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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Red Rock Dam, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-12-13
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Red Rock Dam in Marion County, IA on December 13, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Thayer's Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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below dam - Lake Red Rock, Marion Co, IA
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dam on Des Moines River forming reservoir; open river with islands
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Ring-billed eliminated by size and leg color. Herring eliminated by head shape and eye color. Iceland eliminated by eye color, mantle color, and size and shape of head. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:01:00/15:03:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-14
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, IA on September 14, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form with an addendum submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Prairie Warbler
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Greenfield Township
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My Yard - small acreage in northern Warren County, IA
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Mixed open woods and field edge with creek and many shrubs
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The documentation form with an addendum by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Palm Warbler - no streaking on breast; chestnut cap not evident; streaking was black; breeding plumage unlikely on this date Pine Warbler - belly and undertail coverts bright yellow; wingbars not as distinct as the wing was not as dark nor the bars as white: streaking on the sides darker than a pine [...] Magnolia Warbler - Magnolia's body and wings too dark; adult eliminated because of no streaking on breast (only sides) and no black facial mask; immature does not have heavy enough streaking nor yellow extending up the face and around the eye far enough and the wingbars are too contrasting (black and white) Cape May Warbler - vibrant yellow undertail coverts would seem to by and large eliminate the Cape May, especially when combined with no streaking on the breast and belly; wing bars were two distinct pale yellowish markings, not white or blotched together Blackburnian Warbler - unstreaked back; no distinct cheek patch; no white wing bars on dark wings Blackpoll/Bay-breasted Warbler - unstreaked back; primary identification of fall blackpoll is white undertail coverts which eliminates this bird immediately. Also this complex normally has more distinct white wing bars on darker wings and the streaking on the sides is not the stark black on brilliant yellow but a more muted yellowish wash. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:45:00/18:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-02
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pine Warbler at Greenfield Township in Warren County, IA on September 2, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form with an addendum submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Pine Warbler
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Greenfield Township
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My Yard - small acreage in northern Warren County, IA
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Mixed open woods and field edge with creek and many shrubs
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Yellow-throated Vireo - warbler bill; light streaking on sides; light eyering evident as opposed to spectacles Blackburnian Warbler - face pattern wrong Blackpoll - no distinct eyeline; head and back more olive Other warblers - combination of field marks | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Townsend's Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park, 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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1988-05-12
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Townsend's Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on May 12, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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White, Gerald
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Townsend's Warbler
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Wildcat Den State Park
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[...] At Wild Cat Den State Park in a small area of bottom land of deciduous woods on May 12, 1988 at 7:20 AM, for aproximatly [sic] 45 seconds.
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The documentation form by Gerald White is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] When the first look at the head I thought of a possible Blackburnian but when I saw the neck I knew I had a new bird for myself. The most striking features being the head and throat markings. [...] I then checked the rest of the birds listed and made the summation that I had seen the Townsend's. That evening when I returned from work I checked my Golden, Peterson, N.G.S. and Audubon Master Guide for their accounts of the Townsend's and similar species. I eliminated the following; Hermit Warbler - no cheek patch: Blackburnian - dosn't [sic] have a black throat: Black-throated Green - has solid back color and cheek patch not as bold, no black cap. Of the references mentioned, the N.G.S. has the most accurate illustration of the birds head but I can't verify that the bird I saw did or didn't have yellow under the eye. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 07:20:00/07:20:45.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Cherry Glen Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir, 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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1988-11-08
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Rock Wren at Cherry Glen Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 8, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Rock Wren
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Cherry Glen Recreation Area
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-Cherry Glen Rec. Area
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hopping around in rock rip-rap along lakeshore
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Michael and Diane Porter, Ray Cummins, Robert Cecil, Jim Fuller, Ann Johnson, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted. Other observers include Thomas Kent, John Cecil, Tom Johnson, Beth Proescholdt, Francis Moore, Beth Brown, Cal or Bernie Knight, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The size, behavior, gray upperparts and buffy tail, light eyeline, and call eliminate other wrens. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:08:00/15:20:00 on November 8, 1988.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Vermilion Flycatcher at Rice Lake, 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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1988-05-13
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Vermilion Flycatcher at Rice Lake in Worth County, IA on May 13, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Anderson, Gerald
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Vermilion Flycatcher
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Rice Lake
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Worth County North Shore Rice Lake
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Edge of Timber and marsh
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The documentation form by Gerald Anderson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Curt Rector. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Smaller than cardinal | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:35:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sabine's Gull near Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir, 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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1988-10-20
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sabine's Gull near Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 20, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Sabine's Gull
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Jester Park
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near the Jester Park area of Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.
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resting on large mud bar on reservoir
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Robert Myers was submitted. | Elimination of similar species: The size, grayish upperparts, and striking wing pattern eliminate all other gulls. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:05:00/17:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Black-backed Gull east of Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-12-18
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 18, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Lock and Dam 15
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Missisippi River just E (upstream) of Lock 15 in Davenport
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river ice
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted later. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen, Walter Zuurdeeg, Ann Barker, and Don Moeller. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Black-backed Gull - this bird too large, mantle color too dark, legs color was pink, not yellow. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:40:00/11:50:00 and 13:00:00/13:05:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Great Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-12-10
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 10, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Saylorville
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Specific: Big end of Saylorville Specific: off Sandpiper Beach, half in ice, half open
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The documentation form by Bery Engebretsen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Eugene Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Larger than Herring gull would seem to eliminate Lesser BB, also, only one dark secondary band on wing white head + large size unlike immature Herring Gull. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:00:00/11:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-12-04
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 4, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Jester Park
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-near Jester Park
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resting on mud bar with thousands of other gulls
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The size(larger than Ring-billed Gull, smaller than Herring Gull) eliminates all Gulls except Herring, California, and Lesser Black-backed gulls. Dark mantle color eliminates Herring Gull. The dark gray mantle was too dark for a California Gull, and the legs were a brighter yellow than the dull yellow leg color of a California. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:50:00/15:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Gull near Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-11-15
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull near Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 15, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Jester Park
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-near Jester Park
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resting on mud bar with thousands of other gulls
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: The size (larger than Ring-billed Gull, smaller than Herring Gull) eliminates all Gulls except Herring, California, and Lesser Black-backed gulls. The mantle was much too dark for a Herring Gull. Separation from California Gull is much more difficult. Obviously, the mantle color of this bird was much too dark for a California Gull, and the legs were more yellow than the legs of a California Gull. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:44:00/16:38:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Pool 19 on the Mississippi River near Montrose, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-12-31
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Pool 19 on the Mississippi River near Montrose in Lee County, IA on December 31, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Thayer's Gull
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Pool 19
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Pool 19 of Mississippi R., near Montrose, Lee Co., IA
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resting on ice and flying over river with other gulls
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Bart Ballard. | Elimination of similar species: wing pattern, tail pattern, rounder head, and even color of body eliminates similar Herring Gull. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/10:25:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Saylorville Dam, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-12-30
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Thayer's Gulls at Saylorville Dam in Polk County, IA on December 30, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Thayer's Gull
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Saylorville Dam
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Saylorville Lake, Polk Co., IA
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dam on Des Moines River forming reservoir
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The primary identification was done through the size and shape of the head. Other similar gulls do not share this "dove head." The adult was confirmed by the silvery underwings, not shared by similarly gray-mantled gulls, and the first year bird was confirmed by the uniformity of its body color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:40:00/15:55:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull north of Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-11-30
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for one to three Thayer's Gulls north of Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 30, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Thayer's Gull
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Jester Park
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-north of Jester Park
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feeding in river channel with thousands of other gulls
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The bill and leg color and size eliminates all gulls except Herring, Thayer's, and Iceland gulls. The uniform dark color of the wings, lack of a lighter "window" on the inner primaries, and the silvery color of the underside of the flight feathers eliminates 1st-winter Herring and Iceland gulls. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:38:00/14:55:00 on November 30, 1988.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull north of Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-11-30
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull north of Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 30, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Thayer's Gull
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Jester Park
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-north of Jester Park
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feeding in river channel with thousands of other gulls
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The bill and leg color and size eliminates all gulls except Herring, Thayer's, and Iceland gulls. The uniform dark color of the wings, lack of a lighter "window" on the inner primaries, and the silvery color of the underside of the flight feathers eliminates 1st-winter Herring and Iceland gulls. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:38:00/14:55:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-01-01
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport in Scott County, IA on January 1, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Thayer's Gull
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Lock and Dam 15
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Lock + Dam 15, Davenport, Scott Co, IA
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Mississippi R.
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis Moore and Dick Kraemer. | Elimination of similar species: [...] There were many first year Herrings that were darker with dark wingtips. We also saw, but not at same time, a larger, slightly lighter gull without tail band that we identified as a first year Glaucous Gull. It was consistently larger than Herring and heavier bodied. Uniform color, white flight feathers from below separate bird from Herring. Size and tail band separate from Glaucous. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/10:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red-throated Loon at Lake Manawa, 1989
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-04-27
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1993-07-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Red-throated Loons at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on April 27, 1989. Includes a record review document and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Bray, Tanya
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Red-throated Loon
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Lake Manawa
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Lake Manawa, Pottawattamie County
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The documentation form by Tanya E. Bray is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, Marc Lund, and Bob Myers were submitted later. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Doug Rose, Roger Rose, Dave Starr, and Jerry Toll. | Elimination of similar species: Pacific Loon, eliminated by red color of throat patch and shape of bill. This bird's bill was more like that of a Eared Grebe; that is, very slender and not as loon-like as that of Pacific Loon. Pacific Loon's bill looks like a small Common Loon. Pacific Loon's bill looks like a small Common Loon. Common Loon: eliminated by size of bird, shape of bill, and red throated patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of California Gull at Credit Island, 1989
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-11-23
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1993-07-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a California Gull at Credit Island in Scott County, IA on November 23, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about the sighting from Louise Augustine to Carl Bendorf, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Augustine, Louise
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California Gull
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Credit Island
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Credit Island - Davenport, Iowa - Scott County
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This is an unfamiliar Area for me - I have never birded there before - The Place Credit Island - Backwater of Mississippi River - There was some ICE and open water - Many Gulls were in this Backwater area - on ice and in water. Probably around 1,500 Gulls -
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The documentation form by Louise Augustine forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Peter C. Petersen and Jim Fuller were submitted. Other observers include Randy Pinkston, Mary Lou Petersen, Jerome Augustine, David Augustine, and Julie Augustine. | Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull - darker mantle - Dark eye - Leg Color - ashy-green gray not Pink - smaller size - slimmer build Ring-billed Gull - mantle too dark - dark eye - Bill had only a spot Leg Color not yellow - This bird larger than Ring-billed gulls - | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/13:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at IPL ponds, 1989
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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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1989-08-27
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1993-07-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Laughing Gull at the IPL Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on August 27, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Laughing Gull
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Power & Light Settling Pond, south pond, Pottawattamie Co.
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The documentation form by Babs & Loren Padelford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: At rest, the bird had a very slender and streamlined appearance, not stocky like that of a Franklin's Gull. The head had no trace of a dark hood. The head was the same color as the rest of the body except for lighter areas around bill, on forehead and top of the head. The bill seemed longer and more curved than a Franklin's, but difficult to say with no Franklin's for comparison. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/11:05:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Jaeger Species at Riverview Cemetery in Algona, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-10-29
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1993-07-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of two Jaeger species birds at Riverview Cemetery in Algona in Kossuth County, IA on October 29, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Jaegers
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Riverview Cemetery
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Riverview Cemetery Algona, Ia.
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fly-over hill overlooking Des Moines River valley
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The documentation form by Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Wrong color for a gull, no terminal tail bands, no gray, no white except for the lightness at the base of primaries, no darker primaries (black wingtips). Bill was gull-like, but hooked mail different. May have been exagerated [sic] by a darker color than basal portion. Flight was direct and strong, a "confident" feel I get from birds of prey. | The original documentation form event occurred around an estimated 11:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Phalarope at IPL Ponds, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-08-27
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1993-07-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red Phalarope at IPL Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on August 27, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Red Phalarope
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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IPL Ponds, Pott Co., IA
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The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Loren Padelford, Babs Padelford, Tanya Bray, BJ Rose, Doug Rose, and Roger Rose. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Loren remarked on a pale one which we passed off as a Sanderling, even though it was feeding methodically and appeared to have some markings not characteristic of a Sanderling (we were still looking for a Laughing Gull!). [...] We re-examined the bird and I noted the following - a shorebird about Pectoral SDP. size but a little more elongated + less plump. [...] Bill similar to Pectoral SDP but straighter + a little heavier. [...] Also noticeable was dark coloration at bend of wing, when bird feeding. Latter was deliberate, rather like Dowitcher, head often under water. [...] (2) Difficulty of eliminating Red-necked Phalarope - I believe this is achieved due to the following (a) Red has much thicker bill (b) Red is significantly larger } Size comparison with Lesser Yellowlegs at IPL indicated this bird was not a small Phalarope. Bill was very heavy - as heavy or more so as a Pectoral's bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 12:15:00/13:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Knot 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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1989-09-03
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1993-07-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red Knot at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 3, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and eight documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red Knot
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Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Sandpiper Beach area of Saylorville Res., Polk Co.
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sandy/rocky beach
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Bob Myers, Robert Cecil, Ann Johnson, Jim Fuller, Michael K. Thomas, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted. Other observers include Dennis Thompson, Betsy Myers, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: The large size should eliminate all peeps. The bird was also larger than Sanderlings in direct comparison. Otherwise, the bill shape and dull yellow legs would eliminate Sanderling and Dunlin. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:53:00/07:41:00 and 08:15:00/09:35:00.
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Records committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Knot at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-08-31
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1993-07-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red Knot at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on August 31, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Red Knot
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Union Sl. Nat. Wild Refuge north of Titonka Blacktop
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mudflats with puddles + pools
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The documentation form by Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: This bird had a different bill than any shorebird - I've ever seen. No other shore bird has a red breast. (Ok - curlew sand.) | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:15:00/09:18:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red-throated Loon at Lake Manawa State Park, 1990
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1990-11-12
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Lake Manawa State Park in Pottawattamie County, IA on November 12, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Red-throated Loon
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Lake Manawa State Park
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Lake Manawa State Park, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
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Open water
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Tanya E. Bray was submitted later. Other observers include Babs Padelford, BJ Rose, Ross Silcock, and Tim Schantz. | Elimination of similar species: Cormorants could be eliminated by bill shape, among other characteristics. The bird had some similarities to a Western Grebe, but the grebe would hold its head parallel to the water, has a longer neck, and does not show the contrast between head/nape and back. Common Loon was eliminated by posture, size and shape of bill, contrast of lighter head and darker back, and more diffuse separation of upper and underparts. Pacific Loon was eliminated by the grayer underparts, diffuse separation of upper and underparts, posture, and sharp upward angle on lower mandible. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:50:00/12:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red-throated Loon at Coralville Reservoir, 1990
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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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1990-11-04
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on November 4, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Red-throated Loon
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Coralville Lake
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deep part of reservoir at West Overlook (just above dam) and at Mehaffy Bridge. Coralville Reservoir, Johnson County, Iowa
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deep part of reservoir at West Overlook (just above dam) and at Mehaffy Bridge
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Ann Johnson, and Carol Thompson. Other observers include Ken Lowder, Jim Scheib, Bud Goode, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, and Beth Brown. | Elimination of similar species: The head posture resembled a cormorant, but the bill, overall coloration, and behavior quickly excluded that possibility. The size and bill led me to an immediate identification. I was puzzled about the plumage. I expected to see a juvenile or basic-plumaged bird, but the distribution of dark coloration was that of alternate plumage. I assume that the red/black throat, lines of neck, and gray tones had faded to give one rather uniform color. The drab light may have contributed some to the failure to see color differences, but the last observation was relatively close and the texture of the feathers could be seen. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00-08:30:00 and 12:20:00-12:45:00.
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