Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1988-10-03
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on October 3, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article Iowa Bird Life, two pages from Iowa Birdlife by Gladys Black, internal correspondence on the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Youngblut, David
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Lake Red Rock
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Red Rock Reservoir
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Lake
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The documentation form by David Youngblut is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Gladys Black. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/17:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1988-10-02
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Record Committee review of a Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County on October 2, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article from Iowa Bird Life, an introductory letter from Ann Johnson, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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DeVore, Dawn L.
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Lake Red Rock
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Behind Visitor Center at Lake Red Rock, Marion Co., IA
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Freshwater lake shore
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The documentation form by Dawn L. DeVore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: After getting the bird book, I took my knowledge of the birds in the area and my mental picture and went to work. I ruled out the turkey vulture because the bird was too streamlined like a tern. I looked at the terns, soon realizing that there were no almost completely black terns. Thus I turned to the gulls. I knew it had to be a water area type bird because of its body and bill shape. Remembering the bill I quickly ruled out the gulls. Thus I turned to the cormorants but the tail was wrong, the neck was too long and more so the cormorant was out of the picture. Thinking I recalled hearing about a sighting of a rare bird in Iowa, only the night before had I looked at an outline of its body shape. Bingo! That was it! The shapes matched but what was the name? I went through the bird section page by page. Then there it was - the Magnificent Frigatebird. This was it; almost all black, large yet streamlined, "forked" or V shaped "tail", and that unique bill. Then the fact that the bird I saw had no red and two side by side white breast areas confirmed that it was a female Magnificent Frigatebird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/12:50:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, October 2, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-10-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 2, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of seabirds that have rarely been seen in Iowa, including a Magnificent Frigatebird, a Parasitic Jaeger, two Pomarine Jaegers, and a Red Phalarope. Also of note were sightings of numerous Franklin's Gulls and American White Pelicans as well as several species of shorebirds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Magnificent Frigatebird Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Merlin Virginia Rail Red Phalarope Peregrine Falcon Sora Black-bellied Plover Caspian Tern Wilson's Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Water Pipit Common Tern Great Egret
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 2, October 1988
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1988-10-01
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1988-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 2, October 1988. Highlights of the newsletter include a report of a Pelican and Hawkwatch field trip to Saylorville Lake in which 60 species of birds were observed, an acid rain update by Mike Meetz, details on Audubon Adventures which is the youth program of the National Audubon Society, and a calendar of events for the fall of 1988.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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American White Pelican
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Ames Jester Park Saylorville Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Phalarope at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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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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1988-09-30
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red Phalarope at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 30, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and ten documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red Phalarope
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Saylorville Lake
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north end of Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.
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swimming and wading in shallow water adjacent to large mudflat
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Bery Engebretsen, Mark Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Andrew S. Fix, Jim Sinclair, James Dinsmore, Thomas H. Kent, Ann Johnson, and Mike Thomas were submitted. Other observers includes David Youngblut and Larry Morris. | Elimination of similar species: The posture, behavior, and black and white color pattern rule out all shorebirds except phalaropes. The size, "hunchbacked" appearance, bill shape, head pattern, and unstreaked, gray upperparts eliminates Red-necked and Wilson's phalaropes. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:46:00/17:05:00 on September 30, 1988 and 14:12:00/16:05:00 on October 1, 1988.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Credit Island, 1988
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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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1988-09-30
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Credit Island in Scott County, IA on September 30, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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Credit Island
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Credit Island Harbor seen from S. Concord St., Davenport, Scott Co
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mud flat on Miss.
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Brian Blevins was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Pectoral Sandpipers, available side-by-side, were slightly larger, legs & bill a bit longer than Sharp-tailed. White eyebrow on Pectorals did not broaden behind eye cap not as richly colored in Pectorals. Pectorals had streaking across buff breast wash uniformly to lower edge of buff. Back of Sharp-tailed seemed more uniformly rich brown than those of the Pectorals. Birds all departed downstream on Miss. before photos could be attempted. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00/15:55:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Parasitic Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-29
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Parasitic Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 29, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Parasitic Jaeger
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-south end of lake
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flying over large reservoir
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bery Engebretsen and Jim Sinclair. | Elimination of similar species: The dark color and white patches on the wings eliminates all larids except jaegers. The noticeable amount of white on the wing, visible on the underside of the wing, eliminates Long-tailed Jaeger. The small size compared to a Ring-billed Gull, less prominent white on the wing, smaller bill size, and more rapid wing strokes eliminates Pomarine Jaeger. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:46:00/17:14:00 on September 29, 1988 and 10:15:00/10:35:00 on September 30, 1988.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Jaeger species at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-28
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Jaeger species at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 28, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Armstrong, Eloise
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Jaegers
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Lake
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Lake
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The documentation form by Eloise Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong and Steve Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Bigger than a coot that he made 3 passes at and tried to kill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/15:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pomarine Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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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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1988-09-28
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of two Pomarine Jaegers at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 28, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Pomarine Jaeger
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-south end of lake
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resting and feeding on large reservoir
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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 Bob Myers, Thomas H. Kent, Peter C. Petersen, Beth Proescholdt, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, Jim Sinclair, Bery Engebretsen, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Jim Dinsmore, Jim Fuller, Brian Blevins, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The gull-like shape, dark color, and white wing patches eliminate all birds except Jaegers. The large size compared to Ring-billed Gulls, heavy build, large, thick bill, prominent white patches on the upper and under surface on the wings, and the presence of a second white "crescent" on the underwing at the base of the primary coverts eliminate both Parasitic and Long-tailed Jaegers. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:24:00/14:46:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, September 26-30, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-09-26
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1988-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for September 26-30, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of two rare birds, a Magnificent Frigatebird and a Pomarine Jaeger. Also of note were the observations of numerous American White Pelicans and Ospreys as well as sightings of several species of Hawks, Warblers, and shorebirds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Magnificent Frigatebird American Avocet Bald Eagle Pomarine Jaeger Carolina Wren American White Pelican White-throated Sparrow Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Caspian Tern Black-throated Blue Warbler
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Clear Lake Colo Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park Lake MacBride Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sandy Beach Public Use Area
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Records Committee review for bird sighting of Magnificent Frigatebird at Clear Lake, 1988
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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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1988-09-25
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Magnificent Frigatebird at Clear Lake in Gordo County, IA on September 25, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, articles from American Birds and Iowa Bird Life, and nine documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Clear Lake
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Crane Street on south shore of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
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Residential area on wooded lakeshore
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The documentation form by Jan L. Walter is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Steve Dinsmore, Jim Dinsmore, Peter Petersen, Beth Proescholdt, Mark Proescholdt, Jim Fuller, Thomas H. Kent, and Mike Thomas were submitted later. Other observers include Joel Hanes, Daryl Hansen, Patricia Hansen, Jim Walter, Mary Lou Petersen, Ann Barker, Francis Moore, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Bob Myers, Jim Sinclair, and Beth Brown. | Elimination of similar species: Size, wing length and shape, long forked tail, white breast on an otherwise all black bird are diagnostic of female Magnificent Frigatebird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:20:00/11:26:00.
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Ione Getscher letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, September 19, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1988-09-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Ione Getscher. The field notes include details on several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Getscher, Ione
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Green-backed Heron Eastern Bluebird Carolina Wren Eastern Kingbird Baltimore Oriole Golden Eagle American Robin Mourning Dove
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Hamburg
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Iowa Birdline update, September 19, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Parulidae | Warblers Meetings Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-09-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for September 19, 1988. Highlights of the update include a recap of sightings from the fall IOU meeting, including a flyover Black-billed Magpie, nine raptor species, and a variety of Warblers for a total of 106 species seen. Also of note from around the state were observations of two rarely seen birds, a Western Tanager and a Prairie Falcon. In addition, sightings of several hundred American White Pelicans, 62 Caspian Terns, and an immature Black-crowned Night Heron were also reported.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Prairie Falcon Western Tanager Clay-colored Sparrow Carolina Wren American White Pelican Black-billed Magpie Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Caspian Tern Winter Wren Pine Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Saylorville Lake Spencer Dolliver Memorial State Park Rush Lake Brushy Creek State Park Carlson Recreation Area Sugar Bottom Recreation Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-14
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, IA on September 14, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form with an addendum submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Prairie Warbler
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Greenfield Township
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My Yard - small acreage in northern Warren County, IA
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Mixed open woods and field edge with creek and many shrubs
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The documentation form with an addendum by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Palm Warbler - no streaking on breast; chestnut cap not evident; streaking was black; breeding plumage unlikely on this date Pine Warbler - belly and undertail coverts bright yellow; wingbars not as distinct as the wing was not as dark nor the bars as white: streaking on the sides darker than a pine [...] Magnolia Warbler - Magnolia's body and wings too dark; adult eliminated because of no streaking on breast (only sides) and no black facial mask; immature does not have heavy enough streaking nor yellow extending up the face and around the eye far enough and the wingbars are too contrasting (black and white) Cape May Warbler - vibrant yellow undertail coverts would seem to by and large eliminate the Cape May, especially when combined with no streaking on the breast and belly; wing bars were two distinct pale yellowish markings, not white or blotched together Blackburnian Warbler - unstreaked back; no distinct cheek patch; no white wing bars on dark wings Blackpoll/Bay-breasted Warbler - unstreaked back; primary identification of fall blackpoll is white undertail coverts which eliminates this bird immediately. Also this complex normally has more distinct white wing bars on darker wings and the streaking on the sides is not the stark black on brilliant yellow but a more muted yellowish wash. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:45:00/18:45:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, September 13, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-09-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for September 13, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Swainson's Hawk, two Sandhill Cranes, four Ospreys, and numerous Caspian Terns. Also of note were observations of many species of shorebirds, ten species of Warblers, and a discovery of an injured immature Red-shouldered Hawk.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk Snowy Egret Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Caspian Tern Sandhill Crane
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Burlington Coralville Lake Floyd County Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Sabula Saylorville Lake Pocahontas County Lylahs Marsh County Park
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Iowa Birdline update, circa September 6, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Ardeidae | Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-09-06
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1988-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for circa September 6, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Western Tanager, Merlins, Sandhill Cranes, Caspian Terns, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and several Heron species. Also of note was the report of excellent shore birding from Hendrickson Marsh Lake, including sightings of three Red-necked Phalaropes and two species of Sandpipers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Bell's Vireo Western Tanager Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Snowy Egret Merlin Virginia Rail Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Great Blue Heron Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Sandhill Crane
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Coralville Lake Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Laurens Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge West Okoboji Lake Lylahs Marsh County Park Rush Lake Jefferson County Park Waterworks Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-02
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pine Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, IA on September 2, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form with an addendum submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Pine Warbler
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Greenfield Township
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My Yard - small acreage in northern Warren County, IA
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Mixed open woods and field edge with creek and many shrubs
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Yellow-throated Vireo - warbler bill; light streaking on sides; light eyering evident as opposed to spectacles Blackburnian Warbler - face pattern wrong Blackpoll - no distinct eyeline; head and back more olive Other warblers - combination of field marks | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:45:00.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 23, Number 1, September 1988
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Acid rain
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1988-09-01
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1988-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 1, September 1988. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of a program "Birding the Red Rock Reservoir" by Dr. Gladys Black, an acid rain update by Mike Meetz, a report on the progress of the society's annual service project at East River Valley Park, and a calendar of society events and field trips for September 1988 through July 1989.
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Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames River Valley Park
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Iowa Birdline update, August 29, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Threskiornithidae | Ibises Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-08-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for August 29, 1988. Highlights of the update include several excellent sightings from Forneys Lake, including six Ibis species, 162 Great Blue Herons, 58 Great Egrets, 14 Snowy Egrets, 3 American Avocets, 2 Bald Eagles, Ring-billed Gulls, and Franklin's Gulls. Also abundant during the week were Warblers, with 14 species seen in central Iowa and 7 species seen in the Iowa City area.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull White-eyed Vireo Franklin's Gull Snowy Egret Forster's Tern Osprey Sanderling Canada Warbler Great Blue Heron Common Tern Black Tern Great Egret
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Burlington Forneys Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, August 18, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Laridae | Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-08-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for August 18, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of an Ibis species, House Finches, a Little Blue Heron, Snowy Egrets, American Avocets, Marbled Godwits, and a Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Also of note was the sizable number of migrant observations, especially Warblers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Snowy Egret House Finch Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Big Creek State Park Burlington Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Fairfield Jefferson County Park
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn with additional summer bird sightings, August 15, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn with additions to his summer bird sighting report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Short-eared Owl House Finch
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Emmet County Waterloo
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Opal Uher letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a request to purchase a Peter C. Petersen publication, August 9, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Opal Uher letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a request to purchase a copy of a publication by Peter C. Petersen. The letter includes field notes on House Finch nesting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Uher, Opal
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House Finch
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Waterloo
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Knot at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-08-05
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red Knot at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on August 5, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red Knot
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Union Slough NWR, Kossuth Co.
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feeding on large mud area with thousands of shorebirds
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The reddish color on the underparts eliminates all shorebirds except Red Knot, Curlew Sandpiper, and Sanderling. The pale legs and bill shape eliminate Curlew Sandpiper. The larger size, bill shape, and pale legs eliminate Sanderling. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:40:00/10:30:00.
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Bruce Ehresman letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 4, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Bruce Ehresman in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Least Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Barn Owl Sharp-shinned Hawk Great Egret
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Chickasaw County Greene County Hamilton County Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Warren County Boone County Knoxville Backbone State Park Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit
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Dale Stone letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding Upland Sandpiper sightings, August 3, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1988-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Dale Stone in a letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of twelve Upland Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988.
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Stone, Dale
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Upland Sandpiper
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Osceola County
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