Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1997
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Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on December 17, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Iceland Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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Red Rock Reservoir - (Marion Co.)
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Below the dam - churning waters
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Michael D. Overton and Stephen J. Dinsmore were submitted. Other observers include Kay Niyo, Curt Nelson, Jan Walter, Chris Wood, and Jim Sandrock. | Elimination of similar species: [...] We saw this gull twice in our viewing time and debated if it was an adult Kumlien's Iceland Gull or an adult Thayer's Gull. It was an adult Kumlien's Iceland Gull because a Thayer's Gull has much more blackish coloration at the primary tips and more dark coloration at the primary tips than the Kumlien's which has grayish markings on the primary tips and less dark-colored markings at the primary tips overall. Also, a Kumlien's Iceland Gull shows the almost white wing tips like we saw with a little grayish markings on some primary tips. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/16:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for an Ibis species at Swan Lake in 1954
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Records Committee review for an Ibis species at Swan Lake in Johnson County, IA on August 10, 1954. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Glossy Ibis at Swan Lake in Iowa Bird life 24:80 written by Alfred W. Meyer with a photograph by Frederick W. Kent, seen by Alfred W. Meyer. Specimen collected by Walter C. Thietje.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for an Eurasian Collared-Dove at Willow Creek Park, 1989
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Records Committee review for an Eurasian Collared-Dove at Willow Creek Park in Osceola County, IA on August 20, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Eurasian Collared Dove
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Willow Creek Fen - Wetlands Area
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Willow Creek Park, Osceola County
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The documentation form by Babs and Loren Padelford is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ed Thelen was submitted later. Other observers include Linda Thelen and unidentified Thelen observers. | Elimination of similar species: [...] A dove larger than Mourning Dove. [...] It was a series of "hoo's" - "hoo - hoo - hoo" without any bubbling notes associated with the song of the Ringed Turtle-Dove. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/12:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Arctic Tern at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir, 1999
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1999-08-18
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2000-11-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for an Arctic Tern at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on August 18, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, four photographs, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Arctic Tern
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Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk County, Iowa
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large reservoir
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by James J. Dinsmore and Ann Johnson were submitted. | Elimination of similar species: The combination of size, bill shape and color, white cheek, dark gray underparts, leg length, and wing pattern eliminate other species of Sterna. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:30:00/17:55:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Ida County before 1917
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1994-02-03
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Ida County, IA before 1917. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Annotated list of the water birds, game birds and birds of prey of Sac Count Iowa in Wilson 29:141-160 by J.A. Spurrell, and referenced by another publication.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Cedar Rapids in 1903
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1994-02-03
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on September 20, 1903. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, the original sighting record found in the publication The Raptorial Birds of Iowa in Geological Survey Bull in B.H. Bailey, and referenced by another publication.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for White-winged Dove at Ottumwa, 1997
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1997-04-08
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2000-11-24
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Records Committee review for a White-winged Dove at Ottumwa in Wapello County, IA on April 8, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, four photographs, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Hoskins, Nelson R.
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White-winged Dove
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Ottumwa
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Ottumwa, Ia.
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Back yard, small trees, also across from cemetary [sic]
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The documentation form by Nelson R. Hoskins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Mourning dove. Photos. | The original documentation form event lasted from am to pm.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for White-winged Dove at Le Grand, 1997
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1997-04-28
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2000-11-24
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Records Committee review for a White-winged Dove at Le Grand in Marshall County, IA on April 28, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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White-winged Dove
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Le Grand
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in Legrand - Marshall County
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Residential area by school and a church
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Thomas H. Kent, Chris Edwards, Peter C. Petersen, and Ann Johnson were submitted later. Other observers include Russ Widner, Kelly McKay, Jim Dinsmore, Beth Proescholdt, Dick Tetrault, Hank Zaletel, Chris Caster, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: No other dove looks like this one. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:15:00/15:17:00 on April 28, 1997.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for White-winged Dove at Fort Dodge in 1997
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Records Committee review for a White-winged Dove at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 21, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter from Diana Hultine to Jim Fuller.
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Fort Dodge
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for White-faced Ibis at Rippey in 1891
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Records Committee review for a White-faced Ibis out of a flock of thirteen at Rippey in Greene County, IA on April of 1891. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, the original sighting record found in the publication Report of the committee on state Fauna in Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 1(3):39-42 by Charles C. Nutting seen by Benjamin F. Osborn, and referenced by two other publications.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for White-faced Ibis at Riverton Area in 1995
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2000-11-18
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Records Committee review for a White-faced Ibis at the Riverton Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA on May 18, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a photograph by Thomas H. Kent.
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White-faced Ibis
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whimbrel at Spirit Lake in 1998
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2000-11-24
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Records Committee review for a Whimbrel at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on May 20, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in a photograph of the bird sighting taken by Peder Svingen.
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Spirit Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager at Lake Manawa, 1993
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1993-05-11
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1995-07-08
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Tanager at Lake Manawa in Pottawatamie County, IA on May 11, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Rose, B.J.
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Western Tanager
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Lake Manawa
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Lake Manawa, So. of CB, Pottawatamie Co., IA
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Open beach and lawn area with large cottonwoods.
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The documentation form by B.J. Rose is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Roger Rose, Loren Padelford, and Babs Padelford. | Elimination of similar species: Summer and Scarlet Tanagers do not have wing-bars. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 13:00:00/14:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager at Elk Rock State Park, 1991
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Tanager at Elk Rock State Park in Marion County, IA on May 7, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph with a report, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Western Tanager
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Elk Rock State Park
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South Elk Rock State Park, Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co., Iowa
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Soft deciduous and brushy area near water
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted. Other observers include Tim Schantz, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Dennis Thompson, and Beth Brown. | Elimination of similar species: The combination of red face and yellow body eliminated all other tanagers. Females of other species would not show red on the face, and young males going into first alternate plumage would not have the red coloration restricted to the head. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/17:30:00 with bird seen three times for a total of 25-30 minutes.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Flycatcher at Lake Ahquabi State Park, 1992
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Flycatcher at Lake Ahquabi State Park in Warren County, IA on November 14, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in American Birds, excerpts from Western Birds, articles in Pennsylvania birds, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, eight photographs, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Empidonax Flycatchers
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Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Lake Ahquabi State Park, Warren County, IOWA
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Woodland edge consisting primarily of honeysuckle and junipers
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, and Brian Blevins were submitted later. Other observers include Ross Silcock, Peter Petersen, Kelly McKay, Corey Blevins, Jim Scheib, Jim Sinclair, John Daniel, Tim Schantz, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Chuck Fuller, David Youngblut, Beth Brown, Sherry Dragula, Bill Overland, Jane Overland, John Miller, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The date of observation is historically good for a vagrant western flycatcher species, so this was in the back of my mind in assessing the characteristics observed. The presence of both eye ring and wing bars, in addition to size and shape, indicate that the bird fits the Empidonax complex. The combination of green back, yellow throat and pure orange lower mandible with no markings would eliminate Least, Hammond's, Dusky, Gray, Buff-breasted, Alder, and Willow Flycatchers. A juvenile Acadian can be eliminated by the short primary extension, color of the wings, size and shape of the eye ring, and active behavior. Only three species are indicated by the green upper parts and yellow under parts. Two are separable only by voice. The choices were between Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Western (Cordilleran and Pacific-slope) Flycatcher. Back color is greener in Yellow-bellied and more olive in Western. Although the back looked olive, this was rather subjective. According to the Audubon Master Guide, behavior would be more indicative of a Yellow-bellied in that the bird was not flicking both tail and wings. According to Kaufman, however, behavior is quite variable. Three characteristics made me lean more toward Western complex. They were peaked appearance to the head (usually smooth and rounded in Yellow-bellied); almond-shaped eye ring (round, narrow, and more even in Yellow-bellied); and browner wings than eastern Empidonax. The color of the wings is again subjective, but the contrast between wing color and wing bars was less than the black/white (or even black/buff in fall birds) of eastern birds. Even with the variability that may occur in any Empidonax, it is unlikely that these three characteristics, which are common to the Western Flycatcher, would appear simultaneously in a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Further support is found in the Audubon Master Guide to Birding where it states in the description of Western Flycatcher, "...olive wash on the breast, flanks, and especially the sides tends to highlight a midventral yellow stripe" - one of the more obvious characteristics when viewed at close range from the front. IF the call notes heard belonged to this bird, it would indicate a Cordilleran Flycatacher, the most likely vagrant. None of us were able, however, to get the bird to call as we were observing it. Cal Knight played a tape and the bird became very agitated but did not call. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/14:00:00 on November 14, 1992 and 11:30:00/13:45:00 on November 15, 1992.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Vermilion Flycatcher at Island View Park at Rathbun Lake, 1992
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Vermilion Flycatcher at Island View Park at Rathbun Lake in Appanoose County, IA on October 25, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, excerpts from Iowa Bird Life, an article in American Birds, two photographs, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Vermilion Flycatcher
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Island View Park
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Island View Park, Rathbun Resevoir, [sic] Appanoose Co.
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open parkland, scattered trees along beach front
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The documentation form by Jim Sinclair forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tom Johnson, Ray Cummins, Thomas H. Kent, and Jim Fuller were submitted. Other observers include Dot Cornett, Tim Schantz, Mary Montgomery, and many unidentified other observers. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/12:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Trumpeter Swan at Sac County before 1917
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Records Committee review for a Trumpeter Swan at Sac County, IA before 1917. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Annotated list of the water birds, game birds and birds of prey of Sac County Iowa in Wilson Bull 29:141-160 by J.A. Spurrell seen by H.B. Smith, and referenced by another publication.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Summer Tanager at Pleasant Valley, 1990
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Summer Tanager at Pleasant Valley in Scott County, IA on December 2, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs, a request for reconsideration, letter from Gary H. Rosenberg to Carl J. Bendorf and a documentation form submitted to the committee. The species is recorded as Hepatic Tanager on the documentation, but confirmed as Summer Tanager by the IOU Records Committee.
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Blevins, Brian L.
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Summer Tanager
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Pleasant Valley
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244-56 Valley Dr. Pleasant Valley, Scott Co., Iowa
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Feeder situation where it was eating berries, suet and bed water in heated bath
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The documentation form by Brian Blevins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Lewis Blevins. | Elimination of similar species: Summer, Scarlet, Western Tanager. Scarlet Tanager was eliminated by the lack of dark wing and the orange-green instead of yellow-green. Western Tanager was eliminated by the lack of wing bars. Summer Tanager: this was the closest of the three especially considering the cooperi form found in the southwest. The large bill in common to both species if we consider the cooper form of the summer, however, the color of the mandible overall more dark than light lends the pull towards hepatic. The dark, brown orange-green also pulled me over to the hepatics in respect to the ones I have observed in Arizona. Call note also differs. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:15:00/14:20:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Summer Tanager at Iowa City, 1998
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Records Committee review for a Summer Tanager at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, an article in Field Notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an e-mail from Mary E. Noble to Jim Fuller, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Summer Tanager
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Iowa City
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315 S. 7th Ave. Iowa City, Iowa
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Urban area, small back yard with several feeders and brush cover.
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted later. Other observers include Mary Noble and Dick Tetrault. | Elimination of similar species: The overall coloration and plainness indicate a female or immature bird. The lack of prominent gray in the auriculars and light bill color argue against Hepatic Tanager. The bill length, head shape, and relative paleness of the wings favor Summer Tanager over Scarlet Tanager. The lack of prominent wing bars appears to exclude Western Tanager. The apparent lack of orange tint suggest a bird from the West or perhaps an immature. The Summer Tanager photographed at Pleasant Valley in Scott County on 2 December 1990 was more orange-yellow than the Iowa City bird. The latest Midwest record for Scarlet Tanager in books of these states was 26 Nov in Minnesota. There are a few winter records of Summer Tanager: in Tennessee (4) 5, 18, 21 Dec and 2 Feb-15 Mar; in Michigan 1 Dec; in Missouri 3-10 Jan 1987. There are also winter records from Florida and the Texas Coast. This does not constitute an exhaustive search for winter records. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:10:00/08:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of South Polar Skua at Credit Island, 1995
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Records Committee review for a South Polar Skua at Credit Island in Scott County, IA on April 2, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, three different copies of a photograph, an article in American Birds, an article in Birds of Missouri, correspondence about the sighting, a documentation form, and an audiotape transcription submitted to the committee.
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Hodges, Herbert James
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South Polar Skua
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Credit Island
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Credit Island, Davenport, IA.
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frozen harbor off Miss. River
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The documentation form by Jim Hodges is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No Jaeger or Gull has a comparable white streak down the primary bases into the secondaries. Lack of a dorsal view made species id. impossible. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur near Pocahontas, 1983
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Smith's Longspur near Pocahontas in Pocahontas County, IA on December 17, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of record, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, a photograph, and three documentations submitted to the committee.
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Jardine, Wallace E.
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Smith's Longspur
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Pocahontas
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Pocahontas, IA.
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General: Back yard opening to a 100 acre farm field. Evergreens, bushes, trees. Specific: Foot of tray feeder beside tree.
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The documentation form by Wallace Jardine forms the basis of this record. Other documentations by Ronald Harms and Rita DeWall were submitted. | Elimination of similar species: Lapland Longspur | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/12:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Slaty-Backed Gull north of Le Claire, 1989
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1994-02-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Slaty-backed Gull north of Le Claire in Scott County, IA on February 12, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, excerpt from Illinois Birds and Birding, correspondence and commentary relevant to bird sighting and review, two photographs, photocopy of photographs, and eleven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Barker, Ann M.
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Slaty-backed Gull
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Le Claire
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(1) Just north of Le Claire, Ia (2 +3) - Moline, IL. riverfront
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river; open water or up on ice shelf or seawall
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The documentation form by Ann M. Barker forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Peter C. Petersen, Thomas H. Kent, Gerald White, Tanya E. Bray, Ross Silcock, Carl Bendorf, and Michael J. Baum were submitted. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Tom Rockwell, Lewis Blevins, Brian Blevins, Don Moeller, Walter Zuurdeeg, Daryl Tessen, Doug Rose, Alan Grenon, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: (A) Greater black backed - Gull in question has slaty - gray saddle rather than coal black. And Gull in question is same size as Herring Gulls; Greater black-backed would be much larger. (B) Lesser black backed - Gull in question has pink legs and feet, and has much more white on primaries. (C) Western - Gull in question has considerable white on primaries, and does not show dusky trailing edge to underwing. Also has broader white trailing edge to upperwing than would the Western. (D) Herring Gull - dark race - no experience with this, but those shown in Harrison do not show as dark a saddle as Gull in question, nor as much white on primaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:30:00 on February 12, 1989, 12:15:00/12:45:00 and 16:00:00/17:30:00 on February 14, 1989.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Savannah Sparrow at Marshall County in 1996
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1996-12-29
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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 Savannah Sparrow at Marshall County, IA on December 29, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a photograph by Reid Allen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Savannah Sparrow
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Marshall County
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35
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sabine's Gull near Burlington in 1891
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1899-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Sabine's Gull near Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on October 15, 1891. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Xema sabinii and Chordeiles virginianus sennetti - additions to the Iowa avifauna in Auk 16:86 by Paul Bartsch, and referenced by four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sabine's Gull
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Burlington
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9
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sabine's Gull at Orleans Beach at Spirit Lake, 1996
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-10-02
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sabine's Gull at Orleans Beach at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on October 2, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, a photocopy of a photograph, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Thelen, Ed
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Sabine's Gull
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Orleans Beach
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South Shore of Big Spirit - Orleans Beach - Dickinson County
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Natural Lake - sandy shore
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The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Black-legged Kittiwake has bar behind head and also black diagonal bar on inner part of wing | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/ sunset.
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