Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Hawkeye Wildlife Area, 1987
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-06-26
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1993-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Laughing Gull at Hawkeye Wildlife Area in Johnson County, IA on June 26, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Laughing Gull
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Hawkeye Wildlife Area, Johnson Co, IA
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marshy backwaters of reservoir
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The documentation form by Richard Hollis is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Potential other observer includes Thomas H. Kent. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I looked at my field guides + realized that I was not sure if I could distinguish Franklins from Laughing Gulls in their last summer plummage [sic] before becoming adults. I am not sure of the identification. At present I lean toward Laughing due to 1. lack of obvious white on wings 2. Size of dark patches @ wing tips 3. Dark color of mantle 4. The white tail rules out all the younger birds. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:00:00/10:05:00.
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Mark Proescholdt letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a trip to northwest Iowa and bird sightings, June 26, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Ornithology--Methodology
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1987-06-26
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N/A
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Letter from Mark Proescholdt to James J. Dinsmore regarding a trip to northwest Iowa and bird sightings, June 26, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Upland Sandpiper Wood Duck Canada Goose
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Anderson Prairie State Preserve Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Elm Lake High Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Liscomb Rush Lake Trumbull Lake Morse Lake Mud Lake Ingham Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Silver Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area West Swan Lake State Game Management Area Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather reports for Iowa Bird Life, June 17, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1987-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James P. Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding the plan to no longer compile weather reports for Iowa Bird Life, June 17, 1987. The letter also includes a few interesting bird sightings from around the state. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Anhinga Henslow's Sparrow Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Ames Iowa City Van Buren County Waterloo
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Ray Hamilton letter to Neil Bernstein regarding a Black-headed Grosbeak sighting, June 7, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1987-06-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ray Hamilton to Neil Bernstein regarding a Black-headed Grosbeak sighting, June 7, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987. This document is related to a response from James J. Dinsmore to a letter Hamilton originally sent to Neil Bernstein: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3976/view
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Hamilton, Raymond M.
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Maquoketa
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Stephen J. Dinsmore letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, June 2, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1987-06-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore in a letter to Robert K. Myers, June 2, 1987. It includes reports from Bart M. Ballard and Dan Nivens with detailed observations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Pectoral Sandpiper Lincoln's Sparrow
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Robert I. Cecil letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of a Canada Warbler, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Robert I. Cecil to James J. Dinsmore regarding the sighting of a Canada Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Canada Warbler Blue Grosbeak
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Erwin E. Klaas letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a House Finch sighting, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Erwin E. Klaas to James J. Dinsmore regarding a House Finch sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Klaas, Erwin E
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House Finch
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Ames
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Field notes and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found at the Hawkeye State Wildlife Area contributed by Richard Jule Hollis. Also included is a brief letter to James J. Dinsmore from Jule regarding a possible rare Stellar's Jay sighting by Jule's mother. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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American Avocet American White Pelican Stellar's Jay Laughing Gull Great Egret
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Maps of Adair County and Ringgold County with Loggerhead Shrike nest locations observed by David DeGeus, summer 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research
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1987-06-01
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1987-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two maps, one of Adair County and one of Ringgold County, indicating the locations of Loggerhead Shrike nests and sightings contributed by David DeGeus. A brief note from DeGeus to James J. Dinsmore regarding other nest locations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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DeGeus, David
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Adair County Ringgold County Adams County Union County
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Carl J. Bendorf letter to Robert K. Myers regarding corrections to his field notes, June 1, 1987
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Correspondence
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Bird watching
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1987-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting field note corrections contributed by Carl J. Bendorf in a letter to Robert K. Myers. The letter includes corrections to his fall 1986 field notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Iowa
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Andrew S. Fix letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 20, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1987-05-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Andrew S. Fix in a letter to Robert K. Myers, May 20, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Fix, Andrew S.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Caspian Tern Black Tern Least Sandpiper
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Saylorville Lake Brookside Park
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Doug Reeves letter to Robert K. Myers regarding an unusual bird sighting, May 19, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1987-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Doug Reeves in a letter to Robert K. Myers regarding the sighting of a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher, May 19, 1987. The letter includes a detailed description of the bird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Boone County
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Doug Reeves letter to Robert K. Myers regarding a special sighting report, May 11, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research
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1987-05-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Doug Reeves in a letter to Robert K. Myers regarding the sighting of several Cooper's Hawks. The letter includes a special sighting report with detailed description of the Cooper's Hawks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Cooper's Hawk Louisiana Waterthrush
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Ledges State Park Lucas County
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to Robert K. Myers regarding a bird sighting, April 13, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1987-04-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Douglas E. Trapp in a letter to Robert K. Myers regarding his sighting of a Barn Owl. The letter includes detailed documentation on his sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Barn Owl
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Sioux City
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Dale Stone letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, April 4, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1987-04-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Dale Stone in a letter to Robert K. Myers, April 4, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.
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Stone, Dale
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Canvasback Winter Wren Great Blue Heron
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Browns Lake Hinton
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Doug Reeves letter and photograph to W. Ross Silcock regarding Breeding Bird Atlas special documentation forms and a Barn Owl nest, February 12, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Infancy
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1987-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and photograph from Doug Reeves to W. Ross Silcock regarding Breeding Bird Atlas special documentation forms and a Barn Owl nest, February 12, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Reeves, Doug
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Barn Owl Northern Goshawk
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Boone Tabor Wayne County
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Letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding data tables for the Christmas bird count report, February 5, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes Tables (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1987-02-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding data tables for Christmas bird count report, February 5, 1987. Several rough drafts of the tables with locations, species and count are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.
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Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Brewer's Blackbird Black Scoter Black-legged Kittiwake Sedge Wren Burrowing Owl
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of California Gull at Cherry Glen Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir, 1986
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1986-12-07
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1996-01-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a California Gull at Cherry Glen Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 7, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting and a request for re-evaluation of sighting, summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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California Gull
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Cherry Glen Recreation Area
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co. (Cherry Glen Recreation Area)
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sitting on ice with other gulls
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull eliminated by larger size, lighter mantle color, lack of black and red spots on bill, and wrong leg color (pink, although a very few Herring Gull show yellowish legs). Ring-billed Gull eliminated by smaller size, lighter mantle color, lack of a black ring on bill, and by yellower leg color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:13:00/14:08:00.
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John Van Dyke letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, December 3, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration
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1986-12-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyke in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Snow Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Snipe Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Great Blue Heron Brown Creeper
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Sioux Center Sioux County
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Field notes and Babs Padelford letter to Thomas H. Kent, November 30, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1986-11-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. Included with the field notes is a letter from Babs Padelford to Thomas H. Kent regarding a photograph of a Rock Wren. A list of birds and locations from B. J. Rose is also attached. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren Rose, B.J.
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American Avocet Prairie Falcon Horned Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Pacific Loon Least Tern Rock Wren Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Osprey Glaucous Gull Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane
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Big Creek Lake Carter Lake Dallas County Forneys Lake Fremont County Lake Manawa State Park Pony Creek Park Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Hank Zaletel letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, November 29, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1986-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. The field notes include two bird sightings missing from his previous report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Solitary Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper
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Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir, 1986
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1986-11-01
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 1, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, revotes on sighting, correspondence regarding sighting from Ronald E. Goetz to Thomas H. Kent, article from Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Pacific Loon
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Saylorville Lake
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Prairie Flower Recreation Area, Saylorville Reservoir
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large body of water
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon eliminated by the more rounded forehead, the smaller, darker bill, the paler nape and crown, the gray necklace on the throat, and by the overall smaller size(a small Common Loon should still show the features of a normal Common Loon). Red-throated Loon was separated by the straight (not upturned) bill, the dark, unspeckled [sic] back, and the gray necklace. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:20:00.
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding raptor migration watch, October 3, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Migration Ornithology--Methodology Weather
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1986-10-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Douglas E. Trapp letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a raptor migration watch at War Eagle Park in Sioux City, Iowa with field biologist Kevin J. Loftus. It includes other topics such as weather conditions and raptor migration patterns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.
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Trapp, Douglas E.
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Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Osprey Peregrine Falcon
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Sioux City War Eagle Park
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Saylorville's Cooper's Hawks
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1986-08-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report titled "Saylorville's Cooper's Hawks." The report discusses the sightings of Cooper's Hawks at the Saylorville Reservoir. The item includes a letter written in response to the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Cooper's Hawk
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Saylorville
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James J. Dinsmore letter to field report contributors regarding field reports, August 18, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Research
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1986-08-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to field report contributors regarding field reports, August 18, 1986. The letter thanks the volunteers and mentions what information in the reports is helpful for the project. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Fremont County Iowa
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