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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Sabula, 1895	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Rare birds Fowling Zoological specimens Taxidermy	1895-11-16	1998-04-11	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records committee review for a Pacific Loon at Sabula in Jackson County, IA on November 15, 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of a specimen, correspondence about the sighting from Ronald Goetz to Tom Kent, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, notes about the specimen, an article in Iowa Bird Life about the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Ornithologist 2:73. by H.J. Giddings seen by W. Eldridge, and referenced by six other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Sabula				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir, 1986	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation	1986-11-01	1996-04-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 1, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, revotes on sighting, correspondence regarding sighting from Ronald E. Goetz to Thomas H. Kent, article from Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Pacific Loon	Saylorville Lake	Prairie Flower Recreation Area, Saylorville Reservoir	large body of water	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Loon eliminated by the more rounded forehead, the smaller, darker bill, the paler nape and crown, the gray necklace on the throat, and by the overall smaller size(a small Common Loon should still show the features of a normal Common Loon). Red-throated Loon was separated by the straight (not upturned) bill, the dark, unspeckled [sic] back, and the gray necklace. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir, 1986	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1986-11-22	1994-02-05	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 22, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, a reconsideration of bird sighting record, summary of review of records, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Pacific Loon	Saylorville Lake	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.	large reservoir	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Loren Padelford, Babs Padelford, and Bob Myers were submitted later. Other observers include Bob Myers, B.J. Rose, Jim Dinsmore, Gene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Loon eliminated by the small bill, rounded forehead, clear separation between the throat and back of neck, smaller size, chin strap, and dark, mostly unmarked back. Red-throated Loon eliminated by thicker, straighter bill, dark back, chin strap, and 3-toned neck pattern. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:15:00 - 11:30:00 and 11:45:00.- 12:30:00 on November 22 and 08:00:00/08:35:00 on November 23.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Scott County, 1951	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1951-01-01	1994-02-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Scott County, IA around 1951. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life by A. Lang Baily seen by A.W. Housman, and reference by a later publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pacific Loon	Scott County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at West Okoboji, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-04-15	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at West Okoboji in Dickinson County, IA on April 15, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, an article of Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Thelen, Ed	Pacific Loon	West Okoboji Lake	N. End of West Okoboji - Dickinson County	3800 Natural Lake with developed shoreline	The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Lee Schonewe, and Douglas Harr were submitted later. Other observers included Tim Waltz. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Loons were also nearby and were larger with a flatter head, no chin strap and also white above the eye. Saw Loon fly only once. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:45:00/12:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Painted Bunting at Fort Defiance State Park in 1956	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1956-09-01	1994-01-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	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.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Painted Bunting	Fort Defiance State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Shenandoah in 1959	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1959-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a pair of Lazuli Buntings at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on May 15, 1959. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird Records at Shenandoah in Iowa Bird Life 29(4):102 by Frances Bordner, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Shenandoah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger at Eagle Lake in 1905	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger at Eagle Lake in Hancock County, IA on September 20, 1905. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson and seen by B.H. Bailey and James Ward, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Parasitic Jaeger	Eagle Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Parasitic Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir, 1985	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1985-10-14	1993-09-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 14, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, an article of Iowa Bird Life, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Myers, Robert K.	Parasitic Jaeger	Saylorville Lake	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co., Iowa	General: Saylorville Reservoir- large impoundment on DesMoines [sic] River. Specific: Always out in main deeper part of lake.	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Stephen Dinsmore, Francis L. Moore, Carl J. Bendorf, Thomas H. Kent, and Bery Engebretsen were submitted. Other observers include Dennis Thompson, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, Tom Staudt, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: Pomarine Jaeger and Long-tailed Jaeger are possible. See explanation on back as to why I believe this was Parasitic Jaeger. [...] A juvenile dark phase Pomarine would also show much white in the base of primaries (top and bottom) and the tail wouldn't have any long streamers. The Pomarine should however be a larger bird (Herring Gull size). The Pomarine's flight should be slower and more labored than this bird was. A juvenile dark phase Long-tailed Jaeger would not show as much white on dorsal side of primaries as this bird did and the flight pattern should be almost tern-like which it was not. Long-tailed Jaegers should also appear to be more grayish than the bird in question- even in dark phase. Further note on size-- As the jaeger rested on the water, double-crested cormorants would sometimes swim into the field of view and they appeared to be at least one-third larger than the jaeger. A pied-billed grebe also swam near once and the jaeger was probably 1/4 again longer than the grebe. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:15:00/09:40:00 and seen several times after that for a total of sixty minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger at Sweet Marsh in 1971	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1971-09-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 15, 1971. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 41:89-90 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Clarise Hewitt.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Parasitic Jaeger	Sweet Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger near Keokuk in 1896	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger near Keokuk in Lee County on October 6, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs of the specimen, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson and seen by William E. Praeger and Edmonde S. Currier, and referenced by three other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Parasitic Jaeger	Keokuk				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Parasitic Jaeger near Ruthven in 1934	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1938-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Parasitic Jaeger near Ruthven in Palo Alto County, IA from May 28, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The 1934 spring migration of some birds through Clay and Palo Alto Counties in Iowa Bird Life 8:3-6 by L.J. Bennett.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Parasitic Jaeger	Ruthven				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Grosbeak at Holstein, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-11-05	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	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.	Rector, Curtis L.	Pine Grosbeak	Holstein	near Somerset Apartments in Holstein, Iowa		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 .	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	13
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Warbler at Pleasantville, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-01-12	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pine Warbler at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA on January 12, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article and cover page, a photograph, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Pine Warbler	Pleasantville	Gladys Black's feeder, Pleasantville, IA	small town	The documentation form by Thomas Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt and Ann Johnson were submitted later. Other observers include Gladys Black, Tim Schantz, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, and unidentified other observers. \| Elimination of similar species: The thin bill was not that of a vireo. The bird was too large and elongated for a kinglet. Orange-crowned Warbler does not have wing bars or as bright a yellow color on breast. Also too yellow for the much less likely Bay-breasted or Blackpoll Warblers. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00Z/08:33:00Z.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	20
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pinyon Jay at northeast Boone County, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-11-30	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pinyon Jay at northeast Boone County, IA on November 30, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Field Notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in the Des Moines Register, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, James J.	Pinyon Jay	Boone	ne Boone County	at bird feeder, in farm yard	The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt, Thomas H. Kent, Stephen Dinsmore, Chris Edwards, and Jim Fuller were submitted. Other observers include Lloyd Crim, Gaylan Crim, Ann Johnson, Peter Peterson, Jim Sinclair, Dennis Henrickson, Ken Lowder, John Daniel, Chris Caster, Dennis Thompson, Cecille Thompson, Beth Proescholdt, Dick Tetrault, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: This combination of body shape and color separates it form other jays. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:45:00/10:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in 1972	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1973-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on December 17, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Pinyon Jay in Shenandoah in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):28-29 by Ruth Zollars also seen by Betty Walters.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Pinyon Jay	Shenandoah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	43
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Cedar Rapids in 1979	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1979-06-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on May 12, 1979. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 49(2):56-63 by N.S. Halmi seen by Fred Thompson and Ken Lowder.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Cedar Rapids				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Des Moines in 1893	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1893-01-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Des Moines in Polk County, IA during 1893. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George H. Berry. A clipping of Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley 1884-5 in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Economic Opportunity Bulletin Number 2 by W.W. Cooke is also included.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at George Wyth State Park in 1960	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1960-09-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at George Wyth State Park in Black Hawk County, IA on April 23, 1960. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Bird Notes from Waterloo in Iowa Bird Life 30(3):68 by Russell Hays also seen by Beulah F. Rugg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	George Wyth Memorial State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Grundy Center in 1954	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1954-09-01	1994-01-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	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.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Grundy Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Linn County in 1896	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation	1907-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Linn County, IA in 1896. 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 Morton E. Peck.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Linn County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Polk County in 1915	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1931-10-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Polk County, IA on May 28, 1915. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa by Philip A. DuMont, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Polk County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Sioux City in 1964	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1964-06-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA in 1964. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 34(2):44-49 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Evelyn Hanna.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at West Liberty in 1922	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1933-12-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at West Liberty in Muscatine County, IA on September 29 and 30, 1922. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Mr. Mosher.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	West Liberty				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Prairie Warbler at Yellow River Forest in 1962	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1974-06-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Prairie Warbler at Yellow River Forest in Allamakee County, IA during June 1962. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birding Areas of Iowa: Northeast Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 44(2):45-49 by Darwin Koenig, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Prairie Warbler	Yellow River State Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	22