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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Full at Lock 13, 1995
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1995-10-22
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2000-11-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lock 13 in Clinton County, IA on October 22, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter with field notes submitted to the committee.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Lock and Dam 13
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Lock 13
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The documentation letter and field notes by Peter C. Petersen forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dan Dorrance, Kelly McKay, Mary Lou Petersen, and Dennis Carter. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:00:00/10:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pygmy Nuthatch at Des Moines, 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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1977-01-26
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pygmy Nuthatch at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on January 26, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, multiple articles from Iowa Bird Life, correspondence related to bird sighting and review, and two documentations submitted to the committee.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Pygmy Nuthatch
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Des Moines
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[...] 5400 Woodland Ave.
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The documentation form by Woodward H. Brown is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Nicholas Halmi was submitted later. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Mary Brown, Dorothy Ely, Peter C. Petersen, Mary Lou Petersen, Margaret Brooke, Lillian Serbousek, Allen Mueller, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: [...] According to plumage descriptions of the Pigmy and Brown-headed Nuthatches, the only noticeable difference between the two (short of having the bird in hand) is in the color of the crown and nape. The field guides are agreed that the crown of the Brown-headed is brown, but there is a lack of unanimity in their descriptions of the crown of the Pigmy. [...] Margaret Brooke, in writing up the observation for IBL, describes the cap as being "brownish" but has no doubt about this nuthatch being a Pigmy. Mary and I feel the grayish olive description comes closest and cinches the Pigmy identification. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Lake Manawa State Park, 1998
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-02-05
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Common Raven at Lake Manawa State Park in Pottawattamie County, IA on February 5, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Bunnimit, Manit
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Common Raven
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Lake Manawa State Park
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[...] Lake Manawa State Park, near Council Bluffs, IA. [...] was travelling south on the road that follows the west edge of Lake Manawa.
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The documentation letter by Manit Bunnimit is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] It flew for most of the time by soaring with its wings held very flat, only twice flapping its wings momentarily (shallow wingbeats) and once folding its wings rather tightly and gliding. All of the crows I have seen flap steadily, gliding only occasionally. [...] It could not have been mistaken even for the tails of the occasional American Crows that appear quite rounded. The sheer size of the bird and the wedge-shaped tail were enough to distinguish it from any of the crows, but what about the Chihuahuan Raven? Fortunately, as it flew by, the bird made two brief call notes that were very hoarse (sounding much more like grrrawgk than the gaw of the American Crow), and much deeper than the Chihuahuan Raven that I heard in northern Texas. However, because it has been a few years since I had seen or heard the Chihuahuan, I decided to double check the calls on a tape I had at home. The tape and I agree that the call was that of a Common Raven. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:10:00/11:11:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Dubuque, 1983
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-12-17
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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 Raven at Dubuque in Dubuque County, IA on December 17, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, a summary of review, and a documentation submitted to the committee.
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Herrman, William
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Common Raven
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Dubuque
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Location was about three miles south of Dubuque city limits, in narrow valley with scattered cedar trees, with bird in a leafless tree
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The documentation by William Herrmann is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include John Feller and John Stampe. | Elimination of similar species: One half larger than a dozen Am. crows about 100 feet away from the raven at same distance | The original documentation form event occurred around 14:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Vermilion Flycatcher near Holstein, 1997
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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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1997-05-24
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Vermilion Flycatcher near Holstein in Ida County, IA on May 24, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Rector, Curtis L.
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Vermilion Flycatcher
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Holstein
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1531 Harvest Avenue Holstein, Iowa 51025-8117
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The documentation letter by Curtis L. Rector is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include his parents and nephew. | Elimination of similar species: [...] But I could see right away that it wasn't a cardinal, as it lacked a crest, and it had dark feathers. [...] At this point, I thought it could be a Scarlet Tanager. [...] As I watched it, the bird was taking off from the grass, flying into the air to snatch an insect, then landing on a nearby fence. From this, I could tell it had to be a species of Flycatcher. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:10:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ringed Kingfisher at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, 1994
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-01-07
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Ringed Kingfisher at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, IA on January 7, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Dee, Debbie
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Ringed Kingfisher
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Lock and Dam 14
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[...] Iowa side of Lock and Dam 14.
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The documentation form by Debbie Dee is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event occurred at 09:30:00 for several minutes.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rufous Hummingbird at Cedar Rapids, 1995
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1995-11-04
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2000-11-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Rufous Hummingbird at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on November 4, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in the Des Moines Register, photographs, letter from Thomas Kent to James Dinsmore, letter from Thomas Kent to Nancy Newfield, letter from Nancy Newfield to Thomas Kent, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fuller, James L
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Cedar Rapids
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Backyard of Barbara Stark, 238 24th Street Dr., Cedar Rapids (Linn County)
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas Kent, Chris Edwards, and Peter Petersen were submitted later. Other observers include Weir Nelson, Pam and Reid Allen, Carol [sic] Thompson, Corey Blevins, Mary Lou Petersen, Chris Caster, Tim Schantz, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Robert and K. Bradley, A. Martin, Ann Barber and Jim Durbin. | Elimination of similar species: I would identify this bird as a member of the Selasphorus complex. Because of the rufous on the back just above the wing it is most likely a Rufous or Allen's, and of those two, Rufous would be more likely from its range. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:02:00 on November 4, 10:45:00/11:45:00 on November 5, and 12:05:00/12:10:00 on November 9.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for a Hummingbird species in Le Claire, 1998
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-03-31
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hummingbird species at Le Claire in Scott County, IA on March 31, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Don Moeller to Tom Kent and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schmitz, John A.
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Hummingbirds
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Le Claire
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Le Claire, Iowa
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The documentation form by John A. Schmitz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event occurred from 14:00:00/14:04:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Groove-billed Ani at Cedar Rapids, 1996
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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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1966-10-22
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Groove-billed Ani at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on October 22, 1966. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for a reconsideration of the review, an excerpt from The Birds of Iowa, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Vane, Bob
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Groove-billed Ani
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Cedar Rapids
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[...] Bever Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids
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The documentation letter by Bob Vane is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jean Vane, Myra Willis, and Lillian Serbousek. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I must say at that particular time, since the bird was new to us, we were not absolutely sure whether it was a Smooth-billed or Groove-billed ani. Upon returning home, however, we found in Bent, "The note of the Smooth-billed ani has been called a wailing or whining whistle - resembling the notes of the wood duck." Our bird's call note was not a whistle at all. And then we found in Pough's Eastern Land Birds under Smooth-billed ani, "The two anis are hard to tell apart except by note, the whining notes of this species being in sharp contrast to the soft double note of the Groove-billed." So for my part, that settled it that our bird was a Groove-billed ani. | The original documentation form event occurred in the afternoon
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge, 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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1970-09-05
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1995-02-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 5, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation article submitted to the committee.
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Crawford, John
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Band-tailed Pigeon
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Fort Dodge
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[...] seven miles West of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa on the farm of Joseph R. Crawford.
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The documentation article by John A. Crawford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joseph R. Crawford. | Elimination of similar species: [...] This bird first caught my attention by the fact that it lacked the typical white rump of a Rock Dove.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ivory Gull at Rathbun Reservoir, 1975
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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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1975-12-20
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1999-04-02
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for an Ivory Gull at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on December 20, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, request for reconsideration, correspondence about the sighting and review including an unreviewed documentation form, and a documentation form submitted to the committee and reviewed.
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Ayres, Charles C., Jr.
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Ivory Gull
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Rathbun Lake
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Rathbun Lake in Appanoose County, Iowa, 7 miles north of Centerville. Surface area 11,000 acres, about 180 miles of shoreline. Corps of Engineers project.
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The documentation form by Charles C. Ayres, Jr. is the only one reviewed and forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Tom Johnson was submitted and not reviewed. Other observers include Blossom H. Hallberg, Virgil Corzette, Jean Corzette, Darlene Ayres, Gary Wymore, and Madeline Wymore. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:15:00/13:28:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-legged Kittiwake at Lake Manawa, 1983
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-04-23
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-legged Kittiwake at the dredge ponds near Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on April 23, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, a summary of the review, and a documentation submitted to the committee.
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Otto, Rebecca Otto, William
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Black-legged Kittiwake
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Lake Manawa State Park
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[...] at the dredge ponds near Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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The documentation by William and Rebecca Otto is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] We eliminated the possibility of the gull being an immature Bonaparte's gull by the following criterion: 1. Leg color. The gulls legs and feet were entirely black. Bonaparte's gull have reddish legs. This was apparent at great distance on the immature Bonaparte's gulls present. 2. Primary feathers. The gull had black outer primaries and gray inner primaries. Immature Bonaparte's having some obvious white inner primaries.) 3. Behavior. Although this may seem rather unscientific, the gull not joining the groups of feeding or loafing gulls present seems significant to me. | The original documentation form event lasted around 30 minutes.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-legged Kittiwake at Estherville, 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-11-02
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Estherville in Emmet County, IA on November 2, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about bird sightings and the review, and field notes submitted to the committee.
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Henrickson, Dennis
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Black-legged Kittiwake
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Estherville
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RR4 Estherville, Iowa 51334
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The field notes by Dennis Henrickson are the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Most were mature and immature Franklins with a few Ring billed. Eventually one appeared within 20 ft of the tractor that was different. During its first pass I noticed its size between a Franklin and Ring billed, a dark spot and streak behind the eye and that the upper wing front was blackish.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Caribbean Coot at Burr Oak Lake, 1992
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1992-04-26
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1994-10-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Caribbean Coot at Burr Oak Lake in Emmett County, IA on April 26, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Harold White to Tom Kent regarding the sighting, and a documentation letter with a supplement submitted to the committee via Thomas Kent.
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White, Harold W.
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Caribbean Coot
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Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area
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lake access to Burr Oak Lake, located in section 21 of High Lake Township, Emmet County.
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The documentation letter by Harold L. White is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Sallie White. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Unlike the expected American Coot, this coot had a large and circular raised forehead which was yellow. The yellow was restricted to the raised portion. [...] This coot lacked the reddish circular protrusion at the top base of the bill. This coot was otherwise undistinguisable [sic] from the American Coots.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Gull at IPL Ponds, 1985
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1985-05-17
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1993-09-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at IPL Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 17, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, a summary of review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Wright, Rick
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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IPPD Settling Ponds, Pottawatamie [sic] Co., Iowa
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The documentation form by Rick Wright is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ken Strom and Marie Strom. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The different mantle colorations of the herring and ring-billed gulls were distinguishable. [...] The presence of other gull species convinced me that I had accurately judged the mantle color of this bird; I was able to compare it with 3 other species, as well as Caspian terns. The size and bill size rule out great Black-backed, the only dark-backed gull with which I am familiar. Although western gull would show a similar upper-wing pattern, I suspect that it too would appear heavy-billed (and would not have yellow feet). Yellow-footed gull is also large and deep-billed, and is probably less likely than lesser black-backed in Iowa. | The original documentation form event occurred around 13:30:00/13:30:30.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1991
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1991-03-13
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on March 13, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, seven photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about bird sighting and review, and eleven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Schantz, Tim
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Iceland Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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Below Red Rock Dam, Marion County, Iowa
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The documentation form by Tim Schantz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Ann Johnson, Thomas H. Kent, Diane Porter, Jim Sinclair, Stephen Dinsmore, James Dinsmore, Beth Proescholdt, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Dawn DeVore, Dick Tetrault, Jim Scheib, Beth Brown, Michael Porter, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Iowa Birds mentions that there is a problem separating Iceland with Thayers. If there was any problem with this bird being anything it was a Glaucous Gull of the same age. However the bird was smaller than the Herring Gulls that were on the roost. Long wings will rule out the rare small race of Glaucous Gull. There are not to [sic] many birds that have primaries lighter than the mantle in the sitting bird.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Lake Manawa, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-05
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on December 5, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence and commentary about the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Thayer's Gull
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Lake Manawa
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Lake Manawa
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The documentation form by W. Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Smaller than adult Herring Gull (winter plumage, red spot end of lower mandible) beside it, legs a little pinker. Larger than Ring-billed Gulls- flock of 14 adjacent. [...] Headmuch [sic] smaller relative to body than in the Herring Gull- also flatter-appearing. [...] 1. Bill was black (or very dark); this , combined with the rather pale underparts relative to the rest of the (also rather pale) plumage tends to rule out a first year Herring Gull. 2. Bill and head size and shape were not as heavy-appearing as in Herring Gull. Direct comparison with adjacent adult Herring Gull was very useful in deciding this. [...] 5. Size and pinker legs than Herring Gull are not sure characters, but lend support to identification as Thayer's Gull.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Lake Manawa, 1981
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1981-03-19
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Thayer's Gulls at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on March 19, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence and comments about the sighting, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Thayer's Gull
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Lake Manawa
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Lake Manawa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
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The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent, Peter C. Petersen, and Robert K. Myers were submitted later. Other observers include Tom Shires, James Kovanda, Sandra Kovanda, Tanya Bray, Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, B.J. Rose, and four unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The above description separates by direct comparison first-year Thayer's and Herring Gulls, the most similar species present. Thayer's may be confused in first year plumage with Kumlien's form of Iceland Gull, but the Thayer's had primaries slightly darker than the mantle (from above), whereas the opposite occurs in Iceland Gull (Lehman). Lehman also notes that some first-year Western Gulls may show translucent primaries from below in certain light, but these observations took place in excellent light at fairly close range. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00/11:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-headed Gull at Riverton State Wildlife Management Area, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-04-26
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-headed Gull at Riverton State Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA on April 26, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, summary of the review, correspondence from Barb Wilson to Tom Kent about the sighting, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Bray, Tanya
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Black-headed Gull
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Riverton State Wildlife Management Area Fremont County, Iowa
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The documentation form by Tanya Bray forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, Rick Wright, and W. Ross Silcock were submitted. | Elimination of similar species: Bonoparte's [sic] Gull; The main differences noted were the size and shape of the bill(much longer and heavier than Bonoparte's [sic]) and the style of flight.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Midwest Power Pond, 1994
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-10-19
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at Midwest Power (South) Pond in Pottawattamie County, IA on October 19, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a documentation letter from Paul Lehman to Ross Silcock, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Laughing Gull
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Midwest Power (South) Pond, Pottawattamie Co., IA
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The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentations by Babs and Loren Padelford as well as Paul Lehman were submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Later it was seen at rest with Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls, the latter group including a few individuals of the same age as the Laughing Gull, allowing careful comparison. [...] The wings were long and pointed, the overall jizz of the bird more attenuated than a Franklin's. [...] There was a grayish-black wash over the crown and nape, slightly intensified in the upper nuchal area, and a paler grayish wash on the flanks in the area below the bend of the wing, imparting a "dirtier" look to the underparts than on same-age Franklin's Gulls (seen when at rest). At rest, the black primaries extended well past the tail, a feature compared easily with nearby Franklin's, and there were no small white crescents in the primaries of the Laughing Gull, a feature easily seen in same-age Franklin's nearby. The Laughing Gull was almost as big as the Ringbills near it, while it appeared significantly larger than the adjacent Franklin's. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/11:40:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at IPL Ponds, 1983
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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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1983-05-07
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at IPL Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 7, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, an article in the Illinois Audubon Bulletin, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Laughing Gull
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MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa Power + Light Settling Pond
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The documentation form by Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tanya Bray, Babs Padelford, and Loren Padelford. | Elimination of similar species: Differs from Franklin's Gull only in lack of white line between black primaries + gray mantle. I saw one Franklin's this spring with a very narrow white band in the primaries. If this isn't a Laughing Gull, it's an aberrant Franklin's. It seemed to be in a very neat breeding plumage, not a young bird. | The original documentation form event occurred in the afternoon for around two minutes.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Jaeger species at Saylorville Lake, 1988
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-11-19
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Jaeger species at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on November 19, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Fix, Andrew S.
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Jaegers
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Lake
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The documentation form by Andrew S. Fix is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I ruled out other gulls, especially A [sic] young Herring Gull (1st yr) because of the location of the white (belly & wings) as well as the deep rowing flight. In addition, I had the opportunity to observe the Pomarine Jaegers earlier this fall at the same location and the markings were similar, except this bird was darker with a white belly. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:40:00/14:40:25.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Management Area, 1994
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-05-15
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA on May 15, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, seven photographs and photocopies of them, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Riverton GMA, Fremont County
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The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Roger Rose, and Doug Rose. | Elimination of similar species: [...] It resembled a Pectoral Sandpiper, but differed in the following ways: the crown was streaked, and showed noticeable rufous coloration in the feathering; the off-white superciliary stripe was lengthy and broadened towards the rear; the breast markings were dense as in a Pectoral but did not show a clearcut ending at the whitish belly, but instead ended indeterminately by gradually fading out. [...] Once ready to record, we flushed the bird and it gave a soft series of notes, somewhat like a Lesser Yellowlegs, but rather flat and unmelodious. This call was most unlike the harsh, grating call of a Pectoral Sandpiper. [...] Plumage, time of year, call upon flushing, and key plumage differences from Pectoral Sandpiper, cited above, led us to identify this bird as an adult Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. | The original documentation form event occurred around 10:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane southeast of Plainfield, 1998
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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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1998-11-11
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for seven to eight Whooping Cranes southeast of Plainfield in Bremer County, IA on November 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Dinnes, Dana
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Whooping Crane
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Plainfield
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About 3 miles southeast of Plainfield, Ia. along a creek
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The documentation letter by Dana Dinnes is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Larry Brown. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The neck was too thin to be that of a pelican. The necks and legs were too long, and the call was much different, than that of snow geese. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane southwest of Jester Park, 1998
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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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1998-11-12
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Whooping Crane southwest of Jester Park in Polk County, IA on November 12, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Keys, Jerry
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Whooping Crane
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Jester Park
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Keith Curtis farm southwest of Jester Park in Polk County, Iowa.
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The documentation letter by Jerry Keys is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Chad Loreth and Randy Cook. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The bird's long neck and trailing legs led us to assume it was a Sandhall Crane (many had been spotted in the area yesterday). Chad started to imitate a Sandhill Crane, but when we heard the bird calling, it 'purred' and 'yelped,' it did not sound like a Sandhill. [...] Also, it was bigger than a Sandhill Crane. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00/09:45:00.
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