--Counting Fowling Water levels Waterfowl
|
1934-01-03
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Letter to I.T. Bode dated January 3, 1934. The letter's author, an Assistant Biologist for the Bureau of Biological Survey, expresses his appreciation for the assistance he received while in Iowa. Included with this letter is part of the Waterfowl Survey for 1933, including the section that pertains to Iowa.
|
United States. Bureau of Biological Survey
|
|
Iowa South Dakota North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota
|
|
|
|
Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
|
3
|
21
|