1998 summer field report, Hank Zaletel
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Teal Gray Partridge Sedge Wren American Coot
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Harrier Marsh Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Zearing Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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IA summer '98 report, Bill Huser
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Tern Piping Plover Baird's Sandpiper Sedge Wren Great Egret Northern Bobwhite
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Browns Lake Stone State Park Bacon Creek Park
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Seasonal bird report, summer 1998, Matthew Kenne
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Ruddy Duck American Coot Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Black Tern
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Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Maynard Reese Area
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Iowa seasonal report summer 98, Diane Porter
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Diane Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-billed Cuckoo Wood Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Northern Rough-winged Swallow Prothonotary Warbler Bank Swallow Great Blue Heron
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Jefferson County Lake Darling State Park Louisa County
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Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter at Big Wall Lake, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-09-05
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1998-09-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a White-winged Scoter at Big Wall Lake in Wright County, IA on September 5, 1998.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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White-winged Scoter
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Big Wall Lake
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Big Wall Lake, Wright County
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open water of large freshwater marsh
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The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Size and color immediately pointed toward a scoter. Eye patch immediately identified it as White-winged, further cooroborated [sic] when white wing patch seen. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:15:00/08:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Sabine's Gull at Saylorville Reservoir, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-10-25
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1998-10-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Sabine's Gull at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 25, 1998.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Sabine's Gull
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co., IA
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large lake
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: The combination of small size, forked tail, and upperwing pattern eliminates other small gulls, especially Little Gull and Black-legged Kittiwake in first-basic plumage. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:28:00/08:55:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Pacific Loon at Red Rock Reservoir, 1998
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-throated Loon at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on October 31, 1998.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Pacific Loon
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Red Rock Dam
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Red Rock Reservoir - Marion County
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Big reservoir just above the dam on north side
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Chuck Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: A Common Loon is bigger with a big bill, has light areas above and in front of eye, and a jagged heavily patterned side of the neck. Red-throated Loon has upturned bill mandibles and the division between dark and light on the neck is not nearly as defined as in a Pacific Loon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:45:00/15:16:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-throated Loon at Mid-America Power Plant south pond, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-11-13
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1998-11-14
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-throated Loon at Mid-America Power Plant south pond in Pottawattamie County on November 13, 1998.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Red-throated Loon
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Mid-America Power Plant south pond, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
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Rare bird documentation form for Lesser Black-backed Gull at Iowa in 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-11-08
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1998-11-22
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Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Iowa on November 8, 1998.
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Thelen, Ed
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Iowa
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Mark Proescholdt, fall 1998
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt and other observers. Also included is a brief letter from Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding the field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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American Avocet Least Bittern Indigo Bunting Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird Pacific Loon Trumpeter Swan Olive-sided Flycatcher Swainson's Thrush Connecticut Warbler Scarlet Tanager Mourning Warbler Winter Wren American Golden Plover Brown Creeper Green Heron
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Red Rock Liscomb Black Hawk Lake Diamond Lake Lily Pond Pool Slough Walnut Woods State Park Pine Lake State Park Pikes Peak State Park Grinnell Country Club Oak Grove Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area Bjorkboda Marsh Laurel Russell Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by Aaron Brees, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Aaron Brees. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Brees, Aaron
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American Avocet Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Marbled Godwit Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Warbling Vireo American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher California Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Eastern Phoebe Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Stilt Sandpiper Hermit Thrush Golden-crowned Kinglet Least Sandpiper Great Egret
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Lake Ahquabi Big Creek Lake Lake Red Rock Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Runnells Overlook Cherry Glen Recreation Area
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Killdeer Prairie Falcon Lapland Longspur Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Common Loon Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Water Pipit American Golden Plover Least Sandpiper Great Egret
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Hickory Grove County Park Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kelley Polk City Wildlife Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Fall report of birds found in northwestern Iowa contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Thelen, Ed
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Eared Grebe Cedar Waxwing Eurasian Collared Dove Western Grebe Lesser Black-backed Gull White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Lincoln's Sparrow Pine Siskin Dark-eyed Junco Great-tailed Grackle Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Spirit Lake Marble Beach State Recreation Area Hales Slough Area Willow Creek County Recreation Area
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Field notes contributed by Jim Sinclair, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Marbled Godwit Bell's Vireo Short-eared Owl Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper Eastern Wood-Pewee Palm Warbler Le Conte's Sparrow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Gray Catbird Magnolia Warbler Hairy Woodpecker Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover
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Fremont County Indianola Jester Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Warren County Woodland Mounds State Preserve Sandpiper Recreation Area Runnells Overlook Lake Ahquabi State Park Otter Creek County Park
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Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-08-01
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Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Clark's Grebe Red-necked Grebe Blue-headed Vireo Eurasian Collared Dove Snowy Egret California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Bohemian Waxwing Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Semipalmated Plover Fox Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Sandhill Crane Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike Northern Harrier
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Clay County Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Elk Lake Lost Island Lake Palo Alto County Spirit Lake Waterman Creek O'Brien County Mill Creek State Park Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Barringer Slough State Game Mgt Area Marble Beach State Recreation Area Willow Creek County Recreation Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology
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1998-08-01
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. Also included are the results from a Hawk watch held at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area from September 9 through November 25, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon Turkey Vulture Golden Eagle Black-billed Cuckoo Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Pine Siskin Cape May Warbler Dark-eyed Junco Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Madison County Marshalltown
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Field notes contributed by Matthew Kenne, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1998-08-01
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Marbled Godwit Willow Flycatcher Smith's Longspur Savannah Sparrow Great Horned Owl Le Conte's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Semipalmated Plover Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Sedge Wren Swainson's Thrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Tundra Swan Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern
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Algona Lost Island Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Irvington Runnells Overlook Maynard Reese Area Hurlburt Wildlife Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jack Jones, fall 1998
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Jack Jones. Also included are details of a Red-necked Grebe sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Jones, Jack (John Paul)
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Red-necked Grebe American Crow Cedar Waxwing Purple Martin Ruby-throated Hummingbird Western Kingbird Baltimore Oriole Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Sora Pine Siskin Snow Goose American Coot Blackburnian Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Newton Sioux City West Okoboji Lake Woodbury County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Garlock Slough Wildlife Management Area Gull Point State Park Eagle Point East High School Wahpeton Crescent Beach
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Thomas N. Johnson, fall 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas N. Johnson. Also included are details of a Sandhill Crane sighting near Walnut City reported by Dale E. Sullivan to Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Horned Grebe Franklin's Gull Red-breasted Merganser Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Great Blue Heron Common Merganser Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sandhill Crane Black Tern Great Egret
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Fort Dodge Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Storm Lake Aurelia Walnut City
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Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Edwards, Chris
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Turkey Vulture Eastern Bluebird Pacific Loon Trumpeter Swan Merlin Least Tern American Pipit Greater Scaup Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bufflehead Bonaparte's Gull Buff-breasted Sandpiper American Golden Plover
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park South Amana Pond Pool 19 Swan Lake Macbride Nature Recreation Area Wickiup Hill Natural Area
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Field notes contributed by Michael C. Dooley, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Laridae | Gulls and Terns
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1998-08-01
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Fall report of birds found in eastern Iowa contributed by Michael C. Dooley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Double-crested Cormorant Field Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow Rail Dickcissel Eastern Meadowlark Common Loon Red-necked Phalarope Pileated Woodpecker Tree Swallow Swainson's Thrush Black-throated Blue Warbler American Coot Western Meadowlark Great Egret
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Pleasant Creek State Park Lake MacBride Redbird Farms Wildlife Area Babcock Access
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron American Bittern Eared Grebe Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Common Moorhen Snowy Egret Black Scoter Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey Willet Canada Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Ruff
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Forneys Lake Lake Red Rock Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake South Twin Lake Spirit Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Tuttle Lake County Park Littlefield County Park Runnells Overlook Hales Slough Area Silver Lake Sunken Island Lake
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Whooping Crane American Avocet American Bittern Prairie Falcon Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Short-eared Owl Barn Owl Western Grebe American Pipit White-winged Scoter Pine Siskin Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull Red Crossbill Mourning Dove Sandhill Crane Burrowing Owl
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Ames Big Creek Lake Boone Jester Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Plainfield Saylorville Lake Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Moeckley Prairie Dallas Center Big Wall Lake Allerton Humeston
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1998-08-01
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Marsh Wren Sora Sedge Wren Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin American Golden Plover
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Appanoose County Dallas County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Wayne County Runnells Overlook
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Big Spirit Lake, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for three Greater Scaups at Big Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on November 19, 1998.
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Thelen, Ed
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Greater Scaup
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Spirit Lake
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South shore of Big Spirit Lake - Dickinson County
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Large Natural Lake
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The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Scaup eliminated for the reasons stated above. Observed a flock of eleven scaup on Spirit Lake. 3 of the birds appeared larger than the rest. The following characteristics were noted - larger size with head and bill the most pronounced. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/12:15:00.
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