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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 Lazuli Bunting at Center Chapel in Warren County in 1935	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1936-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Center Chapel in Warren County, IA on July 25 and 27, 1935. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Lazuli Bunting in Warren County in Iowa Bird Life 6(1):11 by Helen R. Peasley also seen by Mrs. John E. Stewart, Janetta DuMont, and Olivia McCabe, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Center Chapel				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Des Moines in 1940	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1971-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Lazuli Buntings at Des Moines in Polk County, IA in late May 1940. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by Helen R. Peasley.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at George Wyth State Park, 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1978-05-14	1994-01-28	Rare birds documentation form	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.	Stone, Tom, Jr.	Lazuli Bunting	George Wyth Memorial State Park	George Wyth State Park	Marginal woodland with small stream bordered with, Hedgerows, scrub growth, and wild patches.	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.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Glenwood, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-05-27	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Glenwood at Mills County, IA on May 27, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs, an article in Field Notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Lazuli Bunting	Glenwood	54452 Highway 275, north of Glenwood, Mills Co., IA	Rural home in Loess Hills with multiple feeders and ground feed.	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: none. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Little Sioux Wildlife Area, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-06-01	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for Lazuli Bunting at Little Sioux WIldlife Area in Clay County, IA on June 1, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Lazuli Bunting	Little Sioux Wildlife Management Area	Little Sioux Wildlife Area, Clay Co.	Open deciduous woods along river	The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe 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 Nancy Schoenewe and Harold White. \| Elimination of similar species: Indigo bunting - voice and plumage. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/15:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Martin-Little Sioux Recreation Area, 1986	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1986-05-16	1993-09-07	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Martin-Little Sioux Recreation Area in Cherokee County, IA on May 16, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Brewer, Marion M.	Lazuli Bunting	Martin Area County Park	4 east of Larrabee	edge of hardwood forest	The documentation form by Marion Brewer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Blue bird (white wing bars). \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:32:00/15:36:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
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 Lazuli Bunting at Sioux City in 1929	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1929-09-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on May 20, 1929. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Lazuli Bunting in Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 41(3):190 by William Youngworth, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Sioux CIty in 1973	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1973-09-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on May 24, 1973. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 43(3):74-77 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Evelyn Hanna.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Spencer, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-29	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Spencer in Clay County, IA on May 29, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Lazuli Bunting	Spencer	Russ Heine Acreage 2110 370th St. Spencer, Clay Co.	Backyard garden w/ locust tree and pine windbreak	The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Harold White was submitted later. Other observers include Nancy Schoenewe and Alice Kehoe. \| Elimination of similar species: Indigo bunting - color of blue, wing bars, rufous wash on breast. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:25:00/18:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Westfield, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-05-18	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Westfield in Plymouth County, IA on May 18, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Sinclair, Jim	Lazuli Bunting	Westfield	south-west Plymouth County	bottomland row crop	The documentation form by Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Jerry Probst. \| Elimination of similar species: Too small for a bluebird, wing bar and central pattern eliminates Indigo Bunting. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:40:00/07:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting near Lamoni in 1964	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1964-09-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting near Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on May 29, 1964. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 34(3):64-67 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Genevieve Edna DeLong and Rita Reynard, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Lamoni				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting near Newton in 1949	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1949-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting near Newton in Jasper County, IA on May 13, 1949. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Lazuli Bunting at Newton in Iowa Bird Life 19(4):73 by John Paul Moore also seen by Bob Little, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Newton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting near Sioux Center in 1975	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1975-09-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting near Sioux Center in Sioux County, IA on June 14, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 45(3):92-95 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Ron Muilenberg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Sioux Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Le Conte's Sparrow at Brenton Slough, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-12-21	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Le Conte's Sparrow at Brenton Slough in Polk County, IA on December 21, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Trieff, Richard	Le Conte's Sparrow	Brenton Slough	Brenton Slough - west of Granger Iowa	rolling short grass field adjacent to pothole depression	The documentation form by Richard Trieff forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Sinclair was submitted. \| Elimination of similar species: Grasshopper sparrow - The bird I observed did not give the flat head appearance of a Grasshopper sparrow, had more distinctly striped appearance on its crown than a Grasshopper sparrow, and did not display the shy, secretive behavior of a Grasshopper sparrow. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00/10:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	37
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Least Flycatcher at Whitebreast Recreation Area in Red Rock Reservoir, 1990	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-12-16	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Least Flycatcher at Whitebreast Recreation Area in Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 16, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Johnson, Ann	Least Flycatcher	Whitebreast Recreation Area	Whitebreast Recreation Area, Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co., IA	Primarily open edge and grassy area with pine tree plantings	The documentation form by Ann Johnson forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Tim Schantz was submitted. Other observers include Roy Godwin and Jim Sinclair. \| Elimination of similar species: Body and bill shape and behavior identified this bird as a flycatcher. The size, eye-ring and wing bars eliminated all but Empidonax flycatchers. Because of the late date on this bird, it is difficult to get an understanding of molt sequences which may or may not be helpful. From what I can find on molts, however, the following is based on best available information. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:40:00/11:55:00 and approximately 13:30:00/14:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	34
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lesser Goldfinch at Sioux City in 1964	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1964-12-01	1993-09-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	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.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lesser Goldfinch	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	17
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in 1935	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds	1936-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 10, 1935. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in Iowa Bird Life 6:12 by F.H. Davis, and referenced later in another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lewis's Woodpecker	Clear Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	27
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lewis's Woodpecker at Riverside Park at Sioux City in 1928	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Food Birds--Identification Rare birds	1929-02-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lewis's Woodpecker at Riverside Park at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on November 28, 1928. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in an untitled publication in the Bulletin IOU 7(1):3 by Mary L. Bailey seen by Currence Armour and unidentified members of the Sioux City Bird Club, and referenced by four other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lewis's Woodpecker	Riverside Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	27
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lewis's Woodpecker north of Washta, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-10-16	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lewis's Woodpecker north of Washta in Cherokee County, IA on October 16, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Lewis's Woodpecker	Washta	2 mi. N. Washta, Cherokee Co. IA.	border of oak grove, pasture edge.	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Dick Bierman, Thomas H. Kent, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted. Other observers include Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Dixie Kanago, Beth Proescholdt, Judy Bierman, Jim Huber, Lee Schoenewe, Nancy Schoenewe, Bill Huser, Tim Schantz, Ann Johnson, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Dick Tetrault, Marion Brewer, Brian Blevins, Kelly McKay, Jerry Probst, Bob Livermore, Wayne Livermore, B.J. Rose, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: Nothing is similar \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:50:00/12:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	27
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron at Green Bay in 1934	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1934-09-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for about 100 Little Blue Herons at Green Bay in Lee County, IA around September 1934. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The American Egret and the Little Blue Heron in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 5:43 by Philip A. DuMont seen by William Youngworth.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Little Blue Heron	Green Bay Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	17
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron at Lake Odessa in 1954	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1954-07-22	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for seven Little Blue Herons at Lake Odessa in Louisa County, IA on July 22, 1954. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Bird notes from southeast Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 24:56 by Peter C. Petersen.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Little Blue Heron	Lake Odessa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	17
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron at Lansing in 1938	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1938-07-31	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for sixteen Little Blue Herons near Lansing in Allamakee County, IA on July 31, 1938. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Extreme northeastern Iowa for bird observation in Iowa Bird Life 8:34-37 by Arthur J. Palas.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Little Blue Heron	Lansing				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	17
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron at Wapello Lake in 1933	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1933-07-25	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for three Little Blue Herons at Wapello Lake in Davis County, IA on July 20, 1933. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The American Egret and Little Blue Heron in Iowa during 1933 by Philiip A. DuMont seen by I.T. Bode.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Little Blue Heron	Lake Wapello				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	17
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Little Blue Heron near Harper's Ferry in 1971	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1971-04-06	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Little Blue Heron near Harper's Ferry in Allamakee County, IA on April 6, 1971. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Little Blue Heron in northeast Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 41:91 by Frederick Lesher, .	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Little Blue Heron	Harpers Ferry				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	17