A Proposed revision of the "Revised list of the Birds of Iowa"
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching Zoological specimens
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1934-02-01
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1934-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Open letter dated February 1934. As Philip DuMont prepares for a revision to the "Revised list of the Birds of Iowa" he notes that 35 of the species listed had not been verified with specimens collected in Iowa. He is still looking for Iowa specimens for 25 of the species listed.
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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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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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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 2, October 1988
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1988-10-01
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1988-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 2, October 1988. Highlights of the newsletter include a report of a Pelican and Hawkwatch field trip to Saylorville Lake in which 60 species of birds were observed, an acid rain update by Mike Meetz, details on Audubon Adventures which is the youth program of the National Audubon Society, and a calendar of events for the fall of 1988.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 25, Number 1, September 1990
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Newsletters
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Meetings
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1990-09-01
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1990-09-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 25, Number 1, September 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include a call for sponsors to held fund Audubon Adventures which is the youth education program of the National Audubon Society and the 1990-1991 society event schedule with program topics and speakers as well as field trips.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 28, Number 7, March 1993
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Strigiformes | Owls Books--Reviews
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1993-03-01
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1993-03-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 28, Number 7, March 1993. Highlights of the newsletter include information on topics covered at a birding class, a call for society members to voice support for constitutional protection of Iowa's Fish and Game Trust Fund, a report of an Owl field trip, and an article from Maridel Jackson recalling Texas travels and bird sightings.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames Big Creek State Park Ledges State Park Brookside Park Ames High Prairie/Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 4, December 1993
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1993-12-01
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1993-12-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 4, December 1993. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts for Ames, Saylorville, and Boone County, the results from the 1992 Ames Christmas Bird Count, and an announcement of a beginning birding course with a listing of subject areas that will be covered.
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Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames Saylorville Lake Boone County
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 1, September 1994
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Societies--History, organization, etc Prairie restoration
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1994-09-01
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1994-09-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 1, September 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include details on several upcoming field trips, a note of thanks and recognition from outgoing society president Maridel Jackson, and a call for members to assist in funding the Audubon Adventures learning program for 12 classrooms.
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Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Clark Hollingsworth letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a request for information on Wood Ducks, January 6, 1952
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Feeding and feeds Bird attracting
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1952-01-06
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Letter from Clark Hollingsworth to Frederic Leopold regarding a request for information on Wood Ducks, January 6, 1952. The letter details Hollingsworth's interest in feeding and attracting birds as well as his desire to learn more about Wood Ducks.
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Hollingsworth, Clark
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Wood Duck
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Data on Iowa Red-tailed Hawks
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Research notes
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Bird surveys Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1932-01-01
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1933-12-31
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Research notes compiled from 1932-1933. In these notes Philip DuMont compiled a detailed list of all the Red-tailed Hawk specimens he could find in Iowa, classifying them by subspecies.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Iowa
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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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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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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, spring 1979
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Study and teaching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Water birds
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1979-03-01
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1979-05-31
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Spring report of birds contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Summer Tanager Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Moorhen American White Pelican Willet Hudsonian Godwit Long-eared Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Common Tern
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Story County Boone County Harmon Lake
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Fred Lesher letters to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 12, 1983 and June 3, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1983-03-01
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1983-06-03
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Two letters from Fred Lesher to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, March 12, 1983 and June 3, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Lesher, Fred
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Killdeer Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur Osprey Fox Sparrow American Coot Winter Wren Horned Lark
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Frederic Leopold letter to Keith M. Schreiner regarding Schreiner's thesis and Wood Duck nest predation, March 5, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Predatory animals Squirrels--Behavior
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1952-03-05
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Letter from Frederic Leopold in response to Keith M. Schreiner regarding Schreiner's thesis and Wood Duck nest predation, March 5, 1952. The letter discusses similarities in data between Schreiner's master's thesis and Leopold's Wood Duck nesting study paper. The impact of nest predation by squirrels is also addressed. This document is in response to a letter from Keith M. Schreiner: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3069/view
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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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Frederic Leopold letter to Peter P. Laude regarding an invitation to view the Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, February 18, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Wood duck--Behavior
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1952-02-18
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Letter from Frederic Leopold to Peter P. Laude regarding an invitation to view the Wood Ducks and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, February 18, 1952. The letter details an invitation to Burlington and the best times to see the nesting Wood Ducks. This document is a continuation of a previous conversation between Laude and Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3077/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3078/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3081/view.
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Iowa City
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinators Newsletter
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas coordinators newsletter gives an update on the project. The project has been in progress for three years and is ongoing. The newsletter includes a request for more "birders" to help with the project.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinators Newsletter
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinators Newsletter gives an update on the project. The project has been in progress for three years and is ongoing. The newsletter includes a list of atlas committee members.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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James Dinsmore letter to Oscar Allert regarding mounted bird specimens, September 1, 1978
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1978-09-01
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Letter from James Dinsmore to Oscar Allert dated September 1, 1978. Dinsmore tells Allert, who had donated many bird specimens, about the bird mounts kept in the Iowa State University vertebrate museum.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens Families
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1934-01-02
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1934. Peters informs Philip DuMont that he has not finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens sent to him, but gives a preliminary assessment. Included with this letter is a letter from Janetta DuMont, who is forwarding Philip DuMont's mail, discussing the DuMont family's activities around Christmas. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3552/view This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3554/view
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DuMont, Janetta A. 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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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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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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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field reports, May 26, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-05-26
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Included with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others in areas mainly around central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Brown Pelican
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Nevada Ruthven
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Joseph Grinnell letter to Philip DuMont regarding Savannah Sparrow identification, November 17, 1933
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1933-11-17
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Letter from Joseph Grinnell to Philip DuMont dated November 17, 1933. Grinnell gives his opinion on the subspecies of some Savannah Sparrow specimens and mentions that Savannah Sparrow classification may soon be revised. This document is in response to a letter from Dumont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3550/view
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Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939
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Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Lake Athabasca
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Keith M. Schreiner letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck nesting study paper, February 21, 1952
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Correspondence
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Predatory animals Squirrels--Behavior Ducklings
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1952-02-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Keith M. Schreiner to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck nesting study paper, February 21, 1952. The letter discusses similarities in data between Schreiner's master's thesis and Leopold's Wood Duck nesting study paper. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3071/view
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Schreiner, Keith M.
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Letter from Wilma Walton with an enclosed letter from Ronald Wright to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 28, 1970
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Study and teaching Country life Birdhouses--Design and construction
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1970-05-28
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Letter from Wilma Walton and enclosed letter from fifth grade student Ronald Wright to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 28, 1970. The letter from Wilma Walton expresses appreciation from her fifth grade class for a talk about Wood Ducks given by Frederic Leopold. An enclosed letter from Walton's student, Ronald Wright, asks several questions about Wood Ducks and extends further gratitude for Leopold's visit and talk.
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Walton, Wilma Wright, Ronald
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Anamosa
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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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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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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Memo regarding the Breeding Bird Atlas Project
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Administrative records
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Birds--Breeding Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1994-01-01
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1994-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Memo regarding the Iowa Ornithologists' Union's Breeding Bird Atlas. Includes several announcements regarding the project, including that the Iowa Ornithologists' Union has agreed to purchase copies of the Breeding Bird Atlas for school libraries in the state of Iowa.
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Jackson, Laura Spess
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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