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

Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Iowa weather, February 12, 1929	Correspondence	Bird watching Nature photography Weather	1929-02-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated February 12, 1929. Rosene envies DuMont living in Florida given the harsh winter weather in Iowa. Rosene also mentions some birds he has sighted.	Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl	Iowa Paton Florida	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	1	25
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, 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, 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
Birdwatching notes compiled by Woodward Hart Brown, 1946-1980	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather	1946-02-10	1980-02-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Handwritten notes listing birds sighted by Woodward Hart Brown from 1946 to 1980.	Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	2	9
Tri-City bird checklist compiled by Peter C. Petersen and Thomas Morrissey, May 11, 1959	Checklists	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1959-05-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field card of birds observed in the Davenport area by Peter C. Petersen and Thomas Morrissey, May 11, 1959.	Brown, Woodward H.	Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Philadelphia Vireo Veery Black Tern	Davenport	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	2	3
Hairy Woodpecker logs, Woodward Hart Brown, 1950-1977	Field notes Research notes Surveys (documents)	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1950-01-01	1977-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Handwritten counts of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around the United States from 1950 to 1977.	Brown, Woodward H.	Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker	Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	3	2
List of bird sighted in Boone County on May 14, 1933	Field notes Research notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1933-05-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated research notes. This is a list of birds sighted in Boone County on May 14, 1933 between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. by Walter Rosene, Sr., Robert Walker, and Walter Rosene, Jr. The sighting of 124 species of birds in single day by a single observer or party of observers is believed to be a record for Iowa. Included within this list are ten species of Duck, twelve species of Sparrow, and fifteen species of Warbler.	Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941 Walker, Bob Rosene, Walter, 1912-		Boone County	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	4	23
The Journal of Philip DuMont, April 12, 1934 to November 28, 1934	Diaries	Bird watching Weather Natural areas Automobile travel	1934-04-12	1934-11-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bound journal with entries from April 12, 1934 to November 28. In this journal Philip DuMont recorded his activities from April 12, 1934 to November 28, 1934, focusing on his travels and birds he sighted.	DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996		Iowa	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	4	3
The Journal of Philip DuMont, December 7, 1933 to April 11, 1934	Diaries	Bird watching Weather Natural areas Automobile travel	1933-12-07	1934-04-11	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bound journal with entries dated from December 7, 1933 to April 11. In this journal Philip DuMont recorded his activities from December 7, 1933 to April 11, 1934, focusing on his travels and birds he sighted.	DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996		Iowa	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	4	2
Christmas census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26, 1925	Field notes Reports Drafts (documents)	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1925-12-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Report dated December 26. This report conveys the results of the 1925 Christmas bird count from the Des Moines Audubon Society and was published in Bird-Lore vol. 28, no. 1.	Des Moines Audubon Society		Des Moines	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	6	2
Christmas bird census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26 1934	Field notes Drafts (documents) Articles	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1934-12-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Draft article. Contains summary results for the Des Moines Audubon Society Christmas bird count held December 26 1934. These results were included in the article "Christmas bird censuses from Iowa" published in Bird-Lore, vol. 37, no. 1.	Des Moines Audubon Society		Polk County	Philip A. Dumont Papers \| MS 153	8	46
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, July 13, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1941-07-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, July 13, 1941. Also notes the sighting of a Bell's Vireo nest with three newly hatched young and a Black-billed Cuckoo nest with two eggs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Blue Jay Common Grackle Bell's Vireo Song Sparrow Eastern Kingbird Black-billed Cuckoo Great Crested Flycatcher House Wren Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 29, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1941-06-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park and Ames by Walter Rosene, June 29, 1941.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Turkey Vulture White-breasted Nuthatch Bell's Vireo Northern Cardinal Brown Thrasher Eastern Wood-Pewee Gray Catbird Yellow Warbler American Robin Mourning Dove Barn Swallow Northern Bobwhite	Ames Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 18, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1941-06-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene and park naturalist, June 18, 1941.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Franklin's Gull Eastern Phoebe Wood Thrush Dickcissel Ovenbird Common Starling Northern Bobwhite	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, June 15, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather	1941-06-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene, June 15, 1941. Also notes the sighting of a Bell's Vireo nest with four eggs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Bell's Vireo Indigo Bunting Chimney Swift Eastern Phoebe Red-eyed Vireo American Redstart Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 30, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Weather	1941-05-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 30, 1941. Also notes two Red-shouldered Hawks on a nest and a Lark Sparrow nest with three eggs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Field Sparrow Lark Sparrow American Wigeon Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 29, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather	1941-05-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Robert Walker, May 29, 1941. Also notes their observation of a Ruddy Turnstone.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Semipalmated Sandpiper Vesper Sparrow Blue-winged Teal American Wigeon Sora Semipalmated Plover Ruddy Turnstone Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird American Robin	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 24, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather	1941-05-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, May 24, 1941. Also notes a deceased young Red-shouldered Hawk at the base of a tree and two other young Red-shouldered Hawks standing in a nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Brown-headed Cowbird Cedar Waxwing Eastern Phoebe Common Yellowthroat Baltimore Oriole Lesser Yellowlegs Red-eyed Vireo Belted Kingfisher Yellow Warbler Black Tern	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 18, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1941-05-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, Robert Walker and Merle Sherbring, May 18, 1941.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	American Kestrel Semipalmated Sandpiper Bobolink Loggerhead Shrike Wilson's Phalarope American Coot Eastern Whip-poor-will Horned Lark Northern Harrier Mallard	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 18, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather	1941-05-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Ledges State Park by Walter Rosene and Paul Clausen, May 18, 1941. Also notes three Red-shouldered Hawks in a nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Brown-headed Cowbird Warbling Vireo Great Crested Flycatcher Gray Catbird Ovenbird American Redstart Red-bellied Woodpecker Common Starling	Ledges State Park	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 15, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy	1941-05-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Paul Clausen, May 15, 1941. Also notes young Red-shouldered Hawks moving around in a nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk Grasshopper Sparrow Franklin's Gull Northern Rough-winged Swallow Scarlet Tanager Northern Pintail Tennessee Warbler Yellow Warbler Common Pheasant Least Sandpiper	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 14, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Weather	1941-05-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Paul Clausen, May 14, 1941. Also notes a Red-shouldered Hawk carrying food towards a nest.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk Northern Cardinal Loggerhead Shrike Sora Pectoral Sandpiper Common Snipe American Coot Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Barn Swallow	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 2, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies	1941-08-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Camp Hantesa by Walter Rosene and others, August 2, 1941.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Northern Flicker Purple Martin Indigo Bunting Field Sparrow Eastern Wood-Pewee Dickcissel Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark American Robin Mourning Dove Barn Swallow	Camp Hantesa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, August 10, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1941-08-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, August 10, 1941.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-headed Woodpecker Killdeer Blue Jay Purple Martin Indigo Bunting Eastern Bluebird Blue-winged Teal Eastern Kingbird Brown Thrasher Dickcissel Pectoral Sandpiper Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark Black Tern	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1