Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire at Browns Lake, 1989
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Townsend's Solitaires at Browns Lake in Woodbury County, IA on December 27, 1989.
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Fuller, James L
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Townsend's Solitaire
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Browns Lake/IPS Wildlife Management Area
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Brown's Lake - Woodbury County
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Grassland with scattered trees, especially cedars
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Bill Huser, and Bob Livermore. | Elimination of similar species: Catbird is only bird with similar size and color. This bird did not have the black crown or tail or rusty undertail coverts of the catbird. It did have eve ring and wing bars and white outer tail feathers catbird does not have | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:30:00.
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 4, December 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, a birder identification quiz, and a bird quiz on which species are unlikely to be found at the upcoming counts and will require documentation.
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Instructional materials for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project containing information on how to survey an atlas block, how to report the data gathered, data reporting forms, list of atlas blocks to be surveyed and a list of participants. Data is reported via four different forms: the checklist, the documentation form, the special sighting report, and the nest card. The purpose of the Atlas project is to map the breeding distribution of all species of birds that nest in Iowa.
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 3, November 1989
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Newsletters
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Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Books--Reviews Acid rain
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1989-11-30
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 3, November 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include an update on acid rain samples, a review by David C. Edwards of the book "The Birder's Handbook: a Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds" by Paul Ehrlich, David Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye, and an editorial "On Beer and Old Forests" by Edwards.
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at the Mehaffey Bridge area at Coralville Reservoir, 1986
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Mehaffey Bridge area at the Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on November 19, 1986.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Red-necked Grebe
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Mehaffey Bridge
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Coralville Reservoir - Mehaffey Br. Area - Johnson Co.
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lake
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The documentation form by Richard Hollis is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Fuller and Carol Thompson. | Elimination of similar species: After ruling out Horned & Eared Grebes due to bill size & color & shape the only possibilities for this bird are Western Grebe and smaller loons. 1. Red-throated loon seems ruled out by shape of bill. 2. In fact all loons & W. Grebe seem ruled out by bicolored bill. 3. Posture & Build were slimmer than most loons I've seen. 4. Neck which definitely was grey (in past) all the way around in front also seems to rule out there. I am puzzled by 2 things & although I'm sure it is a RN Grebe I wonder if it is in some intermediate plummage [sic]. 1 White patch at waterline in front. I saw this distinctly & sketched it on 11/9 as well as on a brief look at the bird on 11/16. 2 Dark cap seems to extend farther down the head than any of the plates would lead me to expect. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:15:00.
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Field reports, Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, Richard Huser, fall 1989
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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Field reports compiled by Bill Huser of sightings by Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, and Richard Huser for fall 1989. Accompanied by a letter from Bill to Carl Bendorf with detailed notes for Golden Eagle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.
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Lake Red Rock Stone State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bacon Creek Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Peregrine Falcon at Coralville Reservoir, 1989
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Field notes
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Peregrine Falcon at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on September 29, 1989.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Peregrine Falcon
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Coralville Lake
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Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co, IA
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field at edge of large reservoir floodplain
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Saylorville Dam, 1989
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Saylorville Dam in Polk County, IA on November 3, 1989.
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Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon
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Saylorville Dam
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Dam-Saylorville Reservoir- Polk County
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Dam face - Adjacent to water - fly by
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Cal Knight. | Elimination of similar species: Merlin is smaller with blue-gray coloration in adult but has no black axillaries in any plumage. Peregrine Falcon does not have black axillaries and coloration from above is darker in all plumages. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/09:45:20.
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Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle at White Pine Hollow, 1989
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1989-11-02
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle at White Pine Hollow in Dubuque County, IA on October 25, 1989.
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Rouw, Mark
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Golden Eagle
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White Pine Hollow State Park
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White Pine Hollow Dubuque County Iowa
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Stream valley bordered by steep bluffs in woodland
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The documentation form by Mark D. Rouw is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Immature bald eagle was eliminated because of this birds distinctive white patches and shorter beak. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/12:00:30.
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Newsletters
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Bird watching Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Natural areas Acid rain Vegetation management
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1989-10-01
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1989-10-31
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 2, October 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming field trips for a Hawk watch and waterfowl watches, a report of a field trip to Doolittle Prairie in which 20 species of birds and 25 species of prairie plants were observed, an update on acid rain samples by Mike Meetz, and an article on roadside vegetation management.
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Rare bird documentation form for Merlin at Sioux Center, 1989
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1989-10-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Sioux Center in Sioux County, IA on October 3, 1989.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Merlin
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Sioux Center
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top of a dead tree in a neighbor's yard.
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Societies--History, organization, etc
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1989-09-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 1, September 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the 1989-1990 society event schedule with program topics and speakers as well as field trips, an introduction and brief history of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society, and the 1989-1990 budget of the society.
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Rare bird documentation form for Pine Warbler at Saylorville Lake, 1989
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1989-08-12
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Warbler at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on August 6, 1989.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Pine Warbler
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Res.
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edge of lake - giant ragweed + other weeds at edge of timber
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The documentation form by Bob Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Bay-breasted warbler + blackpolls have streaked backs. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:05:00/09:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Dunlin at Rice Lake, 1989
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1989-07-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Dunlin at Rice Lake in Winnebago County, IA on July 16, 1989.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Dunlin
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Rice Lake
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Rice L., Winnebago Co.
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on large mudflat with other 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 combination of the size, plumage, bill shape and length, and light wing stripe eliminates other shorebirds, especially Red Knot and Curlew Sandpiper. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:40:00/15:04:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-throated Warbler at Kettleson Hogsback State Wildlife Area in Dickinson County, IA on June 6, 1989
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for one or more Yellow-throated Warblers at Kettleson Hogsback State Wildlife Area in Dickinson County, IA on June 6, 1989.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Yellow-throated Warbler
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area
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Kettleson Hogsback State Wildlife Area, west of Big Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co.
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Bur oaks scattered over open lawn
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The documentation form by Doug Harr is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Gary Wee, Jeff Drahota, Darwin Wackerbarth, Tim Waltz, and LaVonne Foote. | Elimination of similar species: Magnolia warbler--has yellow undersides and rump--this bird definitely did not have those characteristics. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:25:00/12:45:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines, 1989
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1989-04-15
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1989-06-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on April 15, 22, and 23, 1989.
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Allen, Reid I.
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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West Des Moines
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1601 Pleasant Street, West Des Moines, IA
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Suburban yard, with wooded area behind home consisting of large trees and brushpiles
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The documentation form by Reid Allen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Pam Allen, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Song sparrow has center dot and no buffy upper breast streaking. Savannah has white dotted breast. Vesper sparrow has white out tail. Mostly distinguished because of its song which was sung two or three times and Reid played a tape and it came right up to us as we were sitting and waiting for the Armstrongs to come to our house. | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:15:00.
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Weather
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1989-03-01
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Quarterly field report for the spring of 1989 contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore.
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Slaty-backed Gull Red-throated Loon Mountain Bluebird Baird's Sparrow Tricolored Heron Black Rail Egyptian Goose
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Societies--History, organization, etc
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1989-05-01
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 23, Number 9, May 1989. Highlights of the newsletter include the announcement of upcoming field trips and summer outings including a canoe trip and bird atlasing, a report of a shorebird field trip in which few shorebirds were seen but 65 total species were observed, and the 1989-1990 slate of society officer candidates to be voted on at the official annual meeting in May.
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle west of Union in Hardin County, IA on April 14, 1989.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Golden Eagle
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Union
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West of union - (Hardin Co.)
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Rolling fields near a small creek
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: An immature Bald Eagle has white markings in the wing lining and not at the base of the primaries. A Turkey Vulture has 2-toned wings and no white in the wings. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:35:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines, 1989
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1989-05-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on March 26, 1989.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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West Des Moines
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1601 Pleasant Street, West Des Moines
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Shrubs in a yard - Brushy ravine feeding into yard
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The documentation form by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Reid Allen and Pam Allen. | Elimination of similar species: no question | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Brewster's Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, 1989
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Rare bird documentation form for a Brewster's Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, IA on May 11, 1989.
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Johnson, Ann
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Vermivoras
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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: The parent birds were eliminated because of the totally white underparts eliminating the blue-winged and the lack of dark throat and narrower eye stripe eliminating the golden-winged. The golden yellow cap reminded me of a chestnut-sided but the lack of streaking on the back and absence of any markings on the side eliminated this bird also. The combination of field marks leaves the Brewster's as the only logical possibility. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:00:00/07:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Black Scoter at MidAmerican Energy Ponds in 1989
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1989-05-12
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1989-05-13
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Rare bird documentation form for two separate sightings for a Black Scoter at MidAmerican Energy Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 12 and 13, 1989.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Black Scoter
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Cone Marsh in 1989
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1989-05-08
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Rare bird documentation form for a Cinnamon Teal at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on April 6, 1989.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Cinnamon Teal
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Female Summer Tanager - South edge of Mason City May 4+5, 1989
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Correspondence Field notes
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1989-05-05
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Field report of a Summer Tanager at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 4 and 5, 1989 by Curt Nelson. It includes a note to Steve Dinsmore asking if an official documentation form was needed for the sighting.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Summer Tanager
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Mason City
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