J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding Broad-winged Hawk sighting, fall 1986
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Gillaspey writes about a report of Broad-winged Hawks at Little River Lake. He includes a clipping of the report printed in the Lamoni Chronicle on October 16, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loons at Lake Manawa, 1972
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1972-10-23
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for four Red-throated Loons at Lake Manawa on October 23, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication American Birds seen by Carolyn Kiper.
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Lake Manawa State Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon at Jester Park, 1972
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1972-09-02
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loons at Jester Park in Polk County in September 2, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life from 1972 seen by Sue and Stuart Burns, and referenced by another publication.
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County on May 13, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication American Birds seen by James Delehant.
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for five Red-throated Loons at Carter lake in Pottawattamie County on September 22, 1930. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Mary Ellsworth and L.O. Horsky, and referenced by two later publications.
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for Red-throated Loon at Carter Lake on April 22, 1930. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Robert Overing and his wife, and referenced by two other publications.
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1993-08-27
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Records Committee review for a flock of Red-throated Loon at Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County on April 17, 1929. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Robert Overing, and referenced by two other publications.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon in Wapello County, 1973
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1996-04-24
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon on the Des Moines River near Ottumwa on April 28, 1873. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of the Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by W. E. Praeger, and referenced by a later publication.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loon in Jackson County before 1907
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loons in Jackson County before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication by Rudolph Martin Anderson in The Birds of Iowa by Harold Joseph Giddings, and referenced by a later publication.
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon in Black Hawk County before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication by Rudolph Martin Anderson in The Birds of Iowa seen by Morton E. Peck, and referenced by a later publication.
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loons in Polk County before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by A. I. Johnson, and referenced by two later publications.
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Records Committee review for a flock of Red-throated Loons in Franklin County circa 1893. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the article "Sea Birds that Visit Iowa" in Iowa Ornithology 2:31-34 by Frank H. Shoemaker, and referenced by two other publications.
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Records Committee review for Red-throated Loon in Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication White's Geological Survey of Iowa by Joel Asaph Allen, and referenced in a later publication.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rosy Finch at Oelwein, 1978
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Records Committee review for a Rosy Finch at Oelwein in Fayette County, IA on March 12, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in Des Moines Register, a letter from Richard Wilkinson to Thomas H. Kent, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Stone, Tom
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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
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Oelwein
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Oelwein, IOWA
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Feeds on feeder. Come to a Rocky Ravine like spot by house.
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The documentation form by Tom Stone is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Nicholas Halmi was submitted later. Other observers include Russel Hays, Frank Moore, Joe Schaufenbuel, Tom Kent, Tom Shires, Peter Petersen, Bernie Knight, Robert Myers, and eight more birders from Cedar Rapids-Marion. | Elimination of similar species: This bird doesn't have any black on back or breast like the Black Rosy Finch. This bird had gray on head to distuinguish [sic] it. From the Brown capped Rosy Finch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:28:00/12:40:00.
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Field notes were contributed by Diane C. Porter, Fairfield, Iowa, winter 1983-1984, with an observation from William and Jane Fleeson on a Barred Owl in Jefferson County. The only sighting from outside that county was an estimated 20 Common Turkeys in Geode State Park. Included were clippings from the Fairfield Ledger about sightings of early American Robins and a Tundra Swan, and an envelope with a Mockingbird stamp. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Barred Owl Northern Mockingbird Wild Turkey American Robin Tundra Swan
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Winter report of birds contributed by James P. Sandrock. An attached clipping from the Fairfield Ledger dated February 24, 1983, describes a sighting of 50 Bald Eagles in Van Buren County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Bald Eagle Short-eared Owl Long-eared Owl Northern Harrier
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Vernon M. Kleen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding publication of bird reports, September 8, 1978
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Letter from Vernon M. Kleen to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding editorial details and corrections for the publication of bird reports, September 8, 1978. The item includes clippings of articles from American Birds and Missouri Bluebird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1977-1978.
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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Northern Shrike
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Audubon field notes contributed by Frederick W. Kent. A newspaper clipping regarding the naming of a park for Mr. Kent in Johnson County, Iowa and a note to Peter C. Petersen are included in the field notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1967.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Hudsonian Godwit
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Conesville Coralville Lake Johnson County Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Winter of 1974-75, Red Rock area and Pleasantville, Iowa field notes were submitted by Gladys Black along with a cover letter to Vernon M. Kleen dated March 19, 1975, a newspaper article and a map. The article was one she wrote for the Des Moines Register called "Reports two Snowy Owls seen in central Iowa," and the map showed the number of Snowy Owl observations in Iowa counties, November 1974-March 1975. The letter summarized the findings on Snowy Owls from responses to the newspaper article, and the impact of a blizzard January 10-11 in northwest Iowa that killed many birds and livestock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1974-1975.
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Snowy Owl
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Tree Sparrow at West Branch, 1987
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Eurasian Tree Sparrows at West Branch in Cedar County, IA on March 14, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, and eight documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
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West Branch
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in my backyard in West Branch
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The documentation form by Sally Veal is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by James Sandrock, Carl Bendorf, Thomas Kent, James Fuller, Peter Petersen, Thomas Staudt, and Francis Moore were submitted later. Other observers include Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Walter Zuurdeeg, Ann Barker, Mary Lou Petersen, and Gerry White. | Elimination of similar species: As I was filling my bird feeders I noticed two birds in the silver maple behind the house that at first glance appeared to be house sparrows. I was struck by the neat appearance and greater activity of these particular birds and by the fact that they were not associating with the flock of house sparrows near the bird feeders. Even without binoculars I was able to see the black spots on the birds faces. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00 through the afternoon.
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll at Norwalk in Warren County, IA on February 3, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, several photographs, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Hoary Redpoll
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Norwalk
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Feeding station at 532 120th Avenue, Norwalk, Warren County, IA
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the earliest and thels, one an adult male and the other a probable adult female, were present on the same day. Oftentimes all three birds were on the feeder concurrently which allowed for a number of comparisons. Characteristics which differentiated this bird from the Common Redpolls and identified it as a Hoary Redpoll: underlying color was lighter than the warmer, darker brown of the Commons, More extensive white feather edgings to the secondaries, tertials, and scapulars than shown on Commons, Broad white edge to the greater coverts, Buffy face and strong white supercilliary, Smaller red cap, Broken and shorter flank streaking, Short, triangular bill with resulting pushed in face, Nearly white undertail covers (Although brightly colored adult male Common Redpolls may have diminished markings on their undertail coverts, this bird had no red except for the cap.) | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00 and periodically throughout the day. one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Sinclair, Stephen Dinsmore, and Jim Fuller were submitted later. Other observers include Rick Trieff and Jane Fuller . | Elimination of similar species: The only species this bird could be confused with is Common Redpoll. Two individua
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll at Davenport in Scott County, IA on February 12, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, three articles in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Hoary Redpoll
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Davenport
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oak forest now established residential area wooded hill, much underbrush below thistle feeder
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: see number 6. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/07:40:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Marion, 1981
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll at Marion in Linn County, IA on January 22, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, three articles in Iowa Bird Life, a photograph, a letter of Vernon Kleen to Nicholas Halmi, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Thompson, Fred K.
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Hoary Redpoll
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Marion
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2830 McGowan Blvd., Marion, Iowa
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My back yard at thistle feeder, near city park with flocks of common redpolls. 1/4 miles from large weedy field and farmland
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The documentation form by Fred Thompson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tom Shires and Nicholas Halmi were submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Cardelis flammea - common redpoll - by color and beak size. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:00:00/10:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpolls at Maffit Reservoir, 1978
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for at least two Hoary Redpolls at Maffit Reservoir in Polk County, IA on January 8, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, three articles in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Burns, Sue Burns, Stuart L.
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Hoary Redpoll
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir
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Near Maffit Reservoir, Des Moines
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birds were feeding in a weed field, staying fairly stationary.
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The documentation form by Stuart and Sue Burns is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Obviously, the only other species it could have been would be the Common Redpoll. Its only certain distinguishing characteristic (noted by us) was the white rump. | The original documentation form event occurred around 13:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Grosbeak at Holstein, 1997
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1997-11-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pine Grosbeak at Holstein in Ida County, IA on November 5, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a letter from Curtis Rector to Tom Kent with Pete Ernzen and James Dinsmore copied.
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Rector, Curtis L.
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Pine Grosbeak
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Holstein
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near Somerset Apartments in Holstein, Iowa
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A letter from Curtis L. Rector to Tom Kent forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:16:00 on November 5, 1997, and 14:10:00/14:15:00, 15:45:00, and 16:15:00/16:25:00 on November 6, 1997 .
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