Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 2, November/December 1997
|
Newsletters
|
Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
|
1997-11-01
|
1997-12-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 2, November/December 1997. Highlights of the newsletter include a Birder of the Year column profiling a former member of the society, Florence Olyphant, who recently passed away, information on upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, reports from several recent field trips, and minutes submitted by Carol Robinson from the first meetings of the society in celebration of thirty years of existence.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
|
Ames
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 3, January/February 1998
|
Forms (documents) Newsletters
|
Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Wildlife conservation
|
1998-01-01
|
1998-02-28
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 3, January/February 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include reports from several recent field trips, details from many bird sightings including a rare observation of a Ross's Gull, and the results from the Ames, Saylorville Reservoir, and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts. Also included is the 1998 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
Ross's Gull
|
Ames Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Boone County
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 4, March/April 1998
|
Newsletters
|
Bird watchers Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
|
1998-03-01
|
1998-04-30
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 4, March/April 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include details from many bird sightings reported by society members, a Birders of the Month column profiling Joyce Bahrenfus and Jon Bahrenfus, information on a proposed highway by-pass and the impact it would have on protected species and diverse habitats of the sand hill dunes and wetlands near Eddyvile, and a report from the Iowa Audubon Council.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
|
Ames Eddyville
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Photograph of Big Bluestem Audubon Society past presidents
|
Photographs
|
Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1998-05-01
|
1998-05-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Photo of past presidents of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society, May 1998. In the back row, from left right: James A. "Jim" Murdock (1984-1986), David C. Edwards (1986-1988), Mike Meetz (1988-1990), and Mark Widrlechner (1994-1996). In the front row, from left to right: Maridel Jackson (1992-1994), Lotus Miller, and Sherry Dragula (1990-1992).
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
2
|
7
|
Goldfinch beakon, April/May 1998
|
Serials (publications)
|
Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1998-04-01
|
1998-05-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Upper Iowa Audubon Chapter newsletter dated April/May 1998. This newsletter contains a calendar of events and chapter news. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
|
Upper Iowa Audubon Society
|
|
Decorah
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
27
|
7
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society Events Calendar, spring 1998
|
Fliers (printed matter)
|
Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Meetings
|
1998-01-15
|
1998-06-06
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The spring 1998 calendar of events for the Big Bluestem Audubon Society. The calendar provides details on several general meetings, speakers, and field trips of the society for mid-January though early June 1998, including outings to Red Rock Dam, Des Moines River bottom, and Grand Island, Nebraska as well as waterfowl and shorebird trips.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
|
Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Greater Prairie-Chicken Sandhill Crane
|
Ames Des Moines River Red Rock Dam Iowa State University
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
1
|
10
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-headed Gull at Big Creek State Park, 1994
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1994-11-17
|
1998-06-09
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Black-headed Gull at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on November 17, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
|
Cummins, Raymond L.
|
Black-headed Gull
|
Big Creek Lake
|
Big Creek State Park Polk Co.
|
Open water
|
The documentation form by Ray Cummins forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Stephen J. Dinsmore and Jim Dinsmore were submitted. Other observers include Dennis Thompson and Susan B. Grove. | Elimination of similar species: see above [...] The setting gull in direct comparison to the two Bonaparte's was lighter mantled, larger, whiter headed, the bill was longer and heavier, and the bill was reddish black not pure black like the Bonaparte's. In flight the gull had the same upper wing pattern as the Bonaparte's. [...] The underwing was not totally black like the Little Gull. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:36:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
10
|
21
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-headed Gull at Spirit Lake and Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area, 1994
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1994-08-02
|
1998-06-09
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Black-headed Gull at Spirit Lake and Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area in Dickinson County, IA on August 2, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a photograph, and thirteen documentation forms submitted to the committee.
|
Dinsmore, Stephen J.
|
Black-headed Gull
|
Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake
|
n. end of Spirit L., Dickinson Co., IA
|
large lake
|
The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore for the 11:25 AM sighting forms the basis of this record. A second form by Stephen J. Dinsmore for the 12:12 PM and 5:40PM sighting was submitted as well. Other documentation forms by Lee A. Schoenewe, Pete Ernzen, Jim Fuller, Thomas H. Kent, Peter C. Petersen, Ed Thelen, Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Beth Proescholdt, and Mark Proescholdt (two separate forms) were submitted later. Other observers include LaVonne Foote, Nancy Schoenewe, Beth Brown, Tim Schantz, Brian Blevins, Corey Blevins, Bob Livermore, Roland Barth, Kim Eckert, Russ Widner, Phil McFadden, Bill Huser, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: The combination of red bill and legs, brown hood, size, very pale gray mantle and upperwings, and black undersides to the inner primaries eliminates several similar species, including Franklin's, Laughing, Little, Bonaparte's, and Ross' gulls. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:25:00/11:42:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
10
|
21
|
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 33, Number 5, May/June 1998
|
Newsletters
|
Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Science--Societies, etc Natural areas International Migratory Bird Day
|
1998-05-01
|
1998-06-30
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 33, Number 5, May/June 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include details on March and April field trips, a Birders of the Month column profiling Ed Carbrey and Elizabeth Carbrey, information on a society Birdathon being held in conjunction with the celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, and an article "Eddyville Dunes: a Natural Heritage of the State" by Jane Clark.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
Eared Grebe
|
Ames Eddyville Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 34, Number 1, September/October 1998
|
Newsletters
|
Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Books--Reviews Societies--History, organization, etc
|
1998-09-01
|
1998-10-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 34, Number 1, September/October 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include an article in memory of renowned ornithologist Gladys Black, an article "Out and About in Boone County: Sportsman Access" by Joyce Bahrenfus and Jon Bahrenfus, details on the success of the first society Birdathon to be held in many years, and highlights of the first thirty years of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (formerly Ames Audubon Society), Part 1.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
|
Ames Boone County
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Rathbun Christmas Count - December 19, 1998
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
|
1998-12-19
|
1998-12-20
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Details for several rare species seen at the Christmas Bird Count including the Yellow-rumped Warbler in the Rathbun area in Appanoose County, IA on December 19, 1998, documented by Bill Heusinkveld.
|
Heusinkveld, Bill
|
Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Black-bellied Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Bonaparte's Gull
|
Rathbun Lake
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
26
|
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 34, Number 2, November/December 1998
|
Newsletters
|
Bird watching Birding sites Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Natural areas Books--Reviews Societies--History, organization, etc
|
1998-11-01
|
1998-12-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 34, Number 2, November/December 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include a letter to the society from Paul T. Zeph who is the new Executive Director of the Iowa Audubon, an article "Out and About in Boone County: Harrier Marsh" by Joyce Bahrenfus and Jon Bahrenfus, an update on the final environmental impact statement on a bypass near the Eddyville Dunes and Wetlands, highlights of the first thirty years of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (formerly Ames Audubon Society) Part 2, and bird observations at Doolittle Prairie during the month of October contributed by Kevin Healy and Rosanne Healy.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
|
Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Harrier Marsh Eddyville
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 34, Number 3, January/February 1999
|
Newsletters
|
Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Books--Reviews Societies--History, organization, etc
|
1999-01-01
|
1999-02-28
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 34, Number 3, January/February 1999. Highlights of the newsletter include an article on fall 1998 Story County bird observations contributed by Jim Dinsmore, highlights of the first thirty years of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (formerly Ames Audubon Society) Part 3, a column "Observations from the Bluebird B&B" by Karl Jungbluth and Carmen Jungbluth in which they record bird and nature observations on the first day of the month, and the results from the Ames, Saylorville Lake, and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
|
Ames Saylorville Lake Story County Boone County
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ivory Gull at Rathbun Reservoir, 1975
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1975-12-20
|
1999-04-02
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for an Ivory Gull at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on December 20, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, request for reconsideration, correspondence about the sighting and review including an unreviewed documentation form, and a documentation form submitted to the committee and reviewed.
|
Ayres, Charles C., Jr.
|
Ivory Gull
|
Rathbun Lake
|
Rathbun Lake in Appanoose County, Iowa, 7 miles north of Centerville. Surface area 11,000 acres, about 180 miles of shoreline. Corps of Engineers project.
|
|
The documentation form by Charles C. Ayres, Jr. is the only one reviewed and forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Tom Johnson was submitted and not reviewed. Other observers include Blossom H. Hallberg, Virgil Corzette, Jean Corzette, Darlene Ayres, Gary Wymore, and Madeline Wymore. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:15:00/13:28:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
11
|
12
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager at Des Moines, 1971
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1971-11-04
|
1999-04-02
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Western Tanager at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on November 4, 1971. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Brown, Woodward H.
|
Western Tanager
|
Des Moines
|
Des Moines, IA
|
Well-kept back yard of apartment in the heart of Des Moines
|
The documentation form by Woodward H. Brown is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Mary Brown. | Elimination of similar species: Too large for goldfinch, wing bars eliminate Summer or Scarlet Tanagers which would not be here at this time. Bill obviously not oriole or finch. | The original documentation form event lasted briefly, mid-afternnon [sic].
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
13
|
29
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Sandy Beach at Coraville Reservoir, 1977
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1977-03-26
|
1999-04-02
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at Sandy Beach at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 26, 1977. Includes two record review documents with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Halmi, Nicholas S.
|
Laughing Gull
|
Sandy Beach Public Use Area
|
Sandy Beach, Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co.
|
sandy shore of reservoir and flying out over lake
|
The documentation form by Nicholas Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Franklin's gull: lack of white band separating black on wing tip from mantle; size difference from Ring bill in this case not as obvious as for Franklin's. | The original documentation form event occurred around 15:30:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
10
|
18
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper northwest of Iowa City, 1974
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1974-10-03
|
1999-04-02
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper northwest of Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on October 3, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, two articles in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Halmi, Nicholas S.
|
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
|
Johnson County
|
County road 0, about 15 miles NWW of Iowa City, Iowa
|
General: puddle in mudflat Specific: shallow water and mud, with sparse clumps of grass
|
The documentation form by Nicholas Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Pectoral Sandpiper. good juxtaposition. Diff.: chestnut crown, breast spotting much finer, mostly on sides only, no sharp line of demarcation downwards | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:10:00/14:30:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
10
|
4
|
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 34, Number 4, March/April 1999
|
Newsletters
|
Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Books--Reviews International Migratory Bird Day
|
1999-03-01
|
1999-04-30
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 34, Number 4, March/April 1999. Highlights of the newsletter include a column "Bird's Eye View: Nature Observations from the Bluebird Bed & Breakfast" by Karl Jungbluth and Carmen Jungbluth in which they record bird and nature observations on the first day of the month, the final results of the Boone County Christmas Bird Count, information on a society Birdathon being held in conjunction with the celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, and an article "Acquiring the Dream: The Colo Wetland" by Hank Zaletel.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
|
Ames Boone County Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 34, Number 5, May/June 1999
|
Newsletters
|
Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Natural areas Societies--History, organization, etc
|
1999-05-01
|
1999-06-30
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 34, Number 5, May/June 1999. Highlights of the newsletter include an article "Out and About in Boone County: Don Williams Park" by Joyce Bahrenfus and Jon Bahrenfus, the proposed 1999-2000 budget of the society, reports on March and April field trips, the Nominations Committee report with the slate of society officer candidates for election at the May meeting, and an update on two new wildlife areas in Hamilton and Polk Counties.
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
|
|
Ames Hamilton County Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Don Williams County Park
|
|
|
|
Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
|
3
|
6
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Little Gull south of Council Bluffs, 1992
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1992-04-23
|
1999-10-15
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Little Gull south of Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, IA on April 23, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs, articles in Iowa Bird Life and American Birds, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
|
Rose, B.J.
|
Little Gull
|
Council Bluffs
|
Approximately 2 miles south of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It was about 1/2 mile north of the turn-off to the North Settling Pond of Iowa Power Plant, on the west side of highway L-31 (gravel).
|
Flooded fields.
|
The documentation form by B.J. Rose forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Babs Padelford was submitted. | Elimination of similar species: Bonaparte's Gull is larger with longer, black-tipped primaries; has a shorter hood on back of head and neck and has white underside of wings. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:50:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
10
|
20
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ruff east of Tabor, 1982
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1982-09-08
|
1999-10-15
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Ruff east of Tabor in Fremont County, IA on September 8, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, articles in Iowa Bird Life and American Birds, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
|
Silcock, W. Ross
|
Ruff
|
Tabor
|
4 miles east of Tabor, in Fremont County
|
Lake Mar-I-War, being a waste disposal pond at Mar-I-War Farms' hog operation.
|
The documentation form by W. Ross Silcock forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tanya Bray, Barbara L. Wilson, Thomas H. Kent, and Joe Schaufenbuel were submitted. Other observers include Lynn Schaufenbuel, Peter Petersen, and B.J. Rose. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Yellowlegs, and Pectoral, Western, Least, and Semipalmated Sandpipers.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
10
|
9
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Greater Prairie-Chicken at Cherokee, 1994
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1994-01-06
|
1999-10-15
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review of a Greater Prairie-Chicken at Cherokee in Cherokee County, IA on January 6, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, three photos of the bird, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in Field Notes, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.
|
Bierman, Dick
|
Greater Prairie-Chicken
|
Cherokee Municipal Airport
|
Cherokee Airport
|
open, grassy, few weed patches
|
The documentation form by Dick Bierman is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Marion Brewer, Dennis Henrickson, Don Poggensee, Jim Fuller, and Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Dick Tetrault, Jeff Brown, and Jerry Fifield. | Elimination of similar species: Hen Pheasant, sharptailed grouse. They have longer pointed tails. Gray partridge has a redish [sic] tail and is smaller. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:45:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
9
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of White-faced Ibis at Lake Manawa, 1981
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1981-05-13
|
1999-10-15
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review of fourteen White-faced Ibis at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 13, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
|
White-faced Ibis
|
Lake Manawa
|
Lake Manawa, Pottawattamie Co., IA
|
large round lake - south west corner of L. Manawa near point with parking area
|
The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ross Silcock. | Elimination of similar species: Glossy Ibis - all had red face patch and complete white outline of white-faced. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:25:00/13:45:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
7
|
24
|
Records Committee review for bird sighting of Brown Pelican at Rathbun Reservoir, 1993
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1993-05-30
|
1999-10-15
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on May 30, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an American Birds article, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Cummins, Raymond L.
|
Brown Pelican
|
Rathbun Lake
|
Lake Rathbun Island West Boat Ramp
|
Open water
|
The documentation form by Raymond L. Cummins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Heusinkveld, Marj Heusinkveld, Tom Johnson, and Mary Montog. | Elimination of similar species: Nothing I know of. | The original documentation form event lasted from 20:00:00/20:30:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
7
|
11
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting on Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake, 1984
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1984-04-03
|
1999-10-15
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake, IA on April 3, 1984. Includes a record review document, two articles in American Birds, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review of the committee, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.
|
Staudt, Thomas J.
|
Red-throated Loon
|
Cedar Lake
|
Cedar Lake, Cedar Rapids, IA
|
|
The documentation form by Thomas J. Staudt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Carl J. Bendorf, Robert K. Myers, Francis L. Moore, Thomas H. Kent, and Peter C. Petersen were submitted later. Other observers include Jim Fuller and Jim Sandrock. | Elimination of similar species: Horned grebes in winter plumage were present, they are about 1/2 the size of this loon, have a much shorter straight bill and the head shape is flatter. Common loon is much larger with a correspondingly large straight black bill, head held straight. Arctic loon in winter plumage would have less white in the facial area, a straight dark bill, less contrast from the facial area to cup/nape. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:15:00/06:45:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
7
|
5
|