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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Iowa City, 1992
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Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1992-06-13
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1994-10-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Iowa City on Johnson County, IA on June 13, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Berry, Robert
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Mississippi Kite
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Iowa City
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The north edge of Iowa City, near the Rochester Hy-vee.
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Above a wooded residential area.
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The documentation form by Robert Berry is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Glorine Berry and Diane Amundson. | Elimination of similar species: I consulted three books and Jim Fuller. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:25:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lock and Dam 19 in Keokuk, 1986
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1986-10-20
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1993-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lock and Dam 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on October 20, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, summary of the review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Lock Number 19
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Behind dam, Lock and Dam 19, Keokuk, Iowa
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River rapids
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted. Other observers include Chris Pilliod, Jim Sandrock, Cal Knight, Jane Fuller, Charles Fuller, and James Huntington. | Elimination of similar species: The only species I could not eliminate on the basis of field marks observed was Yellow-footed, which according to Tom Kent (telephone conversation) is not a known vagrant. More objectively, the Yellow-footed is supposed to be larger than a Herring Gull. As stated above, this bird was about the size of a Herring Gull, or perhaps a little smaller. I don't feel it was larger than a Herring Gull. Seabirds (Harrison) warns of possible confusion with dark race Herring Gull. I have not heard of this race occuring [sic] in Iowa. In any event, the foot coloring was incorrect for Herring Gull, which has pink legs in contrast to this bird's yellow legs. | The original documentation form event occurred at various times.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at suburban Des Moines, 1991
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1991-06-22
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of two Mississippi Kites at suburban Des Moines in Polk County, IA on July 22, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, photocopy of an Iowa Bird Life magazine cover page photograph, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Mississippi Kite
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Des Moines
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Suburban Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
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Wooded residential
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim and Jane Fuller, Mark Proescholdt, Ann Johnson, and Barbara L. Wilson were submitted later. Other observers include Tim Schantz, Dennis Thompson, Cecile Thompson, Ross Silcock, Tanya Bray, Beth Proescholdt, Ann Crane, Fred Crane, Jim Dinsmore, Sue Spieker, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, Beth Brown, John Cecil, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: White-tailed kite has white tail, black shoulder patches. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00/16:10:00 on June 22, 1991.
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Record Committee review for rare bird sighting of Purple Gallinule north of Burlington, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-06-21
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1994-02-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Purple Gallinule north of Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on June 21, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Purple Gallinule
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Burlington
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Just north of Burlington in Des Moines County, Iowa
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Recently flooded farm pond with emergent vegetation, dead trees and shrubs.
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, and Diane Porter were submitted later. Other observers include Elizabeth Chrstiansen, Chuck Fuller, Jane Fuller, Gary Wagner, Cal Knight, and Michael Porter. | Elimination of similar species: Common Moorhen slate-colored, not purple, and has red, not blue frontal shield. This bird was pretty unmistakable. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:00:00 on June 21, 1988 and 13:30:00/14:00:00 on June 28, 1988.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Gull at the Des Moines River in Des Moines, 1993
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1993-12-21
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1995-07-08
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at the Des Moines River in Des Moines in Polk County, IA on December 21, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Des Moines
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Des Moines River, Downtown Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
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River
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Most other dark mantled gulls have pink legs. Yellow-footed gull is larger in size than Herring. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Merlin in southwest Chickasaw, 1990
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1990-06-03
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Merlin in southwest Chickasaw County, IA on June 3, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Merlin
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Chickasaw County
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S.W. Chickasaw Co.
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Fence row in row-cropped ag. land
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No other small falcon has uniform dark brown back and upper wing surface. It was much too small to be a female Peregrine. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/15:45:05.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-08-19
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1993-08-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on August 19, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Sandpiper Beach, Sailorville [sic] Reservoir, Polk County, Iowa
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Sandy beach
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: No other species has combination of slate gray mantle and yellow legs other than Yellow-footed, which is not a known vagrant. According to NGS, Yellow-footed is same size as Glaucous. This bird was much smaller - not a whole lot bigger than a Ring-bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:20:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 19, 1986
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1986-12-21
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1993-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on December 21, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Thayer's Gull
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Lock Number 19
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Lock and Dam 19, Miss. River, Keokuk, Lee Co, Iowa
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River rapids.
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Doug Reeves. | Elimination of similar species: First year Herring much more "contrasty"--see above. Kumlien's Iceland Gull...According to Seabirds (Harrison), 1st year Iceland is more pale, tail uniform gray. Overall body coloration is more like 1st year Glaucous--bird I saw was darker than 1st year Glaucous. [...] The important thing about this uniformity that the accompanying first year Herring Gulls had much contrast, showing whitish head, darker wingtips, dark at the tip of the underwings (sometimes), and most obviously, much darker secondaries, creating a dark trailing edge to the wings. Their general color was a darker chocolatey brown. [...] BILL: Pinkish--noticably [sic] smaller that [sic] Herrings. This is pretty subjective, but at about 2/3 of the way across the river at the dam (maybe one third mile) the bill on a Herring can be easily seen through my scope. [...] A very indistinct darkening (wing, upper surface) of the first two or three primaries. The mark had to be looked for to be seen--on the Herring it was much more evident. [...] At some times, the bird showed secondaries that were slightly darker than the rest of the wing. Slightly should be emphasized--at no time was it even close to the darkness of the secondaries of the first year Herring. [...] There was a very slight and indistinct darkening to the first two or three primaries, but this had to be looked for carefully. I have also seen a number of 1st year Herring Gulls that fit this description, but all have a distinct window at base of primaries. | The original documentation form event occurred at various times during the date range of sightings on the documentation form.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 19, 1986
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1986-12-17
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1994-11-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on December 17, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, summary of review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Thayer's Gull
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Lock Number 19
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Lock and Dam 19, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa
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River Rapids
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Francis L. Moore. | Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull:Bill size, pattern of wingtips on upper and under surface of wings. Ringbill: size. Kumlien's Iceland: black rather than gray in wintip [sic] (Tom Kent, personal communication). Adult Glaucous has no black in wingtips. | The original documentation form event occurred at various times on the various dates listed on the documentation form.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 19 at Keokuk, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-11-24
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1993-08-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Thayer's Gulls at Lock and Dam 19 at Keokuk in Lee County, IA on November 24, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, four photographs, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Thayer's Gull
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Lock Number 19
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Behind Lock and Dam 19 at Keokuk in Lee County, Iowa (Iowa side)
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River (Mississippi)
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include John Cecil, Tom Kent, and Francis Moore. | Elimination of similar species: Only probable similar species is Herring, which has contrasty wings - dark trailing edge and darker wingtips. The Thayer's were obviously a lighter shade of brown than any Herrings present. I judged these birds to be somewhat smaller than any Herring. I could not totally rule out first year Glaucous-winged. According to NGS, Glaucous-wing has less mottling or scalloping. The Keokuk birds were obviously mottled. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00/11:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Yellowthroat north of Keokuk, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-12-20
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Common Yellowthroat north of Keokuk in Lee County, IA on December 20, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Common Yellowthroat
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Keokuk
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Along bank of Mississippi River, 1 mile N. of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
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On small, thin peninsula jutting into river, covered with low marsh grass interspersed and supported by taller weeds. Some short willow saplings. Some thin ice bordering shore.
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The documentation form by Robert I. Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: I feel that combination of posture, incl. cock of tail, clear yellow throat and yellowish undersides, and most importantly, trace of emerging mask ruled out all other Warblers. Mask, although faint, was clearly noticable. [sic] Was not Kentucky warbler--saw several this summer and early fall. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:00:10.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ruff northwest of Bayard, 1991
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1991-05-26
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Ruff northwest of Bayard in Greene County, IA on May 26, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Ruff
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Bayard
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approx 1 1/2 miles northwest of Bayard, Iowa
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Flooded field
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Maridel Jackson was submitted. Other observers include Walt Jackson, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I first noticed this bird as we were scanning a bunch of dunlin and this bird "stuck out." [...] The bird was about the size of a lesser yellowlegs (also present) but was of different proportions. The body was too heavy (chunky) for a yellowlegs - being more dowitcher like. The neck was fairly long - more so than a dowticher but maybe a little shorter than lesser yellowlegs. The head was defnitely small for the size of the bird. The legs were also fairly long (knobby knees) and again probably a little shorter than a lesser yellowlegs. These basic proportions helped at once to eliminate many species. [..] The bird's head and upper neck were very tawny (similar to buff breasted sandpiper) [...] Tail - This is the one feature along with the basic shape that convinced me. [...] If the bird would have had no color at all I still would have called it a ruff from the proportions. Ruff plumage is variable to say the least. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur north of Red Oak, 1983
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-03-18
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Record Committee review for approximately thirty Smith's Longspurs north of Red Oak in Montgomery County, IA on March 18, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Smith's Longspur
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Red Oak
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4 mi. north of Red Oak - Montgomery Co.
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last years hay field - on hill top - very rolling country
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Barbara L. WIlson and Tanya Bray were submitted. Other observers include Ross Silcock, Betsy Myers, B.J. Rose, Melba Wigg, Babs Padelford, Jim Kovanda, John Upchurch, Ruth Green, Sandy Kovanda and many unidentified observers from Omaha. | Elimination of similar species: I really can't think what looks similar to Smith's in adult breeding plumage. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:30:00 on March 18, 1983 and several other times on March 18 and 19, 1983.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Northern Hawk Owl at Waterloo, 1981
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-25
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Northern Hawk Owl at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on December 25, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in American Birds, summary of the review, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Northern Hawk Owl
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Waterloo
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Waterloo, Iowa - Black Hawk County
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River bottom Timber along Black Hawk Creek
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis Moore, Peter C. Petersen, and Thomas H. Kent were submitted. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen, Lewis Blevins, Corey Blevins, Brian Blevins, and Fred Lesher. | Elimination of similar species: The long tail, horizontal barring of breast, yellow eyes, facial pattern and behavior eliminated all other possible owls. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:50:00 and around 17:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Tufted Duck at Sweet Marsh, 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-06-30
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Tufted Duck at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on June 30, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, correspondence about the sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Tufted Duck
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Sweet Marsh
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Sweet Marsh (Tom Stone, Jr. & I first found bird)
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marshy area near cattails
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis L. Moore were submitted . Other observers include Russell Hays, Tom Stone, and Tom Stone, Jr. | Elimination of similar species: May be a ring-neck female or scaup but doesn't look right- probably a hybrid. | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:45:00/20:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Parasitic Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir, 1985
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1985-10-14
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1993-09-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 14, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, an article of Iowa Bird Life, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Parasitic Jaeger
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co., Iowa
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General: Saylorville Reservoir- large impoundment on DesMoines [sic] River. Specific: Always out in main deeper part of lake.
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Stephen Dinsmore, Francis L. Moore, Carl J. Bendorf, Thomas H. Kent, and Bery Engebretsen were submitted. Other observers include Dennis Thompson, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, Tom Staudt, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: Pomarine Jaeger and Long-tailed Jaeger are possible. See explanation on back as to why I believe this was Parasitic Jaeger. [...] A juvenile dark phase Pomarine would also show much white in the base of primaries (top and bottom) and the tail wouldn't have any long streamers. The Pomarine should however be a larger bird (Herring Gull size). The Pomarine's flight should be slower and more labored than this bird was. A juvenile dark phase Long-tailed Jaeger would not show as much white on dorsal side of primaries as this bird did and the flight pattern should be almost tern-like which it was not. Long-tailed Jaegers should also appear to be more grayish than the bird in question- even in dark phase. Further note on size-- As the jaeger rested on the water, double-crested cormorants would sometimes swim into the field of view and they appeared to be at least one-third larger than the jaeger. A pied-billed grebe also swam near once and the jaeger was probably 1/4 again longer than the grebe. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:15:00/09:40:00 and seen several times after that for a total of sixty minutes.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur north of Red Oak, 1982
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1982-03-21
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for six Smith's Longspur north of Red Oak in Montgomery County, IA on March 21, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Smith's Longspur
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Red Oak
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4 mi. N. RedOak - Montgomery County
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Hilly corn stubble field - birds were on top of hill
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Betsy Myers. | Elimination of similar species: The head pattern and buffy breast + belly (showing no white) eliminates other longspurs, water pipit, + horned larks. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur west of Essex, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-03-29
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two to ten Smith's Longspurs west of Essex in Page County, IA on March 29, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, summary of the review and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Smith's Longspur
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Essex
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4 mi. North of Red Oak, Ia. and 2 mi. West of Essex, Iowa
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General: Open - rolling terrain Specific: usually in ankle
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Francis Moore. | Elimination of similar species: Lapland does not have buffy breast or white patches on shoulders or head. | The original documentation form event occurred at various times on March 29, 30, and 31, 1984.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur west of Essex, 1984
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-03-29
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two to ten Smith's Longspurs west of Essex in Page County, IA on March 29, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Smith's Longspur
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Essex
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4 mi. North of Red Oak, Ia. and 2 mi. West of Essex, Iowa
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General: Open - rolling terrain Specific: usually in ankle
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Francis Moore. | Elimination of similar species: Lapland does not have buffy breast or white patches on shoulders or head. | The original documentation form event lasted occurred at various times on March 29, 30, and 31, 1984.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Great Black-backed Gull at Saylorville Reservoir, 1987
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-04-30
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1993-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on April 30, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir - Polk Co.
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Large, man-made lake - sandy beaches
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: The gull was too big and had too large of a bill for herring gull. The checkered back + very contrasty head + upper breast with lower are not consistent with herring. Basically size of bird + its bill eliminated most everything. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:30:00/18:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Yellow Rail at Sweet Marsh, 1980
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-05-11
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Yellow Rail at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 11, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Yellow Rail
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Sweet Marsh
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East side of Sweet Marsh - Bremer Co. Iowa
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The bird flushed in exactly the same place as one did May 26, 1979 for Francis Moore and me. The area has short grass (less than a foot high) and the water under the grass is about 4" or 5" deep. Francis flushed the bird again May 18, 1980.
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis Moore. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Bullock's Oriole at Cedar Falls, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-20
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2000-11-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Bullock's Oriole at Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County, IA on December 20, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs, e-mail correspondence between Jon Dunn, Jim Fuller, James Rising, David Sibley, and Paul Lehman, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Bullock's Oriole
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Cedar Falls
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Cedar Falls, Iowa - Black Hawk County
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coming to feeder in residential area
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers includes Don Irwin and Paulina Irwin. | Elimination of similar species: The 'Baltimore' subspecies has the yellow-orange on breast going down the breast thru belly and has a more yellowish back. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-necked Stilt at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 1984
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-06-02
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of two Black-necked Stilts at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on June 2, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, a photocopy of a photo, an article of Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Black-necked Stilt
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge - Kossuth County, Iowa
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General: Large cattail marsh. Specific: Shallow muddy pool on north edge of Refuge.
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The documentation form by Robert Myers forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Francis L. Moore was submitted. Other observers include Russell Hays and several unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: Nothing really is similar. American Avocet has upturned bill and shows much white in wings. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:58:00/08:00:00 and 08:30:00/08:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager at Hope Martin Memorial Park, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-10-08
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Tanager at Hope Martin Memorial Park in Black Hawk County, IA on October 8, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, a letter from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, a letter from Bob Myers to Tom Kent, a letter from Francis Moore to Tom Kent, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Western Tanager
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Hope Martin Memorial Park
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Hope Martin Park, Waterloo, Ia. (Part of Waterloo Greenbelt)
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Riverbottom Timber on edge of park - brushy area First seen in top of willow thicket, then flew to top of oak in the park.
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The documentation form by Robert Myers is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Francis L. Moore was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Fall scarlet tanager is possible - see attached page. My first thought was that this was late for a scarlet Tanager and when I looked closer I saw the wing bars. My second thought was that someone told me that one of a hunderd [sic] ♀ scarlets have wing bars. I also knew the Peterson Guide says some scarlets have two wing bars. When I went home that night I was anything but convinced the bird was a western tanager even though most literature states wing bars = western tanager. When I got home I phoned Fancis Moore and he went to the park and was able to relocate the bird. Even though he had never seen western tanagers before, Francis thought this was one. His enthusiasm prompted me to research further. I am now also convinced that this bird was indeed a western tanager no matter how unlikely it seems. Ironically, my first western tanager, a male seen April 26, 1980 at Forney Lake, was also with a mixed flock of yellow-rump + palm warblers. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Yellow-throated Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park, 1980
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-05-09
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Yellow-throated Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on May 9, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Thornburg, Robert E.
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Yellow-throated Warbler
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Wildcat Den State Park
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Wildcat Den State Park
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uppermost pine branches often to the very tips of the branches
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The documentation form by Robert Thornburg is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Yellow-throated Vireo, Northern Parula Warbler Magnolia Warbler. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/07:45:00.
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