Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Selasphorus species at Chester, 1984
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Beneficial birds Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1984-09-25
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2000-11-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Selasphorus species at Chester in Howard County, IA on September 25, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Tyler, Eleanor Tyler, Sanford
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Rufous Hummingbirds
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Chester
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Feeder at Chester, Iowa home of Sanford + Eleanor Tyler
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Bottle feeder + Locust Tree
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The documentation form and letter by Eleanor and Sanford Tyler is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis Moore, Robert K. Myers, Beth Proescholdt, Mark Proescholdt, Steve Dinsmore, and Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Curt Nelson, Dennis Thompson, Kevin Tyler, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Allen's - eliminated by type of Storm and direction of Storm.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sharp-tailed Grouse near Hamburg in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Captive wild birds Rare birds
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1974-12-01
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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 Sharp-tailed Grouse near Hamburg in Fremont County, IA on November 13, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 44:101 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Ione Getscher.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sharp-tailed Grouse
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Hamburg
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sharp-tailed Grouse near Hamburg in 1975
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Captive wild birds Rare birds
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1975-09-01
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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 Sharp-tailed Grouse near Hamburg in Fremont 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 45:92 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Ione Getscher.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sharp-tailed Grouse
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Hamburg
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur northeast of Lone Tree, 1982
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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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1982-03-27
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1999-10-15
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for thirty or more Smith's Longspurs northeast of Lone Tree on the line of Johnson and Muscatine Counties, IA on March 27, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in American Birds, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Smith's Longspur
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Lone Tree
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Johnson-Muscatine Co. line, 6 mi S of Hwy 6
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General: large area of farmland: pasture, stubble fields; few trees Specific: Corn + soybean stubble
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The documentation form by Michael Newlon forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Rick Hollis and Thomas H. Kent were submitted. Another observer was Carol Newlon. | Elimination of similar species: Call notes and behavior strongly suggest longspur, as does association with lapland: tail pattern, face pattern, coloration suggest Smith's. (over) voice + strong facial pattern rules out vesper sparrow (as does numbers and behavior. Lack of white in greater coverts rules out ♀/i lark bunting. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/09:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Snowy Egret at Elk Lake in 1934
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1934-07-24
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Snowy Egrets at Elk Lake in Clay County, IA on July 24, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration, a letter from Jim Dinsmore to Department of Animal Ecology in Iowa State University, the original sighting record found in the publication Little Blue Herons in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 5:13 by Logan J. Bennett, and referenced in another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Snowy Egret
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Elk Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Amana in 1950
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1959-09-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Sprague's Pipits at Amana in Iowa County, IA on April 16, 1950. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird Records of the Cedar Rapids Bird Club in Iowa Bird Life 29(3):63-69 compiled by Lillian Serbousek seen by Peter P. Laude, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Amana
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Brenton Slough in 1958
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1958-06-01
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1996-04-25
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit at Brenton Slough in Polk County, IA on May 4, 1958. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for the reconsideration of the record, the original sighting record found in the publication A Sight Record of Sprague's Pipit in Iowa Bird Life 28(2):41 by Woodward H. Brown also seen by Mary Brown and Albert Berkowitz, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Brenton Slough
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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 Sprague's Pipit at Hawarden in 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1964-06-01
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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 Hawarden in Sioux 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 Ron Muilenberg.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Hawarden
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Ogden in 1949
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1962-03-01
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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 Ogden in Boone County, IA on October 11, 1949. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Sprague's Pipit in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 32(1):20 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Jim Keenan, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Ogden
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Ogden in 1959
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1962-03-01
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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 Ogden in Boone County, IA on October 30, 1959. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Sprague's Pipit in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 32(1):20 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Jim Keenan, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Ogden
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Ogden in 1959
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1962-03-01
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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 Ogden in Boone County, IA on September 29, 1959. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Sprague's Pipit in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 32(1):20 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Jim Keenan, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Ogden
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Ogden in 1961
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1962-03-01
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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 Ogden in Boone County, IA on September 13 and 22, 1961. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Sprague's Pipit in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 32(1):20 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Jim Keenan, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Ogden
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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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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit in Northwest Iowa in 1949
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1949-06-01
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1994-01-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Sprague's Pipits in Northwest Iowa on April 23, 1949. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, the original sighting record found in the publication Sprague's Pipit in Northwest Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 19(2):34 by F.L.R. Roberts, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit near Brenton Slough in 1954
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1954-06-01
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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 near Brenton Slough in Polk County, IA on May 16, 1954. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Des Moines Convention in Iowa Bird Life 24(2):38-42 by Frieda Crossley seen by George O. Hendrickson, and referenced by three other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Brenton Slough
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit near Lake Manawa in 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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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 near Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on September 14, 1895. 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 two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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Lake Manawa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit north of La Porte City in 1962
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1962-09-01
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1994-01-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Sprague's Pipits north of La Porte City in Black Hawk County, IA on May 27, 1962. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, the original sighting record found in the publication Both Pipits at Waterloo in Iowa Bird Life 32(3):58-59 by Myrle Burk seen by six members of the Waterloo Audubon Society, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Sprague's Pipit
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La Porte City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit north of Missouri Valley, 1978
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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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1978-04-11
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sprauge's Pipit north of Missouri Valley in Harrison County, IA on April 11, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of record, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Gochenour, Ruth A.
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Sprague's Pipit
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Missouri Valley
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Two miles north of Missouri Valley, Iowa
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Plowed field - corn stubble - Soil wet from rain - deep grassy ditches on both sides of rd.
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The documentation form by Ruth Gochenour is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Naomi Svenningsen. | Elimination of similar species: American Pipit, Vesper Sparrow - Legs-flesh colored - not clark - Lacked cinnamon shoulder patches - and streaking on back as described in #6. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:10:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit southwest of Delhi, 1977
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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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1977-05-01
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit southwest of Delhi in Delaware County, IA on May 1, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation submitted to the committee.
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Serbousek, Lillian
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Sprague's Pipit
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Delhi
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[...] 7 miles N.E. of Ryan - 5 miles S.W. of Delhi on plowed corn field adjacent to hayfields and pasture
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The documentation form by Lilian Serbousek is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [..] -seen with Water Pipits, Vesper Sparrow and Golden Plover and Horned Larks - looked quite similar to Vesper Sparrow-white outer tail feathers, buffy above and streaked, white below with streaks on breasts & sides (couldn't see bill well at this distance) [...] close enough to see bill was long and slender (like Vesper's pushed down and forward) also was pinkish and dark at tip (lower mandible was lightest) was sure it wasn't a Water Pipit because of streaked back, breast coloration and leg coloration - bird walked and ran, Savannah and Vesper Sparrow that were also on the ground hopped, flight was undulating and was more graceful compared to low buzzy flights of the two sparrows, the wings appeared pointed and long (as a whole the bird looked more slender) not as vocal as the Water Pipits, notes were higher and thinner (1 syllable instead of two) then Water Pipits
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Summer Tanager at Iowa City, 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-01-11
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Summer Tanager at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, an article in Field Notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an e-mail from Mary E. Noble to Jim Fuller, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Summer Tanager
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Iowa City
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315 S. 7th Ave. Iowa City, Iowa
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Urban area, small back yard with several feeders and brush cover.
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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 Mary Noble and Dick Tetrault. | Elimination of similar species: The overall coloration and plainness indicate a female or immature bird. The lack of prominent gray in the auriculars and light bill color argue against Hepatic Tanager. The bill length, head shape, and relative paleness of the wings favor Summer Tanager over Scarlet Tanager. The lack of prominent wing bars appears to exclude Western Tanager. The apparent lack of orange tint suggest a bird from the West or perhaps an immature. The Summer Tanager photographed at Pleasant Valley in Scott County on 2 December 1990 was more orange-yellow than the Iowa City bird. The latest Midwest record for Scarlet Tanager in books of these states was 26 Nov in Minnesota. There are a few winter records of Summer Tanager: in Tennessee (4) 5, 18, 21 Dec and 2 Feb-15 Mar; in Michigan 1 Dec; in Missouri 3-10 Jan 1987. There are also winter records from Florida and the Texas Coast. This does not constitute an exhaustive search for winter records. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:10:00/08:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Swallow-tailed Kite at Floyd River in Woodbury County in 1833
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Swallow-tailed Kites at Floyd River in Woodbury County, IA on May 8, 1833. 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 Prince Maximilian.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Woodbury County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Swallow-tailed Kite at the mouth of the Little Sioux River in 1834
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Swallow-tailed Kites at the mouth of the Little Sioux River in Harrison County, IA on May 11, 1834. 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 Prince Maximilian.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Little Sioux River
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Thick-billed Murre at Atlantic, 1896
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1897-01-01
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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 Thick-billed Murre at Atlantic in Cass County, IA on December 16, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Accidental Visitor in Iowa Ornithologist 3:11 by J.H. Brown seen by Franck C. Pellet, and referenced by three other publications. A clipping of Life Histories of North American Diving Birds by A.C. Bent is also included.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Thick-billed Murre
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Atlantic
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Three-toed Woodpecker at Bettendorf in 1975
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1976-03-01
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1996-04-24
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Three-toed Woodpecker at Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on May 28 to 31, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration of the record, the original sighting record found in the publication Northern Three-toed Woodpecker in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 46:27-28 by Mark Fredericksen, and referenced by three additional publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Three-toed Woodpecker
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Bettendorf
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