Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent and field notes, fall 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1981-08-01
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1981-11-30
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Field notes and letter were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cedar Waxwing Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Osprey Red-necked Phalarope Mourning Dove American Black Duck
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Forneys Lake Lake Manawa Mills County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Field notes with additional documentation contributed by Peter C. Petersen, fall 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1981-08-01
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1981-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Peter C. Petersen and other observers. Additional documentation includes a letter from Peter C. Petersen to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional sightings contributed by Elwood Martin, December 1, 1981 and a post card from Peter C. Petersen to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional sightings, November 29, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Bald Eagle Least Bittern Prairie Falcon White-winged Crossbill Glossy Ibis Western Grebe Olive-sided Flycatcher American Golden Plover
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Davenport Eldridge Keokuk Pine Hill Cemetery Webster County Wildcat Den State Park Goose Lake
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore with a letter and verifying documentation, fall 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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1981-08-01
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1981-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore and other observers. A letter from Richard Sojda to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of a Least Tern and verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Prairie Falcon contributed by Erwin E. Klaas are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.
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Dinsmore, James J. Klaas, Erwin E Sojda, Richard
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Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon Pied-billed Grebe Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Least Tern Common Loon
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Little Wall Lake Ames Clear Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge California Bend State Wildlife Refuge
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John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding no summer bird sightings, August 2, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-08-02
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N/A
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Letter from John Van Dyk to Thomas H. Kent regarding no summer bird sightings, August 2, 1981. A request to devote additional effort into locating the Smith's Longspur in Iowa is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Smith's Longspur
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Sioux Center
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Peter C. Petersen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings, August 4, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-08-04
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N/A
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Letter from Peter C. Petersen to Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings, August 4, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Least Flycatcher Chimney Swift Snowy Egret Dickcissel Pileated Woodpecker Mourning Dove Horned Lark Mallard Common Starling
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Davenport Lock and Dam 15 Cedar County Clinton County
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Letter to Iowa Ornithologists' Union members regarding an Iowa Birdline
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Citizen science
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1981-09-01
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1981-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to Iowa Ornithologists' Union members regarding a working proposal for an Iowa Birdline (phoneline). The letter includes a survey to gather information in order to set up the Birdline.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Hollis, Richard Jule
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager at Hope Martin Memorial Park, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-10-08
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Tanager at Hope Martin Memorial Park in Black Hawk County, IA on October 8, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, a letter from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, a letter from Bob Myers to Tom Kent, a letter from Francis Moore to Tom Kent, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Western Tanager
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Hope Martin Memorial Park
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Hope Martin Park, Waterloo, Ia. (Part of Waterloo Greenbelt)
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Riverbottom Timber on edge of park - brushy area First seen in top of willow thicket, then flew to top of oak in the park.
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The documentation form by Robert Myers is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Francis L. Moore was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Fall scarlet tanager is possible - see attached page. My first thought was that this was late for a scarlet Tanager and when I looked closer I saw the wing bars. My second thought was that someone told me that one of a hunderd [sic] ♀ scarlets have wing bars. I also knew the Peterson Guide says some scarlets have two wing bars. When I went home that night I was anything but convinced the bird was a western tanager even though most literature states wing bars = western tanager. When I got home I phoned Fancis Moore and he went to the park and was able to relocate the bird. Even though he had never seen western tanagers before, Francis thought this was one. His enthusiasm prompted me to research further. I am now also convinced that this bird was indeed a western tanager no matter how unlikely it seems. Ironically, my first western tanager, a male seen April 26, 1980 at Forney Lake, was also with a mixed flock of yellow-rump + palm warblers. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Coralville Dam, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-11-07
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Thayer's Gulls at Coralville Dam in Johnson County, IA on November 7, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence and commentary about the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Thayer's Gull
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Coralville Dam
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Coralville Res. Dam, west overlook, Johnson Co. Iowa
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Reservoir, just above dam, in water and on swimming beach
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carl Bendorf, Mike Newlon, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: Photographs taken at the first encounter with a Celestron 750 mm lens demonstrate the size difference, the bill and head shape difference, the lighter overall color, and the window in the wing. An adult Herring was in the photo with the Thayer's on 7 Nov and imm Herring were photographed on 10 Nov for comparison. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:25:00/09:50:00 and 11:00:00/11:20:00 on November 7, 1981 and 07:30:00/08:30:00 on November 8, 1981.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Coralville Dam, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-11-08
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for three Thayer's Gulls at Coralville Dam in Johnson County, IA on November 8, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence and commentary about the sighting, summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Thayer's Gull
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Coralville Dam
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Coralville Reservoir
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Open wate [sic] near small sandy beach near the Dam area, Johnson County
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russell Hays, Tom Kent, Tom Shires, Tom Staudt, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: Ring-billed Gull and Herring Gull, see above. The Ring-billed Gulls were seen in direct contrast to these three birds and were definitely much smaller birds. The Herring Gulls (first year birds) that I have seen have more of a contrast between the rump and back and upper wing surfaces and none that I remember showed the whitish trailing edge on the tail. [...] The three birds seen were about the size of Herring Gulls in typical first year plumage. They were obviously large gulls of the genus Larus with a noticeably larger size than the Ring-billed Gulls and one Bonaparte's Gull that were next to the three larger birds. [...] There were no Herring Gulls nearby with which to make a comparison of size and coloration. The bills of all three gulls were black did not seem as heavy or bulky as the bill of a Herring Gull. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:10:00/09:30:00.
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Virginia Crocker letter to Gladys Black regarding the sighting of a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake, November 21, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1981-11-20
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1981-11-21
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation letter for a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake in Buena Vista County, IA on November 20, 1981.
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Crocker, Virginia R.
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Varied Thrush
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Storm Lake
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Darwin Koenig letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, December 1, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Common Loon Golden Eagle
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Allamakee County New Albin Montezuma
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Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas Kent regarding Ruddy Shelduck sightings, December 1, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1981-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting for two Ruddy Shelducks at Promise City in October 1981. The sighting is reported in a letter from Charlotte Scott to Tom Kent on December 1, 1981. Charlotte also reports a sighting of a Snowy Owl at Benny Davis Lake.
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Scott, Charlotte
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Snowy Owl Ruddy Shelduck
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Benny Davis Lake
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union announcing the Iowa Birdline is now in operation, December 1981
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Citizen science
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1981-12-01
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1981-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union announcing the Iowa Birdline is now in operation. A handwritten note by Richard Jule Hollis at the bottom of letter thanks Hank Zaletel for all his help.
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Bendorf, Carl J. Hollis, Richard Jule
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Iowa
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Ronald Harms letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding an injured caged owl, December 3, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Nocturnal birds
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1981-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field note of an injured caged owl contributed by Ronald Harms in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Harms, Ronald
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Little Clear Lake Park
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Bill Heusinkveld and Marjorie Heusinkveld letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, December 3, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Bill Heusinkveld and Marjorie Heusinkveld in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.
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Heusinkveld, Marjorie Heusinkveld, Bill
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Double-crested Cormorant Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Pine Siskin Bar-headed Goose Ruddy Shelduck
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Rathbun Lake Rice Lake
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Gladys Black letter to Frederick W. Kent and Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, December 4, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns
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1981-12-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Frederick W. Kent and Thomas H. Kent. A letter contributed by Gladys Black to Peter C. Peterson regarding Snowy Owl sightings, December 30, 1981 is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.
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Black, Gladys
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Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck White-winged Scoter
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Lake Red Rock
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Lake Manawa, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-05
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on December 5, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence and commentary about the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Thayer's Gull
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Lake Manawa
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Lake Manawa
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The documentation form by W. Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Smaller than adult Herring Gull (winter plumage, red spot end of lower mandible) beside it, legs a little pinker. Larger than Ring-billed Gulls- flock of 14 adjacent. [...] Headmuch [sic] smaller relative to body than in the Herring Gull- also flatter-appearing. [...] 1. Bill was black (or very dark); this , combined with the rather pale underparts relative to the rest of the (also rather pale) plumage tends to rule out a first year Herring Gull. 2. Bill and head size and shape were not as heavy-appearing as in Herring Gull. Direct comparison with adjacent adult Herring Gull was very useful in deciding this. [...] 5. Size and pinker legs than Herring Gull are not sure characters, but lend support to identification as Thayer's Gull.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Coralville Dam, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-06
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Coralville Dam in Johnson County, IA on December 6, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence and commentary about the sighting, field notes, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Thayer's Gull
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Coralville Dam
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Coralville Res. Dam, Johnson Co., Iowa
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Reservoir just above dam on ice
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent as dictated to Carl Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Carl Bendorf. | Elimination of similar species: imm. Herring Gull. The second year Herring has a light bill with black tip and more contrasting black and white pattern to wings and tail. The first year Herring is much darker, has a more bulbous, hooked bill, and lacks the definitewhite [sic] window in flight. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:15:00/08:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Saylorville Dam, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-10
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Saylorville Dam in Polk County, IA on December 10, 1981 recorded incorrectly as 1982 on the documentation form. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence and commentary about the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Thayer's Gull
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Saylorville Dam
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Above and below Saylorville Dam
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Open water, rocky shore and ice covered pond.
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The documentation form by Joe Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Nearly the same size as an immature Herring Gull, but neck seemed thinner, head smaller. Bill was same length as a Herring Gull's but was blunter, not as strongly hooked. [...] The primaries were not nearly as dark as immature (1st year) or 2nd year Herring Gulls and was of a much different color than the black color of that species. Primaries and tail were nearly the same color. [...] In flight this bird could be easily picked out from the immature Herring Gulls at considerable distances. Using 7x35 binoculars the beige color of the upper surface of wings and translucent underwing could be detected as far as three-quarters of a mile. There were also three other birds that resembled this particular bird though they appeared darker on the upperparts. However I was unable to get close observations of these birds. The bird I observed closely and documented had one primary feather missing and aided in tracking the bird from day to day.
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel regarding the Iowa Birdline, December 17, 1981
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Richard Jule Hollis letter to Hank Zaletel announcing that the Iowa Birdline is now in operation. The letter includes directions on how to use the Iowa Birdline. This letter was sent to Hank Zaletel in advance of sending a letter to all members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Hollis, Richard Jule
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Bullock's Oriole at Cedar Falls, 1981
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1981-12-20
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2000-11-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Bullock's Oriole at Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County, IA on December 20, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs, e-mail correspondence between Jon Dunn, Jim Fuller, James Rising, David Sibley, and Paul Lehman, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Bullock's Oriole
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Cedar Falls
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Cedar Falls, Iowa - Black Hawk County
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coming to feeder in residential area
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers includes Don Irwin and Paulina Irwin. | Elimination of similar species: The 'Baltimore' subspecies has the yellow-orange on breast going down the breast thru belly and has a more yellowish back. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00.
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Letter from Muriel Correll Orrick regarding field notes, January 22, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Habitat
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1982-01-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Muriel Correll Orrick. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982,
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Orrick, Muriel Correll, 1902-2004
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Common Redpoll Purple Finch
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Cedar Falls
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Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes of a Snowy Owl sighting, February 9, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1982-02-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Mary R. Musgrove in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.
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Musgrove, Mary R.
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Snowy Owl
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Newton
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes, February 24, 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns
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1982-02-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Northern Flicker Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl American Coot
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Clear Lake Ledges State Park Lime Springs Lucas County Saylorville Dam Story City
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Field notes and a letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1982
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Hirundinidae | Swallows Weather
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1982-03-01
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1982-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson and include a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Red-tailed Hawk Alder Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Grasshopper Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Blackpoll Warbler Northern Shrike
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Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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