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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 for Prairie Warbler at Des Moines in 1893	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1893-01-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Des Moines in Polk County, IA during 1893. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George H. Berry. A clipping of Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley 1884-5 in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Economic Opportunity Bulletin Number 2 by W.W. Cooke is also included.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Cedar Rapids in 1979	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1979-06-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on May 12, 1979. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 49(2):56-63 by N.S. Halmi seen by Fred Thompson and Ken Lowder.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Cedar Rapids				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in 1972	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1973-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on December 17, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Pinyon Jay in Shenandoah in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):28-29 by Ruth Zollars also seen by Betty Walters.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pinyon Jay	Shenandoah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pinyon Jay at northeast Boone County, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-11-30	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pinyon Jay at northeast Boone County, IA on November 30, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Field Notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in the Des Moines Register, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, James J.	Pinyon Jay	Boone	ne Boone County	at bird feeder, in farm yard	The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt, Thomas H. Kent, Stephen Dinsmore, Chris Edwards, and Jim Fuller were submitted. Other observers include Lloyd Crim, Gaylan Crim, Ann Johnson, Peter Peterson, Jim Sinclair, Dennis Henrickson, Ken Lowder, John Daniel, Chris Caster, Dennis Thompson, Cecille Thompson, Beth Proescholdt, Dick Tetrault, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: This combination of body shape and color separates it form other jays. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:45:00/10:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Warbler at Pleasantville, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-01-12	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pine Warbler at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA on January 12, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article and cover page, a photograph, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Pine Warbler	Pleasantville	Gladys Black's feeder, Pleasantville, IA	small town	The documentation form by Thomas Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt and Ann Johnson were submitted later. Other observers include Gladys Black, Tim Schantz, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, and unidentified other observers. \| Elimination of similar species: The thin bill was not that of a vireo. The bird was too large and elongated for a kinglet. Orange-crowned Warbler does not have wing bars or as bright a yellow color on breast. Also too yellow for the much less likely Bay-breasted or Blackpoll Warblers. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00Z/08:33:00Z.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	20
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Warbler at Hancher Auditorium at Iowa City, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-12-20	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Pine Warblers at Hancher Auditorium at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on December 20, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, three photographs, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Pine Warbler	Hancher Auditorium	Under white and scotch pines at edge of Hancher Auditorium parking lot, University of Iowa, Iowa City (Johnson County).		The documentation form by Jim Fuller forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent and Randall Pinkston were submitted. Other observers include Carl Bendorf, Dick Teterault, Jim Scheib, Matt Prather, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: The combination of light eye ring, whitish wingbars, unstreaked back, and light belly and vent should separate this species from any other warbler. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:55:00/09:20:00 and 12:55:00/13:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	20
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, 1988	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1988-09-02	1993-08-04	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pine Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, IA on September 2, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form with an addendum submitted to the committee.	Johnson, Ann	Pine Warbler	Greenfield Township	My Yard - small acreage in northern Warren County, IA	Mixed open woods and field edge with creek and many shrubs	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Yellow-throated Vireo - warbler bill; light streaking on sides; light eyering evident as opposed to spectacles Blackburnian Warbler - face pattern wrong Blackpoll - no distinct eyeline; head and back more olive Other warblers - combination of field marks \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	20
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Grosbeak at Spencer, 1995	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-02-27	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Pine Grosbeaks at Spencer in Clay County, IA on February 27, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Pine Grosbeak	Spencer	Riverside cemetary & residence at Prospect Dr., Spencer	Pine trees & Ash trees in suburban neighborhood & cemetary	The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller and Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Doug Harr and Dick Tetrault. \| Elimination of similar species: White-winged Crossbill: bill shape, size & long tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:40:00 and 16:45:00/17:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	13
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Grosbeak at Saylorville Lake, 1996	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-12-22	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pine Grosbeak at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on December 22, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Oesterreich, Wolfgang	Pine Grosbeak	Saylorville Lake	woods at end of NW 100th St @ Big Creek Lake T81N R25W NE 1/4 sec. 21	She was perched at the top of a deciduous tree (locust?) in a small wooded area, dominated by deciduous trees. Some conifers were present. Kevin stated that when he first saw the bird it flew like a woodpecker (undulating) and landed in the tree.	The documentation form by Wolfgang Oesterrichis the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Kevin Healy. \| Elimination of similar species: Coloration and size eliminated the other finches. Too large and wrong coloration for Goldfinches. Coloration, bill shape, size not like crossbills. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/07:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	13
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Grosbeak at Holstein, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-11-05	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pine Grosbeak at Holstein in Ida County, IA on November 5, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a letter from Curtis Rector to Tom Kent with Pete Ernzen and James Dinsmore copied.	Rector, Curtis L.	Pine Grosbeak	Holstein	near Somerset Apartments in Holstein, Iowa		A letter from Curtis L. Rector to Tom Kent forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:16:00 on November 5, 1997, and 14:10:00/14:15:00, 15:45:00, and 16:15:00/16:25:00 on November 6, 1997 .	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	13
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Grosbeak at Davenport in 1995	Administrative records Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1996-03-24	2000-11-20	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Pine Grosbeak at Davenport in Scott County, IA on November 28, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and the Request for More Information by Peter C. Petersen seen by Fred Lorenzen.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pine Grosbeak	Davenport				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	13
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger near Ruthven in 1934	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1938-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger near Ruthven in Palo Alto County, IA from May 28, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The 1934 spring migration of some birds through Clay and Palo Alto Counties in Iowa Bird Life 8:3-6 by L.J. Bennett.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Parasitic Jaeger	Ruthven				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger near Keokuk in 1896	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger near Keokuk in Lee County on October 6, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson and seen by William E. Praeger and Edmonde S. Currier, and referenced by three other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Parasitic Jaeger	Keokuk				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger at Sweet Marsh in 1971	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1971-09-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 15, 1971. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 41:89-90 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Clarise Hewitt.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Parasitic Jaeger	Sweet Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger at Eagle Lake in 1905	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger at Eagle Lake in Hancock County, IA on September 20, 1905. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson and seen by B.H. Bailey and James Ward, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Parasitic Jaeger	Eagle Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Palm Warbler southeast of Boone, 1996	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-12-09	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Palm Warbler southeast of Boone in Boone County, IA on December 9, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Palm Warbler	Boone	se of Boone, Boone Co.	rural yard	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Karl Jungbluth. \| Elimination of similar species: The combination of tail-bobbing, yellow vent, white eyebrow, unmarked wings, and streaked underparts eliminates all other warblers, especially Yellow-rumped, Prairie, Pine, and Cape May warblers. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:10:00/08:14:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	23
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Painted Bunting at Fort Defiance State Park in 1956	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1956-09-01	1994-01-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Painted Bunting at Fort Defiance State Park in Emmet County, IA on May 30, 1956. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, and the original sighting record found in the publication Storm-driven Birds at Fort Defiance State Park in Iowa Bird Life 26(3):69-70 by Myrle L. Jones also seen by B.O. Wolden, Ida Wolden, Eunice Christensen, Everett Christensen, and Margaret Metcalf Jones.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Painted Bunting	Fort Defiance State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Painted Bunting at Bettendorf, 1987	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1987-01-06	1993-09-07	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Painted Bunting at Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on January 6, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Painted Bunting	Bettendorf	1213 Broadlawn, Bettendorf, Scott Co. IA	urban yard near woods	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ann Barker was submitted later. Other observers include Brian Blevins, Corey Blevins, Betty Hunt, Gil Sandvick, and Leah Levin. \| Elimination of similar species: Nothing is similar in anyway. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/09:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Scott County, 1951	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1951-01-01	1994-02-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Scott County, IA around 1951. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life by A. Lang Baily seen by A.W. Housman, and reference by a later publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Scott County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir, 1996	Administrative records Field notes Tables (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1996-11-05	2000-11-22	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 5, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the Iowa Field Reports by Stephen J. Dinsmore.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Sabula, 1899	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens Taxidermy	1899-11-26	1994-02-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loons at Sabula in Jackson County, IA on November 26, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by H.J. Giddings, and referenced by two later publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Sabula				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Sabula, 1895	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Rare birds Fowling Zoological specimens Taxidermy	1895-11-16	1998-04-11	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records committee review for a Pacific Loon at Sabula in Jackson County, IA on November 15, 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of a specimen, correspondence about the sighting from Ronald Goetz to Tom Kent, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, notes about the specimen, an article in Iowa Bird Life about the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Ornithologist 2:73. by H.J. Giddings seen by W. Eldridge, and referenced by six other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Sabula				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Maffit Lake, 1972	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1972-05-06	1994-02-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for two Pacific Loons at Maffit Lake in Polk County, IA on May 6, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, commentary by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 42:37 seen by Woodward H. Brown and D. Mooney.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Dale Maffitt Reservoir				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Glendale Cemetery, 1948	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1948-12-08	1994-02-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Polk County, IA in 1948. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Pacific Loon in Polk County Iowa in Iowa Bird Life by Jack Musgrove, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Glendale Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Des Moines Water Works, 1948	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1948-12-11	1994-02-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Des Moines Water Works in Polk County, IA on December 11, 1948. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the original bird sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Pacific Loon and other water birds at Des Moines Impounding Reservoir in Iowa Bird Life written and seen by A.C. Berkowitz, and referenced by a later publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Waterworks Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7