Iowa seasonal report, Summer 94, Diane Porter
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1994-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an annotated list of birds sighted by Diane Porter dated July 31, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Green-backed Heron Loggerhead Shrike Osprey
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Fairfield Walton Lake
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Fred Lesher letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Bald Eagle sighting, July 30, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1994-07-30
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N/A
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Letter from Fred Lesher to Jim Dinsmore dated July 30, 1994. Lesher reports sighting a Bald Eagle in Allamakee County and comments on other sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Lesher, Fred
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Bald Eagle Fulvous Whistling-Duck Black Rail
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Allamakee County Goose Lake Kossuth County
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Iowa Birdline update, July 25, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-25
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N/A
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 25, 1994. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Fulvous Whistling Duck and a Pacific Loon. Also of note were observations of nesting Yellow and Black-billed Cuckoos and numerous species of shorebirds, including Stilt Sandpipers and Short-billed Dowitchers. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Greater White-fronted Goose and a Western Kingbird.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron American Bittern Yellow-billed Cuckoo Fulvous Whistling-Duck Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Pacific Loon Common Loon Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Stilt Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush Short-billed Dowitcher Greater White-fronted Goose Sandhill Crane
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Goose Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park West Des Moines Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Iowa State Capitol
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Rich DeCoster letter to Thomas Kent regarding shorebirds at Cone Marsh, July 25, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1994-07-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Rich DeCoster to Thomas Kent dated July 25, 1994. DeCoster comments on the number of shorebirds he sighted at Cone Marsh during a weekend trip. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Black Tern
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Birds sighted by Steve and Jim Dinsmore, and Mike Stegmann, July 1994
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1994-07-20
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1994-07-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A note listing birds sighted by Steve and Jim Dinsmore, and Mike Stegmann. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Dinsmore, James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J. Stegmann, Mike
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Cattle Egret Northern Parula Sandhill Crane
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Ames Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa Birdline update, July 18, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 18, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Fulvous Whistling Duck, a Pacific Loon, Black Rails, and King Rails. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Sandhill Cranes, Little Blue Herons, and previously seen birds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Least Bittern Little Blue Heron American Bittern Fulvous Whistling-Duck Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Black Rail Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Snow Goose Sandhill Crane King Rail
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Blue Lake Burlington Goose Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake State Line Marsh State Game Management Area Iowa State Capitol
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Fulvous Whistling-Duck at Goose Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-07-17
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Fulvous Whistling-Duck at Goose Lake in Clinton County, IA on July 17, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos and ten documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck
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Goose Lake
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Goose Lake, Clinton Co., IA
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shallow marsh
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Susan Barrell Grove, Peter C. Petersen, Mark Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Jim Fuller, Thomas H. Kent, Pam Allen and Reid Allen, Jeff Dankert, and Ann Johnson were submitted later. Other observers include Russ Widner, Kelly McKay, Tim Schantz, Gerald White, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, and Fred Lesher. | Elimination of similar species: The long legs, upright posture, and long neck were clearly features of a whistling-duck. The extensive rufous color on the belly, dark back edged with tawny, lack of any white on the upperwing, and dark bill and legs eliminate Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/14:10:00.
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Common Snipe nest, July 17, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1994-07-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated July 17, 1994. Bernstein reports on a Common Snipe nest with eggs, and also a Hooded Merganser hatching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Hooded Merganser Common Snipe
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Dickinson County Solon
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Anderson Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-07-13
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Anderson Lake in Hamilton County, IA on July 13, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, an article from Iowa Bird Life, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Pacific Loon
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Anderson Goose Lake
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Anderson L., Hamilton Co., IA
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shallow marsh
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt, James Dinsmore, Thomas Kent, and Beth Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Hank Zaletel. | Elimination of similar species: The size and shape of the bird were those of a loon. The lack of a dark auricular patch, contrasting neck pattern, dark back and upperwings, and dark bill color all ruled out Yellow-billed Loon. Red-throated Loon was eliminated by bill shape, neck pattern, the dark back and upperwings, and dark area around the eye. Common Loon was eliminated by the dark back and upperwings, shorter, thicker bill, dark area around the eye, evidence of a chinstrap, neck pattern, and contrast between the pale nape and dark back. The bird was clearly a Pacific or Arctic Loon, but which one? Unfortunately, exact identification was not possible, though it was likely a Pacific Loon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:25:00/20:15:00.
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Richard Rosche letter to Ross Silcock regarding Veery sighting, July 12, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1994-07-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Richard Rosche to Ross Silcock dated July 12, 1994. Rosche reports sighting a singing male Veery at Black Hawk Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Rosche, Richard C.
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Veery
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Black Hawk Lake
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Robert Schwartz letter to Steve Dinsmore regarding Spring 1993 Sandhill Crane sighting, July 12, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1994-07-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert Schwartz to Steve Dinsmore dated July 12, 1994. Schwartz clarifies that he sighted four Sandhill Crane at Thorpe Park on April 13, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Schwartz, Robert
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Sandhill Crane
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Thorpe Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black Rail at State Line Marsh, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-07-12
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black Rail at State Line Marsh in Kossuth County, IA on July 12, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Black Rail
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State Line Marsh State Game Management Area
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State Line Marsh
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Short grass - water clump of rushes
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The documentation form by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: 2 young Virginia rails were close by - they were dark but had fuzzy plumage, light black whereas the Black rail was nearly glossy and fuzzy Both visible at once. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:30:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, July 11, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rallidae | Rails Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 11, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a King Rail, a Little Blue Heron, and five shorebird species, including a Stilt Sandpiper. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Pacific Loon, Common Moorhens, and three species of Rails.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Common Moorhen Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Stilt Sandpiper King Rail
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Blue Lake Burlington Forneys Lake Lee County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Mississippi River, Iowa Anderson Goose Lake State Line Marsh State Game Management Area
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Neil Bernstein letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer sightings, July 8, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Water birds
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1994-07-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated July 8, 1994. Bernstein provides a list of birds he has sighted and comments on the numbers of individuals he has seen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Carolina Wren Franklin's Gull Greater Yellowlegs Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Parula Snow Goose Gadwall Least Sandpiper
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Lock 19 in Keokuk, 1994
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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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1994-07-08
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1997-10-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at Lock 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on July 8, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Laughing Gull
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Lock Number 19
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above Lock 19, Keokuk, Lee Co., IA
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resting on a log in river
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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: Franklin's Gull is the only species this bird was likely to be confused with. The larger size, longer, more pointed wings, lack of white color in the primaries, longer, larger bill, dark legs and bill, and gray wash on nape (rather than a more distinct half-hood) are sufficient to eliminate Franklin's Gull. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:05:00/16:30:00 on July 8, 1994 and 06:15:00/06:28:00 on July 9, 1994.
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 6, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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1994-07-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated July 6, 1994. Brock responds to Kent's comments on the validity of some documented Iowa bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Swainson's Warbler Red Knot
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Iowa
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Iowa Birdline update, July 4, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Exotic birds Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 4, 1994 Highlights of the update include sightings of Yellow-breasted Chats, a Northern Mockingbird, a Pileated Woodpecker, a Common Tern, and an early returning Willet. Also of note were observations of several species of Warblers as well as two Ringed-turtle Doves visiting a feeder at Swaledale.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Ringed Turtle-Dove Willet Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Veery Northern Mockingbird Scarlet Tanager Prairie Warbler Common Tern Brown Creeper
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Coralville Lake Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Swaledale Holst State Forest Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area Des Moines County Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Bruce Ehresman letter to Lee Gladfelter regarding wildlife notes, July 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdhouses
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1994-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bruce Ehresman to Lee Gladfelter dated July 1, 1994. Ehresman reports on Bald Eagle and Barn Owl nests. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl
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Fremont County Guthrie County Jackson County Linn County Lucas County Sac County Washington County Dubuque County Clayton County Taylor County
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Heard on the Birdline, July 1-October 15, 1994
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Water birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-01
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1994-10-15
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for July 1-October 15, 1994. Highlights of the update were mostly all water related, including reports of three Common Black-headed Gulls, an adult Long-tailed Jaeger, a Pacific Loon, and a Fulvous Whistling Duck. Other interesting observations included nesting Barn Owls and a family of Burrowing Owls seen in August, and Sharp-tailed Sparrow and Parasitic Jaeger sightings in September.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Barn Owl Fulvous Whistling-Duck Western Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Red-necked Phalarope Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull Burrowing Owl
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Emmet County Fremont County Goose Lake Lee County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Spirit Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Anderson Goose Lake Taylor County
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification
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1994-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated July 1, 1994. Brock gives his opinion on the validity of some documented Iowa bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Western Tanager Swainson's Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Purple Gallinule Red Knot Lark Bunting
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Iowa
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For 1994 Iowa summer seasonal survey, David Easterla
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1994-06-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Note dated June 30, 1994. David Easterla describes flushing two Greater White-fronted Geese. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Easterla, David A.
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Canada Goose Greater White-fronted Goose
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Shenandoah
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Iowa Birdline update, June 27, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-06-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 27, 1994. Highlights include a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Least Tern, Piping Plover and Prairie Warbler. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Upland Sandpiper Cattle Egret Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Black-throated Green Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Appanoose County Lee County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Cordova Park Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Kenneth Brock email to Jim Fuller regarding Iowa records, June 23, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1994-06-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Kenneth Brock to Jim Fuller dated June 23, 1994. Brock notes that there are five sightings that have been referred to the state rarities committee that he needs documentation for if they are to be included in the regional report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Purple Gallinule
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Iowa
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Thomas Kent letter to Pam Allen regarding Greater Scaup sighting, June 22, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification
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1994-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Kent to Pam Allen dated June 22, 1994. In this letter Kent explains that the reason a Greater Scaup sighting wasn't included in the Fall report was because of the early date, the difficulty of identification, and the lack of collaborating reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Greater Scaup
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West Hottes Lake
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Iowa Birdline update, June 20, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 20, 1994. Highlights include Western Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Piping Plover and Least Tern. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Piping Plover Blue Grosbeak
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Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bartlett Pagel Flaming Prairie Park Rice Lake Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area
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