Wood Duck nesting records, volume three, 1967-1978
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Printed ephemera Field notes
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior
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1967-01-01
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1978-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Wood Duck nesting records covering the years 1967-1978 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, a few hand-drawn illustrations, correspondence, and the program for the 50th Annual Convention of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union where Leopold gave a presentation titled "Nesting Habits of the Wood Duck".
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Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
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Wood Duck
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Burlington
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Chickadee at the Dubuque area in 1966
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1967-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Boreal Chickadee at the Dubuque area in Dubuque County, IA on December 26, 1966. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Christmas Bird Census in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 37:5 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Basil Beal, Frieda Crossley, George Crossley, Howard Higley, Jr., Joan Higley, Howard Higley III, Ival Schuster, Phyllis Shultz, and Paul Skelley, Jr.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Chickadee
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Dubuque
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Audubon field notes for spring 1967 contributed by Frederick W. Kent
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Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Parulidae | Warblers
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1967-03-01
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1967-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Audubon field notes contributed by Frederick W. Kent. A newspaper clipping regarding the naming of a park for Mr. Kent in Johnson County, Iowa and a note to Peter C. Petersen are included in the field notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1967.
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Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
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Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Hudsonian Godwit
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Conesville Coralville Lake Johnson County Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Maxfield Township in Bremer County in 1966
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Tables (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1967-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Maxfield Township in Bremer County, IA on December 26, 1966. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Christmas Bird Count in Iowa Bird Life 37:9 seen by Myrle M. Burk, Antoinette Camarata, Harriett Fairbanks, Ruth Halliday, Russell Hays, Charles Moon, John Osness, and Nick Osness, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Maxfield Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Anhinga at Union Grove Lake in 1967
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1967-04-05
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an Anhinga at Union Grove Lake in Tama County, IA on April 5, 1967. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Anhinga, third record for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 37:53 by Evelyn Ehlers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Anhinga
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Union Grove Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Akron in 1967
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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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1967-06-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Chukars at Akron in Plymouth County, IA during 1967. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 37:49-52 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Eldon Bryant and Gladys Black.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Akron
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Pleasantville in 1967
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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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1967-06-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Chukars at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA during 1967. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 37:49-52 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Gladys Black and Eldon Bryant.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Pleasantville
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Pleasantville in 1968
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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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1968-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for twelve Chukars at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA in 1968. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 38:16-18 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Gladys Black.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Pleasantville
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail in Iowa in 1968
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1968-06-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black Rail in Iowa in the spring of 1968. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 38:57-60 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Gladys Black.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Hamburg in 1968
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1968-09-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit at Hamburg in Fremont County, IA on June 6, 1968. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 38(3):88-90 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Ione Getscher.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Hamburg
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Cedar Rapids in 1969
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1969-03-16
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2000-11-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Common Raven at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on March 16, 1969. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Untitled in Cedar Rapids Gazette by an unknown author.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Cedar Rapids
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager at Frank Starr Park, 1969
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1969-05-08
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1993-08-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Tanager at Frank Starr Park in Buena Vista County, IA on May 8, 1969. Includes one record review document with votes and a documentation article submitted to the committee.
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Crocker, Virginia R.
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Western Tanager
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Frank Starr Park
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[...] West Park is a state-owned 13 acre strip of land between Storm Lake and Little Storm Lake on the west side of Iowa 110.
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The article by Virginia Crocker is the only one reviewed and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ruth Thornton. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Many insects were flying, and we were watching the large number of Myrtle Warblers feeding on the insects when Ruth exclaimed, "What is that bird with the bright red head?--I've never seen one like it before." Then the bird came into full view. The brilliant colors were breath-taking, and we had little trouble identifying it as a male Western Tanager. | The original documentation form event occurred around 10:00:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brown Pelican at Montpelier, 1969
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds
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1969-05-10
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1993-09-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican at Montpelier in Muscatine County, IA on May 10, 1969. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Brown Pelican in Muscatine County in Iowa Bird Life 42:51 by Peter C. Petersen photographed by Elmer Deters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Brown Pelican
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Montpelier
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager at De Soto Bend National Wildlife Refuge, 1969
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1969-06-22
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1993-08-19
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Tanager at De Soto Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on June 22, 1969. Includes a record review document with votes and an article reviewed by the committee.
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Bramel, Grover C.
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Western Tanager
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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De Soto Bend National Wildlife Refuge
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The article by Grover C. Bramel forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] It was identified as a male Western Tanager in full breeding plumage, by the following: Size; comparable to more common Scarlet Tanager or Baltimore Oriole; [...] At about the same time and location a bird of similar appearance except for the red face, was seen flying between trees, and may have been the female Western Tanager. | The original documentation form event lasted around a minute.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chukar at Davenport in 1970
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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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1970-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Chukar at Davenport in Scott County, IA during 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, field notes by Peter C. Petersen, the original sighting record found in the publication Chukars in the Quad-Cities in Iowa Bird Life 51:131 by Peter C. Petersen also seen by Richard Knox.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Chukar
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Davenport
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Greater Roadrunner north of Delta in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1970-05-07
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1993-09-01
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Greater Roadrunner north of Delta in Keokuk County, IA on April 26, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in a letter from John D. Black regarding the sighting by Joseph Sens, and the published account in Audubon Field Notes 24(4): 614.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Greater Roadrunner
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Delta
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Goose Lake in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1970-06-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Goose Lake in Iowa on May 18, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 40:47-51 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Paul D. Kline.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black Rail
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge, 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1970-09-05
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1995-02-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 5, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation article submitted to the committee.
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Crawford, John
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Band-tailed Pigeon
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Fort Dodge
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[...] seven miles West of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa on the farm of Joseph R. Crawford.
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The documentation article by John A. Crawford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joseph R. Crawford. | Elimination of similar species: [...] This bird first caught my attention by the fact that it lacked the typical white rump of a Rock Dove.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Robertson Bird Sanctuary in Waterloo in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1970-09-30
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Robertson Bird Sanctuary in Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on September 20, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Black-headed Grosbeak at Waterloo in Iowa Bird Life 40(3):74 by Russell Hays also seen by Evelyn Ehlers and Clarice Hewitt.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Robertson Bird Sanctuary
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Des Moines Reservoir, 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1970-11-11
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Des Moines Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 11, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, commentary by the IOU Records Committee on the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication American Birds 25:65 seen by Woodward H. Brown.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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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 Ferruginous Hawk at Sidney in 1951
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1971-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Sidney in Fremont County, IA on October 1, 1951. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by Frances Bordner, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Sidney
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck near Beaver Creek in 1957
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1971-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Harlequin Duck at Beaver Creek near Des Moines in Polk County, IA on November 5, 1957. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by Cleo Johnson, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Beaver Creek
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Goose Lake in 1967
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1971-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Red Knots at Goose Lake in Greene County, IA on May 5, 1967. 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 and seen by John Faaborg.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Knot
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Goose Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Red Knot at Big Wall Lake in 1967
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1971-01-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Red Knot at Big Wall Lake in Wright County, IA on May 20, 1967. 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 and seen by Ron Muilenburg.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Red Knot
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Big Wall Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Shenandoah in 1968
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1971-01-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Sprague's Pipits at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on April 4, 1968. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by Jean Braley.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Shenandoah
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