Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl at Colfax Township in Grundy County, 1996
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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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1996-02-17
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl at Colfax Township in Grundy County, IA on February 17, 1996. Includes two record review documents with votes, an article from the Grundy Register, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Great Gray Owl
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Colfax Township
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section 17, Colfax Township, Grundy Co. (ca 3 miles east of Wellsburg)
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roadside, open farmland
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The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Barred Owl-size, relative length of tail, gray rather than brownish gray as predominant color.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl at Des Moines in 1996
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Wildlife rehabilitation
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1996-03-01
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2000-11-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on March 1, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs of the specimen at Iowa State University by Thomas Kent, a note from Jim Dinsmore to Tom Kent, and an article in Iowa Bird Life.
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Great Gray Owl
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Des Moines
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl at Hillsboro in 1860
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl at Hillsboro in Henry County, IA in 1860. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Walter G. Savage, and referenced by two other publications.
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Great Gray Owl
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Hillsboro
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl at Oskaloosa before 1872
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1873-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl at Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, IA before 1872. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Notes on the Birds of Southern Iowa in the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 15:229-243 by T. Martin Trippe, and referenced by three other publications.
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Great Gray Owl
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Oskaloosa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl at Van Buren County around 1894
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl at Van Buren County, IA around 1894. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by David L. Savage, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great Gray Owl
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Van Buren County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl in Iowa before 1870
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1870-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Great Gray Owls in Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by J.A. Allen in White's Geological Survey in 1870, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great Gray Owl
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl near Decorah in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1974-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl near Decorah in Winneshiek County, IA on February 15, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Great Gray Owl in N.E. Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 44:75 by Eric O. Berg.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great Gray Owl
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Decorah
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl near Levey in 1922
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1923-02-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for four Great Gray Owls near Levey in Polk County, IA on December 24, 1922. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird-Lore's Twenty-third Christmas Census in Bird-Lore 25:8-45 edited by J.T. Nichols reported by A.J. Palas and John Woodmansee, and referenced by two other publications.
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Great Gray Owl
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Levey
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl north of Sigourney in 1921
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Trapping
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1933-12-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl north of Sigourney in Keokuk County, IA during February 1921. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by E.D. Nauman, and referenced by two other publications.
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Great Gray Owl
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Sigourney
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Gray Owl south of Saint Lucas in 1996
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1996-03-10
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2000-11-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Great Gray Owl south of Saint Lucas in Fayette County, IA on March 10, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and photographs from Don and Jean Boyer in a letter from Dave Oestmann to Dennis Carter on June 5, 1996.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great Gray Owl
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Saint Lucas
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Ames, 1987
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-12-19
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1993-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle at Ames in Story County, IA on December 19, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Niyo, Kayleen
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Ames
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Max Bailey Farm on Dayton Rd. N.E. of Ames
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Spruce Windbreak
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The documentation form by Kay Niyo is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by John Richard was submitted later. Another observer was Judy Shearer. | Elimination of similar species: Common grackle - this bird was much larger with a much longer tail. Common crow - this bird was not quite as large, had a much longer tail than a crow, bill was long & grackle shaped, not as a crow, & body stance was like a grackle not a crow. Ani - bill and body shape & carriage was grackle-like. | The original documentation form event occurred around 16:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Finn Pond, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-05-17
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Great-tailed Grackles at Finn Pond in Greene County, IA on May 17, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Brown, Mike
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Finn Pond Wildlife Area
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Finn Pond; 1 1/2 mi west of Jefferson, Greene Co., IA T83N R31W Sec 2
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Prairie Marsh; River Bulrush Dominate
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The documentation form by Mike Brown is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Dinsmore was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Common Grackle - too small, tail shape & feather coloration. Boat-tailed Grackle - range. | The original documentation form event lasted from 05:30:00/07:00:00 and around 16:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Glenwood, 1983
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-05-19
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Great-tailed Grackles at Glenwood in Mills County, IA on May 19, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Bray, Tanya
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Glenwood
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Flooded field at approx. Mile marker 37 on the northbound Interstate 29; three miles north of the Glenwood (highway 34) exit.
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The documentation form by Tanya Bray is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Babs Padelford was submitted later. Another observer was Sandy Kovanda. | The original documentation form event occurred around 15:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at IPL Ponds, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-06-21
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Great-tailed Grackle at IPL Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on June 21, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Great-tailed Grackle
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Power & Light Cooling Ponds, just South of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Ia.
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Open water ponds, small areas of cattails near edge.
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Ross Silcock. | Elimination of similar species: Female Common Grackle is not as brown as the female Great-tailed that was seen Flat-headed male separates it from Boat-tailed. No other female blackbird has this brown a coloration. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:35:00/15:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Mills County, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-12-22
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle in Mills County, IA on December 22, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Padelford, Loren
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Mills County
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2.8 miles south of the intersection of Iowa 370 and U.S. 275. Mills Co., Iowa.
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Deciduous trees near farmstead.
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The documentation form by Loren J. Padelford is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ross Silcock was submitted later. Another observer was Jerry Toll. | Elimination of similar species: The only other species similar in appearances the boat-tailed grackle. I was not close enough to observe eye color but the length of the tail in relation to body length rules out that species. The great-tailed grackle has been expanding its range into southern Iowa and Nebraska in recent years with documented nesting success in both states. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:00:30.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Riverton Area, 1983
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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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1983-07-01
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for three to four Great-tailed Grackles at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on July 1, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Riverton GMA
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The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis L. Moore, Barbara L. Wilson, Peter Petersen, and Mike Newlon were submitted later. Other observers include Tayce Pederson, Homer Pederson, Jean Pederson, Mary Lou Petersen, Corey Blevins, Joe Schaufenbuel, Steve Dinsmore, Gordon Jones, Carl Bendorf, and Thomas Staudt. | Elimination of similar species: During most sightings, chucking sounds typical of grackles were heard, but on the initial sighting, squealing sounds apparently characteristic of this species were heard.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Riverton Area, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-05-15
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on May 15, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Riverton A, near headquarters, Fremont Co., IA
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open area with a few trees near water area
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Ross Silcock. | Elimination of similar species: The large size, long tail and voice convince me it was not a Common Grackle. Unfortunately, we were not able to study the bird for more than a minute. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:32:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle near Wheatland in 1961
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1961-12-01
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1993-08-19
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Record Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle near Wheatland in Clinton County, IA on October 18, 1961. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication A Sight Record of the Boat-tailed Grackle in Iowa Bird Life 31(4):88 by Woodward H. Brown seen by C. Esther Copp and Dolly Copp.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Wheatland
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Greater Prairie-Chicken at Kellerton Wildlife Area in 1999
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-05-25
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2000-11-28
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Records Committee review for eleven Greater Prairie-Chickens at Kellerton Wildlife Area in Ringgold County, IA on April 18, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in a report from Jim Fuller with details of a Clark's Grebe sighting as well.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Greater Prairie-Chicken at Larchwood in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1993-06-01
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1994-10-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Greater Prairie-Chicken at Larchwood in Lyon County, IA on December 11, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo of the specimen, a letter from Jim Dinsmore to the Records Committee reporting the sighting and specimen, and the original sighting record found in the publication Greater Prairie-Chicken in Lyon County in Iowa Bird Life 63:55 by Marty Eby.
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Larchwood
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Greater Prairie-Chicken in the Ocheyedan Township in Osceola County in 1984
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1984-01-05
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1993-09-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Greater Prairie-Chicken in the Ocheyedan Township in Osceola County, IA on January 2, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Ron Spengler to Doug Harr reporting the sighting on January 5, 1984, the published sighting record found in the publication Greater Prairie Chicken in Osceola County in Iowa Bird Life 54:21 by Ron Spengler, and a summary of the review.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Ocheyedan Township
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Greater Roadrunner north of Delta in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1970-05-07
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1993-09-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Greater Roadrunner north of Delta in Keokuk County, IA on April 26, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in a letter from John D. Black regarding the sighting by Joseph Sens, and the published account in Audubon Field Notes 24(4): 614.
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Greater Roadrunner
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Delta
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Green-tailed Towhee at Storm Lake, 1975
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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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1975-05-05
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2000-11-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Green-tailed Towhee at Storm Lake in Buena Vista County, IA on May 5, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes and an Iowa Bird Life article reviewed by the committee.
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Crocker, Virginia R.
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Green-tailed Towhee
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Storm Lake
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306 W. Ninth St., Storm Lake
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The article by Virginia R. Crocker forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Edwin Crocker, Emily Ruth Campbell, Verne Campbell, Barney Campbell, and Georgia Campbell. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 12:00:00/17:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Green-tailed Towhee at West Des Moines, 1990
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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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1990-05-22
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Green-tailed Towhee at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA around May 22, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, an article and cover page from Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form with an attachment submitted to the committee.
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Quinn, Christine A.
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Green-tailed Towhee
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West Des Moines
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605-5th West Des Moines Iowa (residential city)
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Open backyard wildlife habitat- under/around quince bushes
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The documentation form by Christine A. Quinn is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Robert J. Naisbitt. | Elimination of similar species: [...] This cap was quite noticeable & large (much larger than a catbird's cap). The bird seemed to be a little larger than a catbird (I have a pair nesting in my yard to [sic] I seem them a lot) and not as large as a robin. [...] He put me in mind very much of a catbird in size and contours. | The original documentation form event lasted around "evenings and 1 morning" from around May 22 to the first week of June 1990.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Groove-billed Ani near Iowa Lake in 1948
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1948-12-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Groove-billed Ani near Iowa Lake in Osceola County, IA a few years before 1948. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Groove-billed Ani and Mountain Bluebird in Iowa Collection in Iowa Bird Life 18:70 by Jack W. Musgrove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Groove-billed Ani
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Iowa Lake Park
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