Lantern slide of a Golden Plover range map
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Lantern slides Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Golden Plover range map depicting the breeding range, the winter home, and the principal migration routes. Slide originally titled "Golden Plover Migration Route."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Golden Plover
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Fall, early spring, and late spring migration dates for Iowa
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Parulidae | Warblers
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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.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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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
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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
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Common Iowa bird arrivals, migrations, and departures
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Tables (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A table listing the approximate periods of arrival and departures of bird species found in Iowa. The birds included are mainly those listed as regular, common, or abundant species according to "Birds of Iowa" by James J. Dinsmore, et al. Year-round residents are excluded from the list.
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Edwards, David C.
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Iowa
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Iowa Birdline update, October 22, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae | Sparrows Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 22, 1990. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a California Gull, a Mute Swan, and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note was the large numbers of waterfowl spreading across the state. Other interesting observations were of Carolina Wrens, a Short-eared Owl, and numerous Sparrow species, including a Harris' and a Le Conte's
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Rough-legged Hawk Eared Grebe Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Mute Swan Harris' Sparrow Western Grebe California Gull Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Gray Catbird Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Big Creek State Park Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Ledges State Park Marion County Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lovilia Osceola Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Walter Rosene interview with WHO Radio
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Interviews
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Bird declines Bird populations Birds--Extinction Birds--Migration Extinct birds
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated transcript of an interview WHO Radio conducted with Walter Rosene, in which he discusses bird populations, species of birds that are decreasing in numbers, and extinct birds.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Trumpeter Swan Greater Prairie-Chicken Long-billed Curlew Passenger Pigeon Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover
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Iowa
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Field notes from the northwest corner of the state
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Field notes Essays Narratives (literary works)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An essay by Loraine Wallace detailing field notes from bird sightings in Spirit Lake. The essay covers the species of birds seen, the behavior of the birds and nesting habits.
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Wallace, Loraine
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Cerulean Warbler Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl
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Spirit Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Smith's Longspur survey
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Questionnaires
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Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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A request for participation in a Smith's Longspur survey to search for birds during their spring migration period. Also included is a questionnaire to complete indicating what type of field was surveyed, size and condition of the field, date and time of census, and the number and species of bird seen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Smith's Longspur
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide of a Tanager range map
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Lantern slides Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration Thraupidae | Tanagers
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Tanager range map depicting the breeding range, the winter home, and the east and west limits of the migration route. Slide originally titled "Tanager Distribution."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide of a Redstart range map
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Lantern slides Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Redstart range map depicting the breeding range, the winter home, and the east and west limits of the migration route. Slide originally titled "Redstart Distribution."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Redstart
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide of a Canada Goose migration route map
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Lantern slides Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Canada Goose migration route map depicting the isotherm of 35 degrees Fahrenheit and the isochronal migration lines. The isochronal migration lines connect the places where arrival or departure dates for the Canada Gooses are the same, showing the progress of migration across North America. Slide originally titled "Migration Route, Canada Goose."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Canada Goose
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide of a Grosbeak range map
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Lantern slides Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Grosbeak range map depicting the breeding range, the winter home, and the east and west limits of the migration route. Slide originally titled "Grosbeak Migration."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide of a Red-eyed Vireo range map
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Lantern slides Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Red-eyed Vireo range map depicting the breeding range, the winter home, and the east and west limits of the migration route. Slide originally titled "Red-Eyed Vireo Migration."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-eyed Vireo
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Lantern slide of an Arctic Tern range map
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Lantern slides Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An Arctic Tern range map depicting the breeding range and the winter home. Slide originally titled "Arctic Tern Migration Route."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Arctic Tern
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and field notes from James J. Dinsmore to Nicholas S. Halmi, reporting bird sightings by type. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1977.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren American White Pelican Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Osprey Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Louisiana Waterthrush
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Allamakee County Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Forest City Le Grand Ledges State Park Mason City Yellow River State Forest Boone County Anderson Goose Lake Ingham Lake McFarland Lake Park Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Lantern slide of a Bobolink range map
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Lantern slides Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Bobolink range map depicting the breeding range, the winter home, and the east and west limits of the migration route. Slide originally titled "Bobolink Range–Map."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Bobolink
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Principal waterfowl flyways, Fall migration
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Maps (documents)
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Birds--Migration Flyways
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Undated map. A hand-drawn map of North America shows fall bird migration pathways, and notes that the Mississippi River Valley flyway encompasses all of Iowa.
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Iowa North America
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Arrival dates of water birds
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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Undated research notes. This list of birds was compiled by LeRoy Weeks and annotated with the average date from 1915 to 1925 that these migratory birds first appeared in Emmetsburg.
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Weeks, LeRoy Titus
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Emmetsburg
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Nettie Funk letter to LeRoy Weeks regarding migratory birds
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Correspondence
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Birds--Migration Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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Undated letter from Nettie Funk to LeRoy Weeks. In this letter Funk asks Weeks to supply the annotation Rare or Not Common to a list of water birds Weeks had sent her noting their arrival dates at Emmetsburg.
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Funk, Nettie S.
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Emmetsburg
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Average date of arrival of migratory birds
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Research notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Rare birds
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Undated research notes. This is a list of birds organized in accordance with the American Ornithologists' Union checklist. This list was created by LeRoy Weeks and annotated with the average month and day these birds had first been sighted around Emmetsburg and further noted as Common, Very Common, Not Very Common, Rare, or Very Rare. This list was edited by Philip DuMont and published in Iowa Bird Life vol. 4, no. 3.
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Weeks, LeRoy Titus
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Emmetsburg
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Waterfowl conditions in the Missouri Valley
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Reports
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Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Waterfowl
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated report. A report about Waterfowl migration suggests possible areas for purchase in order to create wildlife refuges in Western Iowa.
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Woodbury County Monona County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Fringillidae | Finches Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Merlin Osprey Gray Partridge Pileated Woodpecker Hermit Thrush
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshall County Pine Lake Hardin County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1978 fall report
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Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers
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0198-08-01
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1978-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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.
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Greer, Janet
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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
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Harrison County Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Mills County Pottawattamie County Viking Lake Nebraska
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule in Iowa before 1870
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1870-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Purple Gallinules in Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by J.A. Allen in Report on the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa by Charles A. White in 1870, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Jasper and Powesheik counties in 1871
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1871-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for flocks of Brants at Jasper and Powesheik Counties, IA in 1871. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Birds in the American Naturalist 5:169 by H.W. Parker, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Jasper County Poweshiek County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Iowa before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Extinct birds Rare birds
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1879-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Eskimo Curlews at Iowa before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by John Krider, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eskimo Curlew
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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