Field reports contributed by Thomas H. Kent, December 9, 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1998-12-09
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N/A
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Northern Flicker Double-crested Cormorant Red-throated Loon Canvasback Dunlin Red Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover Common Snipe Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Amazilia Hummingbird Great Egret
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Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Lake MacBride Pool 9 Swan Lake
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Iowa RBA, December 7, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Weather Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for December 7, 1998. Highlights include Bohemian Waxwing, Surf Scoter, Black-legged Kittiwake, and Thayer's Gull. Includes notes for updates for December 10, and December 12.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Cedar Waxwing Eurasian Collared Dove Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Bohemian Waxwing Surf Scoter Long-eared Owl
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Davenport Ottumwa Rathbun Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Rock Valley MidAmerican Energy Ponds Grinnell Country Club
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Robert Gruenewald letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding details on fall bird sightings, December 7, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1998-12-07
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N/A
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Letter from Robert Gruenewald to Thomas H. Kent regarding details on fall bird sightings, December 7, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Gruenewald, Robert
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Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Snow Bunting Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Northern Goshawk Merlin Gray Partridge Prothonotary Warbler Winter Wren Eastern Whip-poor-will Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Sanborn
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1998-12-05
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N/A
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 5, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Least Bittern Snow Bunting Carolina Wren American White Pelican Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Black Scoter Common Loon Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Sora Snow Goose American Coot Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Northern Shrike
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Saylorville Lake Urbandale Moeckley Prairie Terra Lake
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen, December 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1998-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen. Also included is a letter from Pam Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding the fall field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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American Avocet Rough-legged Hawk Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow Rail Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Surf Scoter Long-eared Owl Philadelphia Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Common Tern Sandhill Crane Pine Warbler
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Allamakee County Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Anita State Park Mills County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Runnells Overlook Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Ann Johnson, December 2, 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1998-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Johnson, Ann
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Red-shouldered Hawk American Bittern Turkey Vulture Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Snow Bunting American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Western Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Ross' Goose American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon Surf Scoter Black-bellied Plover Baird's Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope
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Greene County Jester Park Lake Red Rock Norwalk Red Rock Dam Runnells Saylorville Lake Warren County Boone County Cherry Glen Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1998-12-02
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N/A
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Letter from Darwin Koenig to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall bird sightings, December 2, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane
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Poweshiek County O'Brien County Dog Creek County Park
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Iowa seasonal report, fall 98, contributed by Diane C. Porter, December 2, 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1998-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Marbled Godwit Carolina Wren Chimney Swift American White Pelican Sedge Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Fairfield Runnells Overlook Chautauqua Park Turkey Run Wildlife Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer, December 1, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Fall report of birds and location contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. Also included is a letter from Fischer to Thomas H. Kent regarding the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee's acceptance of the Sprague's Pipit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Little Blue Heron Sprague's Pipit Carolina Wren Greater Yellowlegs Purple Finch Swainson's Thrush
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Mason City Sunset Lake West Park
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Beth Proescholdt letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding record Hawk counts, December 1, 1998.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Letter from Beth Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding record Hawk counts, December 1, 1998. The numbers of Cooper's Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Hen Harrier, and Turkey Vulture counted were the highest in the 8 years of hawk watching at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Northern Harrier
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, December 1, 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Weather
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1998-12-01
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N/A
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Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Purple Finch Golden Eagle Ruby-crowned Kinglet Spotted Towhee Fox Sparrow Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Mourning Dove
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Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley
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Iowa RBA, November 30, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for November 30, 1998. Highlights include Black-legged Kittiwake, Red-throated Loon, Western Grebe and Surf Scoter. Includes notes for updates for December 2, December 3, and December 5.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-throated Loon Short-eared Owl Western Grebe Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Black-legged Kittiwake Surf Scoter
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Lock and Dam Number 18 Ottumwa Lake MacBride Davis County Runnells Overlook
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, November 30, 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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1998-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in northeast Iowa contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Least Bittern Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Cedar Waxwing Common Moorhen White-throated Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Spotted Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Swainson's Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Winter Wren Northern Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Effigy Mounds National Monument Fort Atkinson Burr Oak Lake Meyer County Park
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Iowa RBA, November 23, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for November 23, 1998. Highlights include Clark's Grebe, Black-legged Kittiwake, Black Scoter, and Red Crossbill. Includes notes for updates for November 25.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Thayer's Gull Red-throated Loon Clark's Grebe Black Scoter California Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Bohemian Waxwing White-winged Scoter Red Crossbill
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Grinnell Ida Grove Lake Icaria Lake Red Rock Lost Island Lake Sioux City Spirit Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Clark's Grebe at Lost Island Lake, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-11-22
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Clark's Grebe at Lost Island Lake in Palo Alto County, IA on November 22, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Clark's Grebe
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Lost Island Lake
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Lost Island Lake, Palo Alto County
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Open water
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The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. another observer was Nancy P. Schoenewe. | Elimination of similar species: Western Grebe - Face pattern with white behind and over the eye; overall light gray body color with white splotching on sides and back. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:15:00/16:20:00.
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Iowa RBA, November 16, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-11-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for November 16, 1998. Highlights include Whooping Crane, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, and Thayer's Gull. Includes notes for updates for November 19 and November 21.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Whooping Crane Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Red-throated Loon Eurasian Collared Dove Western Grebe Pacific Loon Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter
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Big Creek Lake Hitchcock Nature Area Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Lake Manawa Saylorville Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Grinnell Country Club Hubbard Runnells Overlook Polk City Wildlife Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane southwest of Jester Park, 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-11-12
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Whooping Crane southwest of Jester Park in Polk County, IA on November 12, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Keys, Jerry
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Whooping Crane
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Jester Park
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Keith Curtis farm southwest of Jester Park in Polk County, Iowa.
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The documentation letter by Jerry Keys is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Chad Loreth and Randy Cook. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The bird's long neck and trailing legs led us to assume it was a Sandhall Crane (many had been spotted in the area yesterday). Chad started to imitate a Sandhill Crane, but when we heard the bird calling, it 'purred' and 'yelped,' it did not sound like a Sandhill. [...] Also, it was bigger than a Sandhill Crane. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00/09:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane southeast of Plainfield, 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-11-11
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for seven to eight Whooping Cranes southeast of Plainfield in Bremer County, IA on November 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Dinnes, Dana
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Whooping Crane
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Plainfield
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About 3 miles southeast of Plainfield, Ia. along a creek
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The documentation letter by Dana Dinnes is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Larry Brown. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The neck was too thin to be that of a pelican. The necks and legs were too long, and the call was much different, than that of snow geese. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00.
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Iowa RBA, November 9, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-11-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for November 9, 1998. Highlights include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Surf Scoter, and White-winged Scoter. Includes notes for updates for November 10, November 11, November 12, and November 14.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Snipe Black-headed Gull
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Ames Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Dam Spirit Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Rock Creek Lake
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Iowa RBA, November 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-11-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for November 2, 1998. Highlights include White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Eurasian Collared Dove, and California Gull. Includes notes for updates for November 4, and November 5.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Snow Bunting Eurasian Collared Dove Pacific Loon Black Scoter Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher California Gull White-winged Scoter Black-headed Gull
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Black Hawk Lake Grinnell Country Club
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 34, Number 2, November/December 1998
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Birding sites Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Natural areas Books--Reviews Societies--History, organization, etc
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1998-11-01
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1998-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 34, Number 2, November/December 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include a letter to the society from Paul T. Zeph who is the new Executive Director of the Iowa Audubon, an article "Out and About in Boone County: Harrier Marsh" by Joyce Bahrenfus and Jon Bahrenfus, an update on the final environmental impact statement on a bypass near the Eddyville Dunes and Wetlands, highlights of the first thirty years of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (formerly Ames Audubon Society) Part 2, and bird observations at Doolittle Prairie during the month of October contributed by Kevin Healy and Rosanne Healy.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Harrier Marsh Eddyville
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Iowa RBA, October 26, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-10-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for October 26, 1998. Highlights include Ruff and Smith's Longspur. Includes notes for updates for October 28, October 29, and October 31.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Yellow-billed Cuckoo Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Ruff Northern Shrike
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Clay County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Hickory Grove County Park Blue Wing Marsh Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Runnells Overlook Maynard Reese Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ruff at Red Rock Wildlife Area, 1998
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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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1998-10-23
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Ruff at Red Rock Wildlife Area in Marion and Warren Counties, IA on October 23, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Ruff
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Red Rock Wildlife Area
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Runnells Wildlife Area, Marion/Warren Co.'s, IA
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large mudflat area with shallow pools
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The combination of size, shape, and plumage was very distinct and eliminated all other shorebirds. The buffy plumage, bill shape, and tail pattern eliminated Lesser Yellowlegs. The larger size, longer legs, bill shape, and plumage eliminated Pectoral Sandpiper. The larger size, very buffy plumage, bill shape, and tail pattern eliminated Stilt Sandpiper. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:26:00/09:50:00.
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Iowa RBA, October 19, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-10-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for October 19, 1998. Highlights include Black-headed Gull, Red-shouldered Hawk and California Gull. Includes notes for updates for October 23.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe California Gull Black-headed Gull
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Trickle Slough
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Michael Overton, October 19, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Water levels
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1998-10-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Michael Overton. Also included is a letter from Overton to Thomas H. Kent regarding the early submission date of the fall bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Overton, Michael D.
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Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Yellow Rail Western Sandpiper Le Conte's Sparrow Sanderling White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Philadelphia Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Blackburnian Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Nashville Warbler
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Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Snake Creek State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area
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