Field reports, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports submitted with an introductory note from Mark Proescholdt to Carl Bendorf on November 29, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Lapland Longspur Merlin Western Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Caspian Tern Red-eyed Vireo Hermit Thrush Pine Siskin American Golden Plover
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Little Wall Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grundy County Liscomb Saylorville Lake Huxley Union Grove State Park Iowa Falls Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Buckeye Wolf Creek Recreation Area Black Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
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Dale Stone letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, November 18, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1994-11-18
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N/A
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Letter from Dale Stone to Thomas Kent dated November 18, 1994. Stone states that he is an irregular contributor to the field reports and includes an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Stone, Dale
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Pied-billed Grebe Lapland Longspur American Redstart Eastern Screech-Owl
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Lake City Ogden Sac County
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Thomas Kent letter to Babs and Loren Padelford regarding needed documentation, December 8, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1994-12-08
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N/A
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Letter from Thomas Kent to Babs and Loren Padelford dated December 8, 1994. Kent states that he needs documentations for the sightings of a Mississippi Kite and Laughing Gull and details for a Prairie Falcon sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Mississippi Kite Prairie Falcon Laughing Gull
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Iowa
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Ann Johnson letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, November 28, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1994-11-28
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N/A
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Letter from Ann Johnson to Thomas Kent dated November 28, 1994. Johnson mentions an upcoming trip to New Jersey and includes a list of bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Johnson, Ann
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Marbled Godwit Black Scoter Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Little Gull
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Big Creek State Park Lake Red Rock Norwalk MidAmerican Energy Ponds Roberts Creek Park
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Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1994-08-01
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1994-11-30
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Undated letter from Donald Gillaspey to Thomas Kent. Gillaspey describes two young Turkey Vultures leaving their nest and reports that the caretaker at Rose Hill Cemetery saw two wading birds that were likely Whooping Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Whooping Crane Turkey Vulture
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Lamoni
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Bruce Ehresman letter to Thomas Kent regarding Bald Eagle and Barn Owl nests, November 28, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1994-11-28
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N/A
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Letter from Bruce Ehresman to Thomas Kent dated November 28, 1994. Ehresman reports on Bald Eagle nests in 14 counties and Barn Owl nests in five counties. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl
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Allamakee County Taylor County
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, fall 1994
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1994-08-01
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1994-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. Includes a note claiming an early sighting of a Blackpoll Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-throated Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Lee County Marshall County Waterworks Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Pam and Reid Allen letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, December 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1994-12-01
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N/A
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Letter from Pam and Reid Allen to Thomas Kent dated December 1, 1994. This letter lists bird sightings for August through November 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Ruffed Grouse Long-tailed Jaeger Horned Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Barrow's Goldeneye Western Grebe Surf Scoter Golden Eagle Common Tern
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Big Creek State Park Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Yellow River State Forest West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings of American Avocets and a Brewer's Blackbird, fall 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1992-08-01
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1992-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Charlotte Scott to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings of American Avocets and a Brewer's Blackbird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Scott, Charlotte
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American Avocet Brewer's Blackbird
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Rathbun Lake
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 2, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1992-12-02
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N/A
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 2, 1992. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Lewis's Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Lapland Longspur Carolina Wren American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Osprey Buff-breasted Sandpiper American Golden Plover
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Bettendorf Burlington Cherokee County Credit Island Davenport Huron Island Lock and Dam 14 Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Scott County Princeton
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 4, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1992-12-04
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N/A
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 4, 1992. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Double-crested Cormorant Cedar Waxwing Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren American White Pelican Western Grebe Black Scoter American Pipit Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Sanderling American Coot
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Johnston Saylorville Lake
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Field reports, Barb Wilson, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with detailed bird sighting information and handwritten annotations compiled and submitted by Barb Wilson in a letter to Carl Bendorf on November 29, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Snowy Owl Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Common Snipe Black-throated Blue Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Mills County Pottawattamie County Shenandoah Waubonsie State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Page County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports, John Van Dyk, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1990-08-01
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1990-12-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with detail about sighting and weather notes submitted in a letter from John Van Dyk to Carl Bendorf on December 1, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Prairie Falcon Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Merlin Peregrine Falcon Pine Siskin
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Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Big Marsh, 1993
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1993-11-01
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Big Marsh in Butler County, IA on November 1, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, two photographs, an article in The Southwestern Naturalist, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area
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Big Marsh
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freshwater marsh
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The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rodney Steere. | Elimination of similar species: Nothing it could be confused with
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Carl Priebe letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings in the fall 1990, September 28, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Threskiornithidae | Ibises Rare birds
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1990-09-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports with some sight detail submitted in a letter from Carl Priebe to Carl Bendorf for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Priebe, Carl
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Peregrine Falcon
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports, Randall Pinkston, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports divided by location with an accompanying summary and envelope submitted by Randall Pinkston on October 21, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk
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Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Dental Science Building Iowa Memorial Union Oakland Cemetery Swan Lake Babcock Access
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Lanny Haldy letter to Carl Bendorf regarding bird sightings for the Amana, IA area, August 22, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Phalacrocoracidae | Cormorants Gaviiformes | Loons
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1990-08-22
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N/A
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Field reports for August of 1990 around Amana, IA submitted in the form of a letter from Lanny Haldy to Carl Bendorf on August 22, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Haldy, Lanny
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Green-backed Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Prothonotary Warbler
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Amana High Amana
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings in Lamoni, IA, November 23, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1990-11-23
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N/A
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Field reports with details about sightings around Lamoni, IA submitted by J. Donald Gillaspey in a letter to Carl Bendorf on November 23, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Short-eared Owl Gray Partridge
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Decatur County Lamoni
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Field reports, Steve Dinsmore, fall 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Waterfowl
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1990-08-01
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1990-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports submitted by Steve Dinsmore with several contributors and a detailed note about the sightings as well as a letter from Steve Dinsmore to Carl Bendorf on November 30, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Double-crested Cormorant Red-breasted Merganser Herring Gull Common Loon Hooded Merganser Bufflehead Bonaparte's Gull Common Merganser
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Iowa Saylorville Lake
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Dennis Carter letter to Carl Bendorf regarding field reports for inclusion in IOU quarterly field report, November 30, 1990
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1990-11-30
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N/A
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Field reports submitted by Dennis Carter in a letter to Carl Bendorf on November 30, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Pied-billed Grebe Blue-headed Vireo Carolina Wren Tundra Swan
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Harpers Ferry Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding the large population of Evening Grosbeak's, November 16, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birds--Research
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1977-11-16
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. The field notes detail the many reports she has received on Evening Grosbeak sightings in Iowa.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.
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Black, Gladys
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Evening Grosbeak Pileated Woodpecker
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Des Moines Marshalltown Ottumwa Westfield Mahaska County Knoxville Eldora
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Ric Zarwell letter to Robert Myers regarding birding experience, May 3, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1986-05-03
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N/A
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Letter from Ric Zarwell to Robert Myers dated May 3, 1986. Zarwell reports that although he does not bird in Iowa very often, he is an experienced birder with a life list of 483 species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.
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Zarwell, Ric
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Western Sandpiper at Big Creek Lake, 1988
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-09
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Sandpiper at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on October 9, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the sighting by Guy McCaskie, Kim Eckert, and Bruce Peterjohn, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Western Sandpiper
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Big Creek Lake
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Big Creek Wildlife Area, Polk Co., IA
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Mudflats from low water on freshwater lake
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Thomas. | Elimination of similar species: Although I understand the difficulty in identification of fall western sandpipers, the Baird's and white-rumped were eliminated because of wing length. The least sandpiper was eliminated by leg color and bill shape/size. The most difficult elimination was that of the semipalmateds, especially since other semipals were present in the area. After careful observation and comparison, however, the prototypical western sandpiper bill was too obvious to make the bird into a semipalmated. The bill was enough longer and had an obvious droop. The others in the area had varying bill sizes but none had the general shape of this bird. Consequently, I believe this was a late date western sandpiper. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:10:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Western Sandpiper at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-08
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Western Sandpiper at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 8, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Western Sandpiper
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-north end of reservoir
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feeding in shallow water adjacent to mudflat with other shorebirds
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Andy Fix. | Elimination of similar species: see above [...] The bird was roughly 25% smaller than a Pectoral Sandpiper. [...] Note that we saw a single Semipalmated Sandpiper in the same flock of shorebirds. The Semipalmated Sandpiper had a shorter, thicker bill, more of a brown wash on the breast, and frequented the edge of the mudflat rather than wading in the water. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/16:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Columbus Junction, 1999
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Columbus Junction in Louisa County, IA on April 25, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, an e-mail about the bird sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Columbus Junction
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2 miles north of Columbus Junction, Louisa Co., Iowa
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A backwater slough adjacent to highway 70 and close to the Iowa River
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ted Allen, Bill Ohde, and Jim Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: Fulvous Whistling-Duck lacks the gray face, orange bill, and white wing patch.
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