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Rare bird documentation form for Glaucous Gull at Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir, 1983
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Field notes
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Glaucous Gull at Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 5, 1983.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Glaucous Gull
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Mehaffey Bridge
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Mahaffy [sic] Bridge - Coralville Res., Johnson Co. IA
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Reservoir
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Size and probability tend to eliminate Iceland Gull. Too light for Thayer's. White wing tips exclude Herring. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:45:00/10:48:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Glaucous Gull at Roberts Creek Beach at Lake Red Rock, 1983
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Field notes
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1983-03-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Glaucous Gull at Roberts Creek Beach at Lake Red Rock in Marion County, IA on March 5, 1983.
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Armstrong, Eugene
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Glaucous Gull
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Roberts Creek Park
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Roberts Creek beach, North side of Lake Red Rock
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lake area sand beach
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Doug Trapp letter to James Dinsmore regarding sick Gyrfalcon, March 7, 1983
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1983-03-07
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N/A
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Letter from Doug Trapp to James Dinsmore dated March 7, 1983. Trapp reports trying to care for a sick Gyrfalcon on November 25, 1981.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Gyrfalcon
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Akron Sioux City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur south of Nichols, 1983
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1993-09-01
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Records Committee review for twenty Smith's Longspurs south of Nichols in Muscatine County, IA on March 9, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Smith's Longspur
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Nichols
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4.7 miles south of Nichols, Muscatine Co. along HWY 70.
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Area of short grass with partly frozen standing water at edge of larger cultivated fields
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The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Other longspurs and Vesper Sparrow eliminated by distinct buff color of breast and by face pattern. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00/16:05:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur southeast of Hills, 1983
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two hundred Smith's Longspurs southeast of Hills in Johnson County, IA on March 12, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Smith's Longspur
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Hills
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2 e. 1 s. Hills, Johnson Co. IA
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Old soy bean stubble, moist in areas
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carl Bendorf and Rick Hollis. | Elimination of similar species: Other longspurs by tail, wing patch, underparts + note. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/13:00:00 and 13:30:00/14:15:00
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur southeast of Hills, 1983
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Chestnut-collared Longspur southeast of Hills in Johnson County, IA on March 12, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, typed copies of documents, field notes, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Knight, Calvin A.
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Chestnut-collared Longspur
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Hills
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Johnson Co., Iowa - 2 mi. East of Hills + 5/10 mi So.
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Soy-Bean Stubble Field
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The documentation form by Calvin Knight is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Bernadine Knight. | Elimination of similar species: Lapland + Smith's Longspurs were in field of scope - close proximity - at same time making comparison easy | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:40:00/17:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Wilson's Phalarope at Cone Marsh, 1983
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Wilson's Phalarope at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on March 13, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Wilson's Phalarope
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Cone M., Louisa Co., Iowa.
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Marsh with mud flats.
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Staudt. | Elimination of similar species: Other phalaropes and most charadris have wing stripe. Bill too short and thin for yellowlegs or stilt sandpiper. Also, shape and markings do not fit other species. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:50:00/13:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane east of Hills, 1983
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Field notes
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1983-03-13
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane east of Hills in Johnson County, IA on March 13, 1983.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Sandhill Crane
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Hills
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1 e. of Hills, Johnson Co. Iowa
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River bottom soybean stubble field
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Staudt and Jim Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: none. | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:45:00/09:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur at Doolittle Prairie, 1983
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for one to two Smith's Longspurs at Doolittle Prairie in Story County, IA on March 13, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Smith's Longspur
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Doolittle Prairie State Preserve
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Dolittle [sic] Prairie, (3 mi. S. Story City) Story Co., Iowa
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wet area in weedy farm field
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The documentation form by Joe P. Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observer was Alan Branhagen. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/16:40:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Lincoln Township in Story County in 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-03-15
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1983-04-08
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Lincoln Township in Story County, IA on March 15, 1983.
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LaGrange, Ted
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Northern Goshawk
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Lincoln Township
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Rare bird documentation form for Merlin at Jefferson Township, 1983
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1983-03-15
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1983-03-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Jefferson Township in Madison County, IA on March 15, 1983.
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Armstrong, Eugene
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Merlin
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Jefferson Township
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Iowa, Madison County, Jefferson 11
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Grass, cropland, waste land, tree covered creek. Tree top, cottonwood along small ditch
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The documentation form by Eugene Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Kestrel, this bird larger, no face pattern, no red on any part of back not large enough for Peregrine. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:32:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur north of Red Oak, 1983
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-03-18
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Record Committee review for approximately thirty Smith's Longspurs north of Red Oak in Montgomery County, IA on March 18, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Smith's Longspur
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Red Oak
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4 mi. north of Red Oak - Montgomery Co.
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last years hay field - on hill top - very rolling country
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Barbara L. WIlson and Tanya Bray were submitted. Other observers include Ross Silcock, Betsy Myers, B.J. Rose, Melba Wigg, Babs Padelford, Jim Kovanda, John Upchurch, Ruth Green, Sandy Kovanda and many unidentified observers from Omaha. | Elimination of similar species: I really can't think what looks similar to Smith's in adult breeding plumage. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:30:00 on March 18, 1983 and several other times on March 18 and 19, 1983.
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Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle north and west of Hendrickson's Marsh, 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-03-19
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1983-03-30
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle north and west of Hendrickson's Marsh in Story County, IA on March 19, 1983.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Golden Eagle
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake
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s.e. Story County, north + west from Hendrickson's Marsh
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farmland about 3 miles from Hendrickson's Marsh - open, flat fields, bare with no crops
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The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Proescholdt and Phyllis Harris. | Elimination of similar species: Bald Eagle - no white head + tail of adult, + not an immature Bald Eagle as it had dark wing linings, not white in the linings. Buteo - much too big for a buteo. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:40:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur east of Conesville, 1983
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-03-20
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for eight Smith's Longspurs east of Conesville in Muscatine County, IA on March 20, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Smith's Longspur
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Conesville
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1/2 mi. e. of Conesville, Muscatine Co. IA
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Road and roadside, flat land
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carl Bendorf and Tom Staudt | Elimination of similar species: Tail, shoulder patch, face pattern, and plain buffy underparts eliminate other longspurs. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:45:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Fremont County, 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-04-05
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1983-05-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Cinnamon Teals at Fremont County, IA on April 5, 1983.
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Davis, Susan E.
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Cinnamon Teal
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Fremont County
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Sec. 29 T68NR43W Fremont Co.
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Flooded roadside ditch
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The documentation form by Susan E. Davis is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Blue-winged Teal. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/13:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Little Wall Lake, 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-04-05
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on April 5, 1983.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Sandhill Crane
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Little Wall Lake
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Little Wall Lake, Hamilton Co
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it was flying over SW side of lake
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The documentation form by James J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Great Blue Heron - saw one later but it flew with neck folded rather than with the cross silhouette of a crane | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:00:00/08:01:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter at Little Wall Lake, 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-04-10
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1983-04-11
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a White-winged Scoter at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on April 10, 1983.
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Brown, George
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White-winged Scoter
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Little Wall Lake
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Little Wall Lake (near Jewell in S. Hamilton Co.) South end of lake near a jetty cutcrop
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Dregged out open lake, approximately 1 mile long; 1/2 - 1 mile wide, 3-6' deep
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The documentation form by George Brown is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Although similar in size + shape to canvasback and redhead, the bill and head were bulkier and the white wing patch was present. No obvious white marks on head and the presence of the white winged patch eliminated the surf + common scoters. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:20:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Whooping Crane east of Davenport, 1983
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-04-10
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Whooping Crane east of Davenport in Scott County, IA on April 10, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, correspondence about bird sightings from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Lorenzen, Frederick J. Lorenzen, Ted
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Whooping Crane
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Davenport
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just E. of Davenport John Deere Plant. N. of IPO and W of Jersey Ridge Road
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small lake
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The documentation form by Bruce Peterjohn is relaying a report by Fred and Ted Lorenzen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: G. Egret - black wing tips, Am. White Pelican- long legs, Sandhill Crane - white plumage, Swan - long legs. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:45:00/10:50:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Yellow Rail at Ames in 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-04-13
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1983-04-14
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow Rail at Ames in Story County, IA on April 13, 1983.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Yellow Rail
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Ames
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Rare bird documentation form for Yellow Rail at Ames, 1983
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1983-04-13
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow Rail at Ames in Story County, IA on April 13, 1983.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Yellow Rail
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Ames
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W. Ames, Ia.
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found grounded after storm on sheltered side of apt. building - on walk way
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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 Kraig Downs, James Dinsmore, and Mark Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: Sora - no white wing patch and larger in size. Virginia Rail - longer bill and darker color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:00:00/06:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Yellow Rail at Ames in 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-04-13
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1983-04-20
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow Rail at Ames in Story County, IA on April 13, 1983.
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Downs, Kraig
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Yellow Rail
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Ames
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Rigby Farm in Laurens, 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-04-14
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Rigby Farm, Laurens in Pocahontas County, IA on April 14, 1983.
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Rigby, Joyce
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Northern Goshawk
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Laurens
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Rigby Farm,
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Farm grove, shrubbry in backyard
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The documentation form by Joyce Rigby is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dick Rigby. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/12:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for House Finch at Liscomb, 1983
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-04-15
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a House Finch at Liscomb in Hardin County, IA on April 15, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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House Finch
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Liscomb
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our feeders at Liscomb
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open yard, locust tree (& many others), large shrubs
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The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Phyllis Harris and Ramona Sommerlot. | Elimination of similar species: Purple finch - it was reddish, orange, not raspberry colored - it had streaked flanks & belly - & it had brown back with no red coloration. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/11:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Sweet Marsh in 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-04-16
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1983-04-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on April 16, 1983.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Northern Goshawk
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Sweet Marsh
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Sweet Marsh, 1983
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-04-16
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1983-04-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on April 16, 1983.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Northern Goshawk
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Sweet Marsh
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North part of Sweet marsh, Bremer Co., near dam
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Open marsh near dam and dike with river bottom forest near-by
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers and Russell Hays. | Elimination of similar species: Cooper's Hawk does not have a white stripe above the eye. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:02:00.
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