Wood Duck nesting records, volume three, 1967-1978
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Printed ephemera Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1967-01-01
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1978-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1967-1978 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, a few hand-drawn illustrations, correspondence, and the program for the 50th Annual Convention of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union where Leopold gave a presentation titled "Nesting Habits of the Wood Duck".
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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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10
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1
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William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 5, 1998. Norris reports on bird sightings in North-East Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Norris, William R.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Towhee Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area Backbone State Park Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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28
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1
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding proposed members for the American Ornithologists' Union, September 19, 1929
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1929-09-19
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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 September 19, 1929. Rosene doesn't know who to propose for membership in the American Ornithologists' Union since he doesn't know who is already a member. He also reports finding a King Rail egg on his farm.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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King Rail
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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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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Prairie Chicken pictures, November 21, 1930
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Correspondence
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds Predation (Biology) Snakes--Behavior
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1930-11-21
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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 21, 1930. Rosene updates DuMont with Iowa ornithologist news and recounts his trip to Nebraska where he photographed Prairie Chickens and other birds.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Avocet American Bittern Grasshopper Sparrow Greater Prairie-Chicken Long-billed Curlew Wilson's Phalarope Red-eyed Vireo
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Ledges State Park Nebraska
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Owls, February 7, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1934-02-07
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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 February 7, 1934. Rosene discusses photographing owls, mentions some birds that had recently been shot and notes a wintering Red-shouldered Hawk.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-shouldered Hawk Lapland Longspur Great Horned Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl 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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Walter Rosene journal of a bird watching trip to Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota
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Diaries Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes | Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Automobile travel
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1924-06-14
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1924-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A handwritten journal compiled by Walter Rosene that details a bird watching trip to various locations in Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The journal covers a time span of roughly two weeks from June 14 to June 30, 1924, and gives detailed information about the trip, including: the numerous towns and lakes visited, the many species of bird seen, and specifics on the variety of nests and eggs located.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa North Dakota Minnesota Stump Lake Chase Lake
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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13
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1
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Spring report 86, Dean Mosman
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1986-03-01
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1986-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dean Mosman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Mosman, Dean
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Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Pine Siskin
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Polk County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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22
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3
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Spring field reports, 1998, Jim Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-tailed Hawk Marbled Godwit Turkey Vulture Short-eared Owl Glossy Ibis Yellow Rail Chuck-will's-widow Long-billed Dowitcher Pileated Woodpecker
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Ames Dunbar Slough Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Winnebago County Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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Spring 1999, Diane Porter, June 8, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1999-06-08
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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 Diane Porter dated June 8, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Bewick's Wren Yellow-throated Warbler Eastern Phoebe Spotted Sandpiper Northern Parula
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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28
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3
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Spring 1998 Iowa field report, Chris Edwards
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Edwards, Chris
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Bobolink Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Wood Thrush Palm Warbler Greater Scaup
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Wildcat Den State Park Lake MacBride MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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27
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7
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Spring '86 field reports, Erik Munson
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1986-03-01
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1986-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Erik Munson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Munson, Erik
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Purple Martin Townsend's Solitaire Loggerhead Shrike Yellow Rail Boreal Owl Common Yellowthroat Blue-winged Warbler Northern Waterthrush
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Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Morse Lake Boone County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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22
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3
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Rudolph Anderson letter to Philip DuMont regarding "The birds of Iowa," November 16, 1932
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Correspondence
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Collection and preservation Natural areas Ornithological literature
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1932-11-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Rudolph Anderson to Philip DuMont dated November 16, 1932. In this letter Anderson describes how he gathered information for his book "The birds of Iowa."
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Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Whimbrel Snow Goose Cackling Goose
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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30
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding Cliff Swallows, August 14, 1980
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Correspondence Reports
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Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1980-08-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Richard Jule Hollis regarding the accompanying report on Cliff Swallows in Iowa City. The report consists of a study of breeding habits of Cliff Swallows. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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House Sparrow Cliff Swallow
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Iowa City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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4
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule in Iowa before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification 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 Purple Gallinules in 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 J. Krider, 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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9
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14
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird at Charles City in 1914
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1923-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Mountain Bluebirds at Charles City in Floyd County, IA during April 1914. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Floyd County, Iowa (Part III. Continued) in the American Midland Naturalist 8(10/11):230-256 by Caroll Lane Fenton.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mountain Bluebird
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Charles City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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13
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5
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at Iowa before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Breeding Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration 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 Long-billed Curlews at Iowa before 1879. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by John Krider.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Long-billed Curlew
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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24
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Poorwill at Pottawattamie County in 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Common Poorwill eggs and a Common Poorwill at Pottawattamie County, IA on May 5, 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Isadore S. Trostler, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Poorwill
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Pottawattamie County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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12
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20
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Linn County in 1899
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Black Rail eggs at Linn County, IA during 1899. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George H. Berry, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Linn County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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12
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Bachman's Sparrow east of Des Moines in 1884
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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1889-02-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Bachman's Sparrow and nest east of Des Moines in Polk County, IA on June 2, 1884. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Preliminary Annotated Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa in the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy Natural Sciences 5:113-161 by Charles R. Keyes and H.S. Williams seen by J.B. Green and J.A. Allen, and referenced by four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Bachman's Sparrow
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Des Moines
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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13
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31
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Coon Lake before 1879
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1879-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Coon Lake, IA 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 J. Krider, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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24
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Benton and Blackhawk Counties in 1877
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for American Swallow-tailed Kites at Benton and Blackhawk Counties, IA around 1877. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George and Morton Peck.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Benton County Black Hawk County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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24
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Photograph of Wood Duck eggs under down feathers
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses Wood duck--Behavior
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The inside bottom of a Wood Duck house covered with nesting material, 1966. Wood Duck eggs are visible beneath the mother's down feathers.
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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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6
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8
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Photograph of Wood Duck eggs beginning to hatch
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Three Wood Duck eggs in the early stages of hatching, May 1966
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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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6
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11
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Photograph of Wood Duck eggs and nesting material in a duck house
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses
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1966-01-01
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1966-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The inside bottom of a Wood Duck house covered in nesting material, 1966. Twelve Wood Duck eggs lay in the middle of the nesting material.
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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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6
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9
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Photograph of Wood Duck ducklings nesting among egg shells and nesting material
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Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Ducklings
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1966-05-01
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1966-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Several Wood Duck ducklings nesting among hatched egg shells and other nesting material, May 1966.
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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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6
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10
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