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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 Black-headed Grosbeak at Manti Memorial Park in 1968	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Black-headed Grosbeaks at Manti Memorial Park in Fremont County, IA on October 30, 1968. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Black-headed Grosbeak in Western Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 39(2):43 by Genevieve Edna DeLong, and two publications used as reference for the review.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black-headed Grosbeak	Manti Memorial Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-backed Woodpecker at western Henry County circa 1885	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting Ornithological illustration	1907-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Black-backed Woodpecker at western Henry County, IA along Big Cedar Creek circa 1885. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson reported by Walter G. Savage, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black-backed Woodpecker	Henry County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	30
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Keokuk before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1906-12-31	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Black Rails at Keokuk in Lee County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by William E. Praeger and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Keokuk				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Barrow's Goldeneye at Mills and Pottawattamie Counties before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Tables (documents)	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1907-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Barrow's Goldeneyes at Mills and Pottawattamie Counties before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by I.S. Trostler, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Barrow's Goldeneye	Mills County Pottawattamie County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	21
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Barrow's Goldeneye at Linn County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1907-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Barrow's Goldeneyes at Linn County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Barrow's Goldeneye	Linn County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	21
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at the Sioux City region in 1933	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1933-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at the Sioux City region in Woodbury County, IA around 1933. 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.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Pottawattamie County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Pottawattamie County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Isadore S. Trostler, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Pottawattamie County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Polk County in 1925	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1931-10-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Polk County, IA on April 29, 1925. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Kenneth Nelson, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Polk County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Polk County in 1927	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1931-10-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Polk County, IA on April 23, 1927. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa by P.A. DuMont seen by Kenneth Nelson, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Polk County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Iowa before 1870	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1870-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication A Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by J.A. Allen in White's Geological Survey in 1870.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Grinnell in 1886	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1887-07-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Grinnell in Poweshiek County, IA from October 4 to 15, 1886. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Baird's Sparrow in Fall in Ornithologist and Oologist 12(7):106 by Lynds Jones, and referenced by five other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Grinnell				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Akron in 1963	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1963-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Akron in Plymouth County, IA on September 15, 1963. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 33(4):86-91 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Eldon J. Bryant, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Akron				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Brower's Lake in 1964	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1964-08-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrow at Brower's Lake in Woodbury County, IA during fall of 1964. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 34:97-101 by Woodward H. Brown.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Browers Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpolls at Maffit Reservoir, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-01-08	1993-08-26	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for at least two Hoary Redpolls at Maffit Reservoir in Polk County, IA on January 8, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, three articles in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Burns, Sue Burns, Stuart L.	Hoary Redpoll	Dale Maffitt Reservoir	Near Maffit Reservoir, Des Moines	birds were feeding in a weed field, staying fairly stationary.	The documentation form by Stuart and Sue Burns is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Obviously, the only other species it could have been would be the Common Redpoll. Its only certain distinguishing characteristic (noted by us) was the white rump. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 13:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	16
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Golden-crowned Sparrow east of Little Wall Lake, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-04	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for at least three Golden-crowned Sparrows east of Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on May 4, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about the sighting and documentation, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Wilcox, Dorothy	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Little Wall Lake	At platform feeder and on the ground	Lg. oak trees, shrubs (Rural)	The documentation form by Dorothy Wilcox is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include family and friends. \| Elimination of similar species: white crowned and white throat, definite difference in eye line and crown. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:00:00/17:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	40
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red-throated Loons at Folsom Lake, 1972	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1972-05-13	1996-04-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for an unspecified number of Red-throated Loons at Folsom Lake in Mills County on May 13, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Nebraska Bird Review seen by an unknown observer.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Red-throated Loon	Folsom Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ivory Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1990	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-12-24	1999-10-15	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Ivory Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on December 24, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article and front page, a page from American Birds, an article in Knoxville Journal Express, and eleven documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Ivory Gull	Red Rock Dam	below Red Rock Reservoir dam, Marion Co., IA		The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Ann Johnson, Mark Proescholdt, Randall Pinkston, Thomas H. Kent, Raymond Cummins, Jim Fuller, Carl Bendorf, Tanya Bray, Peter Petersen, and Diane Porter were submitted. Other observers include James Huntington, Alan Grenon, Rick Wright, Jim Scheib, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, Bob Myers, B.J. Rose, Ken Lowder, John Daniel, Carol Thompson, Tim Schantz, Reid Allen, Pam Allen, Beth Proescholdt, Beth Brown, Curt Nelson, Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, Dick Tetrault, Jim Dinsmore, Kelly McKay, Mary Lou Petersen, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: The bird was really quite distinctive and not likely to be confused with any other gull. The white plumage, black legs, bill shape and color, dark area at base of bill, and pattern of black spots on wings and body eliminates all other gulls. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:02:00/16:54:00 on December 24, 1990.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ivory Gull at Rathbun Reservoir, 1975	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1975-12-20	1999-04-02	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Ivory Gull at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on December 20, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, request for reconsideration, correspondence about the sighting and review including an unreviewed documentation form, and a documentation form submitted to the committee and reviewed.	Ayres, Charles C., Jr.	Ivory Gull	Rathbun Lake	Rathbun Lake in Appanoose County, Iowa, 7 miles north of Centerville. Surface area 11,000 acres, about 180 miles of shoreline. Corps of Engineers project.		The documentation form by Charles C. Ayres, Jr. is the only one reviewed and forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Tom Johnson was submitted and not reviewed. Other observers include Blossom H. Hallberg, Virgil Corzette, Jean Corzette, Darlene Ayres, Gary Wymore, and Madeline Wymore. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:15:00/13:28:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Saylorville Reservoir, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-02-29	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on February 29, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Iceland Gull	Saylorville Lake	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co., IA	Near boat marina on shore and swimming with Ring-billed Gulls at wide part of reservoir.	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Bob Cecil was submitted. Other observers include John Cecil, Bob Myers, and Maridel Jackson. \| Elimination of similar species: The small size, small head and bill, and all dark bill exclude Glaucous Gull. The lack of any dark in the wing or tail exclude Thayer's Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 12:30:00/13:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Saylorville Reservoir Dam, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-11-17	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Saylorville Reservoir Dam in Polk County, IA on November 17, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Iceland Gull	Saylorville Dam	Saylorville Res., Polk Co.	large reservoir	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent and Jim Fuller were submitted later. Another observer includes Chuck Fuller. \| Elimination of similar species: The three most similar species are Herring, Thayer's, and Glaucous gulls in first-basic plumage. The latter was eliminated by its larger size and longer, heavier, bicolored bill. First-basic Herring Gull is much darker overall with primaries darker than the upperwing coverts, a pale window on the inner primaries, and rectrices that are all black. First-basic Thayer's Gull is the hardest to eliminate. Thayer's always show primaries that are as dark or darker than the rest of the wing. The dark tail band of Thayer's is always darker than the mantle and apparently matches the color of the wingtips (Kaufman 1990). \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/13:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-03-19	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on March 19, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, photocopies of three photographs, an article in American Birds, an article in Birding, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about related bird sightings and review, documentation form for a related sighting and review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee for this review.	Brees, Aaron	Iceland Gull	Red Rock Dam	Red Rock Dam, Marion County, Iowa	rock bar below dam, in association with Ring-billed and Herring Gulls		Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1991	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1991-03-13	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on March 13, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, seven photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about bird sighting and review, and eleven documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Schantz, Tim	Iceland Gull	Red Rock Dam	Below Red Rock Dam, Marion County, Iowa		The documentation form by Tim Schantz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Ann Johnson, Thomas H. Kent, Diane Porter, Jim Sinclair, Stephen Dinsmore, James Dinsmore, Beth Proescholdt, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Dawn DeVore, Dick Tetrault, Jim Scheib, Beth Brown, Michael Porter, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] Iowa Birds mentions that there is a problem separating Iceland with Thayers. If there was any problem with this bird being anything it was a Glaucous Gull of the same age. However the bird was smaller than the Herring Gulls that were on the roost. Long wings will rule out the rare small race of Glaucous Gull. There are not to [sic] many birds that have primaries lighter than the mantle in the sitting bird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 near Le Claire, 1991	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1991-12-31	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 near Le Claire in Scott County, IA on December 31, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Iceland Gull	Lock and Dam 14	Lock and Dam 14, Scott Co., IA	Mississippi River	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted later. Other observers include Pete Wickham, John Daniel, Chuck Fuller, Bill Dawes, and John Rutenbeck. \| Elimination of similar species: At first I thought the bird might be a Glaucous Gull, but the all black bill quickly excluded that possibility. Later I confirmed that the bird was smaller than Herrings and had a bill that was too small and too short for a Glaucous. I believe that the tail band also argues against Glaucous. I next considered Thayer's Gull, but decided that the tail band was not extensive enough, that there was no secondary bar, that the wing tips were too light (both in flight and on the standing bird), and that the tertials were not dark enough on the standing bird. All of the findings were a good fit for first-winter Iceland Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:15:00/13:35:00 on December 31, 1991 and 08:55:00/10:20:00 on January 1, 1992.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 near Davenport in 1975	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1975-03-01	1993-09-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 near Davenport in Scott County, IA on January 28, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication First Iceland Gull for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 45:23 by Peter C. Petersen.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Iceland Gull	Lock and Dam 14				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Records committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Campbell's Island in East Moline, 1974	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1974-12-02	1993-09-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Campbell's Island in East Moline in Rock Island County, IL on December 2, 1974. Includes record review documents with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, summary of the review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fawks, Elton	Iceland Gull	Campbells Island	From my residence, Campbell's Island, East Moline, Ill. 3 miles downstream from Lock & Dam 14, Mississippi River	First seen at mouth of Honey Creek, flowing into Miss. R.	The documentation form by Elton Fawks forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ernie Salder was submitted. Other observer includes Mark Henderson and unidentified individuals on a Christmas Bird Count. \| Elimination of similar species: Glaucous Gull \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/12:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4