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

Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 2, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1941-03-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, March 2, 1941. Also notes both old owls were being mobbed by crows, but failed to find that they were nesting.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Crow White-breasted Nuthatch Lapland Longspur Great Horned Owl Western Meadowlark Northern Harrier Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker Common Starling Northern Bobwhite	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 21, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Eggs--Incubation	1937-03-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 21, 1937. Also notes the second egg in the Great Horned Owl nest has not hatched yet.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker American Kestrel American Crow Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Great Horned Owl Red-winged Blackbird Common Starling	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 22, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-03-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, Walter Rosene, Jr. and Bob Walker, March 22, 1936. Also notes they traveled to various ponds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Northern Flicker Killdeer American Kestrel American Wigeon American Tree Sparrow Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco Mallard	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 23, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1937-03-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 23, 1937. Also notes there were numerous American Robins, Eastern Meadowlarks, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Dark-eyed Juncos and Killdeers in the area.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer Common Grackle Eastern Bluebird Ring-necked Duck Eastern Meadowlark Redhead Northern Pintail Red-winged Blackbird American Robin Dark-eyed Junco	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 23, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-03-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 23, 1939. Also notes two of the young Great Horned Owls have their eyes open while the third young owl does not.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Northern Flicker Killdeer White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Brown Thrasher Great Horned Owl Herring Gull Green-winged Teal Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 24, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-03-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 24, 1939. Also notes the young Great Horned Owls all have their eyes open and ears that are very noticeable.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Bluebird Great Horned Owl American Tree Sparrow American Coot Black-capped Chickadee Common Pheasant Northern Bobwhite	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 25, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1936-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene and Thomas G. Scott, March 25, 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Bluebird Herring Gull American Coot Western Meadowlark American Robin Horned Lark Common Pheasant Common Starling	Little Wall Lake	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 25, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1937-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 25, 1937. Also notes he observed large flocks of Lapland Longspurs already in full plumage and Mallards that were in the open water of the creek directly under the Great Horned Owl nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Northern Flicker Rough-legged Hawk Lapland Longspur Great Horned Owl American Tree Sparrow Black-capped Chickadee American Robin Northern Harrier Downy Woodpecker Mallard	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 25, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Owls--Behavior	1939-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 25, 1939. Also notes the female Great Horned Owl was hooting at them from a tree about 100 yards away.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel American Crow Vesper Sparrow Great Horned Owl Eastern Meadowlark American Wigeon Hairy Woodpecker Northern Pintail Red-winged Blackbird Northern Harrier	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 27, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-03-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Marcy Township and Peoples Township by Walter Rosene, March 27, 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Northern Flicker Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Rusty Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike American Tree Sparrow American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark	Marcy Township Township of Peoples	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 27, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1937-03-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 27, 1937. Also notes there was food in the Great Horned Owl nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-tailed Hawk American Crow Common Grackle Rusty Blackbird Great Horned Owl Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Northern Harrier	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 27, 1938	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1938-03-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, March 27, 1938.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer Common Grackle Eastern Bluebird Eastern Towhee Vesper Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Tufted Titmouse Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 28, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-03-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, March 28, 1936. Also notes he observed twenty-four geese at McCaskey pond in Boone County.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Northern Flicker Common Grackle Song Sparrow Savannah Sparrow American Wigeon Snow Goose Northern Pintail Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Common Pheasant	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 28, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1937-03-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 28, 1937. Also notes there were several types of food in the Great Horned Owl nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Common Grackle Great Horned Owl Hairy Woodpecker Northern Pintail Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Horned Lark Common Pheasant	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 29, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-03-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, March 29, 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Eastern Bluebird Eastern Towhee Short-eared Owl White-throated Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Fox Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 30, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1941-03-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Dunbar Slough by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, March 30, 1941.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Herring Gull American Wigeon Snow Goose Canada Goose Lesser Scaup Northern Shoveler Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Wilson's Snipe Mallard	Dunbar Slough	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 30, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1941-03-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, March 30, 1941. Also notes a female Red-shouldered Hawk sitting on a nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Song Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Lesser Yellowlegs Belted Kingfisher Tufted Titmouse Mourning Dove American Goldfinch	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 31, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food	1939-03-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, Bob Walker and Robert Walker, March 31, 1939. Also notes the Great Horned Owl nest contained food consisting of animal remains.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer Rough-legged Hawk Rusty Blackbird White-breasted Nuthatch Loggerhead Shrike Harris' Sparrow Great Horned Owl Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 5, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1939-03-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, Bob Walker and Samuel J. Hyde, March 5, 1939. Also notes the female Great Horned Owl was brooding three eggs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove Horned Lark Common Pheasant Northern Bobwhite	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 9, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-03-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, March 9, 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer American Kestrel Blue Jay Eastern Bluebird Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Common Starling	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, March 9, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1941-03-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Dunbar Slough, Swan Lake and Black Hawk Lake by Walter Rosene, Robert Walker and Samuel J. Hyde, March 9, 1941. Also notes the band number of the captured Northern Saw-whet Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel Northern Cardinal Eastern Bluebird Short-eared Owl Barred Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Pintail Common Merganser Horned Lark Mallard	Dunbar Slough Black Hawk Lake Swan Lake	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 1, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1936-05-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, May 1, 1936. Also notes he flushed a Mourning Dove from her nest but could not dislodge a female Bluebird from her nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-tailed Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Bluebird Blue-winged Teal Harris' Sparrow Dickcissel Great Crested Flycatcher Northern Waterthrush Mourning Dove American Goldfinch	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 1, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1941-05-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, May 1, 1941. Also notes watching seven male Blue-winged Teal courting one female Blue-winged Teal.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-headed Woodpecker Common Grackle Purple Martin Blue-winged Teal Brown Thrasher Solitary Sandpiper Louisiana Waterthrush Green-winged Teal Great Blue Heron American Golden Plover	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 10, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1936-05-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at McHose Park by Walter Rosene and Walter Rosene, Jr., May 10, 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Purple Martin Northern Cardinal Dickcissel Great Crested Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-capped Chickadee Mourning Dove American Goldfinch	McHose Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 10, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching	1940-05-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, May 10, 1940.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Blue Jay Least Flycatcher Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Eastern Meadowlark Northern Rough-winged Swallow House Wren Yellow Warbler Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1