Iowa CBC reporting form, Princeton, December 19, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-19
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Checklist dated December 19, 1985 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and eight others around Princeton. A total of 58 species and 4,216 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Lapland Longspur Brown Thrasher Barred Owl Eastern Meadowlark Hermit Thrush Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird Northern Shrike Northern Harrier
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Iowa CBC reporting form, Lost Nation, December 18, 1985
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather
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1985-12-18
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Checklist dated December 18, 1985 compiled by Sharon Kaufman. A list of birds sighted by Kaufman and fifteen others around Lost Nation. A total of 43 species and 4,901 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Kaufman, Sharon
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Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Lapland Longspur White-throated Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Wood Thrush White-crowned Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Belted Kingfisher
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Lost Nation
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Wood Thrush at Eden Valley Refuge, 1985
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1985-12-18
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1993-09-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Wood Thrush at Eden Valley Refuge in Clinton County, IA on December 18, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kaufman, Sharon
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Wood Thrush
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Eden Valley County Refuge
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West Valley at Eden Valley Refuge (Lost Nation CBC)
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Shrubs at hardwood timber edge
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The documentation form by Sharon Kaufman is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Jack Wohlstadter. | Elimination of similar species: Hermit and Grey Cheeked Thrush. This bird had more conspicuous eye, larger and more numerous breast spots. | The original documentation form event occurred around 11:00:00.
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1985-12-12
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A compiled list of bird sightings (Loons-Cranes) for Fall 1985, printed December 12, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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1985-12-12
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A compiled list of bird sightings (documentations) for Fall 1985, printed December 12, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of a Thayer's Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1985
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1985-12-10
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1993-09-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on December 10, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Thayer's Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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Red Rock Res. Tailwater
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The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent, Francis L. Moore, Bob Myers, Beth Proescholdt and Mark Proescholdt, and Dennis Thompson were submitted. Other observers include Joe Schaufenbuel, Darwin Koenig, Steve Dinsmore, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: Thayer's Gull is a difficult bird to identify. In researching this problem, I have found several helpful sources in addition to the standard field guides and I have tried to understand what it takes to know a Thayer's Gull when you see one. Nearly every reference makes it clear that Thayer's cannot be identified on the basis of one or two positive field marks. It takes a combination of characters to come to a conclusion of any certainty. In discussing this particular observation, I will examine each of the fieldmarks and compare and contrast to similar species with liberal reference to the literature, especially Lehman (1980). The most likely similar gulls in this case are 1st winter Herring and 1st winter Iceland (Kumlien's). The Kumlien's form is the darker form of the Iceland Gull and is the form that breeds in the Baffin Island area and winters mainly on the Atlantic coast. Lehman's article deals mainly with Kumlien's. Several similarly sized and possible but unlikely candidates can be eliminated rather quickly. A 1st winter California should not have an all dark bill and would show much darkening in the primaries in flight. Lesser Black-backed Gull could be about the right size, but in flight a 1st winter bird should show darker primary and secondary coverts, more extensively dark primaries, even compared to Herring Gull. A 1st summer Slaty-backed Gull is also light uniform brown with an all dark bill, but it should exhibit extensive darkening in the primaries on the upper wing. A 1st winter Glaucous-winged Gull would be very similar to Thayer's but should be larger, with a larger bill, and less mottling to the body color. Except for the first two, one would probably not consider the likelihood of their occurrence in Iowa to be very great. One hybrid, Glaucous-winged X Western, might be similar but should have a quite heavy bill. [...] Summary: Of the most likely similar species, 1st winter Herring Gull and 1st winter Kumlien's Iceland Gull, each is eliminated by one or more of the features discussed above. The wing pattern is especially damaging to the possibility of Herring, along with the bill shape and size. Iceland is ruled out by the presence of the noticeable tail band and by the darker secondaries on the upper wing. To identify a Thayer's Gull, one must see a combination of field marks. I feel that the bird I saw at Red Rock is consistent on every point.| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:45:00.
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1985-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A compiled list of bird sightings (Flycatchers-Starlings) for Fall 1985, printed December 7, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Iowa
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1985-12-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A compiled list of bird sightings (Plovers-Woodpeckers) for Fall 1985, printed December 7, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Iowa
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1985-12-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A compiled list of bird sightings (Vireos-Finches) for Fall 1985, printed December 6, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Iowa
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding Swainson's Thrush, December 5, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds
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1985-12-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter discusses slides that Ronald Harms is sending to Thomas Kent and describes his catching and banding a Swainson's Thrush. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Harms, Ronald
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Trumpeter Swan Swainson's Thrush
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Laurens
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Babs Padelford letter to Thomas Kent regarding Eider sighting, December 4, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Photography of birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds
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1985-12-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter discusses trying to document an Eider sighting and includes an annotated list of birds sighted by Babs Padelford and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Padelford, Babs
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Carter Lake Forneys Lake Lake Manawa State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Report for Winter 1985-86 season, Peter Petersen
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1985-12-01
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1986-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Petersen and others in the Davenport area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Ring-necked Duck White-throated Sparrow Common Redpoll Black-legged Kittiwake Wood Duck Glaucous Gull
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Credit Island Davenport Le Claire Lock and Dam 15
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Bird watching Birds of prey Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1985-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A list of birds sighted by Steve Dinsmore, compiled and printed out by Thomas Kent on December 1, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J. Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ferruginous Hawk Prairie Falcon Parasitic Jaeger Clark's Grebe Sage Thrasher Pine Warbler
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Ames Big Creek Lake Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of a Red-throated Loon at Saylorville Reservoir, 1985
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1985-11-30
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1996-08-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 30, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red-throated Loon
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.
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open patch of water on large, frozen reservoir
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation form by Robert K. "Bob" Myers were submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon eliminated by overall size, bill shape and size, and white spots on back. Arctic Loon eliminated by bill shape and black of crown not reaching eye. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/13:00:00 and 13:45:00/14:15:00.
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Fall report, 1985
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Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Bird watching Birds of prey Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1985-11-30
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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 John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Sioux Center Rock Valley Orange City
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Mark Proescholdt letter to Thomas Kent regarding Saw-whet Owl sighting, November 30, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1985-11-30
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N/A
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Mark Proescholdt reports a Saw-whet Owl sighting and also includes a correct date for the June 1984 Iowa Bird Life report regarding a Cinnamon Teal sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Cinnamon Teal Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Thomas Kent letter to Ronald Harms regarding Swainson's Thrush, November 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1985-11-29
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N/A
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Thomas Kent explains why he asks for additional documentation for out-of-season and accidental birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ferruginous Hawk Trumpeter Swan Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Tundra Swan
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Laurens
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Thomas Kent letter to Marion Brewer regarding documenting sightings, November 29, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1985-11-29
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent encourages Marion Brewer to submit documentation for her sightings of accidental birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Wood Stork Tundra Swan
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Iowa
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Bird watching Birds of prey Corvidae | Jays, Crows, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Water birds Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1985-11-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A compiled list of bird sightings for Fall 1985, printed November 28, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Big Creek Lake Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Saylorville Lake
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Paul Martsching letter to Thomas Kent regarding Greater Scaup documentation, November 27, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1985-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Paul Martsching mentions sighting a Greater Scaup at Hickory Grove, White-winged Scoter at Saylorville and Lapland Longspur all over Story County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Martsching, Paul
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Lapland Longspur Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter
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Saylorville Lake Story County Hickory Grove County Park
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Thomas Kent letter to Ronald Harms regarding Swainson's Thrush, November 22, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1985-11-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thomas Kent asks for additional documentation for Swainson's Thrush sighting and suggests it may have been a Hermit Thrush. Included on the letter is Ronald Harms' reply that he had Judy Carlson verify the identification and that he also photographed the bird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush
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Laurens
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List of birds sighted for Fall 1985 compiled by Ronald Harms
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1985-11-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A note listing birds sighted by Ronald Harms dated November 22, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Harms, Ronald
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Rusty Blackbird Evening Grosbeak Swainson's Thrush Tundra Swan
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Laurens Little Clear Lake Park
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Lucille Gaffney letter to Thomas Kent regarding Evening Grosbeak flock, November 21, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching
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1985-11-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lucille Gaffney reports that after a year's absence the Evening Grosbeak have returned. She also lists other birds she has sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Gaffney, Lucille M.
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Bald Eagle Evening Grosbeak Purple Finch Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Swaledale
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Robert Cecil letter to Thomas Kent regarding Fall bird sightings, November 20, 1985
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Corvidae | Jays, Crows, and allies Fringillidae | Finches Hirundinidae | Swallows Turdidae | Thrushes Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1985-11-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter discusses Fall bird sightings and proposed editorial changes to Iowa Bird Life. Includes an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Purple Finch Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Prairie Warbler
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Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Fall season, 1985 Iowa bird reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification
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1985-11-20
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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 Rich DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Broad-winged Hawk Merlin
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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