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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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 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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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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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Iowa in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird surveys Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1972-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review three Common Ravens at Iowa on June 27, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 42:70 by Woodward H. Brown and seen by Myra Willis.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ibis species at Otter Creek Marsh, 1981
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-05-01
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a species of Ibis (White-faced or Glossy) at Otter Creek Marsh in Tama County, IA on May 1, 1981. 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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Glossy Ibises
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
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Otter Creek Marsh - South Central Tama County
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Otter Creek Marsh - in the area where water had apparently been let out to form mud flats, interspersed with very shallow water
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The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Phyllis Harris, Garnita Seward, and Ramona Sommerlot. | Elimination of similar species: Curlew - but not correct shape for a curlew. White ibis - wrong color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whimbrel north of Bartlett in 1995
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1995-05-16
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2000-11-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Whimbrels north of Bartlett in Mills County, IA on May 16, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the Spring 1995 Field Report by Babs and Loren Padelford transcribed by Thomas Kent.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Whimbrel
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Bartlett
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager at Engineer's Cantonment circa 1819
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1823-01-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Western Tanagers at Engineer's Cantonment, IA circa 1819. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains Performed in the Years 1819 and 1820 by Edwin James seen by Thomas Say, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Western Tanager
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Bluebird in western Iowa before 1875
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1874-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Western Bluebirds in western Iowa before 1875. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of North America in Land Birds, Vol. 3 by S.F. Baird, T.M. Brewer, and R. Ridgway seen by Mr. Atkinson, and referenced by six other publications.
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Western Bluebird
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Bluebird at western Iowa before 1889
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1889-02-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Western Bluebirds at western Iowa before 1889. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Preliminary Annotated Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa in the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 5:113-161 by Charles R. Keyes and H.S. Williams also seen by Mr. Atkinson, and referenced by another publication.
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Western Bluebird
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Vermillion Flycatcher at Carter Lake 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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1955-04-01
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1996-04-25
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Vermillion Flycatcher at Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County, IA on November 21, 1954. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Vermilion Flycatcher in Nebraska in Nebraska Bird Review 23:28-29 by W.F. Rapp, Jr. seen by R.G. and Grace Cortelyou.
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Vermilion Flycatcher
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Carter Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane at northernmost dike at Riverton Area in 1963
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1964-03-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Whooping Cranes at northernmost dike at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on October 23, 1963. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Whooping Cranes in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 34:26 by Carl W. Matherly.
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Whooping Crane
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1899
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two to three Rock Wrens at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 1, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Rock Wren
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Sioux City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Buffalo Creek Conservation Area in 1978
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1978-02-28
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two to five Hoary Redpolls at Buffalo Creek Conservation Area in Kossuth County, IA on February 12, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the field notes submitted by Ray Cummins, and referenced in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 48(1):47-52 by Nicholas S. Halmi.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Hoary Redpoll
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Buffalo Creek State Game Management Area
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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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 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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Snowy Egret at Elk Lake in 1934
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1934-07-24
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Snowy Egrets at Elk Lake in Clay County, IA on July 24, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration, a letter from Jim Dinsmore to Department of Animal Ecology in Iowa State University, the original sighting record found in the publication Little Blue Herons in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 5:13 by Logan J. Bennett, and referenced in another publication.
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Snowy Egret
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Elk Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1898
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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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1907-03-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Rock Wrens at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 22, 1898. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.
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Rock Wren
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Sioux City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ringed Turtle-Dove at Davenport in 1976
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Introduced birds Rare birds
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1977-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Ringed Turtle-Doves at Davenport in Scott County, IA in the fall and early winter of 1976. Includes a record review document with votes, additional notes about the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 47:18-22 by N.S. Halmi reported by Peter C. Petersen and seen by John Petersen.
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Ringed Turtle-Dove
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Davenport
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Maffit Lake, 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1972-05-06
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Pacific Loons at Maffit Lake in Polk County, IA on May 6, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, commentary by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 42:37 seen by Woodward H. Brown and D. Mooney.
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Pacific Loon
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Beaver Creek, 1902
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1902-12-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Pacific Loon at Beaver Creek in Polk County, IA, in December, 1902. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County, Iowa, by Philip A. DuMont and seen by Lester P. Fagan.
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Pacific Loon
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Beaver Creek
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird at Charles City in 1914
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1923-09-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Mountain Bluebirds at Charles City in Floyd County, IA during April 1914. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Birds of Floyd County, Iowa (Part III. Continued) in the American Midland Naturalist 8(10/11):230-256 by Caroll Lane Fenton.
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Mountain Bluebird
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Charles City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Burlington in 1887
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1918-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Mississippi Kites at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA during the Fall 1887. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Raptorial Birds of Iowa in Iowa Geological Survey Bulletin by B.H. Bailey seen by Charles Buettner, and referenced by another publication.
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Mississippi Kite
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Burlington
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron at McGregor in 1938
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Administrative records Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1938-08-04
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Little Blue Herons near McGregor in Clayton County, IA on August 4, 1938. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication August records from McGregor in Iowa Bird Life 8:54 by Mary E. Roberts and Jack W. Musgrove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Little Blue Heron
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McGregor
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Black-backed Gull at Moline, IL in 1963
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1963-12-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Great Black-backed Gulls at Moline, IL on February 10, 1963. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Audubon Field Notes 17:328 seen by Elton Fawks and Sergej Postupalsky.
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Moline
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds Rare birds Ornithological illustration
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1992-05-04
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Glossy Ibises at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on May 4, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from J.V. Remsen to Tom Kent, letters between Tom Kent and Bob Janssen, a letter from Matt Kenne to Tom Kent, a letter from Bruce Fall to Tom Kent, five photographs, a page with two ibis head sketches, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life 53:68 by Matthew Kenne, and the article Field identification of White-faced and Glossy Ibises by H. Douglas Pratt, published in Birding 8(1):1-5. The Glossy Ibises were seen by Bobbi Webber and photographed by Dave Bunkofske.
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Glossy Ibis
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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