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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Finn Pond, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-05-17
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Great-tailed Grackles at Finn Pond in Greene County, IA on May 17, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Brown, Mike
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Finn Pond Wildlife Area
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Finn Pond; 1 1/2 mi west of Jefferson, Greene Co., IA T83N R31W Sec 2
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Prairie Marsh; River Bulrush Dominate
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The documentation form by Mike Brown is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Dinsmore was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Common Grackle - too small, tail shape & feather coloration. Boat-tailed Grackle - range. | The original documentation form event lasted from 05:30:00/07:00:00 and around 16:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at IPL Ponds, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-06-21
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Great-tailed Grackle at IPL Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on June 21, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Great-tailed Grackle
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Power & Light Cooling Ponds, just South of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Ia.
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Open water ponds, small areas of cattails near edge.
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Ross Silcock. | Elimination of similar species: Female Common Grackle is not as brown as the female Great-tailed that was seen Flat-headed male separates it from Boat-tailed. No other female blackbird has this brown a coloration. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:35:00/15:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Mills County, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-12-22
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle in Mills County, IA on December 22, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Padelford, Loren
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Mills County
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2.8 miles south of the intersection of Iowa 370 and U.S. 275. Mills Co., Iowa.
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Deciduous trees near farmstead.
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The documentation form by Loren J. Padelford is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ross Silcock was submitted later. Another observer was Jerry Toll. | Elimination of similar species: The only other species similar in appearances the boat-tailed grackle. I was not close enough to observe eye color but the length of the tail in relation to body length rules out that species. The great-tailed grackle has been expanding its range into southern Iowa and Nebraska in recent years with documented nesting success in both states. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:00:30.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great-tailed Grackle at Ames, 1987
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-12-19
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1993-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle at Ames in Story County, IA on December 19, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Niyo, Kayleen
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Ames
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Max Bailey Farm on Dayton Rd. N.E. of Ames
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Spruce Windbreak
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The documentation form by Kay Niyo is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by John Richard was submitted later. Another observer was Judy Shearer. | Elimination of similar species: Common grackle - this bird was much larger with a much longer tail. Common crow - this bird was not quite as large, had a much longer tail than a crow, bill was long & grackle shaped, not as a crow, & body stance was like a grackle not a crow. Ani - bill and body shape & carriage was grackle-like. | The original documentation form event occurred around 16:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Swan Lake in 1996
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1996-11-29
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2000-11-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brant at Swan Lake in Carroll County, IA on November 26, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the letter from Russ Behrens to Bob describing the bird, and referenced by a publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brant
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Swan Lake State Park
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