Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Boone, 1987
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Administrative records Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-05-29
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck near Boone in Boone County, IA on May 29, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes, a map of the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Espeland, Steven R.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Boone
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County: Boone Location in detail: Observed standing in shallows of ~0.25 A. farm pond located on Eilene Glover acreage NW of Boon, Iowa (see map)
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Farm pond w/ random stands of cattails, sedges etc.
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The documentation form by Steven R. Espeland is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Fulvous Whistling Duck - Lacks distinctive wing patches and pink bill, legs and feet. | The original documentation form event occurred at 18:00:00 and from 19:00:00/20:00:00.
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 9, June 1987. Highlights of the newsletter include the results from spring Warbler hikes, a list of the 1987-1988 Big Bluestem Audubon Society board members, the budget of the society for the fiscal year May 1, 1987 to April 30, 1988, and a list of society meetings and field trips for 1987 and 1988.
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Bird watching Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Strigiformes | Owls
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 7, March 1987. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming meetings and events, a report on a field trip to Big Creek and Ledge State Park where several species of Owls were observed, and birder's notes on the limited amount of bird activity due to warm and dry weather in February.
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 6, February 1987. Highlights of the newsletter include the results of the Boone County Christmas Bird Count with 49 species of birds observed, birder's notes with the report of two Snowy Owls, and updates on local and national conservation efforts and environmental issues.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 5, January 1987. Highlights of the newsletter include the results of the Story County Christmas Bird Count with forty-six species of birds seen and a total of 9767 birds counted as well as an article by Erik Munson detailing the observation of a Varied Thrush in Ames. Also included are instructions and a form to complete for the 1987 Winter Bird Feeder Survey.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Ames Story County
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1986-12-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 4, December 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming Christmas Bird Counts in Story and Boone Counties, a list of the society's 1987 programs with topics and speakers, an article on the best locations to find Owls in central Iowa by Stephen J. Dinsmore, and birder's notes on the winter birds returning to the state.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Pine Siskin
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Ames Big Creek State Park Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lost Lake
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 3, November 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming Christmas Bird Counts in Story and Boone Counties, birder's notes with reports of the first returning winter birds and the last of the last of the migrating shorebirds, and a profile on Audubon member Jeanne Edwards.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Snow Bunting Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Ames Story County Boone County Tama Camp Hantesa
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Migration Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Important bird areas
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 2, October 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include a report on September field trips, a column by Stephen J. Dinsmore featuring Saylorville Reservoir which is the birding "hot spot" of the month, birder's notes on migrating shorebirds, and an article on bird feeding fundamentals.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 1, September 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming meetings and events, including an Aldo Leopold centennial celebration, the 1986 society program schedule, and a list of September field trips. Also of interest are birder's notes on the fall migration of shorebirds and Warblers and a summer report of unusual sightings of a Mountain Plover and a Western Sandpiper.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 20, Number 10, June 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include a report on a Warbler field trip in which 45 bird species were seen, birder's notes on the return of Iowa's summer bird residents as well as reports of numerous shorebirds, and a profile on Audubon member Stephen J. Dinsmore.
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 20, Number 9, May 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming meetings and events, birder's notes with observations of migrating spring Warblers, updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues including information on the Garrison Diversion Project, and a profile on Audubon member Burt Shephard.
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 20, Number 9 [sic], April 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include a report on the field trip to Nebraska to view migrating Sandhill Cranes, birder's notes on the appearance of spring's first shorebirds and Ducks, and a profile on Audubon member Cindy Hildebrand.
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 20, Number 7, March 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include details of an April Owl calling at Ledges State Park, a note about the growing number of Northern Saw-whet Owls being discovered in the Des Moines River Valley, and updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues including information on the Garrison Diversion Project.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Western Sandpiper at Babcock Access at Coralville Reservoir, 1990
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1990-10-13
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Western Sandpiper at Babcock Access at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on October 13, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Western Sandpiper
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Babcock Access
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Babcock Access, Coralville Res., Johnson Co. Iowa.
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mud flats with shallow pools
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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 Dick Tetrault. | Elimination of similar species: The size and shape in comparison with Baird's Sandpiper establish this bird as a peep. The black legs, gray color, and lack of bib exclude Least Sandpiper (several of which were seen earlier). The distinction from Semipalmated Sandpiper is based on the bill and apparent molt to basic plumage. Five minutes earlier I had seen two Semipalmated Sandpipers running on the other side of the area; they had short straight bills and had all feathers of the upper parts edged with buff (juvenile plumage). I had seen a number of Semipalmated Sandpipers with longer and slightly drooped bills this fall, but none approached the length, thinness, and droop seen on the current bird. According to Kenn Kaufman's Advanced Birding, Semipalmated Sandpipers wear their juvenile plumage until they reach wintering grounds, and juvenile Western Sandpipers gradually molt from juvenile to basic plumage from August to October with some retaining rusty scapulars. I assume, based on date, that this bird was probably a first-year bird, and that it had either completely molted to basic plumage or had some rusty scapulars that I did not see. I did not consider any of the Eurasian stints, which would be exceeding unlikely and have bills more like a semipalmated or have yellow legs. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/10:20:00.
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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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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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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 Merlin in southwest Chickasaw, 1990
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Administrative records Field notes
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Merlin in southwest Chickasaw County, IA on June 3, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Merlin
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Chickasaw County
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S.W. Chickasaw Co.
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Fence row in row-cropped ag. land
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No other small falcon has uniform dark brown back and upper wing surface. It was much too small to be a female Peregrine. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/15:45:05.
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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Tomahawk Marsh, 1998
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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 Tomahawk Marsh in Sac County on April 10, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a map of one of the sightings, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Reisz, Russell
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Tomahawk Marsh, Sac County, Iowa
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marsh, wetland
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The documentation form by Russell Reisz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Peter Ernzen, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Dick Tetrault, Chris Edwards, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt. | Elimination of similar species: Fulvous Whistling-duck is the most similar species. This species was eliminated because it has a different bill color and a different leg color than the Black-bellied Whistling-duck. The Fulvous Whistling-duck also lacks the white wing patch and the dark belly of the Black-bellied Whistling-duck. These were all points of identification for the species seen at Tomahawk Marsh. | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:58:00/19:58:00.
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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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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Ingham Lake, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-23
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Ingham Lake in Emmet County on October 23, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Hartwig, Thomas P.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Ingham Lake State Game Management Area
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Ingham lake, Emmet County - on Refuge
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Duck was seen standing on a rock and then it went into the water for a little while, then back on the rock
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The documentation form by Tom Hartwig is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Doug Lemke. | Elimination of similar species: Left unmolested.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-backed Woodpecker east of Hull, 1979
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1993-08-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-backed Woodpecker east of Hull in Sioux County, IA on May 13, 1979. Includes one record review document with votes and a documentation article reviewed by the committee.
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Blankenspoor, Gilbert W.
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Black-backed Woodpecker
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Hull
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[...] grove of trees on my parents' farm, located four miles east of Hull in Sioux County, Iowa
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1993-08-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-backed Woodpecker north of Boyden in Sioux County, IA on December 23, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, two articles in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Stravers, Jay A.
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Three-toed Woodpecker
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Boyden
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2 1/2 miles North of Boyden Iowa on east side of county highway L14
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General: 3000 m farm grove in wide open (formerly prairie) gently rolling farm land. Specific: grove is a thick growth of shrubs, weedy plants, Ash trees, and American + Chinese Elms. many of the Elms are dead and fallen. There are 2 rows (closely spaced) of Ponderosa Pine on the North side of the grove. The grove is surrounded with mature honeysuckle shrubs. Ground covered with 0.5 m. of snow in the grove.
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The documentation form by Jay Stravers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Loren Stravers, Henry O. Stegeman, and Aaron Stegeman. | Elimination of similar species: There are really no other species that could be confused other than possibly a Pileated Woodpecker who is much too large + has 4 toes instead of 3 | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 13:00:00/14:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Harris's Hawk at South of Blairstown, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-09-10
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1993-08-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Harris's Hawk at South of Blairstown in Benton County, IA on September 10, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fuller, James L
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Harris's Hawk
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Blairstown
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2 1/2 miles South of Blairstown (Benton Co.) along I-56
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Feedlot and open grazing land (hilly)
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Keith Carris, Carl Bendorf, Jim Fuller, and Ken Lowder. | Elimination of similar species: Hawk at one time - appeared to be about the same size. White-tailed hawk has similar shoulder patch but breast is light. Dark phase Swainson's or red tail do not have white undertail or this tail pattern. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:45:00/07:30:00.
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