Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Ames in 1978
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife rescue Zoological specimens
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1979-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule at Ames in Story County, IA on May 22, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Purple Gallinule in Ames in Iowa Bird Life 49:87-88 by James Dinsmore and D.L. Graham seen by Lorna Volmer, a reference to the sighting in another publication, and two photographs of the specimen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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14
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Lucille M. Gaffney letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Cattle Egret, November 25, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Wildlife rescue
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1987-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lucille M. Gaffney to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Cattle Egret, November 25, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Cattle Egret
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Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Swaledale
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Linda Hinshaw letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's Hawk), December 2, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Wildlife rescue
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1987-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Linda Hinshaw letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding an injured Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's Hawk), December 2, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Hinshaw, Linda
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Lake Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Barbara L. Wilson letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding fall bird sightings, November 27, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather Birds--Infancy Wildlife rescue
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1987-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Carl J. Bendorf regarding fall bird sightings, November 27, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Little Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Bell's Vireo Western Kingbird Black Scoter Long-billed Dowitcher Osprey Ruddy Turnstone Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue Grosbeak Wild Turkey
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Mills County Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Page County Pioneer County Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding upcoming meetings, November 19, 1926
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Correspondence
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife rescue
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1926-11-19
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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 November 19, 1926. In this letter Rosene talks about finding a headline speaker for the annual Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting, preparing a paper for an upcoming Wilson Ornithological Club meeting, and trying to nurse a Golden Plover back to health.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Golden Plover
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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25
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Barb Wilson letter to Robert Myers regarding Spring report, June 2, 1986
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Weather Wildlife rescue
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1986-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Barb Wilson to Robert Myers dated June 2, 1986. In this letter Wilson talks about rescuing a fledgling Kestrel, the weather and spring migration. Letter includes an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Brewer's Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead Shrike Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Greater Scaup Piping Plover Sedge Wren Short-billed Dowitcher Great Blue Heron
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Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Cass County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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Photograph of an unidentified person holding a Yellow Warbler
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Photographs
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Wildlife rescue
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1933-07-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An unidentified person holding a Yellow Warbler that was stunned from flying against Rosene's house, July 11, 1933. Photograph originally titled "Yellow Warbler." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow Warbler
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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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Ronald Harms letter regarding injured Prairie Falcon, October 27, 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Wildlife rescue
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1984-10-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Ronald Harms letter regarding injured Prairie Falcon, October 27, 1984, was not addressed to anyone, but indicated the injured bird was a juvenile and brought to the Homer Calkins Center in Iowa Falls. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.
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Harms, Ronald
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Prairie Falcon
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Iowa Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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Emily Sullivan letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding an injured immature Mississippi Kite, September 14, 2001
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Correspondence Field notes
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Wildlife rescue Wildlife rehabilitation
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2001-09-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Emily Sullivan to James J. Dinsmore regarding an injured immature female Mississippi Kite, September 14, 2001. The injured Mississippi Kite was found by Jane Clark and admitted to the Wildlife Care Clinic on August 18, 2000. The bird was later euthanized on March 26, 2001. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Iowa State University. Wildlife Care Clinic Sullivan, Emily
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Mississippi Kite
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Urbandale
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 36, Number 4, March/April 2001
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Wildlife rescue Prairie restoration
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2001-03-01
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2001-04-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 36, Number 4, March/April 2001. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the society's 2001 Birdathon event, an appeal for members to join in a statewide Prairie Rescue event, reports from January and February field trips, and a note from Rick Hollis about the rescue of a Downy Woodpecker that was caught in plastic netting.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Downy Woodpecker
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Ames North Liberty
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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7
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