Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane southwest of Jester Park, 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-11-12
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Whooping Crane southwest of Jester Park in Polk County, IA on November 12, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Keys, Jerry
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Whooping Crane
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Jester Park
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Keith Curtis farm southwest of Jester Park in Polk County, Iowa.
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The documentation letter by Jerry Keys is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Chad Loreth and Randy Cook. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The bird's long neck and trailing legs led us to assume it was a Sandhall Crane (many had been spotted in the area yesterday). Chad started to imitate a Sandhill Crane, but when we heard the bird calling, it 'purred' and 'yelped,' it did not sound like a Sandhill. [...] Also, it was bigger than a Sandhill Crane. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00/09:45:00.
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Records Committee review rare bird sighting of Arctic Loon at Saylorville Reservoir, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-10-28
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for an Arctic Loon at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 28, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, and a documentation form in the form of a letter from Ken Lowder to Thomas H. Kent with Geri Langham receiving a copy as well on September 16, 1994 submitted to the committee.
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Lowder, Ken
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Arctic Loon
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Saylorville Dam
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I saw the bird at the dam at Saylorville Lake
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The documentation letter by Ken Lowder is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include John Daniel. | Elimination of similar species: It acted differently from the Common Loons. When it dove, it "reared back" its head, as though it were "winding up" for the dive. The Common Loons did not do this. In the Walsh article, this behavior is discussed. On page 26 of his article, Walsh states that "both Pacific and Artic Loons have similar diving motions." I do not believe our bird was a Pacific Loon. I base this judgement on overall body size, bill size, and the distribution of white coloration in the head/neck, waterline, and flank areas. Our bird was essentially similar size-wise to the accompanying Common Loons. The bill was also similar to Common Loon. It was not upturned and this as I would have expected with Red-throated Loon.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Lake Manawa State Park, 1998
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-02-05
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Common Raven at Lake Manawa State Park in Pottawattamie County, IA on February 5, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Bunnimit, Manit
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Common Raven
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Lake Manawa State Park
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[...] Lake Manawa State Park, near Council Bluffs, IA. [...] was travelling south on the road that follows the west edge of Lake Manawa.
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The documentation letter by Manit Bunnimit is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] It flew for most of the time by soaring with its wings held very flat, only twice flapping its wings momentarily (shallow wingbeats) and once folding its wings rather tightly and gliding. All of the crows I have seen flap steadily, gliding only occasionally. [...] It could not have been mistaken even for the tails of the occasional American Crows that appear quite rounded. The sheer size of the bird and the wedge-shaped tail were enough to distinguish it from any of the crows, but what about the Chihuahuan Raven? Fortunately, as it flew by, the bird made two brief call notes that were very hoarse (sounding much more like grrrawgk than the gaw of the American Crow), and much deeper than the Chihuahuan Raven that I heard in northern Texas. However, because it has been a few years since I had seen or heard the Chihuahuan, I decided to double check the calls on a tape I had at home. The tape and I agree that the call was that of a Common Raven. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:10:00/11:11:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sabine's Gull at Black Hawk Lake, 1995
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1995-09-27
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2000-11-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for up to two Sabine's Gulls at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA on September 27, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentations submitted to the committee.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Sabine's Gull
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Black Hawk Lake
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[...] at Black hawk Lake in Sac Co.
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The documentation report by Peter Ernzen forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted. | The original documentation form viewing events lasted from as little as two minutes to over one hour at various times from September 27, 1995 to October 14, 1995.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Le Conte's Sparrow at Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge, 1996
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-02-25
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Le Conte's Sparrow at Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County, IA on February 25, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and field notes submitted to the committee.
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Friedrick, Denise
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Le Conte's Sparrow
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Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge
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[...] along Walnut Creek
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[...] "Grass-riparian" area
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The field notes by Denise Friedrick were the only ones submitted and form the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:52:00/11:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-legged Kittiwake at Estherville, 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-11-02
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Estherville in Emmet County, IA on November 2, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about bird sightings and the review, and field notes submitted to the committee.
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Henrickson, Dennis
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Black-legged Kittiwake
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Estherville
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RR4 Estherville, Iowa 51334
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The field notes by Dennis Henrickson are the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Most were mature and immature Franklins with a few Ring billed. Eventually one appeared within 20 ft of the tractor that was different. During its first pass I noticed its size between a Franklin and Ring billed, a dark spot and streak behind the eye and that the upper wing front was blackish.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur southwest of Nichols, 1982
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1982-04-06
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for around sixteen Smith's Longspurs southwest of Nichols in Muscatine County, IA on April 6, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and field notes submitted to the committee.
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Dwyer, Timothy L.
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Smith's Longspur
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Nichols
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Five miles s/sw of Nichols Iowa in Pike Township
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The field notes by Timothy L. Dwyer were the only ones submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Al Hahn. | Elimination of similar species: [...] They were darker below than Vesper Sparrows and shorter tailed. They were darker below than Lapland Longspurs and without the breast smudge and chestnut hind neck. They also appeared smaller. | The original documentation form event occurred around 16:00:00
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for House Finch at Ottumwa, 1982
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1982-06-26
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a House Finch at Ottumwa in Wapello County, IA on June 26, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, a field report, a letter from Don Johnson to Tom Kent, and a draft of the field report.
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Johnson, Donald G.
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House Finch
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Ottumwa
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Ottumwa, Iowa
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The field report by Don Johnson forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Elaine Johnson. | Elimination of similar species: Purple Finch. | The original documentation form event occurred around 17:00:00.
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