Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite in Scott County before 1933
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
|
1933-01-01
|
1994-02-03
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two American Swallow-tailed Kites in Scott County, IA before 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 seen by S.C. Bowman.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Swallow-tailed Kite
|
Scott County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
8
|
24
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Linn County in 1899
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1907-01-01
|
1993-08-26
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Black Rail eggs at Linn County, IA during 1899. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George H. Berry, and referenced by two other publications.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Black Rail
|
Linn County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
12
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-necked Stilt north of Lamont in 1924
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Animal migration--Climatic factors Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1930-12-01
|
1993-08-19
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Black-necked Stilts north of Lamont in Buchanan County, IA on August 31, 1924. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Buchanan County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 42:253-285 by F.J. Pierce seen by Frances and Robert I. Bordner, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Black-necked Stilt
|
Lamont
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
20
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Chickadee at Osage, 1978
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1978-11-24
|
1993-08-26
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for two Boreal Chickadees at Osage in Mitchell County, IA on November 24, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Woolfries, Andy
|
Boreal Chickadee
|
Osage
|
Osage, Iowa Home Feeder board
|
Home bird feeder - back yard - shrubs and trees.
|
The documentation form by Andy Woolfries is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Associated with other chickadees but noticable [sic] because of distinctive brown cap. There appeared to be only two. They were positively identified at least 20 times from a distance of about six feet. Reference: "Birds of North America". | The original documentation form event occurred at least 20 times over November 24 to 26, 1978.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
12
|
49
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Carolina Chickadee at Iowa in 1977
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1978-06-01
|
1993-08-26
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Carolina Chickadees at Iowa in 1977. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Banding Summary for 1977 by Keith and Irene Layton.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
12
|
48
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur at Wall Lake in Sac County in 1912
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1919-12-01
|
1993-08-26
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Wall Lake in Sac County, IA in the fall of 1912. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Land Birds of Sac County, Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 31(4):117-126 by J.A. Spurrell seen by Beulah H. May and Ethel B. Hayden, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Chestnut-collared Longspur
|
Wall Lake
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
13
|
43
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Chestnut-collared Longspur southwest of Percival, 1997
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1997-04-12
|
2000-11-24
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for two Chestnut-collared Longspurs southwest of Percival in Fremont County, IA on April 12, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
|
Chestnut-collared Longspur
|
Percival
|
Percival Road, approximately one half mile north of Highway 2, Fremont County, Iowa
|
|
The documentation form by Babs and Loren Padelford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Two males in breeding plumage were seen with about 45 Lapland Longspurs. The birds were the size of the Lapland Longspurs with sparrow-like conical bills. [...] The black tails had more white on the sides than the Lapland Longspurs had. | The original documentation form event lasted approximately 10 minutes.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
13
|
43
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Poorwill at Pottawattamie County in 1895
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
|
1907-03-01
|
1993-08-19
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Common Poorwill eggs and a Common Poorwill at Pottawattamie County, IA on May 5, 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.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Common Poorwill
|
Pottawattamie County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
12
|
20
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Superior Township in Dickinson County in 1956
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
|
1957-03-01
|
1994-02-04
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Common Ravens at Superior Township in Dickinson County, IA on October 7, 1956. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs, and the original sighting record found in the publication First Authentic Record of Raven in Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 27(1):21-22 by James G. Sieh.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Common Raven
|
Superior Township
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
12
|
47
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Des Moines in 1893
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Extinct birds Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens
|
1931-01-01
|
1994-02-04
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Eskimo Curlews at northern Des Moines in Polk County, IA around 1893. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa in Des Moines Audubon Society by Philip A. DuMont seen by C.H. Schroeder, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Eskimo Curlew
|
Des Moines
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
22
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Tree Sparrow at West Branch, 1987
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1987-03-14
|
1993-09-07
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for two Eurasian Tree Sparrows at West Branch in Cedar County, IA on March 14, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, and eight documentation forms submitted to the committee.
|
Veal, Sally
|
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
|
West Branch
|
in my backyard in West Branch
|
|
The documentation form by Sally Veal is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by James Sandrock, Carl Bendorf, Thomas Kent, James Fuller, Peter Petersen, Thomas Staudt, and Francis Moore were submitted later. Other observers include Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Walter Zuurdeeg, Ann Barker, Mary Lou Petersen, and Gerry White. | Elimination of similar species: As I was filling my bird feeders I noticed two birds in the silver maple behind the house that at first glance appeared to be house sparrows. I was struck by the neat appearance and greater activity of these particular birds and by the fact that they were not associating with the flock of house sparrows near the bird feeders. Even without binoculars I was able to see the black spots on the birds faces. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00 through the afternoon.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
14
|
18
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Brenton Slough in 1929
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds Zoological specimens
|
1931-01-01
|
1994-02-03
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks at Brenton Slough in Polk County, IA on June 6, 1929. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa in Des Moines Audubon Society by P.A. DuMont and seen by Watson and Nelson as well, and referenced by four other publications.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Ferruginous Hawk
|
Brenton Slough
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
1
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Long Pond in Guthrie County in 1934
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1934-12-01
|
1994-02-03
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks at Long Pond in Guthrie County, IA on March 29, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Observations of the Ferruginous Rough-leg in Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 46:262 by P.A. DuMont, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Ferruginous Hawk
|
Long Pond
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
1
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Lucas County in 1977
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Surveys (documents)
|
Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
1976-12-02
|
1994-02-03
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks at Lucas County, IA during the Winter of 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Winter Raptor Survey - 1977 by Dean Roosa and Paul Bartelt, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Ferruginous Hawk
|
Lucas County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
1
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Sigourney in 1923
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1933-12-01
|
1994-02-03
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks at Sigourney in Keokuk County, IA on March 28, 1923. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Emil Nauman, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Ferruginous Hawk
|
Sigourney
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
1
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Waubeek before 1907
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1907-03-01
|
1994-02-03
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks at Waubeek in Linn County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by R.M. Anderson seen by George H. Berry and J.W. Preston, and referenced by three other publications.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Ferruginous Hawk
|
Waubeek
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
1
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk southwest of Perry in 1934
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1934-03-29
|
1994-02-03
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks southwest of Perry in Dallas County, IA on March 29, 1934. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Observations of the Ferruginous Rough-leg in Iowa in Wilson Bulletin by P.A. DuMont, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Ferruginous Hawk
|
Perry
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
1
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in 1992
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Photography of birds Rare birds Ornithological illustration
|
1992-05-04
|
1996-04-24
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Glossy Ibises at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on May 4, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from J.V. Remsen to Tom Kent, letters between Tom Kent and Bob Janssen, a letter from Matt Kenne to Tom Kent, a letter from Bruce Fall to Tom Kent, five photographs, a page with two ibis head sketches, the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life 53:68 by Matthew Kenne, and the article Field identification of White-faced and Glossy Ibises by H. Douglas Pratt, published in Birding 8(1):1-5. The Glossy Ibises were seen by Bobbi Webber and photographed by Dave Bunkofske.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Glossy Ibis
|
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
7
|
23
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Black-backed Gull at Moline, IL in 1963
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds
|
1963-12-01
|
1993-08-19
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Great Black-backed Gulls at Moline, IL on February 10, 1963. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Audubon Field Notes 17:328 seen by Elton Fawks and Sergej Postupalsky.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Great Black-backed Gull
|
Moline
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
11
|
8
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14, 1992
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1992-01-04
|
1994-10-18
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for two Iceland Gulls at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, IA on January 4, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, four photographs, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
|
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
|
Iceland Gull
|
Lock and Dam 14
|
Lock and Dam 14, Scott Co. Iowa
|
Mississippi River
|
The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Robert Cecil, James Fuller, Ann Johnson, Peter C. Petersen, Raymond Cummins, Randall Pinkston were submitted later. Other observers include Beth Brown, Dan Dorrance, Ross Silcock, Tanya Bray, Pete Wickham, Tim Schantz, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: The overall size, head size, bill size, and lack of dipped-in-ink effect on the bill tip exclude Glaucous Gull. I excluded Thayer's Gull because both of these birds had very light primaries (not dark webs on the outer primaries). Neither had a secondary bar or in fact any distinctive marking on the wings. The lack of tail band in the first year bird also excludes Thayer's Gull. I was impressed by the paleness of the gray mantle in the second-year bird, but have too little experience with older Thayer's Gulls to make a comparison. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/12:30:00.
|
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, 1992
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1992-01-04
|
1994-10-18
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for two Iceland Gulls at Lock and Dam 14 near Le Claire in Scott County, IA on January 4, 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
|
Lock and Dam 14
|
Lock and Dam 14, Scott Co. Iowa
|
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 Peter C. Petersen was submitted later. Other observers include Dan Dorrance and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: The overall size, head size, bill size, and lack of dipped-in-ink effect on the bill tip exclude Glaucous Gull. I excluded Thayer's Gull because both of these birds had very light primaries (not dark webs on the outer primaries). Neither had a secondary bar or in fact any distinctive marking on the wings. The lack of tail band in the first year bird also excludes Thayer's Gull. I was impressed by the paleness of the gray mantle in the second-year bird, but have too little experience with older Thayer's Gulls to make a comparison. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/12:30:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
11
|
4
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Laughing Gull at Mississippi River Pool 18 in Des Moines County, 1989
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1989-09-09
|
1993-08-05
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for two Laughing Gulls at Mississippi River Pool 18 in Des Moines County, IA on September 9, 1989. Includes one record review document with votes, two photographs, analysis of the photograph, an Iowa Bird Life article, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
|
Laughing Gull
|
Pool 18
|
Mississippi River, 2 south and 5 east of Kingston, Des Moines Co., Iowa.
|
Mississippi River several miles above dam.
|
The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Louise Augustine and Dick Tetrault. | Elimination of similar species: The juvenile bird is distinctive and I was able to pick it out quickly. When we first saw the second-year bird, we considered both Franklin's and Laughing gulls. A juvenile or first-winter Franklin's would not have uniform gray in the wing coverts. A second-summer or second-winter Franklin's Gull would not have a full tail band. The bill shape also favors Laughing Gull. The bird appears to be in second-winter plumage, except for the tail band which fits better with first-summer plumage. I was impressed with the soft grayness of the bird and its similarity the birds I photographed recently in North Carolina. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/11:15:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
10
|
18
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Red Rock Reservoir, 1991
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
|
1991-08-06
|
1995-07-08
|
Rare birds documentation form
|
Records Committee review for two Laughing Gulls at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on August 6, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
|
Dinsmore, Stephen J.
|
Laughing Gull
|
Lake Red Rock
|
Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co.
|
large mudflat along lakeshore
|
The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: The only species similar to a Laughing Gull is Franklin's Gull. This species was eliminated on the basis of size, bill size and shape, leg length, and wing and tail pattern. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:21:00/13:56:00.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
10
|
18
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Long-billed Curlew at Wildwood Park in Floyd County in 1918
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Migration Rare birds
|
1916-09-01
|
1994-02-04
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Long-billed Curlews at Wildwood Park at Floyd County, IA on April 14, 1918. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The birds of Floyd County Iowa in American Midland Naturalist 8:189-208, 230-256, 9:63-79, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Long-billed Curlew
|
Wildwood Park
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
9
|
24
|
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Burlington in 1887
|
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens Taxidermy
|
1918-01-01
|
1993-08-27
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Records Committee review for two Mississippi Kites at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA during the Fall 1887. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Raptorial Birds of Iowa in Iowa Geological Survey Bulletin by B.H. Bailey seen by Charles Buettner, and referenced by another publication.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Mississippi Kite
|
Burlington
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
8
|
26
|