Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at Black Hawk Lake in 1947
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1977-01-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a Eurasian Wigeon at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA during the Spring of 1947. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Waterfowl in Iowa in State Conservation Commission by J.W. Musgrove and M.R. Musgrove seen by Jerry Kelley.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eurasian Wigeon
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Black Hawk Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lesser Goldfinch at Sioux City in 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1964-12-01
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1993-09-07
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Record Committee review for two Lesser Goldfinches at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on January 16, 1964. Includes a record review document with votes, letter regarding the bid sighting, and the original sighting record found in the publication Lesser Goldfinch at Sioux City in South Dakota Bird Notes 16(4):102-103 by Darrell and Evelyn Hanna also seen by Carol Rogers and Herrold Asmussen.
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Lesser Goldfinch
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Sioux City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rufous Hummingbird at Clear Lake in 1987
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-08-18
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a Rufous Hummingbird at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on August 18, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a note about the sighting. This document is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3990/view and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3928/view.
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Clear Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Ingham Lake in 1971
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1972-06-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a King Eider at Ingham Lake in Emmet County, IA on November 8, 1971. Includes a record review document with votes, letter about the sighting from Kennet Formanek to Peter Petersen, the original sighting record found in the publication Another King Eider record for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 42:50 by Peter C. Petersen shot by the Goecke brothers and identified by Kenneth Formanek, and referenced by three other publications.
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King Eider
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Ingham Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Lake Odesa in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1981-12-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a King Eider at Lake Odesa in Louisa County, IA on November 8, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Fifth record of King Eider in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 51:126-129 by Mike Newlon and Thomas Kent seen by Steven Slack.
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King Eider
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Lake Odessa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Bellevue in 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1965-03-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a King Eider at Bellevue in Jackson County, IA on December 20, 1964. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Christmas Bird Count in Iowa Bird Life 35:8 seen by Myrle Jones, and referenced by three other publications.
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King Eider
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Bellevue
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider near New Boston in 1950
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1951-06-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for King Eider near New Boston in Louisa County, IA on November 18, 1950. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Another Iowa record of the King Eider in Iowa Bird Life 21:41 by Thomas Morrissey and referenced by another publication.
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King Eider
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New Boston
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for King Eider at Keokuk in 1894
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
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1925-01-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a King Eider at Keokuk in Keokuk County on November 10, 1894. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Two records from Keokuk Iowa in Iowa Ornithologist 1:52 by William E. Praeger, and referenced by seven other publications.
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King Eider
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Keokuk
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Creek Lake in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1972-06-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Creek Lake in Jasper County, IA on April 13, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication European Widgeon [sic] in central Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 42:49 by Mrs Dorothy Maish also seen by Irene Wein.
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Eurasian Wigeon
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Rock Creek Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at North Twin Lake in 1933
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1935-09-01
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1993-09-07
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Records Committee review for a Eurasian Wigeon at North Twin Lake in Calhoun County, IA in October 1933. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Specimen of European Widgeon in northwestern Iowa in Wilson Bull 47:235 by P.A. DuMont seen by George Van Wyngarden, and referenced by three other publications.
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Eurasian Wigeon
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North Twin Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brown Pelican at Montpelier, 1969
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1969-05-10
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican at Montpelier in Muscatine County, IA on May 10, 1969. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Brown Pelican in Muscatine County in Iowa Bird Life 42:51 by Peter C. Petersen photographed by Elmer Deters.
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Brown Pelican
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Montpelier
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Magnificent Frigatebird at Burlington in 1904
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Taxidermy
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1904-03-01
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1994-01-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Magnificent Frigatebird at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA in the spring of 1904. Includes a record review document with votes, request for reconsideration, the original sighting record found in the publication A new bird for Illinois in Auk 27:75 by Henry K. Coale, and referenced in two other publications.
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Burlington
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mute Swan at South Clay County, 1985
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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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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a a Mute Swan at South Clay County, IA on April 8, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, a page of copied photos, an article in Iowa Bird Life, internal correspondence, summary of review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Mute Swan
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Clay County
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5 East of 71 on 374
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Large farm pond, rolling hills most of which were in cultavation [sic]
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The documentation form by Marion M. Brewer is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Vernon Beirman. | Elimination of similar species: Was from the mute swan because of the straight neck and the Tundra swan because of the dark base of the bill. The wings were not held high like on the Mute swan. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at George Wyth State Park, 1978
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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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1978-05-14
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at George Wyth State Park in Black Hawk County, IA on May 14, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, request for reconsideration, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Stone, Tom, Jr.
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Lazuli Bunting
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George Wyth Memorial State Park
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George Wyth State Park
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Marginal woodland with small stream bordered with, Hedgerows, scrub growth, and wild patches.
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The documentation form by Tom Stone Jr. is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Eastern Bluebird - has slender bill and no wingbars. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:35:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit north of Missouri Valley, 1978
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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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1978-04-11
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sprauge's Pipit north of Missouri Valley in Harrison County, IA on April 11, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of record, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Gochenour, Ruth A.
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Sprague's Pipit
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Missouri Valley
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Two miles north of Missouri Valley, Iowa
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Plowed field - corn stubble - Soil wet from rain - deep grassy ditches on both sides of rd.
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The documentation form by Ruth Gochenour is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Naomi Svenningsen. | Elimination of similar species: American Pipit, Vesper Sparrow - Legs-flesh colored - not clark - Lacked cinnamon shoulder patches - and streaking on back as described in #6. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:10:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit southwest of Delhi, 1977
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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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1977-05-01
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit southwest of Delhi in Delaware County, IA on May 1, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation submitted to the committee.
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Serbousek, Lillian
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Sprague's Pipit
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Delhi
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[...] 7 miles N.E. of Ryan - 5 miles S.W. of Delhi on plowed corn field adjacent to hayfields and pasture
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The documentation form by Lilian Serbousek is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [..] -seen with Water Pipits, Vesper Sparrow and Golden Plover and Horned Larks - looked quite similar to Vesper Sparrow-white outer tail feathers, buffy above and streaked, white below with streaks on breasts & sides (couldn't see bill well at this distance) [...] close enough to see bill was long and slender (like Vesper's pushed down and forward) also was pinkish and dark at tip (lower mandible was lightest) was sure it wasn't a Water Pipit because of streaked back, breast coloration and leg coloration - bird walked and ran, Savannah and Vesper Sparrow that were also on the ground hopped, flight was undulating and was more graceful compared to low buzzy flights of the two sparrows, the wings appeared pointed and long (as a whole the bird looked more slender) not as vocal as the Water Pipits, notes were higher and thinner (1 syllable instead of two) then Water Pipits
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at George Wyth State Park, 1979
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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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1979-04-12
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at George Wyth State Park in Black Hawk County, IA on April 12, 1979. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, correspondence about bird sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Stone, Tom, Jr. Stone, Tom
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Mississippi Kite
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George Wyth Memorial State Park
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George Wyth State Park
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Lowland river bottoms with Deciduous Woodland
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The documentation form by Tom Stone, Jr. is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Stone Sr. | Elimination of similar species: Like Marsh Hawk which has a white rump patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:20:00/16:35:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit in Northwest Iowa in 1949
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1949-06-01
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1994-01-28
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Records Committee review for two Sprague's Pipits in Northwest Iowa on April 23, 1949. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, the original sighting record found in the publication Sprague's Pipit in Northwest Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 19(2):34 by F.L.R. Roberts, and referenced by two other publications.
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Sprague's Pipit
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit north of La Porte City in 1962
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1962-09-01
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1994-01-28
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Records Committee review for two Sprague's Pipits north of La Porte City in Black Hawk County, IA on May 27, 1962. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, the original sighting record found in the publication Both Pipits at Waterloo in Iowa Bird Life 32(3):58-59 by Myrle Burk seen by six members of the Waterloo Audubon Society, and referenced by another publication.
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Sprague's Pipit
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La Porte City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Grundy Center in 1954
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1954-09-01
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1994-01-28
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Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Grundy Center in Grundy County, IA on April 26, 1954. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, and the original sighting record found in the publication Bird Notes from Central Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 24(3):59 by Helen Gould King.
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Prairie Warbler
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Grundy Center
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Painted Bunting at Fort Defiance State Park in 1956
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1956-09-01
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1994-01-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Painted Bunting at Fort Defiance State Park in Emmet County, IA on May 30, 1956. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, and the original sighting record found in the publication Storm-driven Birds at Fort Defiance State Park in Iowa Bird Life 26(3):69-70 by Myrle L. Jones also seen by B.O. Wolden, Ida Wolden, Eunice Christensen, Everett Christensen, and Margaret Metcalf Jones.
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Painted Bunting
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Fort Defiance State Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Tufted Duck at Sweet Marsh, 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-06-30
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Tufted Duck at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on June 30, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, correspondence about the sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Tufted Duck
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Sweet Marsh
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Sweet Marsh (Tom Stone, Jr. & I first found bird)
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marshy area near cattails
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis L. Moore were submitted . Other observers include Russell Hays, Tom Stone, and Tom Stone, Jr. | Elimination of similar species: May be a ring-neck female or scaup but doesn't look right- probably a hybrid. | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:45:00/20:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Sabula, 1899
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1899-11-26
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loons at Sabula in Jackson County, IA on November 26, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by H.J. Giddings, and referenced by two later publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pacific Loon
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Sabula
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk at both Oxford and Homestead, 1979
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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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1979-02-03
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1994-02-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Ferruginous Hawk at both Oxford in Johnson County, IA and Homestead in Iowa County, IA on February 3 and 4, 1979. Includes a record review document with votes, two articles in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Township of Oxford
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N Eastern Oxford Township, Johnson Co., Iowa
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perched on hedge rows or wood edges over snow covered fields
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The documentation form by Richard Jule Hollis is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Carl Bendorf were submitted later. Other observers include Janet Hollis and Cal Knight. | Elimination of similar species: red upper surface of Iower tail and lack of belly band eliminates Buteo lagopus white under side of tail (w/o terminal band) + white upper tail tend to eliminate B. jamaicensis. | The original documentation form event occurred at 16:00:00 for the sighting on February 4, 1979 and had no time for February 3, 1979.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk south of Shenandoah, 1977
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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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1977-10-27
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1994-02-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Ferruginous Hawk south of Shenandoah in Page County, IA on October 27, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, two articles in Iowa Bird Life, a transcription of the documentation form, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Phipps, Ruth O.
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Shenandoah
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Six miles south of Shenandoah, Iowa - Highway No. 59
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General: western great plains Specific: open grasslands and plains
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The documentation form by Ruth O. Phipps is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Wayne Phipps. | Elimination of similar species: Red-tailed Hawk and Rough-legged. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00 and 14:30:00/14:45:00.
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