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

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk south of Shenandoah, 1977	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1977-10-27	1994-02-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Ferruginous Hawk south of Shenandoah in Page County, IA on October 27, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, two articles in Iowa Bird Life, a transcription of the documentation form, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Phipps, Ruth O.	Ferruginous Hawk	Shenandoah	Six miles south of Shenandoah, Iowa - Highway No. 59	General: western great plains Specific: open grasslands and plains	The documentation form by Ruth O. Phipps is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Wayne Phipps. \| Elimination of similar species: Red-tailed Hawk and Rough-legged. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00 and 14:30:00/14:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, 1977	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1977-11-03	1996-04-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County on November 3, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Nebraska Bird Review seen by Andy Saunders.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red-throated Loon	De Soto Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Carolina Chickadee at Iowa in 1976	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1977-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for five Carolina Chickadees at Iowa in 1976. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Annotated List of Foray Birds in Iowa Bird Life 47:123-132 by W. Ross Silcock.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Carolina Chickadee	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	48
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Carolina Chickadee at Iowa in 1975	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1977-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for six Carolina Chickadees at Iowa in 1975. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Annotated List of Foray Birds in Iowa Bird Life 47:123-132 by W.Ross Silcock.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Carolina Chickadee	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	48
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpolls at Maffit Reservoir, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-01-08	1993-08-26	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for at least two Hoary Redpolls at Maffit Reservoir in Polk County, IA on January 8, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, three articles in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Burns, Sue Burns, Stuart L.	Hoary Redpoll	Dale Maffitt Reservoir	Near Maffit Reservoir, Des Moines	birds were feeding in a weed field, staying fairly stationary.	The documentation form by Stuart and Sue Burns is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Obviously, the only other species it could have been would be the Common Redpoll. Its only certain distinguishing characteristic (noted by us) was the white rump. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 13:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Marion, 1981	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-01-22	1993-08-26	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll at Marion in Linn County, IA on January 22, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, three articles in Iowa Bird Life, a photograph, a letter of Vernon Kleen to Nicholas Halmi, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Thompson, Fred K.	Hoary Redpoll	Marion	2830 McGowan Blvd., Marion, Iowa	My back yard at thistle feeder, near city park with flocks of common redpolls. 1/4 miles from large weedy field and farmland	The documentation form by Fred Thompson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tom Shires and Nicholas Halmi were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: Cardelis flammea - common redpoll - by color and beak size. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:00:00/10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Davenport, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-02-12	1993-08-26	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll at Davenport in Scott County, IA on February 12, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, three articles in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Hoary Redpoll	Davenport	235 McClellen Blvd. Dav. 53803 - feeder	oak forest now established residential area wooded hill, much underbrush below thistle feeder	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: see number 6. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/07:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Buffalo Creek Conservation Area in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-02-28	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for two to five Hoary Redpolls at Buffalo Creek Conservation Area in Kossuth County, IA on February 12, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the field notes submitted by Ray Cummins, and referenced in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 48(1):47-52 by Nicholas S. Halmi.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Hoary Redpoll	Buffalo Creek State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll north of Graettinger in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-02-28	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll north of Graettinger in Palo Alto County, IA on February 5, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the field notes submitted by Ray Cummins, and referenced in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 48(1):47-52 by Nicholas S. Halmi.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Hoary Redpoll	Graettinger				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-backed Woodpecker at Mason City in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black-backed Woodpecker at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on January 7, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication 1977 Ia. Christmas Bird Count Summary in Iowa Bird Life 48:30-43 by Ross Silcock.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black-backed Woodpecker	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	30
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan at Riverton Area in 1977	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-03-01	1994-02-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Trumpeter Swan at Riverton in Fremont County, IA on December 18, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Possible immature Trumpeter Swan in Fremont County in Iowa Bird Life 48:52-53 by W.R. Silcock seen by Clifford Miles as well.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Trumpeter Swan	Riverton Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rosy Finch at Oelwein, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-03-12	1994-02-04	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Rosy Finch at Oelwein in Fayette County, IA on March 12, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in Des Moines Register, a letter from Richard Wilkinson to Thomas H. Kent, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Stone, Tom	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	Oelwein	Oelwein, IOWA	Feeds on feeder. Come to a Rocky Ravine like spot by house.	The documentation form by Tom Stone is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Nicholas Halmi was submitted later. Other observers include Russel Hays, Frank Moore, Joe Schaufenbuel, Tom Kent, Tom Shires, Peter Petersen, Bernie Knight, Robert Myers, and eight more birders from Cedar Rapids-Marion. \| Elimination of similar species: This bird doesn't have any black on back or breast like the Black Rosy Finch. This bird had gray on head to distuinguish [sic] it. From the Brown capped Rosy Finch. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:28:00/12:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit north of Missouri Valley, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-04-11	1994-01-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Sprauge's Pipit north of Missouri Valley in Harrison County, IA on April 11, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of record, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Gochenour, Ruth A.	Sprague's Pipit	Missouri Valley	Two miles north of Missouri Valley, Iowa	Plowed field - corn stubble - Soil wet from rain - deep grassy ditches on both sides of rd.	The documentation form by Ruth Gochenour is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Naomi Svenningsen. \| Elimination of similar species: American Pipit, Vesper Sparrow - Legs-flesh colored - not clark - Lacked cinnamon shoulder patches - and streaking on back as described in #6. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	13
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon at Lake Manawa, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-04-15	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County on April 15, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life seen by Evelyn Conrad.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red-throated Loon	Lake Manawa State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for an Ibis species at Russell in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Rare birds	1978-04-18	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for eleven Ibis species at Russell in Lucas County, IA on April 18, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 48:69-77 by Nick Halmi seen by Charlotte Scott.			Russell				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	21
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ibis species at Sweet Marsh, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-04-26	1993-08-26	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of six birds (Ibis species) at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on April 29, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.	Glossy Ibises	Sweet Marsh	Sweet Marsh, which is located one mile East of Tripoli, Bremer Co., Iowa	The ibis settled down in a cattail marsh which covered several hundred acres. Apparently they prefered shallow water openings in the cattails. Sweet Marsh has a variety of habitats including open water, grassy marsh and cattail marsh.	The documentation form by Joe Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Larry Farmer. \| Elimination of similar species: None of the herons or cranes has a curved beak, and none as far as I know exhibit the alternately flapping and gliding flight. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/19:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	21
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at George Wyth State Park, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-05-14	1994-01-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at George Wyth State Park in Black Hawk County, IA on May 14, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, request for reconsideration, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Stone, Tom, Jr.	Lazuli Bunting	George Wyth Memorial State Park	George Wyth State Park	Marginal woodland with small stream bordered with, Hedgerows, scrub growth, and wild patches.	The documentation form by Tom Stone Jr. is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Eastern Bluebird - has slender bill and no wingbars. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Cardinal Marsh, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-05-29	1993-08-27	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Mississippi Kite at Cardinal Marsh in Winneshiek County, IA on May 29, 1978. Includes two record review documents with votes, two documentation forms, an Iowa Bird Life article, additional notes on the bird, and internal correspondence submitted to the committee.	Moore, Francis L.	Mississippi Kite	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area	Cardinal Marsh	Edge of woods near open cattail marsh	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tom Stone, Jr. and Sr. were submitted later. Other observers include Russell Hays. \| Elimination of similar species: White-tailed Kite does not have as dark a back as this bird ha and is also too light below. This bird definately [sic] did not have a deeply forked tail as a Swallow-tailed Kite would have had. \| The original event lasted from 11:15:00 to 11:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-06-01	1994-02-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA in early February, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 48:69-77 by N.S. Halmi seen by Neil Heiser, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Ferruginous Hawk	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon in Western Iowa in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Animal migration--Climatic factors Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-06-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Gyrfalcons in Western Iowa before and around 1978. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Two visitors in Iowa Bird Life 48:80 by Steve Duecker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Gyrfalcon	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Carolina Chickadee at Iowa in 1977	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-06-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for two Carolina Chickadees at Iowa in 1977. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Banding Summary for 1977 by Keith and Irene Layton.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Carolina Chickadee	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	48
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Marble Rock in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-06-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Baird's Sparrow at Marble Rock in Floyd County, IA on May 16, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 48(2):69-77 by Nicholas S. Halmi seen by Pearl Knoop.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Marble Rock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Vernon M. Kleen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding publication of bird reports, September 8, 1978	Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research	1978-09-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Vernon M. Kleen to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding editorial details and corrections for the publication of bird reports, September 8, 1978. The item includes clippings of articles from American Birds and Missouri Bluebird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.	Kleen, Vernon M.	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Northern Shrike	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Chickadee at Osage, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-11-24	1993-08-26	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Boreal Chickadees at Osage in Mitchell County, IA on November 24, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Woolfries, Andy	Boreal Chickadee	Osage	Osage, Iowa Home Feeder board	Home bird feeder - back yard - shrubs and trees.	The documentation form by Andy Woolfries is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Associated with other chickadees but noticable [sic] because of distinctive brown cap. There appeared to be only two. They were positively identified at least 20 times from a distance of about six feet. Reference: "Birds of North America". \| The original documentation form event occurred at least 20 times over November 24 to 26, 1978.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	49
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Cedar Rapids, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-12-01	1993-08-19	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on December 1, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Millikin, Sara L.	Black-headed Grosbeak	Cedar Rapids	Usually on the ground where I had thrown seed	along railway right of way near my home and on ground near house and feeders	The documentation form by Sara L. Millikin is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Pete Wickham, Lillian Serbousek, Roberta Appedahl, Fred Nissen, Weir Nelson, Karl Goellner, and Lucile Liljedahl. \| The original documentation form event lasted from at daylight to 16:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3