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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations

Field checklist of Iowa birds	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Weather	1985-09-20	1985-09-22	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A checklist of birds sighted over three days in September from the Braley property in Shenandoah. Includes a letter from Jean Braley to Thomas Kent regarding Warbler and Thrush migration dated October 9, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Braley, Francis Braley, Jean B.	Yellow-breasted Chat Evening Grosbeak Scarlet Tanager	Shenandoah	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 10, 1932 copy	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1932-04-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated April 10, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Long Pond between 7:00 and 4:00. This checklist is virtually the same as another checklist with this date but with different notes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Bittern Purple Martin Loggerhead Shrike Cinnamon Teal Ring-necked Duck Swamp Sparrow Northern Shoveler Mallard Northern Bobwhite	Long Pond	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 15, 1932	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1932-04-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated April 15, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County between 7:00 and 9:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer Rough-legged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Fox Sparrow American Coot Dark-eyed Junco Wilson's Snipe Northern Bobwhite	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 26, 1931	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1931-04-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated April 26, 1931. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker between 6:00 and 9:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-headed Blackbird Blue-winged Teal Lark Sparrow Spotted Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Lincoln's Sparrow Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 26, 1932	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1932-04-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated April 26, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker between 6:40 and 9:10.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Purple Martin Harris' Sparrow Lark Sparrow Osprey Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Belted Kingfisher Brown Creeper Green Heron	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 3, 1932 copy	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1932-04-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated April 3, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted near Jewell between 7:00 and 5:00. This checklist is virtually the same as another checklist with this date but with different notes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer Pied-billed Grebe Rusty Blackbird Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Snow Goose Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Mallard	Jewell	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 3, 1932	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1932-04-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated April 3, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted near Jewell with a group of people including Bob Walker and Walter Jr. between 7:00 and 5:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk Ring-billed Gull Canvasback Goldeneye American Wigeon Redhead Northern Pintail Gadwall Northern Harrier	Jewell	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 30, 1932	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1932-04-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated April 30, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Adix Ponds and North Bridge with Bob Walker between 6:00 and 9:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Snow Goose Northern Shoveler Belted Kingfisher Barn Swallow Horned Lark American Golden Plover	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Field card of all birds, Philip DuMont, August 21, 1932	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Podicipediformes \| Grebes Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes \| Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Weather Apodiformes \| Swifts and Hummingbirds Cuculiformes \| Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis	1932-08-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated August 21, 1932. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont, Kenneth Nelson, Arthur Palas and Anna Palas in Polk County annotated with number sighted and weather.	DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996		Polk County	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	2	11
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, December 13, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1936-12-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated December 13, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around the Beaver Creek Iron Bridge with Bob Walker between 8:30 and 11:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk Lapland Longspur Great Horned Owl Hairy Woodpecker Northern Shrike Downy Woodpecker	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, December 23, 1923	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Galliformes \| Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Weather Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Coraciiformes \| Kingfishers	1923-12-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated December 23, 1923. This checklist was used by Philip DuMont, Kenneth Nelson and Mark Alcorn to record birds sighted around Des Moines. The list has been annotated with the number of birds sighted, the weather and the route taken.	DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996		Des Moines	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	2	11
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, December 24, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1936-12-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated December 24, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker between 9:00 and 12:00 and 1:00 and 5:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel Black-billed Magpie Great Horned Owl Purple Finch Belted Kingfisher Tufted Titmouse Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, June 15, 1932	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Weather	1932-06-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated June 15, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Long Pond with Philip DuMont and Walter Jr. between 7:30 and 6:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Least Bittern Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Grasshopper Sparrow Common Yellowthroat American Coot Northern Pintail Red-winged Blackbird Black Tern	Long Pond	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, March 20, 1934	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1934-03-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated March 20, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker between 7:00 and 8:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Song Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Red-bellied Woodpecker Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker Common Starling	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, March 25, 1934	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1934-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated March 25, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Beaver Bayou and Rippey Slough with Bob Walker between 3:00 and 5:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling	Rippey Beaver	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 14, 1933	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Weather	1933-05-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated May 14, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker and Walter Jr. between 5:00 and 1:00, and 2:00 and 7:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Indigo Bunting Vesper Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Cerulean Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher American Redstart Eastern Screech-Owl	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, May 16, 1954	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Gruiformes \| Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Galliformes \| Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Weather Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Apodiformes \| Swifts and Hummingbirds Caprimulgiformes \| Nighthawks and Nightjars Coraciiformes \| Kingfishers	1954-05-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated May 16, 1954. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont annotated with weather, locations visited, and number sighted.	DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996		Waterworks Park Walnut Woods State Park	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	2	11
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 21, 1933	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather	1933-05-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated May 21, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Adix Pond, North Bridge, and Dead Man's Gulch with Bob Walker between 6:30 and 11:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Warbling Vireo Virginia Rail American Wigeon Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Red-eyed Vireo Canada Warbler Eastern Screech-Owl	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 6, 1934	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1934-05-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated May 6, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted on a trip from Spencer to Ruthven to Estherville to Spirit Lake to Spencer with Philip DuMont.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Pied-billed Grebe Franklin's Gull American Pipit Forster's Tern American Wigeon Hudsonian Godwit Sanderling Green-winged Teal Common Starling	Estherville Lost Island Lake Palo Alto County Ruthven Spencer Spirit Lake Round Lake	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 7, 1931	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1931-05-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated May 7, 1931. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Schall Pond and Beaver Bayou with Bob Walker between 6:00 and 9:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Wilson's Phalarope Palm Warbler Baltimore Oriole Ruddy Duck Solitary Sandpiper Willet Swainson's Thrush Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler	Boone County Beaver	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 7, 1934	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1934-05-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated May 7, 1934. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted enroute from Spencer to Ogden with Philip DuMont.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Common Moorhen Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Black-bellied Plover Snow Goose Eastern Whip-poor-will Bonaparte's Gull Common Pheasant	Greene County Ogden Palo Alto County Spencer Pocahontas County Calhoun County Beaver	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, October 7, 1933	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1933-10-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird checklist dated October 7, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Yell Township, Boone County between 9:00 and 12:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel Song Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Western Meadowlark Mourning Dove Horned Lark Northern Harrier Common Starling	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Iowa CBC reporting form, Lost Nation, December 18, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 18, 1985 compiled by Sharon Kaufman. A list of birds sighted by Kaufman and fifteen others around Lost Nation. A total of 43 species and 4,901 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Kaufman, Sharon	Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Lapland Longspur White-throated Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Wood Thrush White-crowned Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Belted Kingfisher	Lost Nation	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Princeton, December 19, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 19, 1985 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and eight others around Princeton. A total of 58 species and 4,216 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Lapland Longspur Brown Thrasher Barred Owl Eastern Meadowlark Hermit Thrush Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Princeton Folletts	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Shenandoah, December 21, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Betty Walters. A list of birds sighted by Walters and seven others around Shenandoah. A total of 43 species and 6,226 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Walters, Betty	Rough-legged Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Barred Owl Merlin Swamp Sparrow Northern Harrier	Shenandoah Farragut	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2