Iowa Birdline update, April 6, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-06
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N/A
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 6, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a very late Northern Shrike, a Ferruginous Hawk flyover in Story County and Yellow-rumped Warblers brought in by the south winds overnight. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Goshawk and 20 American White Pelicans.
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Ferruginous Hawk Smith's Longspur American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Virginia Rail Yellow-rumped Warbler American Black Duck Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Madison County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Story County
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Elk Creek Wildlife Area Pool C, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-04-12
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1992-04-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Cinnamon Teal at Elk Creek Wildlife Area Pool C in Worth County, IA on April 12, 1992.
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Borchardt, Dan
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Cinnamon Teal
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Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Elk Creek Wildlife Area Pool C in Worth County
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Flooded area along the roadside
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The documentation form by Dan Borchardt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Kevin Pannhoff and Jason Nord. | Elimination of similar species: With male blue-winged teal but it body was completely red and a red head which the blue-wings body is brown and head bluish with a white bar behind the bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, April 13, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-13
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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 April 13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of thousands of American White Pelicans in the state on about every body of water and Barn Owls nesting at the same location in Taylor County for the fourth consecutive year. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Little Blue Heron near Burlington that has been at the same pond for three straight days and 12 Red-breasted Mergansers at Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids.
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Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren Barn Owl American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Greater Prairie-Chicken Dunlin Baird's Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird Bonaparte's Gull
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Burlington Cedar Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Ringgold State Wildlife Area Green Valley State Park Runnells Overlook Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Taylor County
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Shrike at Princeton Marsh in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1992-04-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Shrike at Princeton Marsh in Scott County, IA on March 8 and April 5, 1992.
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Dorrance, Dan
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Northern Shrike
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Princeton State Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Birdline update, April 20-22, 1992
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Gruidae | Cranes Calcariidae | Longspurs and snow bunting Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-20
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1992-04-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 20-22, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female Evening Grosbeak, Sandhill Cranes that have been reported for several weeks now, and a good number of three Longspur species, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Smith's Longspur and Lapland Longspur. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 16 duck species, 40 Great Egrets and three American White Pelicans.
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Bobolink Chestnut-collared Longspur Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Carolina Wren American White Pelican Evening Grosbeak Little Gull Sandhill Crane Great Egret
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Coralville Lake Ledges State Park Marshalltown Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Rare bird documentation form for Brewer's Blackbird near Mason City, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-04-23
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for eleven Brewer's Blackbirds near Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 23, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Brewer's Blackbird
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Mason City
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near Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Comparison made to Comm. Grackle above. Unlikely habitat and date for Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolingus). | The original documentation form event occurred in the late afternoon.
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Rare bird documentation form for Whimbrel at southwest of Liscomb, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-04-24
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1992-04-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Whimbrel at southwest of Liscomb in Marshall County, IA on April 24, 1992.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Whimbrel
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Liscomb
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3 1/2 miles southwest of Liscomb
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flooded field, across from marshy area
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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 Ramona Sommerlot. | Elimination of similar species: Marbled Godwit - approximately same size but difference in bill (Whimbrel carving down - M. Godwit, up). Longbilled Curlew is larger without head stripes - Bristle-thighed curlew (very remote) has rust colored rump + tail | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:20:00 and 16:30:00/16:40:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, April 27, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-04-27
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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 April 27, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of Black Rails, a Eurasian Wigeon, Cinnamon Teal and Chestnut-collared Longspurs. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Clay-colored Sparrows in several locations and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak that was back in Iowa City.
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Eared Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Chestnut-collared Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow Eurasian Wigeon Cinnamon Teal Black Rail Whimbrel Black-crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit
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Rare bird documentation form for Ibis species at Otter Creek Marsh, 1992
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Field notes
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1992-04-30
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1992-05-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an Ibis species at Otter Creek Marsh in Tama County, IA on April 30, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Glossy Ibises
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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South of south dike at Otter Creek Marsh, Tama County
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No other large marsh bird has such a thick downcurved bill and a reddish-brown color. Long-billed Curlew has a long downcurved bill, but the bill is quite thin, and its coloration is generally brown. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle at Wapello Township in Louisa County, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-04-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Great-tailed Grackle at Wapello Township in Louisa County, IA on April 30, 1992.
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Ohde, Bill
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Wapello Township
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SE 1/4 of section 19, T74N, R4W, Louisa County, Iowa
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Rural farmstead on edge of large timber block. In tall (15') backyard shrubs.
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The documentation form by Bill Ohde is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Common grackle - this bird was nearly crow-sized, longer tailed, with the peculiar whistles and rattles. Boat-tailed grackle - song was wrong. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle at Crawford Creek Recreation Area, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-02
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1992-05-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Great-tailed Grackle at Crawford Creek Recreation Area in Ida County, IA on May 2, 1992.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Crawford Creek County Recreation Area
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Crawford Creek Recreational Area ICCB.
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open park land, lake with cattails
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The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Common Grackle, not as long, more irridescent, [sic] common grackle with in [sic] 20 ft. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:27:00/09:29:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Long-tailed Duck at Pleasant Creek Lake, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-03
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Long-tailed Duck at Pleasant Creek Lake in Linn County, IA on May 3, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Long-tailed Duck
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Pleasant Creek State Park
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west end of Pleasant Creek Lake, Linn Co., Iowa
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open water in middle of lake
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Unmistakable. | The original documentation form event occurred around five minutes.
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler at Moorehead Park in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1992-05-04
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1992-05-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Hooded Warbler at Moorehead Park in Ida County, IA on May 4, 1992.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Hooded Warbler
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Moorehead Pioneer Park
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Iowa Birdline update, May 4, 1992
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-05-04
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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 May 4, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of Sandhill Cranes and Piping Plovers at two locations, Little Blue Herons and a record late Long-tailed Duck. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Summer Tanager at a suet feeder and 17 Warbler species at Shimek State Forest - Croton Unit.
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Little Blue Heron Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-tailed Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Piping Plover Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane Black Tern
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Lylahs Marsh County Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds Rare birds Ornithological illustration
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1992-05-04
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Glossy Ibises at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on May 4, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from J.V. Remsen to Tom Kent, letters between Tom Kent and Bob Janssen, a letter from Matt Kenne to Tom Kent, a letter from Bruce Fall to Tom Kent, five photographs, a page with two ibis head sketches, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life 53:68 by Matthew Kenne, and the article Field identification of White-faced and Glossy Ibises by H. Douglas Pratt, published in Birding 8(1):1-5. The Glossy Ibises were seen by Bobbi Webber and photographed by Dave Bunkofske.
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Glossy Ibis
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-07
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on May 7, 1992.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Prairie Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Croton Unit Shimek State Forest
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Scattered pines, various scrup trees, bushes in forest- opening on top of a hill (midforest area)
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The documentation form by Maridel Jackson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers. | Elimination of similar species: Palm has distinct rusty cap. This bird did not. This bird had yellower breast and clearer yellow in mid chest area- no yellow eye stripe like palm even though prairie is yellow above eye. Palm has no black mark (teardrop) below eye Yellow is more yellow all over - no dark streaking on breast no dark face marks Pine has much less defined streaking yellow eye stripe, no black tear on face has noticable [sic] wing bars | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:00:00 approximately.
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Details for rare bird sighting, Jim Fuller, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1992-05-08
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1992-05-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports for three sightings of Great-tailed Grackles in Iowa. First sighting is at the West gun club pond at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 8, 1992, the second at Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 13, 1992, and the third near the visitor's center at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on May 13, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Coralville Lake Council Bluffs DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-09
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Henslow's Sparrow near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 9, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Grassy field near Lacey-Keosauqua SP, Van Buren County.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1992-05-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 9, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Bewick's Wren
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle at Rock Falls, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-10
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1992-05-11
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle at Rock Falls in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 10, 1992.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Golden Eagle
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Rock Falls
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About 3/4 mi w. of S-62, 1 1/2 mi. n. of B-20, Rock Falls, Iowa
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Plowed field and pasture with stream through it
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The documentation form by Jan L. Walter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim B. Walter. | Elimination of similar species: Small head, longer tail, absence of any white in plumage eliminated Bald Eagle. Size much larger than common, familiar Red-tailed Hawk eliminated dark morph buteos as did lack of strong contrast between flight feathers and under wing linings. It did not have the 2-toned under wings, strong dihedral or rocking flight of the Turkey Vulture. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:05:00.
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Rare bird documentation for Whimbrel at Riverton Wildlife Management Area, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-11
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1992-05-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation for a Whimbrel at Riverton Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA on May 11, 1992.
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Padelford, Babs
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Whimbrel
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Mud flat on the west side of the main pool at Riverton Waterfowl Refuge in Fremont Co., Iowa
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The documentation form by Babs Padelford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Doug Rose and Loren Padelford. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, May 11-13, 1992
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-05-11
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1992-05-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 11-13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a two Red Knots, Snowy Plover, Brown Pelican, a pair of Bewick's Wrens and two singing Henslow's Sparrows. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Townsend's Solitaire and a Swallow-tailed Kite.
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Swallow-tailed Kite Marbled Godwit Townsend's Solitaire Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Mute Swan Brown Pelican Snowy Plover Red Knot King Rail
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Ocheyedan River McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Polk City Cemetery
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-15
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1992-05-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation for a Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on May 15, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Prairie Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Forest edge of a semi-open area at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest, Lee County.
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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 Bob Myers, Tom Kent, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: No other warbler which has yellow underparts with black streaking has a face pattern anything like this bird did. Nobody disagreed with the ID. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:35:00/06:40:00 on May 15, 1992 and around 06:15:00 on May 19, 1992.
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for May 19, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a singing Prairie Warbler and a singing Worm-eating Warbler both at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest and several Yellow-Crowned Night Herons at Sullivan Slough. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of Piping Plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers and a Black-billed Cuckoo.
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Swallow-tailed Kite White-eyed Vireo Townsend's Solitaire Whimbrel Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Finn Pond Wildlife Area Hartman Reserve Nature Center Riverton Wildlife Management Area Warren County Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Polk City Cemetery Runnells Overlook Sullivan Slough
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird southwest of Plymouth in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird southwest of Plymouth in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 17 and 18, 1992.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Western Kingbird
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Plymouth
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