Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Management Area, 1994
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-05-15
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA on May 15, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, seven photographs and photocopies of them, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Riverton GMA, Fremont County
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The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Roger Rose, and Doug Rose. | Elimination of similar species: [...] It resembled a Pectoral Sandpiper, but differed in the following ways: the crown was streaked, and showed noticeable rufous coloration in the feathering; the off-white superciliary stripe was lengthy and broadened towards the rear; the breast markings were dense as in a Pectoral but did not show a clearcut ending at the whitish belly, but instead ended indeterminately by gradually fading out. [...] Once ready to record, we flushed the bird and it gave a soft series of notes, somewhat like a Lesser Yellowlegs, but rather flat and unmelodious. This call was most unlike the harsh, grating call of a Pectoral Sandpiper. [...] Plumage, time of year, call upon flushing, and key plumage differences from Pectoral Sandpiper, cited above, led us to identify this bird as an adult Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. | The original documentation form event occurred around 10:30:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, May 16, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-05-16
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 16, 1994. Highlights include Ruff, Black-headed Grosbeak, Mississippi Kite, Red-necked Phalarope and Red Knot. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Black-headed Grosbeak Red Knot Surf Scoter Red-necked Phalarope Prairie Warbler Ruff
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Big Creek Lake Blue Lake Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Silver Lake Fayette Township
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Iowa Birdline update, May 23 and May 24, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-05-23
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1994-05-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 23, 1994. Highlights include Mississippi Kite, Sandhill Crane, Red-necked Grebe, White-winged Scoter and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Includes update for May 24, 1994 and handwritten notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Red-necked Grebe Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen Western Grebe Ross' Goose White-winged Scoter Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Hooded Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Hickory Hill Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Peterson Pits Recreation Area Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Anderson Goose Lake Lily Pond Myre Slough State Game Management Area New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Township Lake Cornelia
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Iowa Birdline update, May 30, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-05-30
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 30, 1994. Highlights include a Purple Gallinule and a Whimbrel.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Marbled Godwit Alder Flycatcher Bobolink Purple Gallinule Whimbrel Wilson's Phalarope Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit American Golden Plover
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Coralville Lake Jester Park Sweet Marsh Sandy Beach Public Use Area Fayette Township Osceola Municipal Airport
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David Dankert letter to Thomas Kent regarding Sandhill Crane sighting, May 31, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1994-05-31
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N/A
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Letter from David Dankert to Thomas Kent dated May 31, 1994. In this letter Dankert corrects a Sandhill Crane sighting in the Spring 1993 report by stating the cranes were sighted on March 27 1993, not April 27 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Dankert, David L.
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Sandhill Crane
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Pool Slough
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Dale Stone letter to Thomas Kent regarding Spring field reports, May 31, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1994-05-31
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N/A
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Letter from Dale Stone to Thomas Kent dated May 31, 1994. Stone notes that he is an irregular contributor to the field reports and includes an annotated list of birds he has sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Stone, Dale
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Turkey Vulture Yellow-headed Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Osprey Tree Swallow Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Waterthrush
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Lake View Webster County Swan Lake State Park Grant County Park University Forty County Park
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Dan Dorrance letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Red-necked Grebe sighting, August 17, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1994-06-01
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1994-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dan Dorrance to Jim Dinsmore dated August 17, 1994. Dorrance retracts his sighting of a Red-necked Grebe believing it to be an immature Hooded Merganser based on a conversation with Pete Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Dorrance, Dan
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Red-necked Grebe Hooded Merganser
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Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Pagel Flaming Prairie Park
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Pam Allen letter to Jim Fuller regarding Greater Scaup addendum for the Fall report, June 3, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1994-06-03
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N/A
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Letter from Pam Allen to Jim Fuller dated June 3, 1994. Allen noticed that the Fall report published in Iowa Bird Life did not include her sighting of a Greater Scaup. She also notes from her Spring report that she was really happy to see a Purple Gallinule. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Allen, Pam
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Purple Gallinule Greater Scaup
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West Hottes Lake
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Iowa Birdline update, June 6, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-06-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 6, 1994. Highlights include Prairie Warbler, Sandhill Crane and Western Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Eared Grebe Purple Gallinule Western Grebe Chuck-will's-widow Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Hickory Grove County Park Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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Iowa Birdline update, June 13, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-06-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 13, 1994. Highlights include Purple Gallinule, Sandhill Crane, Prairie Warbler, Western Grebe and Least Tern. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-breasted Chat Purple Gallinule Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Least Tern Peregrine Falcon Acadian Flycatcher Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Cedar Rapids Zirbel Slough Sweet Marsh MidAmerican Energy Ponds Indian Creek Nature Center Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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William Norris letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding birds sighted in North-East Iowa, June 15, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1994-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated June 15, 1994. Norris describes working on a project monitoring birds in five state preserves/parks in North-East Iowa and details some of his bird sightings. Included with this letter is a map of White Pine Hollow State Park which marks the locations of several bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Norris, William R.
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Chestnut-sided Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Canada Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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White Pine Hollow State Park Backbone State Park
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Iowa Birdline update, June 20, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 20, 1994. Highlights include Western Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Piping Plover and Least Tern. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Piping Plover Blue Grosbeak
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Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bartlett Pagel Flaming Prairie Park Rice Lake Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Thomas Kent letter to Pam Allen regarding Greater Scaup sighting, June 22, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification
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1994-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Kent to Pam Allen dated June 22, 1994. In this letter Kent explains that the reason a Greater Scaup sighting wasn't included in the Fall report was because of the early date, the difficulty of identification, and the lack of collaborating reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Greater Scaup
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West Hottes Lake
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Kenneth Brock email to Jim Fuller regarding Iowa records, June 23, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1994-06-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Kenneth Brock to Jim Fuller dated June 23, 1994. Brock notes that there are five sightings that have been referred to the state rarities committee that he needs documentation for if they are to be included in the regional report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Purple Gallinule
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, June 27, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-06-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 27, 1994. Highlights include a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Least Tern, Piping Plover and Prairie Warbler. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Upland Sandpiper Cattle Egret Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Black-throated Green Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Appanoose County Lee County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Cordova Park Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification
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1994-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated July 1, 1994. Brock gives his opinion on the validity of some documented Iowa bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Western Tanager Swainson's Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Purple Gallinule Red Knot Lark Bunting
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Bruce Ehresman letter to Lee Gladfelter regarding wildlife notes, July 1, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdhouses
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1994-07-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bruce Ehresman to Lee Gladfelter dated July 1, 1994. Ehresman reports on Bald Eagle and Barn Owl nests. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Ehresman, Bruce
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl
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Fremont County Guthrie County Jackson County Linn County Lucas County Sac County Washington County Dubuque County Clayton County Taylor County
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Iowa Birdline update, July 4, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Exotic birds Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-04
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N/A
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 4, 1994 Highlights of the update include sightings of Yellow-breasted Chats, a Northern Mockingbird, a Pileated Woodpecker, a Common Tern, and an early returning Willet. Also of note were observations of several species of Warblers as well as two Ringed-turtle Doves visiting a feeder at Swaledale.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Ringed Turtle-Dove Willet Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Veery Northern Mockingbird Scarlet Tanager Prairie Warbler Common Tern Brown Creeper
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Coralville Lake Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Swaledale Holst State Forest Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area Des Moines County Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa records, July 6, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution
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1994-07-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated July 6, 1994. Brock responds to Kent's comments on the validity of some documented Iowa bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.
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Brock, Kenneth J.
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Clark's Grebe Fish Crow Swainson's Warbler Red Knot
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Iowa
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Neil Bernstein letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer sightings, July 8, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Water birds
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1994-07-08
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N/A
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated July 8, 1994. Bernstein provides a list of birds he has sighted and comments on the numbers of individuals he has seen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Carolina Wren Franklin's Gull Greater Yellowlegs Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Parula Snow Goose Gadwall Least Sandpiper
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Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Iowa Birdline update, July 11, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Rallidae | Rails Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-11
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N/A
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 11, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a King Rail, a Little Blue Heron, and five shorebird species, including a Stilt Sandpiper. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Pacific Loon, Common Moorhens, and three species of Rails.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Common Moorhen Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Stilt Sandpiper King Rail
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Blue Lake Burlington Forneys Lake Lee County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Mississippi River, Iowa Anderson Goose Lake State Line Marsh State Game Management Area
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Robert Schwartz letter to Steve Dinsmore regarding Spring 1993 Sandhill Crane sighting, July 12, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1994-07-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert Schwartz to Steve Dinsmore dated July 12, 1994. Schwartz clarifies that he sighted four Sandhill Crane at Thorpe Park on April 13, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Schwartz, Robert
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Sandhill Crane
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Thorpe Park
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Richard Rosche letter to Ross Silcock regarding Veery sighting, July 12, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1994-07-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Richard Rosche to Ross Silcock dated July 12, 1994. Rosche reports sighting a singing male Veery at Black Hawk Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Rosche, Richard C.
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Veery
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Black Hawk Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Common Snipe nest, July 17, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1994-07-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated July 17, 1994. Bernstein reports on a Common Snipe nest with eggs, and also a Hooded Merganser hatching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Hooded Merganser Common Snipe
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Dickinson County Solon
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Iowa Birdline update, July 18, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1994-07-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 18, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Fulvous Whistling Duck, a Pacific Loon, Black Rails, and King Rails. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Sandhill Cranes, Little Blue Herons, and previously seen birds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Least Bittern Little Blue Heron American Bittern Fulvous Whistling-Duck Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Black Rail Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Snow Goose Sandhill Crane King Rail
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Blue Lake Burlington Goose Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake State Line Marsh State Game Management Area Iowa State Capitol
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