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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Jefferson County in 1896	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Jefferson County, IA in 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Walter G. Savage, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Jefferson County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur north of Smithland in 1986	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens	1986-09-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Chestnut-collared Longspur north of Smithland in Woodbury County, IA on April 15 and 16, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Chestnut-collared Longspur in Woodbury County in Iowa Bird Life 56(3):95 by Dick Bierman, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Smithland				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Keosoqua in 1939	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1940-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for eleven Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Keosauqua in Van Buren County, IA on December 23, 1939. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The 1939 Christmas Bird Census in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 10(1):7-11 by Anon seen by Warren N. Keck.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Keosauqua				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Estherville in winter of 1932-1933	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1933-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a large flock of Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Estherville in Emmet County, IA during the winter of 1932-1933. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by B.O. Wolden, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Estherville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Charles City before 1923	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens	1923-09-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Chestnut-collared Longspur at Charles City in Floyd County, IA before 1923. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Floyd County, Iowa (Part III. Continued) in the American Midland Naturalist 8(10/11): 230-256 by Caroll Lane Fenton seen by B.H. Bailey, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Charles City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Wall Lake in Sac County in 1912	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1919-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for two Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Wall Lake in Sac County, IA in the fall of 1912. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Land Birds of Sac County, Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 31(4):117-126 by J.A. Spurrell seen by Beulah H. May and Ethel B. Hayden, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Wall Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Van Buren County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Van Buren County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen Walter G. Savage, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Van Buren County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Pottawattamie County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Pottawattamie County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Isadore S. Trostler, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Pottawattamie County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Poweshiek County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Poweshiek County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Carl Kelsey, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Poweshiek County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Cedar Rapids around 1892	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1893-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Chestnut-Collared Longpsurs at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA around 1892. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication by Report of the Committee on State Fauna in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 1(3):39-42 by C.C. Nutting seen by B.H. Bailey, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Cedar Rapids				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Linn County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Linn County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George H. Berry, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Linn County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Cresco before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Cresco in Howard County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by E.B. Webster, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Cresco				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Forest City in 1903	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Chestnut-collared Longspur at Forest City in Winnebago County, IA in 1903. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Martin E. Halvorsen, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Forest City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Grinnell in 1887	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1889-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Chestnut-collared Longpsurs at Grinnell in Poweshiek County, IA during the spring of 1887. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A List of Birds Found in Eastern Jasper and Western Poweshiek Counties, Iowa in the Curlew 1(6):50-53, 57-60 by Lynds Jones, and referenced by five other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Grinnell				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in 1972	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1973-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on December 17, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Pinyon Jay in Shenandoah in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):28-29 by Ruth Zollars also seen by Betty Walters.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pinyon Jay	Shenandoah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Steller's Jay at Lake MacBride, 1987	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1987-06-30	1993-09-07	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Steller's Jay at Lake MacBride in Johnson County, IA on June 30, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Hollis, Doris A.	Stellar's Jay	Lake MacBride	Lake MacBride, Johnson Co	Brush - 'Island' on dam	The documentation form by Doris A. Hollis is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Not the right color blue + no white on it. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:30:00/18:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur near West Liberty, 1982	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-04-16	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an estimated fifty Smith's Longspurs near West Liberty in Muscatine County, IA on April 16, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Smith's Longspur	West Liberty	NW Muscatine Co. IA on Johnson Co. line 2 1/2 mi. s. of route #6 -- Wright's farm	short grassy field on high ground, corn stubble in adjacent field	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf was submitted. Another observer was James Huntington. \| Elimination of similar species: Male with face pattern, yellow underparts, wing patch, and white outer tail feathers is diagnostic. Others were in variable plumage and variable well seen in the grass. Longspur type note was quite evident although I have not heard enough to be sure of separation of Smith's and Lapland. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 06:20:00/06:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur northeast of the junction of I-80 and Middle Rd. near Bettendorf, 1982	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-04-10	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for three Smith's Longspurs northeast of the junction of I-80 and Middle Rd. near Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on April 10, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Smith's Longspur	Interchange 301	1 mi. N.E. jct. I80 + Middle Rd. near Bettendorf IA.	road edge - cornfield - partly snow covered.	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lewis Blevins, Brian Blevins, Corey Blevins, Don Moeller, Jean Moeller, Gerry Aanes, Marilyn Aanes, and Dick Hazell. \| Elimination of similar species: Lapland Longspur - tail pattern wrong, belly buffy Vesper Sparrow - buffy belly, fainter streaking, incomplete eye-ring + lack of rusty shoulder. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/08:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur southwest of Nichols, 1982	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-04-06	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for around sixteen Smith's Longspurs southwest of Nichols in Muscatine County, IA on April 6, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and field notes submitted to the committee.	Dwyer, Timothy L.	Smith's Longspur	Nichols	Five miles s/sw of Nichols Iowa in Pike Township		The field notes by Timothy L. Dwyer were the only ones submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Al Hahn. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] They were darker below than Vesper Sparrows and shorter tailed. They were darker below than Lapland Longspurs and without the breast smudge and chestnut hind neck. They also appeared smaller. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 16:00:00	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur east of Polk City, 1982	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-04-01	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Smith's Longspur east of Polk City in Polk County, IA on April 1, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.	Smith's Longspur	Polk City	three miles east of Polk City, Polk Co., Iowa	large (230 acre) pasture of short upland grass, potholes fringed with long grass, and low moist areas.	The documentation form by Joe Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] A House Sparrow-sized bird with a thick conical bill. Bird was heavier bodied than a pipit or Vesper Sparrow. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:20:00/09:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur north of Lone Tree, 1982	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-03-30	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for around two hundred Smith's Longspurs north of Lone Tree in Johnson County, IA on March 30, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Smith's Longspur	Lone Tree	SE corner of Johnson County Iowa 1 mile east of x 14 / F 62 intersection on F 62	General: farm fields, flat to slightly rolling Specific: corn field stubble	The documentation form by Thomas J. Staudt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Kent, Mike Newlon, James Huntington, and other unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: A few breeding plumage male Laplands were mixed in with the Smith's \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur northwest of Red Oak, 1982	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-03-28	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for seven Smith's Longspurs northwest of Red Oak in Montgomery County, IA on March 28, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Moore, Francis L.	Smith's Longspur	Red Oak	2 1/2 mi W. of Red Oak, U.S. 34, then 2 mi North on gravel road near stream Montgomery Co.	wet short grass field	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Lapland Longspur does not have buffy breast or buffy colored collar around side of throat on to nape. Lapland Longspur does not have as much white in tail (outer tail feathers) as these birds did. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:55:00/15:58:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur northeast of Lone Tree, 1982	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-03-27	1999-10-15	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for thirty or more Smith's Longspurs northeast of Lone Tree on the line of Johnson and Muscatine Counties, IA on March 27, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in American Birds, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Newlon, Michael C.	Smith's Longspur	Lone Tree	Johnson-Muscatine Co. line, 6 mi S of Hwy 6	General: large area of farmland: pasture, stubble fields; few trees Specific: Corn + soybean stubble	The documentation form by Michael Newlon forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Rick Hollis and Thomas H. Kent were submitted. Another observer was Carol Newlon. \| Elimination of similar species: Call notes and behavior strongly suggest longspur, as does association with lapland: tail pattern, face pattern, coloration suggest Smith's. (over) voice + strong facial pattern rules out vesper sparrow (as does numbers and behavior. Lack of white in greater coverts rules out ♀/i lark bunting. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/09:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur north of Red Oak, 1982	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-03-21	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for six Smith's Longspur north of Red Oak in Montgomery County, IA on March 21, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Myers, Robert K.	Smith's Longspur	Red Oak	4 mi. N. RedOak - Montgomery County	Hilly corn stubble field - birds were on top of hill	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Betsy Myers. \| Elimination of similar species: The head pattern and buffy breast + belly (showing no white) eliminates other longspurs, water pipit, + horned larks. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Steller's Jay north of Ellsworth, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-10-08	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Steller's Jay north of Ellsworth in Hamilton County, IA on October 8, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Hill, Jaclyn	Stellar's Jay	Ellsworth	3 1/2 miles north of Ellsworth, IA	Homestead of 60 soft maples, (old); 100 evergreen planted 1990; 4 evergreen planted in 1968; 100 highbush cranberrie planted 1990	The documentation form by Jaclyn Hill is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Gerald Hill. \| Elimination of similar species: It was the shape of the Blue Jay in the yard also. It had no white on it at all. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	42