{"id":84,"date":"2012-03-12T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T12:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forms.lib.uiowa.edu\/exhibits\/previous\/exhibitions-5\/"},"modified":"2014-01-09T09:58:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T15:58:35","slug":"birders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/exhibits\/previous\/birders\/","title":{"rendered":"Words, Like Feathers Fly: Chronicles of Iowa Birders"},"content":{"rendered":"

July – October 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Shirley<\/p>\n

Birds have long captured the imagination of humans; those inhabiting the land we now call Iowa are no exception. Eagles, owls and pigeons figured prominently in Ioway clan culture; white explorers and settlers of the 1800s began almost immediately to chronicle bird observations, collect eggs and eventually compile detailed lists of birds seen in Iowa. Once the American public became aware of the large number of birds being slaughtered for the plumage trade in the late 1800s, the bird protection campaign began, making it the first organized conservation movement in the United States. A number of Iowans have played key roles in the early and ongoing efforts to preserve both bird species and habitat; many more have contributed in quieter but no less important ways through the keen observation and thoughtful, methodical recording of bird sightings year after year, producing not only a valuable record for researchers but also a reminder of the enduring fascination we have with these winged creatures. \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Words, Like Feathers Fly offers snapshots of this moving story by way of the rich collections at the UI Libraries and other affiliated collections.<\/p>\n

Birds and Birding in Iowa Resources<\/h3>\n

Iowa Women\u2019s Archives<\/h4>\n

Pearl Knoop<\/a><\/p>\n

Shirley Briggs<\/a><\/p>\n

Special Collections<\/h4>\n

Arthur Francis Allen<\/a><\/p>\n

Jay Norwood Darling<\/a><\/p>\n

John Towner Frederick<\/a><\/p>\n

Frederick Lange Grundtvig<\/a><\/p>\n

Bernt Olaf Wolden<\/a><\/p>\n

Iowa Author\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

D.H. Talbot<\/a><\/p>\n

John W. Tobin<\/a><\/p>\n

Online Resources<\/h4>\n

Birds of North America<\/a><\/p>\n

Iowa Ornithologist\u2019s Union<\/a><\/p>\n

Iowa Birding<\/a><\/p>\n

Raptor Project<\/p>\n

Rachel Carson<\/a><\/p>\n

Environmental History Timeline<\/a><\/p>\n

Iowa City Bird Club<\/a><\/p>\n

Library of Congress, Conservation Collection<\/a><\/p>\n

Other UI Collections<\/h4>\n

Calvin Photographic Collection, UI Paleontology Repository<\/a><\/p>\n

UI Natural History Museum<\/a><\/p>\n

Acknowledgements<\/h4>\n

Exhibit Planning<\/strong>
\nLisa McDaniels, Kristin Baum, Mary Noble, Selina Lin, Mary Francis, Noelle Sinclair and Denise Roberts<\/p>\n

Collection Assistance<\/strong>
\nJanet Weaver and Karen Mason, Iowa Women’s Archives; David McCartney, Jacque Roethler and Denise Anderson, Special Collections and University Archives; Cindy Opitz, UI Natural History Museum<\/p>\n

Production and Installation<\/strong>
\nKristin Baum, Jessica White, Mary Francis, Susan Hansen and Caitlin Moore. Additional assistance provided by Pat Hogan, Alison Kilman, Joel Maxey and Jodi Scholl<\/p>\n

Graphic Design<\/strong>
\nJoe Kranjnovich and Jessie Alaniz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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