Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2001
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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2001-07-31
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Purple Martin Yellow-throated Warbler Acadian Flycatcher Sedge Wren Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose Kentucky Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Yellow River State Forest Winneshiek County Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Spillville Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Dennis Thompson, summer 2001
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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2001-06-01
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2001-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Thompson, Dennis
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Least Bittern Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Bell's Vireo Orchard Oriole Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Tufted Titmouse Green Heron
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Johnston Saylorville Dam Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Red Feather Prairie Polk City Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by Jim Sinclair, summer 2001
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Bird watching Birdsongs Cavity-nesting birds Birds--Infancy Eggs--Incubation
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2001-06-01
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2001-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Turkey Vulture Summer Tanager Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Common Loon Solitary Sandpiper Hooded Warbler American Coot Kentucky Warbler American Redstart
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Warren County Lake Ahquabi State Park Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
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Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, summer 2001
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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2001-06-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Least Bittern Red-necked Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Dunlin Peregrine Falcon Lesser Yellowlegs Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler American Golden Plover
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Clay County Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Ruthven Little Sioux River Wanata State Park Cheever Lake Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 2001
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observer Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Purple Martin Yellow-billed Cuckoo Lark Sparrow Caspian Tern Chestnut-sided Warbler American Coot Yellow-throated Vireo Great Egret Eastern Screech-Owl
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hitchcock Nature Area Liscomb Wellsburg Diamond Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Iowa Falls Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area Hagge County Park
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Kent Nickell email to IA-BIRDS mailing list regarding bird sightings, July 17, 2001
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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2001-07-17
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N/A
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Email from Kent Nickell to the IA-BIRDS mailing list regarding his sighting of several birds including two Sandhill Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001
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Nickell, Kent
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Killdeer Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Least Sandpiper
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area
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Fred Lesher letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 31, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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2000-08-31
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Fred Lesher in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 2000.
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Lesher, Fred
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Least Bittern Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail
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Allamakee County Pool Slough Mount Hosmer Park
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Field notes contributed by Paul Hertzel, summer 2001
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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2001-06-01
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2001-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Hertzel. Includes a list of common bird nesters and a hand-drawn picture of a Yellow-rumped Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Hertzel, L. Paul
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Swainson's Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Virginia Rail Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler American Coot Red Crossbill American Black Duck Great-tailed Grackle
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Cerro Gordo County Polk County Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Ventura McIntosh Woods State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Teal Basins Waterfowl Production Area Haugen Wildlife Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, summer 2001
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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List of birds and locations contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer with observers Jan L. Walter and Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Barred Owl Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Wood Thrush Sora Lesser Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Red Crossbill
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Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura Zirbel Slough Rock Falls Teal Basins Waterfowl Production Area
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, June 4, 1933 second trip
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds Birds--Infancy
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1933-06-04
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N/A
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Bird checklist dated June 4, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around the Ledges between 4:30 and 6:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rose-breasted Grosbeak Field Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Yellow Warbler
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Ledges State Park
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Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, summer 2001
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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2001-06-01
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2001-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Edwards, Chris
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Alder Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Northern Waterthrush
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Homestead Lake Macbride State Park Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit F W Kent County Park Kewash Nature Trail
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Field notes contributed by Michael C. Dooley, summer 2001
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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List of birds and locations contributed by Michael C. Dooley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Purple Martin Yellow-breasted Chat Pacific Loon Willet Caspian Tern Northern Pintail Greater White-fronted Goose Green-winged Teal Common Merganser Northern Bobwhite
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Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Fremont County Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Cairo Woods Wildlife Area
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 28, 1933
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Bird checklist dated May 28, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Rippey Slough and Beaver Bayou between 6:30 and 11:00.
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Least Bittern American Bittern Grasshopper Sparrow Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Rough-winged Swallow Red-winged Blackbird
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Rippey Beaver
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Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, August 2, 2001
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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2001-08-02
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Killdeer Willow Flycatcher American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Hooded Merganser Piping Plover Black-billed Cuckoo Cerulean Warbler Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose
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Badger Lake Clay County Woodbury County Loess Hills Wildlife Area Wanata State Park New Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Field Sparrow near Tiffin, 1978
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-12-16
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1978-12-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Field Sparrow near Tiffin in Johnson County, IA on December 16, 1978.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Field Sparrow
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Tiffin
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~1/2 mi. s. of Tiffen [sic], Johnson Co., Ia. at Clear Creek Bridge
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Creek bed with forested area to north and open field to south. Deep snow covered most of area. South-facing north slope of creek provided open grassy area as snow had mostly melted. Several song sparrows were in same area.
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The documentation form by Richard DeCoster is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James Huntington. | Elimination of similar species: The Tree Sparrow, usually abundant in winter around Iowa City, has a dark upper bill and lacks the white eye ring. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:05:00/08:06:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Smith's Longspur south of the IA 17 bridge near Saylorville Reservoir, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-03-23
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1985-04-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for one hundred twenty Smith's Longspurs south of the IA 17 bridge near Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on March 23, 1985.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Smith's Longspur
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High Bridge
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1 mile south of the HWY 17 Bridge across Saylorville Reservoir, Polk County
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on grassy road shoulder and gravel along road
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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 Erik Munson. | Elimination of similar species: Eliminated from other longspurs and Vesper Sparrow by combination of buffy underparts, white shoulder patch on males, white on outer tail feathers and distinctive black markings on males head.
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Rare bird documentation form for Worm-eating Warbler at Amana Woods, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-07-11
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Worm-eating Warbler at Amana Woods north of Homestead in Iowa County, IA on June 21, 1981.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Worm-eating Warbler
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Amana Woods
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1.5 miles north of Homestead, IA. "Amana Woods"
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General: Extensive deciduous woodland. Specific: Small wooded valley with some clearings and small stream.
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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 Rick Hollis and Lanny Haldy. | Elimination of similar species: Other warblers or viroes [sic] eliminated by bold striping on crown. Chipping sparrow eliminated by habitat and greenish color and head stripes. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/08:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler near Lansing Wildlife Area, 1982
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler near Lansing Wildlife Area in Allamakee County, IA on May 30, 1982.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Prairie Warbler
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Lansing Wildlife Management Area
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1/4 mi. from first turn-off at Lansing Wildlife Area 3 mi. N. of Lansing Allamakee Co.
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Clear cut second growth, mostly overgrown with sumac and other saplings
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers and Joe Schaufenbuel. | Elimination of similar species: Palm Warbler also wags tail but has streaking on the throat and also has a solid brown cap, this bird did not. Palm's call (song) is also different. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:15:00/12:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Carolina Wren in Cherokee County, 1983
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Carolina Wren in Cherokee County, IA on January 30, 1983.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Carolina Wren
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Cherokee County
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13W, 1 N of cherokee
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Farm yard grove with a few Evergreens
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The documentation form by Marion Brewer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dick Bierman and Charles Krekow. | Elimination of similar species: None | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:05:00/15:08:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines, 1989
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1989-05-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on March 26, 1989.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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West Des Moines
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1601 Pleasant Street, West Des Moines
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Shrubs in a yard - Brushy ravine feeding into yard
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The documentation form by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Reid Allen and Pam Allen. | Elimination of similar species: no question | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines, 1989
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1989-06-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on April 15, 22, and 23, 1989.
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Allen, Reid I.
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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West Des Moines
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1601 Pleasant Street, West Des Moines, IA
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Suburban yard, with wooded area behind home consisting of large trees and brushpiles
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The documentation form by Reid Allen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Pam Allen, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Song sparrow has center dot and no buffy upper breast streaking. Savannah has white dotted breast. Vesper sparrow has white out tail. Mostly distinguished because of its song which was sung two or three times and Reid played a tape and it came right up to us as we were sitting and waiting for the Armstrongs to come to our house. | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Eastern Meadowlark east of Muscatine, 1988
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an Eastern Meadowlark east of Muscatine in Muscatine County, IA on December 17, 1988.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Muscatine
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2 mi. E. Muscatine along Hwy 22
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grassy roadside
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Walter Zuurdeeg and Chris Reed. | Elimination of similar species: Western has 6-7 note call, much less musical | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:01:00/08:02:00.
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Rare bird documentation for Smith's Longspur north northwest of Lone Tree, 1990
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation for around a few hundred Smith's Longspurs north northwest of Lone Tree in Johnson County, IA on April 6, 1990.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Smith's Longspur
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Lone Tree
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2 mi. NNW of Lone Tree, Johnson Co., Iowa
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[...] In large hay stubble field with scattered bales, [...]
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Non-descript really, eye-ringed, suggestive of a Vesper Sparrow but for entirely buff underparts. [...] Also seen were a Red Fox and an alternate-plumaged male Lapland Longspur. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:30:00/19:05:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Shenandoah, 1991
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on May 8, 1991.
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Braley, Jean B.
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Bewick's Wren
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Shenandoah
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209 W. Thomas Ave., Shenandoah, IA.
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Residential yard; large trees, variety of shrubs
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The documentation form by Jean Bordner Braley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include F.M. Braley. | Elimination of similar species: Carolina Wren: I observed the bird was white on breast + throat; tail different; have not heard Carolina sing the way Bewick's did; tailflicking/switching sideways not noticed in Carolina. | The original documentation form event occurred on and off from 07:30:00/10:00:00 .
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Rare bird documentation form for Smith's Longspur west of Hendrickson Marsh, 1985
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Field notes
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Smith's Longspurs west of Hendrickson Marsh in Story County, IA on March 30, 1985.
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Martsching, Paul
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Smith's Longspur
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Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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3 1/2 miles West of Hendricksons Marsh, Story County, Iowa
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General: agricultural area Specific: soybean stubble field
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The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Vesper Sparrow - has longer tail (There were two of these by the road) Pipit - has longer tail (these birds (Smith's) were easy to distinguish from Laplands because of so much more white on the sides of the tail) | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/16:15:00.
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