Report form, Greater White-fronted Goose, June 3, 1998, David Easterla
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1998-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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David Easterla documents the sighting of a Greater White-fronted Goose on June 3, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Easterla, David A.
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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Montgomery County
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Mike Meetz email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting, June 15, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mike Meetz to Jim Dinsmore dated June 15, 1998. Meetz reports sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the Iowa Arboretum. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Meetz, Mike
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Iowa Arboretum
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Peter Lowther email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest, July 13, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 13, 1998. Lowther reports six Eurasian Tree Sparrow eggs on June 28 and four banded baby birds on July 12. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E.
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
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Burlington
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Darwin Koenig email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer field report, August 4, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-08-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Darwin Koenig to Jim Dinsmore dated August 4, 1998. Koenig reports on recent bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Yellow-breasted Chat Hooded Merganser Willet Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Snow Goose Winter Wren
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Yellow River State Forest Mill Creek State Park Sanborn Luxemburg
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Erwin Klaas email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Northern Parula sighting, July 8, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1998-07-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Erwin Klaas to Jim Dinsmore dated July 8, 1998. Klaas reports the sighting of a Northern Parula. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Klaas, Erwin E
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Northern Parula
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Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Documentation of extraordinary bird sighting, Lesser White-fronted Goose, June 11, 1998, Thomas Kent
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1998-06-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent documents sighting a Lesser White-fronted Goose on June 11, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Lesser White-fronted Goose Canada Goose
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Lake Macbride State Park
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Thomas Kent letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer field reports, July 31, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Kent to Jim Dinsmore dated July 31, 1998. Kent reports a few sightings for the summer season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Killdeer Lesser White-fronted Goose Greater Yellowlegs Common Loon Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Least Sandpiper
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Lake Macbride State Park
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Matthew Kenne email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer field report, August 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Matthew Kenne to Jim Dinsmore dated August 2, 1998. Kenne reports forgetting to list a Green-winged Teal on the seasonal bird report he submitted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Green-winged Teal
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Maynard Reese Area
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Ann Johnson email to Jim Dinsmore regarding field reports, August 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Ann Johnson to Jim Dinsmore dated August 2, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Johnson, Ann
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Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Hooded Warbler
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Norwalk Lake Ahquabi State Park
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IOU field reports form, Doug Harr, July 30, 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Doug Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-necked Grebe Short-eared Owl Dickcissel Blue Grosbeak Northern Harrier
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Hawarden Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Lyon County Sioux County
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Doug Harr letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding IOU observations, July 31, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy Predatory animals Families
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1998-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Doug Harr to Jim Dinsmore dated July 31, 1998. Harr updates Dinsmore on a Red-necked Grebe sighting and discusses his recent travels. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Red-necked Grebe
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area
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Documentation of rare bird, Lesser White-fronted Goose, June 11, 1998, Jim Fuller
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1998-06-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Jim Fuller documents the sighting of a Lesser White-fronted Goose on June 11, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Fuller, James L
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Lesser White-fronted Goose Canada Goose
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Lake MacBride
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Notes from Bruce Ehresman, 22 July
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bruce Ehresman dated July 22, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl Trumpeter Swan Osprey Peregrine Falcon
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Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Des Moines Mason City Muscatine Waterloo Effigy Mounds National Monument Corydon Epworth
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Rare bird sighting for King Rail south of Forneys Lake, 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1986-06-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting for a King Rail south of Forneys Lake in Fremont County, IA on June 13, 1986.
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Padelford, Babs
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King Rail
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Forneys Lake
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Glossy Ibis sighting, May 27, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1998-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated May 27, 1998. Dodici reports sighting what he believes to be a Glossy Ibis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Dodici, Gian
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Glossy Ibis
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Thorpe Park
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1998-08-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated August 5, 1998. Bernstein reports sighting Woodcocks at Hawkeye Wildlife Area and relays that Sandy Rhodes noticed two downy Turkey Vultures in his barn. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Turkey Vulture American Woodcock
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Iowa County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mockingbird sighting, June 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 25, 1998. Bernstein reports that Sandy Rhodes sighted a pair of Mockingbirds in Iowa County. Included with this email is a second printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 2, 1998. Lowther reports a Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest and eggs north of Burlington. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E. Bernstein, Neil
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird
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Iowa County Burlington
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Rare bird documentation form for Common Moorhen at Sweet Marsh, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-08-11
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for thirteen Common Moorhens at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on August 11, 1985.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Common Moorhen
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Sweet Marsh
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East side of Sweet Marsh, Bremer Co., Iowa
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Mixed marsh, Cattail and Indian Grass and Smart Weed and others
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: American Coot is slate gray on the body with a white bill and does not have the white longitudinal line below the wing. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:40:00/14:50:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Virginia Rail at Browns Lake, 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1990-12-29
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Virginia Rail at Browns Lake in Woodbury County, IA on December 29, 1990.
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Livermore, Bob
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Virginia Rail
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Browns Lake
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Browns Lake Woodbury Co. Park
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Marsh with open water
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The documentation form by Bob Livermore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:35:00 and 13:30:00/13:30:00.
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Edwin G. Crocker letter to Mike Newlon regarding the sighting of a Virginia Rail, November 28, 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife rehabilitation
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1984-11-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ed Crocker to Mike Newlon, dated November 28, 1984, detailing the sighting of an immature Virginia Rail in Washington Township, Buena Vista County, IA, on November 26, 1984.
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Crocker, Edwin G.
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Virginia Rail
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Washington Township
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Details for Prairie Falcon and King Rail sightings in spring, 1999
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1999-05-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes from Jim Fuller describing the sighting of a Prairie Falcon north of Fairfield, IA, and a King Rail at Otter Creek Marsh.
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Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon King Rail
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Fairfield
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Rare bird documentation form for King Rail at Hurstville, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-07-07
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for four King Rails at Hurstville in Jackson County, IA on July 7, 1987.
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Fuller, James L
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King Rail
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Hurstville
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3.6 miles NW Hurstville (Jackson Co)
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Marsh
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Cal Knight, C. Thompson, Huntington, Cordell, and Sandrock. | Elimination of similar species: Virginia Rail - size and brown side of head | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:05:00/19:45:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for King Rail at Otter Creek Marsh, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-05-10
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a King Rail at Otter Creek Marsh in Tama County, IA on May 10, 1987.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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King Rail
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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Otter Creek M.
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Marsh with drainage ditches
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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 Francis Moore and Dick Tetrault. | Elimination of similar species: We also heard Virginia Rails and played Virginia Rail tapes. The pitch was lower than a Virginia Rail voice. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:10:00/08:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for King Rail at Big Wall Lake, 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1986-09-14
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a King Rail at Big Wall Lake in Wright County, IA on September 14, 1986.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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King Rail
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Big Wall Lake
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Big Wall Lake, Wright Co.
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large cattail marsh
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The large size and large bill eliminate Virginia Rail. The rusty (not grayish) underparts eliminate the very similar Clapper Rail (!!). | The original documentation form event occurred around 17:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for King Rail north of Dubuque, 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1986-07-03
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for three King Rails north of Dubuque in Dubuque County, IA on the Mississippi River east of John Deere power plant on July 3, 1986.
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Crossley, George E.
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King Rail
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John Deere Marsh
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County: Dubuque. Block: 292. Detail: Sec. 26 Dike and canal in Mississippi River east of John Deere power plant and water intake house
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Miss. R. island, edge of canal
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The documentation form by George Crossley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Robert Walton. | Elimination of similar species: Virginia Rail is only half the size, and similar. Have had Va. rail in hand. Saw Kings nearby every year, 30-40 years ago. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:55:00/07:15:00.
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