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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Knot at Blue Lake, 1994
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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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1994-05-12
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red Knot at Blue Lake in Monona County, IA on May 12, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird life, field notes from the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee. The date is incorrectly recorded on the documentation form as April 12, 1994.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Red Knot
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Blue Lake
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South Blue Lake in Monona County
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marshy shoreine [sic]
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The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Closest similar species would be Dunlin?, eliminated by Dunlins pronounced downcurved bill, blue gray color was dissimilar to the pronounced gray and white of the observed bird. See attached documents. | The original documentation form event occurred around 19:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sabine's Gull at Black Hawk Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-09-05
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sabine's Gull at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA on September 5, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a photocopy of a photograph, and eight documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Sabine's Gull
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Black Hawk Lake
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Black Hawk Lake and spoil pond east of the lake, Lake View, Sac County
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The documentation form by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Ross Silcock, Peter Ernzen, Thomas H. Kent, James Fuller, Don Poggensee, Mark Proesholdt, and Ed Thelen were submitted. Other observers include Roland Barth, Jim Sinclair, Dick Tetrault, Jane Fuller, Beth Proescholdt, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Doug Rose, Russ Widner, Rob Thelen, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: [...] It was a small, dark gray gull, smaller in size than Ring-billed Gulls that were present for direct comparison. The mantle color was darker than Ring-billed mantles. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/10:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of a Great Black-backed Gull at Whitebreast Point in Red Rock Reservoir, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-12-17
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull at Whitebreast Point in Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 17, 1994. 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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Great Black-backed Gull
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White Breast Creek
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Whitebreast Point, Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co., IA
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Flying over open water and ice
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Tim Schantz. | Elimination of similar species: Large size (larger than Herring) eliminated most others. White head and black and white checkering eliminate Lesser Black-backed and Herring. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:40:00/10:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Great Black-backed Gull at Black Hawk Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-10-23
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA on October 23, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Black Hawk Lake
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Black hawk Lake
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Lake
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The documentation form by Pete Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Livermore. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Because I did not see the bird from front I could not eliminate other species - However due to its extreme size I eliminated all other species. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:34:00/10:34:30.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-12-11
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on December 11, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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below Red Rock Reservoir dam, Marion Co., IA
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spillway below dam
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5
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed at Red Rock Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-10-29
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Red Rock Lake in Marion County, IA on October 29, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Armstrong, Eugene
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Lake Red Rock
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Red Rock Lake
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Lake
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The documentation form by Eugene Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eloise Armstrong, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Maridel Jackson, and Barb Bettis. | Elimination of similar species: Ringbills never have a scaly pattern over the back or an all black bill. Smaller than a herring gull. Herrings only have a black bill when they are in brown juvenile plumage. 1st summer herring has a 2/3rds pink bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:15:00/11:35:00.
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5
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mew Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1994
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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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1994-12-11
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Mew Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on December 11, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Mew Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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below Red Rock Reservoir dam, Marion Co., IA
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spillway
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Sinclair, Ray Cummins, and Thomas H. Kent were submitted. Other observers include Tim Schantz, Jim Fuller, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: The only species with which this bird could be confused is Ring-billed Gull. The tail and wing patterns, generally darker coloration, large eye, and smaller bill all eliminate first-winter Ring-billed Gull. Identification to subspecies was based on tail pattern and more extensive dark color on head and underparts. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:20:00/08:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Little Gull at Big Creek Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-11-14
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Little Gull at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on November 14, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and nine documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Little Gull
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Big Creek Lake
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Big Creek Lake
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large reservoir
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Thomas H. Kent, Ann Johnson, Jim Fuller, Mark Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Ray Cummins, and Chris Edwards were submitted later. Other observers include Bob Myers, Chris Caster, Carol Thompson, Jim Sandrock, Tim Schantz, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Fred Brink, Phil Walsh, Dick Tetrault, Hank Zaletel, Dennis Thompson, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Jane Clark, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: gulls. The black underwings eliminated all other gulls except Ross', which has a smaller bill and an obvious wedge-shaped tail. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:52:00/13:08:00 and 16:20:00/16:44:00 on November 14, 1994.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Rathbun Reservoir, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-08-06
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Laughing Gull at Rathbun Reservoir in Appanoose County, IA on August 6, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a photocopy of a photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Laughing Gull
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Rathbun Lake
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Lake Rathbun
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Sandbar
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The documentation form by Tom Johnson 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 Dot Cornett, Chuck Fuller, and Mary Montgomery. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Bill was slimmer than ring bill gull. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/14:00:00.
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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 Long-tailed Jaeger at Tomahawk Marsh, 1994
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-09-04
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Long-tailed Jaeger at Tomahawk Marsh in Sac County, IA on September 4, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a photocopy of two photos, field notes of the sighting, and eleven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Long-tailed Jaeger
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Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Tomahawk Marsh - Sac Co about 2 1/2 miles N of Lake View on M68. West sided of Hiway.
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Marsh.
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The documentation form by Pete Ernzen forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, Ross Silcock, Harold White, Lee A Schoenewe, Peter C. Petersen, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Don Poggensee, Mark Proescholdt, and Beth Proescholdt were submitted. Other observers include Joshua Ernzen, Nancy Shoenewe, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Ann Johnson, Pam Poggensee, Dan Smith, Bob Livermore, Jim Sinclair, Bill Huser, Dick Tetrault, Brian Blevins, Corey Blevins, Kelly McKay, Roland Barth, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Other Jaeggers [sic] - Long tail & no brown on chest. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:20:00/15:40:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Jaeger species at Oak Grove Recreation Area at Saylorville Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-09-22
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Jaeger species bird at Oak Grove Recreation Area at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on September 22, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Armstrong, Eugene
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Jaegers
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Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Saylorville Lake- off Oak Grove Beach
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Beach and Lake
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The documentation form by Eugene Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Not a pomarine because it was not large enough Bill too long for a Longtail Bird much smaller and lighter bodied than a Pom. * Had a light weight body - small fairly long bill with a sharp hook on the end with little going angle. All brown - central tail feathers not visible. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:10:00.
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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 of Trumpeter Swan at Blue Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-04-10
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Trumpeter Swan at Blue Lake in Monona County, Iowa on April 10, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Trumpeter Swan
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Blue Lake
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Blue Lake, Monona County, Iowa
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marshy oxbow with open, but shallow, water
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The documentation form by Bill Huser is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Peter Ernzen was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Mute swans usually have a curved neck posture with the bill held below horizontal. Their springtime bill color is expected to be pink. Tundra Swans are expected to have a concave bill, a slight forehead and a smaller proportioned bill. The facial skin extending to the eye is less substantial. The neck posture is usually vertical without the 'kink' at the base. The feathered edge between the eyes forms a straight line. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/10:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Whimbrel at Sandy Beach at Coralville Reservoir, 1994
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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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1994-05-27
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Whimbrel at Sandy Beach at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 27, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Edwards, Chris
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Whimbrel
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Sandy Beach Public Use Area
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Sandy Beach, Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co., IA
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Shoreline of reservoir
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The documentation form by Chris Edwards is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, James Scheib, and David L. Dankert were submitted later. Other observers include Karole Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: Long-billed Curlew lacks the crown stripes, has a buffy underside and wing linings, is larger and has a longer bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/16:40:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-necked Stilt at Storm Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-09-05
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of two Black-necked Stilts at Storm Lake in Buena Vista County, IA on September 5, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Black-necked Stilt
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Storm Lake
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Storm Lake, Buena Vista Co. IA
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Island in lake & flying over lake.
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Brian Blevins, Corey Blevins, and Kelly McKay. | Elimination of similar species: No other shorebird is at all similar. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:02:00/09:04:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Purple Gallinule at Sweet Marsh, 1994
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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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1994-05-24
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Purple Gallinule at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 24 and 29, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Scheib, James
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Purple Gallinule
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Sweet Marsh
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Sweet Marsh W. of Tripoli
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marsh
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The documentation form by James Scheib is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Randy Pinkston, Chris Edwards, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt, Tom Stone, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Tim Schantz, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Sharon Scheib, Jane Fuller, Jim Durbin, Joyce Durbin, Tom Stone, Sr. and Francis Moore. | Elimination of similar species: Common Moorhen has white along lower edge of wing when wings are folded; does not have purple body or light blue forehead patch.. [sic] | The original documentation form event occurred around 15:00:00 and 18:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black Rail at State Line Marsh, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-07-12
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black Rail at State Line Marsh in Kossuth County, IA on July 12, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Black Rail
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State Line Marsh State Game Management Area
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State Line Marsh
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Short grass - water clump of rushes
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The documentation form by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: 2 young Virginia rails were close by - they were dark but had fuzzy plumage, light black whereas the Black rail was nearly glossy and fuzzy Both visible at once. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:30:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Chukar at Davenport, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-12-18
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for seven Chukars at Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 18, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Decker, Jacqueline Ruth
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Chukar
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Davenport
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Division & Cheyenne Aves. N.W. Davenport, Scott Co., IA
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urban, near edge of city and ag land.
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The documentation form by Jacqueline Ruth Decker is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter C. Petersen and Leonard Decker. | Elimination of similar species: Gray Partridge- bill & legs not red, no white & black pattern on head, throat and sides. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk at Lee Township in Madison County, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-10-05
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Lee Township in Madison County, IA on October 5, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Armstrong, Eloise
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Lee Township
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Lee Twsp NE Madison County
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Grasslands
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The documentation form by Eloise Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: A redtailed Hawk has outer white tail band and Red or Barred Tail. Flight is quite rapid-wings are shorter and more rounded Has larger square window in wing Krider's Red Tail Does not have very white underwing. Has a larger square window Further out on wings. Has a dark stripe on tail. Doesn't have a white rump. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/17:10:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-09-26
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area in Marshall County, IA on September 26, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Mississippi Kite
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Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area
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Grammer Grove, Marshall County - hawk-watch
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Wooded ridge paralleling Iowa River
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The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Peregrine, imm male, is similar. See above. It was near the size and shape of a Peregrine with long tapered wings & slim body. I knew this wasn't a Peregrine (but an immature male Peregrine & an imm. Mississippi Kite are similar). However the slim, pointed wings of this bird had a different shape; the tail was longer, proportionately, than a Peregrine's, & squared-off rather than tapered like a Peregrine's. I couldn't see if its tail flared at the tip, but in the gap where we had a second, very quick look, Eloise noted its twisting of the tail which is a Mississippi Kite trait. But it was the wing beat that determined absolutely that it was a Mississippi Kite- light, bouyant, [sic] floppy, leisurely, like a moth-so different from the powerful, rapid, direct flight of a Peregrine, and different from any other raptor's flight we have observed. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:31:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Hitchcock Nature Area, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-09-23
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Hitchcock Nature Area in Pottawattamie County, IA on September 23, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Mississippi Kite
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Hitchcock Nature Area
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Hitchcock Nature Area, Pottawattamie County (Five miles north of Crescent)
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The documentation form by Babs & Loren Padelford is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Roland Barth. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:45:00/13:49:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Peterson Pits, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-05-22
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Peterson Pits in Story County, IA on May 22, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Mississippi Kite
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Peterson Pits Recreation Area
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"Peterson Pits" Mine Reclamation Area, Story County, Iowa
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The documentation form by Randall "Randy" Pinkston is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Mark Proescholdt was submitted later. Other observers include Dan Dorrance, Mary Kuhlman, Carlyn Fischer, Jan Walter, Daniel Pinkston, Dorothy Zehr, and Sibyl Sand. | Elimination of similar species: Falcons also have pointed wingtips but wings typically appear more sickle-shaped, less plank-like. Falcon not expected to sail so effortlessly on fixed wings for so long. Dark slate-gray plumage and white head seen in good light does not fit with any North American falcon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/07:50:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Iowa City, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-05-17
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, Iowa on May 17, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite
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Hickory Hill Park
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Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No falcon is dark gray with a very dark otherwise unmarked tail from below, and no falcon has an unmarked whitish head and neck. A Common Nighthawk is brownish with obvious white wing patches from below. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/07:45:00 (20-30 seconds).
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Barrow's Goldeneye at Tera Lake, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-11-28
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Barrow's Goldeneye at Tera Lake in Polk County, IA on November 28, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Barrow's Goldeneye
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Terra Lake
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Tera Lake, IPTV Pond, Johnston, Polk County, Iowa
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Enclosed freshwater pond.
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The documentation form by Reid and Pam Allen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jerry Jancik, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, and Maridel Jackson. | Elimination of similar species: Common Goldeneye eliminated because of head shape, wing and side markings, facial pattern. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:15:00/12:20:00.
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