Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1997-07-31
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Letter from Darwin Koenig to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Yellow-headed Blackbird Canvasback Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Common Loon Hooded Merganser Solitary Sandpiper Willet Chestnut-sided Warbler Northern Shoveler Eastern Whip-poor-will Red Crossbill Northern Harrier
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Sutherland Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area Pocahontas County Buena Vista County O'Brien County Mill Creek State Park Dog Creek County Park Primghar Sanborn
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, July 26, 1997
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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1997-07-26
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N/A
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.
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Martsching, Paul
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Turkey Vulture Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Tennessee Warbler
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Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Brookside Park
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Fall 1999, Aaron Brees
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1999-08-01
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1999-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Aaron Brees. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Brees, Aaron
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Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Black Scoter Wilson's Phalarope Golden Eagle Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Tern
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Jester Park Lake Red Rock Little River Recreation Area Marion County Saylorville Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Red Rock Wildlife Area Pinchey Bottoms
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Fall field reports, 1999, Jim Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1999-08-01
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1999-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Ring-billed Gull Arctic Tern Herring Gull Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Pileated Woodpecker Blue-winged Warbler Snow Goose Sandhill Crane
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Des Moines Harrier Marsh Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pilot Knob State Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Myre Slough State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa, fall 1999, Bill Huser
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-08-01
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1999-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Blue-headed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Wood-Pewee Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-rumped Warbler Mourning Warbler Bonaparte's Gull
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Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park New Lake O'Brien Prairie
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Mark Proescholdt
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1999-08-01
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1999-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Marbled Godwit Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Smith's Longspur Eurasian Collared Dove Pacific Loon Surf Scoter Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Sandhill Crane
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Jester Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Warren County Whitebreast Recreation Area Hartford Pine Lake State Park Grinnell Country Club Meadow Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Chipping Sparrow west of Hiawatha, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Trapping
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1988-02-09
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1988-02-10
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Chipping Sparrow west of Hiawatha in Linn County, IA on February 9, 1988.
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Bradley, Rob
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Chipping Sparrow
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Hiawatha
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Home patio feeder - 1 mile west fo [sic] Hiawatha, Iowa (Linn County)
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Low bushes and trees around a cement patio
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The documentation form by Robert Bradley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Karen Bradley. | Elimination of similar species: Tree sparrow too large. Cap with only a few rufous feathers. No central breast spot. No black eyeline. Buff supercilliary [sic] line. Breast was gray as compared with buff on clay colored sparrow also gray rump instead of brown. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00 on February 9, 1988 - 07:30:00 on February 10, 1988.
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1993, Douglas Harr
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1993-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports by Douglass Harr for birds sighted during the summer of 1993. It features the Barn Owl south of Larchwood in Lyon County, IA on July 27, 1993.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Barn Owl Cattle Egret Hooded Merganser
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Larchwood Sioux Center Spirit Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for American Tree Sparrow at Sweet Marsh, 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1991-05-18
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an American Tree Sparrow at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 18, 1991.
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Johnson, Ann
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American Tree Sparrow
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Sweet Marsh
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Sweet Marsh, Bremer Co., IA
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marsh
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Brown. | Elimination of similar species: Lark Sparrow - no facial pattern; rusty cap Swamp Sparrow - breast spot Song Sparrow - no streaking on underparts Chipping Sparrow - breast spot; song different | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:20:00/10:21:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Smith Pool in 1957
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1958-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Records Committee review for a Common Raven at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Smith Pool in Kossuth County, IA on October 18, 1957. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Raven Sighted at Union Slough Refuge in Iowa Bird Life 28:26-27 by Harold H. Burgess.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Smith Pool
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Rare bird documentation form for Summer Tanager at Dallas County, 1999
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Field notes
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Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1999-10-16
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Summer Tanager at Dallas County, IA on October 16, 1999.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Summer Tanager
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Dallas County
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Dallas County, west of Des Moines River
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edge of woodland
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The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The lack of wing bars eliminates Western Tanager and the lack of black wings eliminates Scarlet Tanager. I was puzzled by the orange under the tail since none of the field guides I had showed this but I found that in Pyle et al. 1987 this color pattern is mentioned for Summer Tanager and not for Hepatic Tanager, the other species I considered a remote possibility. | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Summer Tanager at Big Creek State Park, 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1991-05-12
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1991-05-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Summer Tanager at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on May 12, 1991.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Summer Tanager
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Big Creek State Park
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Big Creek State Park - (Polk Co.) - along 146th St. Road
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Hedgerows along gravel road
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russ Widner, Carol Strohmeyer, and Beth Proescholdt. | Elimination of similar species: A male Western Tanager has wingbars and is yellowish on breast and belly. A male Scarlet Tanager has black wings. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Summer Tanager at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-05-17
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1987-05-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Summer Tanager at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on May 17, 1987.
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Schulein, Thomas M., 1945-
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Summer Tanager
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Hickory Hill Park
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Near post #6 in the south canyon of Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City.
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Somewhat open area near trail adjacent to deep woods
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The documentation form by Thomas M. Schulein is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Female Scarlet Tanager has black wings and tail. Female Northern Cardinal has a crest, black around the mouth, a reddish bill and a proportionately longer tail. Female Pine Grosbeak has a dark bill, wing bars, and a dark tail. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/08:32:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1973-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Records Committee review for a Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on December 17, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Pinyon Jay in Shenandoah in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):28-29 by Ruth Zollars also seen by Betty Walters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pinyon Jay
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Shenandoah
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler at Pammel Woods in Ames, 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-04-28
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Hooded Warblers at Pammel Woods in Ames in Story County, IA on April 28, 1984.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Hooded Warbler
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Pammel Woods
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North end of Pammel Woods; Ames, Story County, Iowa
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Deciduous, many sapling + shrubbery; near stream
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The documentation form by Jack A. Holloway is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No similars: Black encircling "hood' along with white in the outer tail feathers is quite distinctive. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:20:00/11:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler at MacNiders Woods in Mason City, 1994
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1994-05-31
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Hooded Warbler at MacNiders Woods in Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 8, 1994.
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Goranson, Rita
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Hooded Warbler
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MacNiders Woods
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McNider [sic] Woods Mason City IA
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Park of cotton wood, willows, ash + under growth
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The documentation form by Rita Goranson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carolyn Fischer. | Elimination of similar species: Cap reminded me of Wilson's but the black throat was different. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/16:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler at Amana Woods, 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-07-30
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Hooded Warbler at Amana Woods in Iowa County, IA on June 4, 1982.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Hooded Warbler
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Amana Woods
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Amana Woods. Iowa County. One mile east of HWY 149 on a dirt road immediately south of Iowa River.
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Moist deciduous mature woodland with much undergrowth
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The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Kent, Tom Staudt, and Lanny Haldy. | Elimination of similar species: Female Wilson's Warbler is eliminated by the observation of two large white areas on the undertail surface | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:40:00/12:50:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler near Coralville Reservoir, 1976
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1976-05-31
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Hooded Warbler near Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 27, 1976.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Hooded Warbler
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Coralville Lake
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wooded hillside n. of Co. Rd 'F', just w of highway 218
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Specific: a wooded hillside, with mature oaks + shagbark hickories and a dense understory of 6'-10'- high shrubs, and forbs. General: above is part of a large tract of woodland that borders the n. shore of the Coralville Reservoir, separated from the resevoir [sic] by a road and a belt of second-growth woods. to the w. is an old farm, brushy grown-up pastures; to the n. is farmland.
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The documentation form by Michael C. Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Song, black 'hood' eliminate Kentucky, Canada Warblers - Canada has necklace of streaks, not solid black on throat; Kentucky has no black on throat | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 08:00:00/08:10:00.
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Iowa field reports, spring 1995, Stephen Dinsmore
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Stephen Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Prairie Falcon Red-necked Grebe Trumpeter Swan Western Sandpiper Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Dark-eyed Junco Tundra Swan Common Tern
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Big Creek Lake Hamburg Lake Manawa State Park Ledges State Park Rathbun Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Morse Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Glendale Cemetery Lake Pahoja
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Spring 1995 Iowa field reports form, Chris Edwards
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Chris Edwards and seven others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Edwards, Chris
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Mississippi Kite Red-necked Grebe Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Western Kingbird Greater Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Des Moines Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1995-05-31
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N/A
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas Kent dated May 31, 1995. Engebretsen sends Kent a list of birds he has sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Eared Grebe Blue-headed Vireo Long-tailed Duck Virginia Rail Ruddy Duck Blue-winged Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Tennessee Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Des Moines Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Terra Lake
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1995 compiled by Peter Ernzen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Ernzen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Marbled Godwit Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Peregrine Falcon Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Mourning Warbler King Rail
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Blue Lake Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Preparation Canyon State Park
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Field reports, spring 1995, Dennis Carter
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Waterfowl
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1995-03-01
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1995-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird Bell's Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Kingbird Orchard Oriole Common Loon Sanderling Northern Parula
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area Lake Meyer County Park Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Mockridge County Wildlife Preserve, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-12-20
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Ruby-crowned Kinglets at Mockridge County Wildlife Preserve in Clinton County, IA on December 20, 1996.
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McKay, Kelly
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Mockridge County Wildlife Preserve
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Mockridge
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large pine grove surrounded by deciduous woodlots
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The documentation form by Kelly J. McKay is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ulf Konig. | Elimination of similar species: Golden-crowned Kinglet - has golden crown patch, eye lines, and a 2 or 3 note call. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/10:15:00.
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Iowa RBA, July 12, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-07-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for July 12, 1999. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Mississippi Kite and a Black-headed Gull. Includes are six emails regarding various bird sightings.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Prothonotary Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Black-headed Gull Black Tern
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Dickinson County Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Maynard Reese Area Heron Bend Conservation Area Fen Valley Area Cairo Woods Wildlife Area
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