Collection Timeline

1929 to 1976

1929
Bird sighting notes by species compiled by Woodward H. Brown. The handwritten notes include multiple species, locations and years.

1938
Polk County checklist of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society compiled and prepared by Woodward H. Brown, November 1953. The document includes handwritten annotations by Woodward H. Brown and covers bird migration, locations and species.

1946
Sighting notes for bird species compiled by Woodward Hart Brown with date of sightings. This document is part two of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Divers and ends with the tabbed section labeled Rails/Sandpipers.
Sighting notes for bird species compiled by Woodward Hart Brown with date of sightings. This document is part three of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Thrushes and ends with the tabbed section labeled Finches.
Sighting notes for bird species compiled by Woodward Hart Brown with date of sightings. This document is part one of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Gulls/Terns and ends with the tabbed section labeled Mimic Thrushes.
Handwritten notes listing birds sighted by Woodward Hart Brown from 1946 to 1980.

1948
Field card of birds observed by Woodward H. Brown.

1949
Polk County checklist, field trips record, of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society compiled by Woodward H. Brown, November 1959. The document includes handwritten annotations by Woodward H. Brown and covers several topics: bird migration, bird field trip sightings, dates sighted and a birding map.

1950
Handwritten counts of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around the United States from 1950 to 1977.

1953
Checklist dated November 1953. This checklist compiled and prepared by Woodward H. Brown lists bird species, and the month and week that members of the Des Moines Audubon Society have sighted them in Polk County from 1938 to 1953. This copy includes handwritten annotations.

1954
Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated May 25, 1954. Youngworth thinks that the Christmas census should be discontinued since many reported sightings are extremely unlikely for the season. Youngworth also discusses western colonies of Eastern Meadowlarks.

1956
Daily field card of birds observed in Davenport area by Dennis L. Carter and Peter C. Petersen, November 11, 1956.

1959
Polk County checklist of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society compiled and prepared by Woodward H. Brown, November 1953. The document includes handwritten annotations by Woodward H. Brown and covers bird migration, locations and species.
Daily field card of birds observed in the Davenport area by Peter C. Petersen and Thomas Morrissey, May 11, 1959.

1961
Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated January 10, 1961. Youngworth congratulates Brown for his work on the five year index for Iowa Bird Life (vol. 30, no. 4) and says that he hopes that Brown will become the new editor of Iowa Bird Life. Youngworth also discusses his winter field work and describes his search for Red Crossbills.

1962
Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated December 8, 1962. Youngworth discuss Blue-winged Warbler range in response to a reported Hamburg nesting that Brown initially misidentified.

1963
Letter from Bill Youngworth to Woodward Hart Brown dated May 17, 1963. Youngworth states that publishing general bird notes is a good way for people who don't write full articles to get a byline in ornithology periodicals. He laments that the current editor of Iowa Bird Life does not publish as many as the previous editor did, and that the Wilson Bulletin no longer publishes any at all. Youngworth also discusses the ebb of native bird life.

1964
Iowa bird migration calendar compiled by Robert B. Moormen, May 1964. The calendar includes name of species, average date of arrival and average date of departure.

1970
Red-shouldered Hawk sighting notes compiled by Woodward H. Brown. The handwritten notes include research data covering multiple states from 1970-1971.

1973
Polk County checklist, field trips record, of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society compiled by Woodward H. Brown, November 1973. The checklist covers several topics, including the following: statistical records 1959-1973, field observation report forms and birding maps.
Polk County checklist, field trips record, of the observations of members of the Des Moines Audubon Society compiled by Woodward H. Brown, November 1959. The document includes handwritten annotations by Woodward H. Brown and covers several topics: bird migration, bird field trip sightings, dates sighted and a birding map.

1976
Field card of birds observed by Woodward H. Brown.