Philip A. DuMont Collection

George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding final review for a revised checklist, October 8, 1956

Date: 1956-10-08
Creator: Hendrickson, George O.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Nomenclature
Ennis, J. Harold
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Cedar FallsIowa
Genre: correspondence

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Birds of Polk County Iowa

Date: 1931-10-01/1931-10-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Des Moines Audubon Society
Subjects: Bird surveysBibliographiesOrnithology--Methodology
Location: Polk County
Genre: reportspublications (documents)

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List of birds, Fall 1933 to Spring 1934

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionBirds--Collection and preservation
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Directory for the collecting of bird specimens in Iowa for scientific purposes

Date: 1935-04-01/1935-04-30
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--ResearchOrnithology--Study and teachingBirds--Collection and preservation
Location: Iowa
Genre: reports

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Round Lake, State Game Refuge, 1928

Date: 1928-01-01/1928-12-31
Subjects: Photography of birdsWater birds
Location: Round Lake State Game Management Area
Genre: photographs

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Additional breeding birds in Iowa

Date: 1935-07-01/1935-07-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Bennett, Logan J. (Logan Johnson), 1907-
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsSwainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Location: EsthervilleIowaJemmerson Slough Wildlife Management AreaMud LakeGreen Bay TownshipGrant Township
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Inspection tour of Iowa lakes

Date: 1934-10-02/1934-10-04
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Birds--CountingHuntingWildlife-related recreation surveysLakes
Location: Iowa
Genre: reports

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, George Hendrickson

Creator: Hendrickson, George O.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: AmesCedar Falls
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Principal waterfowl flyways, Fall migration

Subjects: Birds--MigrationFlyways
Location: IowaNorth America
Genre: maps (documents)

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The Henning collection, Boone Public Library

Date: 1932-06-14
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Henning, Carl Fritz
Subjects: Zoological specimensBrown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Location: BooneLedges State Park
Genre: research notesdescriptions (documents)

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Max Stempel letter to Philip DuMont regarding additional details about specimens in the Stempel collection, November 12, 1934

Date: 1934-11-12
Creator: Stempel, Max A.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--IdentificationZoological specimensRuffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)McCown's Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Stempel, Guido Louis
Location: Macedonia
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding birds not included in his book, December 4, 1931

Date: 1931-12-04
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Ornithology--Societies, etc.Rare birdsGreat Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia)
Location: Dallas CountyGreene CountyBoone County
Genre: correspondence

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A History of the Des Moines Audubon Bird Club

Subjects: Bird watchersOrnithology--Societies, etc.Societies--History, organization, etc.
Palas, Arthur J.
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Des Moines
Genre: essays

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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding the revised Iowa Ornithologists' Union Check-list, May 24, 1957

Date: 1957-05-24
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Hendrickson, George O.
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NomenclatureClassificationLong-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Lincoln, Frederick Charles, 1892-1960
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Charles Spiker

Creator: Spiker, Charles J.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: New Hampton
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Nettie Funk letter to LeRoy Weeks regarding migratory birds

Creator: Funk, Nettie S.
Contributor: Weeks, LeRoy Titus
Subjects: Birds--MigrationRare birdsWater birds
Location: Emmetsburg
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding yearly bird sighting list, April 9, 1927

Date: 1927-04-09
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NestsWhite-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Location: Ogden
Genre: correspondencefield notes

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, September 20, 1931

Date: 1931-09-20
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Brenton Slough
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Anna Wild letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens at Iowa State Teachers College, March 20, 1934

Date: 1934-03-20
Creator: Wild, Anna R.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionZoological specimensNorthern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)Common Raven (Corvus corax)Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia)
Iowa State Teachers College
Location: Cedar Falls
Genre: correspondence

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Observations of Iowa lakes, March 26, 1935

Date: 1935-03-26
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Water birdsWater levelsLakesNatural areas
Location: Clay CountyEmmet CountyHamilton CountyKossuth CountyPalo Alto CountyWright CountyHancock County
Genre: research notes

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Woodcocks increasing in numbers

Date: 1935-01-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Bird populationsBirds--Geographical distributionWildlife conservationAmerican Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
Pettingill, Olin Sewall, 1907-2001
Location: Iowa
Genre: press releases

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Edgar Harlan

Creator: Harlan, Edgar Rubey, 1869-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: Des Moines
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Sanderson, Schuenke, Bullock

Creator: Schuenke, William
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: Des MoinesSioux City
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Subspecies, and their place in the list of Iowa Birds

Date: 1933-05-05
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NomenclatureBirds--Collection and preservationClassification
Location: IowaFairfield
Genre: lecture notes

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding a visit with Janetta DuMont, April 20, 1929

Date: 1929-04-20
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--FoodBirdsongsFamiliesNorthern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)Barred Owl (Strix varia)Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
DuMont, Janetta A.
Location: Des MoinesOgdenSpirit LakeLong Pond
Genre: correspondence

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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding the status of the Long-billed Curlew in the Sioux City region, January 30, 1933

Date: 1933-01-30
Creator: Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionLong-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Anderson, A.J.
Location: Sioux City
Genre: correspondence

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Martin Grant letter to George Hendrickson regarding Checklist of Iowa Birds, June 25, 1956

Date: 1956-06-25
Creator: Grant, Martin L.
Contributor: Ennis, J. Harold
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NomenclatureLayout (Printing)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Allen Green letter to Philip DuMont regarding Snowy Egrets and Black Ducks, May 9, 1934

Date: 1934-05-09
Creator: Green, Allen
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--MigrationSnowy Egret (Egretta thula)American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Location: Oakville
Genre: correspondence

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Emil Nauman letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird sightings

Creator: Nauman, Emil Danton
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Identification
Location: Sigourney
Genre: correspondence

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Species considered extinct in Iowa

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionExtinct birdsRare birdsBirds--Collection and preservation
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Invasion of Iowa by the European Starling

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysBirds--Geographical distributionIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Iowa
Genre: maps (documents)

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Philip DuMont letter to Wade Guenther regarding the Giddings collection, April 22, 1933

Date: 1933-04-22
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Guenther, Wade
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationZoological specimensPacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
Giddings, H.J.
Location: Jackson CountySabula
Genre: correspondence

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, December 7, 1933

Date: 1933-12-07
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Clay CountyDickinson CountyEmmet CountyPalo Alto County
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 8, 1934

Date: 1934-05-08
Creator: Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: CrestonWestfieldGreenfieldClarindaCorningFisher Township
Genre: correspondence

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Oscar Allert letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 20, 1934

Date: 1934-05-20
Creator: Allert, Oscar P.
Contributor: Sherman, Althea R. (Althea Rosina), 1853-1943
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Allamakee CountyWinneshiek CountyHoward CountyClayton County
Genre: correspondence

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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944

Date: 1944-03-03
Creator: Jones, Myrle L.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird bandingBird watchingPhotography of birdsRare birdsBell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
Pierce, Fred J.
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Waubonsie State Park
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to Walter Rosene regarding Goose measurements, November 3, 1940

Date: 1940-11-03
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationClassificationFamiliesCanada Goose (Branta canadensis)Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding common birds of Polk and Boone counties, October 18, 1926

Date: 1926-10-18
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionYellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Veery (Catharus fuscescens)Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Wilson Ornithological Club
Location: Polk CountyBoone County
Genre: correspondence

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First occurrence of the Starling in the 99 Iowa counties

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysBird watchingBirds--CountingIntroduced birdsOrnithology--MethodologyCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Iowa
Genre: tables (documents)

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Burt Gresham letter to Philip DuMont regarding Goose migration, April 14, 1933

Date: 1933-04-14
Creator: Gresham, Burt
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--CountingBirds--MigrationSnow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Location: IowaNebraskaWinnipegSouth Dakota
Genre: correspondence

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The Passenger Pigeon as a former Iowa Bird

Date: 1933-05-01/1933-05-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Extinct birdsBibliographiesZoological specimensPassenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
Location: Iowa
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Breeding status undetermined

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionZoological specimens
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Dipper specimen at Macedonia, Iowa

Creator: Hendrickson, George O.
Subjects: Rare birdsZoological specimensAmerican Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Stempel, Guido Louis
Location: Forneys LakeMacedonia
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Ruffed Grouse program for Iowa

Creator: Bennett, Logan J. (Logan Johnson), 1907-
Subjects: Birds--HabitatWildlife habitat improvementUpland game bird managementRuffed grouse shootingRuffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Location: Iowa
Genre: reports

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Philip DuMont letter to Myrle Jones regarding the reporting of sightings of rare birds, April 29, 1944

Date: 1944-04-29
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Jones, Myrle L.
Subjects: Bird watchersBird watchingRare birdsSummer Tanager (Piranga rubra)Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Des MoinesIowaWaubonsie State Park
Genre: correspondence

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Myron Swenk letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, January 16, 1935

Date: 1935-01-16
Creator: Swenk, Myron H.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationClassificationZoological specimensVesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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General notes on Starlings by Charles Spiker

Creator: Spiker, Charles J.
Contributor: Pierce, Fred J.
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: MarquetteClayton CountyGiardJanesvilleChickasawDurangoWinthropEdgewoodQuasqueton
Genre: field notesreportsdrafts (documents)

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding proposed members for the American Ornithologists' Union, September 19, 1929

Date: 1929-09-19
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--EggsKing Rail (Rallus elegans)
Pierce, Fred J.
American Ornithologists' Union
Location: Ogden
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Sparrow specimens, October 1, 1934

Date: 1934-10-01
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
Subjects: Bird watchingGuidebooksBirds--IdentificationOrnithology--Study and teachingClassificationZoological specimensGrasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
American Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, September 30

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Little Wall LakeAmesPolk County
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Where to go Duck hunting

Date: 1934-10-11
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Wildlife-related recreationDuck shooting
Location: Iowa
Genre: press releases

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Hugo Schroeder letter to Philip DuMont regarding nesting birds in Iowa, January 2, 1935

Date: 1935-01-02
Creator: Schroeder, Hugo H.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsOrnithological literatureLittle Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)Great Egret (Ardea alba)Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Mueller, Charles F.
Location: BettendorfCredit IslandDavenportIowaPort ByronRock Island Arsenal
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding a single day record for bird sightings, May 15, 1933

Date: 1933-05-15
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingEastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
Location: Little Wall LakeLedges State ParkOgdenFairfield
Genre: correspondence

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Comparison of Duck situation in Iowa in 1933 and 1934

Date: 1933-01-01/1934-12-31
Creator: Hotchkiss, Neil, 1901-1994
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Bird surveysBirds--HabitatDucks--CountingWater levels
Location: Iowa
Genre: reports

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Oscar Root letter to Philip DuMont regarding birds sighted in Iowa, August 11, 1938

Date: 1938-08-11
Creator: Root, Oscar M.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Wapello CountyDavis County
Genre: correspondencefield notes

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Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, March 1938

Date: 1938-03-01/1938-03-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Gresham, Burt
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--CountingBirds--MigrationSnow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Location: Missouri Valley
Genre: correspondencefield notes

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List of bird sighted in Boone County on May 14, 1933

Date: 1933-05-14
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Subjects: Bird watchingWeather
Location: Boone County
Genre: field notesresearch notes

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The Giddings bird collection

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Giddings, H.J.
Subjects: Zoological specimens
Location: Sabula
Genre: research notes

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Wade Guenther letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Giddings collection, April 20, 1933

Date: 1933-04-20
Creator: Guenther, Wade
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Zoological specimens
Giddings, H.J.
Location: Sabula
Genre: correspondence

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Average date of arrival of migratory birds

Creator: Weeks, LeRoy Titus
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--MigrationRare birds
Location: Emmetsburg
Genre: research notes

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird photography, June 26, 1926

Date: 1926-06-26
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingPhotography of birds
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, June 12

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Nelson, Kenneth R.
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Little Wall LakeOgdenJewellPatonLong Pond
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Rudolph Anderson letter to Philip DuMont regarding "The birds of Iowa," November 16, 1932

Date: 1932-11-16
Creator: Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--EggsBirds--Geographical distributionOrnithology--MethodologyBirds--Collection and preservationNatural areasOrnithological literatureNelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Lillian Stober letter to Irwin Bode regarding Starlings, March 23, 1933

Date: 1933-03-23
Creator: Stober, Lillian
Contributor: Bode, Irwin T.
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Charles City
Genre: correspondence

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, 1928 to 1934

Date: 1928-05-20/1934-05-13
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: DuMont, Janetta A.
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Counting
Location: Iowa
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, Spring 1933

Date: 1933-03-01/1933-05-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--CountingBirds--MigrationSnow Goose (Chen caerulescens)Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Lundquist, Arthur
Location: Sioux CityWaubay National Wildlife RefugeWhiting
Genre: correspondencefield notes

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Starling increasing in Western Iowa

Date: 1934-11-08
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Contributor: Youngworth, William
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionOrnithology--MethodologyCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: IowaGrand JunctionOsceolaHillsdale
Genre: press releases

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Letter to I.T. Bode regarding Waterfowl conditions that might affect Iowa, January 3, 1934

Date: 1934-01-03
United States. Bureau of Biological Survey
Contributor: Bennett, Logan J. (Logan Johnson), 1907-
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Bird surveysBirds--CountingFowlingWater levelsWaterfowl
Location: IowaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaWisconsinMinnesota
Genre: correspondencereports

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Philip DuMont letter to Walter Rosene regarding articles, Ducks and Doves, July 27, 1935

Date: 1935-07-27
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--MigrationFowlingMourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Vogt, William, 1902-1968
Genre: correspondence

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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding updates to the Revised List of the Birds of Iowa, December 13, 1943

Date: 1943-12-13
Creator: Hendrickson, George O.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsOrnithology--MethodologyOrnithological literature
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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A Report on the revised nomenclature of the list of Iowa Birds

Date: 1932-05-13
Creator: DuMont, Janetta A.
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NomenclatureZoological specimens
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
American Ornithologists' Union
Location: Des MoinesIowa
Genre: lecture notes

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A Comparison of two Iowa Duck nesting seasons

Date: 1933-01-01/1934-12-31
Creator: Bennett, Logan J. (Logan Johnson), 1907-
Contributor: Errington, Paul L. (Paul Lester), 1902-1962
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Birds--HabitatBirds--NestsDucks--CountingDucklings
Location: Iowa
Genre: reportsdrafts (documents)

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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding a questionable Swallow-tailed Kite sighting, June 25, 1945

Date: 1945-06-25
Creator: Pierce, Fred J.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--IdentificationSwallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Hodges, Herbert James
Location: Davenport
Genre: correspondence

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A Review of ornithology in Iowa: accomplishments and objectives

Date: 1944-05-13
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Subjects: BibliographiesOrnithology--Societies, etc.OrnithologistsSocieties--History, organization, etc.
Location: Iowa
Genre: lecture notes

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, 1933

Date: 1933-01-01/1933-12-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Research
Location: Iowa
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding recent bird outings, April 5, 1930

Date: 1930-04-05
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingWater birdsPeregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Bennett, Walter W.
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: OgdenSioux CityLong Pond
Genre: correspondence

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Game management areas in Iowa

Date: 1935-03-01
Creator: Schuenke, William
Subjects: Game and game-birdsHuntingWildlife management areas
Location: Iowa
Genre: reportstables (documents)

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Mabel Tate letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling article, July 30, 1934

Date: 1934-07-30
Creator: Tate, Mabel G.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Introduced birdsBirds--Collection and preservationCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Macksburg
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding seeing Kenneth Nelson at the Ledges, June 3, 1927

Date: 1927-06-03
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingAmerican Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
Nelson, Kenneth R.
Location: Ledges State ParkPolk CountyBoone County
Genre: correspondencefield notes

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Why keep bird records?

Date: 1947-05-10
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Subjects: Bird surveysBird watchingOrnithology--Methodology
National Audubon Society
Location: Cedar FallsIowa
Genre: lecture notes

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Old nesting records of Rare Birds in Iowa

Date: 1936-01-01/1936-01-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Currier, Edmonde S.
Subjects: Birds--NestsOrnithology--MethodologyOrnithology--Study and teachingBirds--Collection and preservationBlack-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
Location: Des Moines RiverIowaKeokukLee County
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Know Iowa Hawks

Date: 1932-01-01/1932-12-31
Creator: Metcalf, H. J.
Contributor: Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942
Subjects: Bird pestsBirds of preyBirds--FoodBirds--IdentificationCooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Location: Iowa
Genre: reports

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Philip DuMont letter to Malcolm McDonald regarding Starling account, May 20, 1935

Date: 1935-05-20
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: McDonald, Malcolm Edwin, 1915-
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Pierce, Fred J.
Location: Jefferson County
Genre: correspondence

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Starlings in Mahaska County

Date: 1934-08-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird pestsBird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Mahaska County
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Philip DuMont letter to Ortha Green regarding bird specimens, May 8, 1935

Date: 1935-05-08
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Green, Ortha
Subjects: Zoological specimensFerruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Promise City
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Sparrow identification, November 23, 1933

Date: 1933-11-23
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationOrnithology--Study and teachingClassificationZoological specimensGrasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Oberholser, Harry C. (Harry Church), 1870-1963
Location: IowaNebraskaNorth DakotaHerschel IslandAlbertaManitobaUtahCalifornia
Genre: correspondence

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The Rosene bird collection at Ogden

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Subjects: Zoological specimensRed-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)Merlin (Falco columbarius)Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Location: Ogden
Genre: research notesdescriptions (documents)

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A Proposed revision of the "Revised list of the Birds of Iowa"

Date: 1934-02-01/1934-02-28
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Ornithology--MethodologyOrnithology--Study and teachingZoological specimens
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding additional Starling sightings, April 16, 1934

Date: 1934-04-16
Creator: Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: CrestonPoweshiek CountyClarindaBridgewaterStantonCorning
Genre: correspondence

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The One hundred most common birds of Polk County, Iowa

Date: 1926-06-04
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysBirds--IdentificationOrnithology--Methodology
Location: Polk County
Genre: reportstheses

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Ed Currier letter to Philip DuMont regarding nest and egg collection, October 19, 1934

Date: 1934-10-19
Creator: Currier, Edmonde S.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--EggsBirds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--Collection and preservationBlack-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Location: IowaKeokuk
Genre: correspondence

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C.H. Schroeder collection of birds

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Schroeder, C.H.
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionZoological specimens
Location: Des Moines
Genre: research notes

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding wildlife conservation, January 3, 1927

Date: 1927-01-03
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Ornithology--Societies, etc.Wildlife conservationOrnithological literatureNorthern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Report on a revised birds of Iowa

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Subjects: Bird watchingGuidebooksBirds--IdentificationOrnithology--MethodologyZoological specimens
University of Iowa
Location: Iowa
Genre: reportsdrafts (documents)

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Iowa weather, February 12, 1929

Date: 1929-02-12
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingNature photographyWeatherRough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Location: IowaPatonFlorida
Genre: correspondence

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Iowa birds collected during 1934

Date: 1934-01-01/1934-12-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Collection and preservationZoological specimensNorthern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio)
Swenk, Myron H.
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Location: Clay CountyDes MoinesEmmet CountyKossuth CountyPolk CountySioux County
Genre: reports

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Philip DuMont letter to Martin Grant regarding the Check-list of Iowa Birds, December 7, 1962

Date: 1962-12-07
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Grant, Martin L.
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NomenclatureClassification
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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The Journal of Philip DuMont, December 7, 1933 to April 11, 1934

Date: 1933-12-07/1934-04-11
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingWeatherNatural areasAutomobile travel
Location: Iowa
Genre: diaries

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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934

Date: 1934-01-02
Creator: DuMont, Janetta A.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--IdentificationOrnithology--Study and teachingClassificationZoological specimensFamiliesGrasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Griscom, Ludlow, 1890-1959
Location: IowaHerschel Island
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Biological Survey, photography, and nests, October 19, 1927

Date: 1927-10-19
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysBirds--NestsPhotography of birdsWater birdsSnakes--Behavior
United States. Bureau of Biological Survey
Location: Boone CountyLong Pond
Genre: correspondence

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Data on Iowa Red-tailed Hawks

Date: 1932-01-01/1933-12-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysBirds--IdentificationOrnithology--Study and teachingClassificationZoological specimensRed-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Long-billed Curlew sighting, January 31, 1933

Date: 1933-01-31
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingLong-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
Location: Ogden
Genre: correspondence

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Field card of all birds occurring annually in the Middle West, Philip DuMont, June 6, 1929

Date: 1929-06-06
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Brenton SloughDes MoinesFisher LakePolk CityWest Des Moines
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow specimens, October 8, 1934

Date: 1934-10-08
Creator: Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationOrnithology--Study and teachingClassificationZoological specimensGrasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Location: IowaHerschel Island
Genre: correspondence

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Helen Peasley and Florence Thornburg letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird observations, July 22, 1937

Date: 1937-07-22
Creator: Peasley, Helen R.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--EggsBirds--NestsNorthern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
McCabe, Olivia
Location: Madison CountyPolk CountyWarren County
Genre: correspondence

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Althea Sherman

Creator: Sherman, Althea R. (Althea Rosina), 1853-1943
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: Clayton County
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Philip DuMont proposal to the Iowa Fish and Game Commission regarding a proposed revision of the list of Iowa birds

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationOrnithology--MethodologyOrnithology--Study and teachingOrnithological literature
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
Location: Iowa
Genre: proposals

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Philip DuMont letter to Hugo Schroeder regarding nesting birds in Iowa, January 10, 1935

Date: 1935-01-10
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Schroeder, Hugo H.
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionIntroduced birdsOrnithological literatureNorthern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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American Egrets, Allen Green Refuge, Burlington, Iowa

Subjects: Photography of birdsGreat Egret (Ardea alba)
Location: Allen Green Refuge
Genre: photographs

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding article writing, July 15, 1935

Date: 1935-07-15
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--MigrationFowlingMourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Vogt, William, 1902-1968
Location: Round Lake
Genre: correspondence

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The Frank E. Ellis bird collection

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Ellis, Frank E.
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionZoological specimens
Location: Maquoketa
Genre: research notes

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Helen King letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starlings in Grundy County, December 11, 1933

Date: 1933-12-11
Creator: King, Helen G.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NestsIntroduced birdsAggressive behavior in animalsNorthern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Grundy Center
Genre: correspondence

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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding identification key, May 17, 1937

Date: 1937-05-17
Creator: Grant, Martin L.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationOrnithology--Study and teaching
Iowa State Teachers College
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondenceinstructional materials

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare bird sightings, September 22, 1931

Date: 1931-09-22
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingRare birdsBirds--Collection and preservationMarbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Location: IowaOgdenBoone CountyGrand JunctionLong Pond
Genre: correspondence

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Field trip by Philip A. DuMont

Date: 1934-09-12/1934-09-22
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Birds--CountingWildlife conservationWildlife-related recreation surveysParksNatural areas
Location: Clay CountyDickinson CountyEmmet CountyPalo Alto CountyWright CountyHancock County
Genre: reports

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, August 25, 1933

Date: 1933-08-25
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Des MoinesIowa City
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Collection of Miss Ortha Green

Date: 1935-04-23
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Green, Ortha
Subjects: Zoological specimens
Location: Promise City
Genre: research notes

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Malcolm McDonald letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 15, 1935

Date: 1935-05-15
Creator: McDonald, Malcolm Edwin, 1915-
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirdsongsIntroduced birdsAggressive behavior in animalsRed-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Jefferson County
Genre: correspondence

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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, September 12, 1932

Date: 1932-09-12
Creator: Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Zoological specimensBroad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa)Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Anderson, A.J.
Location: Browns LakeDes MoinesSioux CityLe Mars
Genre: correspondence

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Field card of all birds, Philip DuMont, August 21, 1932

Date: 1932-08-21
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Nelson, Kenneth R.
Subjects: Bird watchingWeather
Location: Polk County
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Philip DuMont letter to Olivia McCabe regarding bird hydration and field identifications, March 25, 1956

Date: 1956-03-25
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: McCabe, Olivia
Subjects: Birds--FoodBirds--Geographical distributionBirds--IdentificationBirds--InfancyClassificationBlack Scoter (Melanitta nigra)Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Arrival dates of water birds

Creator: Weeks, LeRoy Titus
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionBirds--MigrationWater birds
Location: Emmetsburg
Genre: research notes

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Bird sighting list, January 10, 1933

Date: 1933-01-10
Subjects: Bird watchingYellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Location: Buchanan CountyClayton County
Genre: field notes

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Owls, February 7, 1934

Date: 1934-02-07
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--EggsBirds--NestsPhotography of birdsRed-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Location: Ogden
Genre: correspondence

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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding book review, December 9, 1931

Date: 1931-12-09
Creator: Pierce, Fred J.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Ornithological literatureBook reviews
Des Moines Audubon Society
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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William Praeger letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens, April 6, 1934

Date: 1934-04-06
Creator: Praeger, William Emilius
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--IdentificationClassificationZoological specimensBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)Common Loon (Gavia immer)Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding upcoming meetings, November 19, 1926

Date: 1926-11-19
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Congresses and conventionsOrnithology--Societies, etc.Wildlife rescueAmerican Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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The Question of Hawks in Iowa

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds of preyBirds--FoodRed-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Location: Iowa
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Francis Roberts

Creator: Roberts, Francis L. R.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: Iowa CitySpirit Lake
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding bird collections, April 28, 1933

Date: 1933-04-28
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationClassificationZoological specimens
Iowa State College
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to Max Stempel regarding the Stempel collection, December 10, 1934

Date: 1934-12-10
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Stempel, Max A.
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--IdentificationZoological specimensRuffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)McCown's Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Stempel, Guido Louis
Location: Macedonia
Genre: correspondence

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Recent bird books: Birds of Polk County, Iowa

Date: 1931-12-01/1931-12-31
Subjects: Ornithological literatureAdvertising--Books
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Des Moines Audubon Society
Location: IowaPolk County
Genre: drafts (documents)advertisements

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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding questionable birds in the Revised List of Iowa Birds, November 19, 1933

Date: 1933-11-19
Creator: Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBibliographiesOrnithological literatureLeast Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Location: Dickinson CountyIowaSioux CityWoodbury County
Genre: correspondence

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Notes on accidental or rare specimens of Iowa birds

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionRare birdsZoological specimens
American Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Mabel Tate letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling shot near Macksburg, August 24, 1934

Date: 1934-08-24
Creator: Tate, Mabel G.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird pestsIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Cochran, F. W.
Location: Macksburg
Genre: correspondence

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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 2)

Date: 1934-02-01
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingGuidebooksBirds--Geographical distributionOrnithology--Methodology
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
Location: Iowa
Genre: drafts (documents)publications (documents)

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird sighting goals, April 27, 1933

Date: 1933-04-27
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingCongresses and conventions
Hendrickson, George O.
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Dolliver Memorial State ParkFairfield
Genre: correspondence

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Biological abstracts: Red-tailed Hawk

Date: 1933-01-01/1933-12-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--IdentificationRough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Location: Iowa
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Harold Holland letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starling sightings, May 9, 1934

Date: 1934-05-09
Creator: Holland, Harold M.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Green, Allen
Location: Allen Green RefugeKingston
Genre: correspondence

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Woodpeckers

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--BehaviorBirds--Counting
Location: Iowa
Genre: lecture notes

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding creating a new Birds of Iowa list, January 17, 1928

Date: 1928-01-17
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionOrnithology--MethodologyRare birds
Location: Boone County
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to Fred Pierce regarding Swallow-tailed Kites, June 29, 1945

Date: 1945-06-29
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Pierce, Fred J.
Subjects: Bird watchingRare birdsSwallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Hodges, Herbert James
Location: Davenport
Genre: correspondence

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Joseph Grinnell letter to Philip DuMont regarding Savannah Sparrow identification, November 17, 1933

Date: 1933-11-17
Creator: Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationOrnithology--Study and teachingClassificationZoological specimensSavannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Swarth, H. S. (Harry Schelwald), 1878-1935
Location: IowaLake Athabasca
Genre: correspondence

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Paul Errington letter to Philip DuMont regarding feather identification, January 28, 1936

Date: 1926-01-28
Creator: Errington, Paul L. (Paul Lester), 1902-1962
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationFeathersClassificationNorthern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Location: Crawford County
Genre: correspondence

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Harlow Mills letter to Philip DuMont regarding Starlings in Marshall County, January 11, 1934

Date: 1934-01-11
Creator: Mills, Harlow B. (Harlow Burgess), 1906-1971
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Guthrie, J. E.
Location: Le GrandGuthrie Center
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to Thomas Stephens regarding questionable birds in the Revised List of Iowa Birds, January 30, 1934

Date: 1934-01-30
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBibliographiesOrnithological literatureZoological specimens
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Christmas bird census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26 1934

Date: 1934-12-26
Des Moines Audubon Society
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--CountingWeather
Location: Polk County
Genre: field notesdrafts (documents)articles

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Warblers, and how to identify them

Date: 1933-04-24
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Des Moines Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds--BehaviorBirds--HabitatBirds--IdentificationBirds--MigrationBirdsongs
Location: Des MoinesIowa
Genre: lecture notes

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Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration

Date: 1936-03-01/1936-05-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Gresham, Burt
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--CountingBirds--MigrationSnow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Location: MondaminSand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Genre: correspondencefield notes

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Francis Roberts letter to Mrs. J. E. Stewart regarding advertising the book "Birds of Polk County"

Creator: Roberts, Francis L. R.
Contributor: Stewart, J. E., Mrs.
Subjects: Ornithological literatureAdvertising--Books
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Location: IowaPolk County
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Waterfowl Census, October 20, 1928

Date: 1928-10-20
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysBirds--MigrationWater birdsPresidents--ElectionFamilies
Location: Long Pond
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding Barred Owl observations and Goose identification, April 11, 1928

Date: 1928-04-11
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--BehaviorBirds--FoodBirds--IdentificationBirds--NestsWater birdsBarred Owl (Strix varia)Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Des Moines Audubon Society
Location: OgdenBoone CountyLong Pond
Genre: correspondence

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A list of birds in "Birds of Iowa" which lack Iowa specimens

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionZoological specimens
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
American Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Magpies in Western Iowa

Date: 1934-12-20
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionBlack-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
Location: Iowa
Genre: press releases

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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding Chickadees in Iowa, June 7, 1933

Date: 1933-06-07
Creator: Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionClassificationCommon Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Breeding birds in Iowa

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsSummer
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Philip DuMont letter to Joseph Grinnell regarding Savannah Sparrow identification, November 6, 1933

Date: 1933-11-06
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationOrnithology--Study and teachingClassificationZoological specimensSavannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Oberholser, Harry C. (Harry Church), 1870-1963
Location: IowaNebraskaNorth DakotaHerschel IslandAlbertaManitobaUtah
Genre: correspondence

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Dr. Guido Louis Stempel Collection

Date: 1934-11-09
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Stempel, Guido Louis
Subjects: Zoological specimens
Location: Macedonia
Genre: research notes

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding publishing a book about the Birds of Iowa, December 8, 1927

Date: 1927-12-08
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingOrnithological literatureNorthern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
Location: OgdenBoone County
Genre: correspondence

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William Bell letter to Francis Roberts regarding European Starling, March 1, 1933

Date: 1933-03-01
Creator: Bell, W. B. (William Bonar), 1877-1949
United States. Bureau of Biological Survey
Contributor: Roberts, Francis L. R.
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Althea Sherman letter to Philip DuMont regarding the "Birds of Polk County, Iowa," January 5, 1932

Date: 1932-01-05
Creator: Sherman, Althea R. (Althea Rosina), 1853-1943
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysOrnithology--MethodologyOrnithological literature
Des Moines Audubon Society
Location: Polk County
Genre: correspondence

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Robert Campbell letter to Elwood regarding fox hunting, Starlings, and Quail, December 24, 1934

Date: 1934-12-24
Creator: Campbell, Robert
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--HabitatIntroduced birdsUpland game bird managementFox huntingCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Van Buren County
Genre: correspondence

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Report on Dan Green's Slough

Date: 1934-10-10
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Fowling
Location: Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area
Genre: reports

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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding the Check-list of Iowa Birds, October 17, 1962

Date: 1962-10-17
Creator: Grant, Martin L.
Contributor: Sauer, Pauline
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NomenclatureClassification
Location: Iowa
Genre: checklistscorrespondence

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, May 17, 1954

Date: 1954-05-17
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Des MoinesKansas CitySalt Plains National Wildlife RefugePonca City
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding updates to the Revised List of the Birds of Iowa, February 9, 1944

Date: 1944-02-09
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Hendrickson, George O.
Subjects: Rare birdsOrnithological literatureZoological specimensAmerican Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Location: IowaMacedonia
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont telegram to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, March 18, 1938

Date: 1938-03-18
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Gresham, Burt
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--CountingBirds--MigrationSnow Goose (Chen caerulescens)Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Location: OmahaSand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Genre: correspondencefield notes

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Max Stempel letter to Philip DuMont regarding details about bird specimens, January 13, 1935

Date: 1935-01-13
Creator: Stempel, Max A.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--IdentificationBirds--Collection and preservationRuffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)Barn Owl (Tyto alba)Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)McCown's Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Stempel, Guido Louis
Location: Macedonia
Genre: correspondence

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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding revising the Iowa Bird checklist, May 22, 1956

Date: 1956-05-22
Creator: Hendrickson, George O.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Nomenclature
Ennis, J. Harold
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, December 23, 1923

Date: 1923-12-23
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Nelson, Kenneth R.
Subjects: Bird watchingWeather
Location: Des Moines
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding Martin Grant's suggestions, July 1, 1956

Date: 1956-07-01
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Ennis, J. Harold
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NomenclatureClassificationLayout (Printing)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Specimens of Grasshopper Sparrow

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Ornithology--Study and teachingBirds--Collection and preservationGrasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Location: Johnson CountyPolk CountyWinnebago County
Genre: research notes

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Des Moines Audubon Society letter to its members regarding Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting, April 28, 1932

Date: 1932-04-28
Des Moines Audubon Society
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Congresses and conventionsOrnithology--Societies, etc.
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Des MoinesIowa
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding goose identification, October 25, 1940

Date: 1940-10-25
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird bandingBirds--IdentificationBirds--NestsPhotography of birdsFowlingFamiliesBell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Hendrickson, George O.
Location: Ogden
Genre: correspondence

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Frederick Lincoln letter to Mrs. J. E. Stewart regarding "Birds of Polk County, Iowa," December 8, 1931

Date: 1931-12-08
Creator: Lincoln, Frederick Charles, 1892-1960
Contributor: Stewart, J. E., Mrs.
Subjects: Ornithology--MethodologyOrnithological literatureEnglish language--Homonyms
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Des Moines Audubon Society
Location: IowaPolk County
Genre: correspondence

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Fred Pierce letter to Philip DuMont regarding Christmas bird census, December 25, 1938

Date: 1938-12-25
Creator: Pierce, Fred J.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysBird watchingOrnithologistsFamiliesRusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Bennett, Walter W.
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Spirit LakeBackbone State Park
Genre: correspondence

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Blum bird collection near Terril

Date: 1934-03-09
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Blum, Clifford
Subjects: Birds--Collection and preservationZoological specimensRough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Location: Terril
Genre: reportsdrafts (documents)

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The Journal of Philip DuMont, April 12, 1934 to November 28, 1934

Date: 1934-04-12/1934-11-28
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingWeatherNatural areasAutomobile travel
Location: Iowa
Genre: diaries

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William Praeger letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird collections in Keokuk, May 28, 1934

Date: 1934-05-28
Creator: Praeger, William Emilius
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionBirds--IdentificationHuntingZoological specimensSwallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Location: Keokuk
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to William Bell regarding Starlings in Iowa, March 16, 1933

Date: 1933-03-16
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Bell, W. B. (William Bonar), 1877-1949
Subjects: Bird surveysBird watchingBirds--CountingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Roberts, Francis L. R.
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to Fred Schwab regarding "Waterfowl in Iowa," September 8, 1943

Date: 1943-09-08
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Schwab, Fred T.
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--IdentificationBirds--NomenclatureWater birdsClassificationOrnithological literature
Musgrove, Jack W.
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Additional records of Starlings in Central Iowa

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Hamilton CountyJasper CountyMarshall County
Genre: reportsdrafts (documents)

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Philip DuMont letter to the Des Moines Register regarding an article about American Egrets, August 18, 1934

Date: 1934-08-18
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distributionLittle Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Lazell, Frederick John, 1870-1940
Location: IowaMcGregor
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to George Hendrickson regarding revising the Check-List of Iowa Birds, May 31, 1956

Date: 1956-05-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Hendrickson, George O.
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NomenclatureLayout (Printing)Printing industry--Estimates
Lincoln, Frederick Charles, 1892-1960
National Capital Parks Service
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding likely birds to sight in June, May 10, 1928

Date: 1928-05-10
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--IdentificationOrnithology--MethodologyUpland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Location: Ogden
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding recent sightings and photographing a Great Horned Owl, April 24, 1926

Date: 1926-04-24
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NestsPhotography of birdsUpland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)Purple Martin (Progne subis)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Permanent residents

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distribution
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Arthur Bent letter to Mrs. J. E. Stewart regarding "Birds of Polk County, Iowa," November 30, 1931

Date: 1931-11-30
Creator: Bent, Arthur Cleveland, 1866-1954
Contributor: Stewart, J. E., Mrs.
Subjects: Ornithology--MethodologyOrnithological literatureEnglish language--HomonymsPurple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)Brant (Branta bernicla)
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Location: IowaPolk County
Genre: correspondence

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Oscar Allert

Creator: Allert, Oscar P.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: Giard
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Notes on Iowa birds during the summer of 1934

Date: 1934-06-01/1934-07-31
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Nests
Location: Iowa
Genre: field notesdrafts (documents)articles

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Philip A. DuMont biography

Date: 1980-12-01/1980-12-31
Subjects: ConservationistsWildlife managersOrnithologists
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Genre: biographies (documents)

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Specimens in Iowa collections to be considered as accidental

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionRare birdsZoological specimens
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, May 27-30

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Little Wall LakeAmesDes MoinesJewell
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Philip DuMont letter to the editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune regarding dead birds at Little Wall Lake, July 7, 1928

Date: 1928-07-07
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Nelson, Kenneth R.
Des Moines Register and Tribune Company
Subjects: Bird killsFishing
Location: Little Wall Lake
Genre: correspondence

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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding unlisted Water Ouzel, February 2, 1944

Date: 1944-02-02
Creator: Hendrickson, George O.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Ornithology--MethodologyBirds--Collection and preservationOrnithological literatureAmerican Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Stempel, Guido Louis
Location: IowaMacedonia
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to Woodward Brown regarding Iowa bird checklist, April 26, 1954

Date: 1954-04-26
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Brown, Woodward H.
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--NomenclatureClassification
Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908-1996
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Iowa
Genre: checklistscorrespondence

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A Revised list of the Birds of Iowa

Date: 1933-11-25
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird populationsBirds--Geographical distribution
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961
Location: Iowa
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Philip DuMont letter to Fred Pierce regarding specimen collecting, April 5, 1934

Date: 1934-04-05
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Pierce, Fred J.
Subjects: HuntingBirds--Collection and preservationGreat Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Nauman, Emil Danton
Location: Iowa
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird behavior, February 27, 1932

Date: 1932-02-27
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--BehaviorBirdsongsBirds--InfancyOrnithological literatureEastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Location: OgdenBoone County
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to Burt Gresham regarding Goose migration, April 4, 1938

Date: 1938-04-04
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Gresham, Burt
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--CountingBirds--MigrationSnow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Location: OnawaWhitingSand Lake National Wildlife RefugeWatertownSloanMadison
Genre: correspondencefield notes

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Check-list of Iowa Birds, prepared by Philip DuMont, April 22, 1954

Date: 1954-04-22
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionExtinct birdsOrnithology--MethodologyRare birds
Location: Iowa
Genre: checklists

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Christmas census, Des Moines Audubon Society, December 26, 1925

Date: 1925-12-26
Des Moines Audubon Society
Subjects: Bird surveysBird watchingBirds--CountingWeather
Location: Des Moines
Genre: field notesreportsdrafts (documents)

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Planning for fish and game restoration

Date: 1934-11-21
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
WOI (Radio station : Ames, Iowa)
Subjects: Environmental policyWildlife conservationWildlife habitat improvementEcological surveysRestoration ecology
United States. Bureau of Biological SurveyIowa Fish and Game Commission
Location: Iowa
Genre: radio scripts

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Philip DuMont letter to Max Stempel regarding records for the Stempel collection, November 9, 1934

Date: 1934-11-09
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Stempel, Max A.
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--IdentificationOrnithology--MethodologyZoological specimensRuffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)McCown's Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Stempel, Guido Louis
Location: Macedonia
Genre: correspondence

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Daily field checking list, May 2-11

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Des MoinesLedges State ParkOmahaCamp Mitigwa
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Frank Ellis letter to Philip DuMont regarding bird specimens and birds around Maquoketa, January 18, 1933

Date: 1933-01-18
Creator: Ellis, Frank E.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--IdentificationBirds--Collection and preservationWhooping Crane (Grus americana)Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Ellis Museum of Archeology and Anthropology
Location: SabulaMaquoketaOtter Creek Township
Genre: correspondence

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Philip DuMont letter to William Jarnagin regarding request for Starling information, May 23, 1935

Date: 1935-05-20
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Jarnagin, W. C.
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsOrnithology--MethodologyCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Buena Vista County
Genre: correspondence

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, Emil Nauman

Creator: Nauman, Emil Danton
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: Sigourney
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding starling sightings, June 24, 1934

Date: 1934-06-24
Creator: Jones, Myrle L.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Twin LakesClarePomeroy
Genre: correspondence

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Bird collections in Iowa

Subjects: Zoological specimens
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notes

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Questionnaire for a new birds of Iowa, William Youngworth

Creator: Youngworth, William
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsBirds--ResearchRare birds
Location: Sioux City
Genre: checklistsquestionnairesresearch notes

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Present distribution of Starlings in Iowa

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird surveysBirds--CountingBirds--Geographical distributionIntroduced birdsCommon Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Location: Iowa
Genre: reports

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The Breeding Birds of Iowa

Date: 1933-11-20
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--NestsOrnithology--Methodology
Location: Iowa
Genre: drafts (documents)articles

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Prairie Chickens in Iowa

Date: 1934-12-20
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Birds--Geographical distributionBirds--HabitatWildlife conservationGreater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
Location: Clay CountyIowaLyon CountyWayne CountyClayton County
Genre: press releases

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, October 21, 1933

Date: 1933-10-21
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watching
Location: Des MoinesIowa CityOskaloosaPrairie CityWashington
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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List of Iowa birds

Contributor: Keyes, Charles Rollin, 1864-1942
Subjects: Bird watchingBirds--Geographical distribution
Location: Iowa
Genre: research notesdrafts (documents)articles

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Philip DuMont letter to Max Stempel regarding details about the Water Ouzel, January 28, 1935

Date: 1935-01-28
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Contributor: Stempel, Max A.
Subjects: Birds--IdentificationBirds--Collection and preservationAmerican Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Location: HastingsMacedonia
Genre: correspondence

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Daily field checking list, Philip DuMont, May 16, 1954

Date: 1954-05-16
Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingWeather
Location: Waterworks ParkWalnut Woods State Park
Genre: checklistsfield notes

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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding preparing an article for publication, October 16, 1931

Date: 1931-10-16
Creator: Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Bird watchingOrnithology--Study and teachingCopy editingGreat Egret (Ardea alba)
Location: Browns LakeDes Moines
Genre: correspondence

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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding the annual Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting, March 2, 1927

Date: 1927-03-02
Creator: Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Congresses and conventionsPhotography of birdsWildlife conservation--Law and legislation
Palas, Arthur J.
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Location: Des Moines
Genre: correspondence

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Louis Bishop letter to Philip DuMont regarding Walter Savage collection, October 15, 1935

Date: 1935-10-15
Creator: Bishop, Louis B.
Contributor: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Birds--EggsZoological specimensRed-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Savage, Walter G.
Location: HillsboroGlasgowStockport
Genre: correspondence

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Savannah Sparrows sent to J. Grinnell

Creator: DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Subjects: Ornithology--Study and teachingBirds--Collection and preservationSavannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939
Location: IowaHerschel IslandLake AthabascaGrand RapidsProvoStump Lake National Wildlife RefugeWood RiverCalifornia
Genre: research notes