Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, December 7, 1944
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Administrative records
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Captive wild birds Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Strigiformes | Owls
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1944-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, December 7, 1944. Charles C. Ayres, Jr. presented a talk on Owls in Iowa, accompanied by a visit from "Billy the Snapper," a Great Horned Owl.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Great Horned Owl
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union records committee, records reviewed 1980-1999 by record number
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document includes a list of reviewed species to determine whether rare bird identifications were accepted. It also includes the dates and locations of sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union records committee, records reviewed 1980-1999 by species
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document lists rare bird sightings reviewed between 1980-1999. It includes the dates and locations of sightings with observer names and the results of the review process.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Alphabetical list of species, records committee files through 1999
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Alphabetical list of peer reviewed accepted rare bird species observed in Iowa through 1999.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Birds in Iowa
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1996-01-01
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1996-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Birds in Iowa describes the history of the state list of accepted rare birds species. Also included is the "Official checklist of Iowa birds" with 397 rare bird species sighted in Iowa through 1995.
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Dinsmore, James J. Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Rare bird records reviewed by the records committee of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2002-06-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document includes a history of the committee and explains the process of peer review to determine an accepted rare bird sighting in Iowa.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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A planning guide for meetings of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1984-05-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A guide prepared by Carl J. Bendorf. This was intended for local chapters to be used in planning to host annual meetings of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Item includes recommendations for all parts of the process.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Bendorf, Carl J.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Ottumwa Bird Club constitution
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Administrative records Bylaws (administrative records)
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1942-01-01
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1946-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The Constitution of the Ottumwa Bird Club, circa 1944, stating the objective of the organization, and including by-laws and basic administrative information for the Club.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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The Ottumwa Bird Club
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Administrative records
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1944-01-01
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1944-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report on the first year of the Ottumwa Bird Club, including a history of it's founding, summaries of the group's activities, and a list of birds reported by members that year.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Bald Eagle American White Pelican Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler Mourning Dove Cliff Swallow
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Lake Wapello Ottumwa Cliffland River Access
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, April 5, 1945
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Administrative records
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1945-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, April 5, 1945. The minutes discuss the upcoming Iowa Ornithologists' Union's Convention to be held in Ottumwa. They also mention a presentation on the identification of spring birds by Charles C. Ayres.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, March 1, 1945
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Administrative records
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1945-03-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, March 1, 1945 reporting a discussion on the upcoming State Iowa Ornithologists' Convention and describing a talk, illustrated with color slides, that was given at the meeting on the wildlife of Colorado.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa Colorado
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, February 1, 1945
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1945-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, February 1, 1945 reporting on the election of committee officers and a series of presentations given at the meeting. Included were excerpts of letters from members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union who were currently serving in the military.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, January 4, 1945
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Zoological specimens
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1945-01-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, January 4, 1945 reporting on an "indoor hike" at the meeting using study skins 48 species of birds loaned by the Iowa Department of History and Archives.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, November 3, 1944
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1944-11-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, November 3, 1944. Charles C. Ayres, Jr. gave a talk on Chimney Swifts.
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Norris, Maude Ottumwa Bird Club
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Chimney Swift
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Ottumwa
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Ottumwa Bird Club membership list and meeting minutes, January 6, 1944
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Administrative records
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Birds--Counting Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Hirundinidae | Swallows Meetings
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1943-01-01
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1944-01-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of members of the Ottumwa Bird Club, dated 1943, and minutes from the meeting of the group, January 6, 1944. The minutes report a talk given by Wilbur Dole, the results of a local bird count, and the names of recently elected committee officers.
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Walker, Leota Ottumwa Bird Club
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Lake Wapello Ottumwa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Waterloo, 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-12-27
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Tom Kent to Kim Eckert, a letter from Kim Eckert to Tom Kent, a letter from the IOU Records Committee to Francis Moore, Tom Stone Jr., Tom Stone, and Bob Myers, a Christmas Bird Count compilation, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Stone, Tom
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Hoary Redpoll
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Waterloo
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1727 Plymouth St. Waterloo
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Residential neighborhood white birtch tree
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Woodpecker Marsh, 1999
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-09-07
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2000-11-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Woodpecker Marsh in Wayne County, IA on September 7, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, two letters from Charlotte Scott to Thomas Kent, and a letter from Thomas Kent to Charlotte Scott.
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Scott, Charlotte
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Woodpecker Marsh
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on a country road near Woodpecker Marsh
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird at Big Creek State Park, 1993
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1993-01-04
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1995-07-08
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on January 4, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Brown, Gordon
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Mountain Bluebird
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Big Creek State Park
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Big Creek State Park
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Prairie, lined by rows of Pine tree + berry bushes
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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5
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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1997
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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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1997-03-19
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2000-11-24
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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 19, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, photocopies of three photographs, an article in American Birds, an article in Birding, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about related bird sightings and review, documentation form for a related sighting and review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee for this review.
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Brees, Aaron
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Iceland Gull
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Red Rock Dam
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Red Rock Dam, Marion County, Iowa
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rock bar below dam, in association with Ring-billed and Herring Gulls
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of California Gull at Gull Point at West Okoboji Lake, 1997
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1997-09-07
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a California Gull at Gull Point at West Okoboji Lake in Dickinson County, IA on September 7, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence from Ken Brock to Thomas Kent, and two copies of a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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California Gull
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Gull Point
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Gull Point, West Lake Okoboji, Dickinson Co.
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Rocky point on natural lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-headed Gull at Crandalls Beach at Spirit Lake, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-10-11
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-headed Gull at Crandalls Beach at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on October 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Black-headed Gull
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Crandalls Beach
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Crandall's Beach on Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co.
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lake shore
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Shenandoah, 1996
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-05-16
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on May 16, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a field report.
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Braley, Jean B. Tiemann, Marie E. Spears
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Lazuli Bunting
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Shenandoah
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Shenandoah
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A field report submitted by Jean Braley and Marie Tiemann forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: It was sharing the feeding station with a group of chipping sparrows (16+).
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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4
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Grosbeak at 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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1997-11-05
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pine Grosbeak at Holstein in Ida County, IA on November 5, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a letter from Curtis Rector to Tom Kent with Pete Ernzen and James Dinsmore copied.
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Rector, Curtis L.
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Pine Grosbeak
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Holstein
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near Somerset Apartments in Holstein, Iowa
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A letter from Curtis L. Rector to Tom Kent forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:16:00 on November 5, 1997, and 14:10:00/14:15:00, 15:45:00, and 16:15:00/16:25:00 on November 6, 1997 .
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Decorah, 1982
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1982-07-29
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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 Grosbeak at Decorah in Winneshiek County, IA on July 29, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, a summary of the review, and a letter from Jeri McMahon to Tom Kent.
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McMahon, Jeri
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Decorah
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Trout River, near Decorah
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A letter from Jeri McMahon to Tom Kent forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The female rose-breasted grosbeak, plus juveniles, were also present that day, so I could compare the 2 species very well. It was not an im. male rose-breasted, although I saw several of those.
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