Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during winter 1972-1973, including rare birds, March 20, 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Country life
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1973-03-20
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N/A
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Letter from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen describing birds sighted during winter 1972-1973 in the Iowa City area and discussing other birdwatchers. Rare birds reported by Halmi were a Goshawk, Evening Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills, and Snow Buntings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1972-1973 report.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Snow Bunting Evening Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Red Crossbill
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Iowa City
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Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds sighted during May-July 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds
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1973-05-01
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1973-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes from Nicholas S. Halmi describing birds sighted during May-July, 1973. This item was used as supporting documentation for American birds, spring 1973 report. This item was also used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1973.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Iowa
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Nicholas S. Halmi letters to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds observed during summer and fall 1973.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Feathers Habitat (Ecology) Rare birds
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1973-06-01
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1973-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letters from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen regarding birds he observed in the fall and summer of 1973. One letter was about birds observed during summer 1973 near Iowa City. The other letter, dated November 20, 1973, was about birds observed during the fall of 1973 at Coralville Reservoir. This letter noted the following birds that the author regarded as rare: Willets, Stilt Sandpipers, Sanderlings, and Western Sandpipers. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1973.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Western Sandpiper Willet Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper
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Coralville Lake Iowa City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sightings for Clark's Nutcracker at Iowa in 1972-73
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Maps (documents)
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1973-06-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for thirty-three different sightings of Clark's Nutcrackers at different locations in Iowa from October 1972 to March 1973. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Clark's Nutcracker sightings in Iowa, Winter 1972-73 in Iowa Bird Life 43:50-51 by Gladys Black.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Clark's Nutcracker
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Clark's Nutcracker at Warren County in 1969
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Maps (documents)
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1973-06-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Clark's Nutcracker at Warren County, IA during October 1969. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Clark's Nutcracker sightings in Iowa, Winter 1972-73 in Iowa Bird Life 43:50-51 by Gladys Black and seen by an unidentified observer.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Clark's Nutcracker
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Warren County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Sioux CIty in 1973
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1973-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on May 24, 1973. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 43(3):74-77 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Evelyn Hanna.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Lazuli Bunting
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Sioux City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot near Des Moines in 1973
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1973-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Red Knots near Des Moines in Polk County, IA on May 22, 1973. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Shorebirds at Des Moines in Iowa Bird Life 43:77 by Woodward H. Brown and seen by Bill Criswell.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Knot
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Des Moines
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Shenandoah in 1973
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1973-12-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for seven Ferruginous Hawks at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on October 28, 1973. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 43:103-106 by Woodward H. Brown reported by Jean Braley to Ruth Phipps, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Melba Wigg letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties, Iowa, fall 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1973-12-07
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N/A
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Letter and report from Melba Wigg to Vernon M. Kleen on bird sightings in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties, Iowa, during fall of 1973. Some unusual sightings in the DeSoto Bend Wildlife Refuge included: Whistling Swan, Common Goldeneye, Golden Eagle, and Caspian Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1973.
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Wigg, Melba
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Goldeneye Golden Eagle Caspian Tern Tundra Swan
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Mills County Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Monk Parakeet at Davenport in 1973
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1974-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for a Monk Parakeet at Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 22, 1973. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication First Monk Parakeet Record for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 44(1):22-23 by Peter C. Petersen seen by Karen McDonald.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Monk Parakeet
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Davenport
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Alder Flycatcher at Iowa City in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1974-06-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an Alder Flycatcher at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on May 15, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 44:44 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Nicholas Halmi.
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Alder Flycatcher
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Iowa City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Clark's Nutcracker south of Osage in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1974-06-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Clark's Nutcracker south of Osage in Mitchell County, IA on February 14, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 44:44 by Woodward H. Brown seen by H. Kirshgatter.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Clark's Nutcracker
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Osage
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Yellow River Forest in 1962
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1974-06-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Yellow River Forest in Allamakee County, IA during June 1962. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birding Areas of Iowa: Northeast Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 44(2):45-49 by Darwin Koenig, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Prairie Warbler
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Yellow River State Forest
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Rare bird documentation form for Cattle Egret near Interchange 35 of I-29, 1974
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1974-08-22
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1974-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Cattle Egret near Interchange 35 of I-29 in Mills County, IA on August 22, 1974.
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Anderson, Rose
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Cattle Egret
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Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Lake by I-29 right after Plattsmouth exit
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small marshy lake - a lake along I-29 beside a corn field - some mud flats & marshy areas along the edge
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The documentation form by Rose Anderson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ruth Green. | Elimination of similar species: Snowy Egret would be larger & have black bill & black legs. Common Egret would be larger with longer, thinner neck & have black legs. Immature Little Blue Heron would be larger, thinner & longer neck, dark-tipped bill which would look dark even if light was wrong for it to be bluish & legs would be more greenish - not bright yellow. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:20:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl near Decorah in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1974-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl near Decorah in Winneshiek County, IA on February 15, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Great Gray Owl in N.E. Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 44:75 by Eric O. Berg.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great Gray Owl
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Decorah
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Davenport in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Introduced birds Photography of birds Rare birds
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1974-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for a Chukar at Davenport in Scott County, IA on June 14, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 44:71-75 by Woodward Brown also seen by Peter C. Petersen, and referenced by another publication and Petersen field notes.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Davenport
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Rare bird documentation for American Magpie at Tyson Bend, 1974
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1974-10-14
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1974-11-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation for an American Magpie at Tyson Bend in Harrison County, IA on October 14, 1974.
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Loth, Edward W.
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Black-billed Magpie
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Tyson Bend Wildlife Area
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Tyson Bend, 4 mi. west of Modale, Harrison County, Iowa
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General: Wooded area of Missouri River flood plain. Specific: A series of cattail marshes interspersed with willows and cottonwoods.
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The documentation form by Edward W. Loth is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: None - the only bird I am familiar with that is black and white and has a long tail. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:30:00/17:31:00 and 18:20:00/18:21:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule in Wapello County in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1974-12-01
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1994-11-04
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Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule in Wapello County, IA during the Summer of 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Six county area including Ottumwa and Rathbun Lake in Iowa Bird Life 75:82-86 by B.C. Heusinkveld, C. Scott, Pearl Evans, C. Ayres, and D. Ayres, and referenced by another publication.
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Purple Gallinule
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Ottumwa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sharp-tailed Grouse near Hamburg in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Captive wild birds Rare birds
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1974-12-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Sharp-tailed Grouse near Hamburg in Fremont County, IA on November 13, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 44:101 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Ione Getscher.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sharp-tailed Grouse
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Hamburg
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 near Davenport in 1975
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1975-03-01
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1993-09-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 near Davenport in Scott County, IA on January 28, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication First Iceland Gull for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 45:23 by Peter C. Petersen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Iceland Gull
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Lock and Dam 14
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Bremer County in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1975-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Bremer County in December 28, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Christmas bird census in Iowa Bird Life 45:3-11 by R.D. Crawford, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Bremer County
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Iowa 1975 spring migration, Red Rock Refuge and Lake
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1975-03-01
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1975-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Birds sighted during the 1975 spring migration at Red Rock Refuge and Lake in Iowa were reported by Gladys Black. At the end, Black noted three rare bird species reported in other locations: a Purple Gallinule in Ottumwa, two White-faced Ibis at Black Hawk Lake, Sac County, and a Swainson's Hawk banded in Ankeny. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1975.
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Black, Gladys
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Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis Purple Gallinule
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Ankeny Lake Red Rock Ottumwa Black Hawk Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle at Macbride Recreation Area, 1975
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1975-03-19
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle at Macbride Recreation Area northeast of North Liberty in Johnson County, IA on March 19, 1975.
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Halmi, Nicholas S.
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Golden Eagle
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Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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over Univ. of Iowa Macbride Campus, NE of North Liberty, Iowa
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over park with deciduous woods and clumps of planted conifers, between Coralville Reservoir and Lake Macbride
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The documentation form by Nicholas S. Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Much larger than dark-phase Rough-legged Hawk. White on wing the reverse of that in imm. Bald Eagle. Tail larger in relation to body than in Bald Eagle, not mottled but distinctly banded. General plumage lighter than that of imm. Bald Eagle. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:10:00/14:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon at Union Grove Lake, 1975
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1975-04-18
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review a Red-throated Loon at Union Grove Lake in Tama County on April 18, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life seen by Evelyn Ehlers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red-throated Loon
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Union Grove Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for White-faced Ibis at Lake View, 1975
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1975-05-09
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1976-04-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two White-faced Ibises at Lake View in Sac County, IA on May 9, 1975.
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Jones, Glenn E.
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White-faced Ibis
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Lake View
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3 mi. S of west edge of Lake View, Sac Co. Iowa
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marshy, a grazed out pasture -wel at this time - usually grazed in June & July
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The documentation form by Glenn E. Jones is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Bohemayer and Ed Weiner. | Elimination of similar species: Little green heron. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/16:00:00.
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