Thomas Calderwood Stephens letter to officers of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the future of the organization, October 16, 1923
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1923-10-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Calderwood Stephens discussing the need for boosting membership and encouraging more participation from current members. Includes two copies of the letter. One copy is typewritten on the Iowa Ornithologists' Union letterhead and the other typewritten copy does not have a letterhead.
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948 Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Sioux City
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the annual meeting, December 11, 1923
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1923-12-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. The letter includes notes on increasing membership numbers, setting a time and place for the annual meeting and topics for programs to be presented at future meetings.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Bailey, Mary L.
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Sioux City
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Letter to the members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the recent annual meeting, March 12, 1925
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1925-03-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the recent annual meeting. The letter includes notes from the annual meeting and reminds members March 21, 1925 is Bird Day in Iowa. Includes suggestions for future meetings to be held in various cities in Iowa.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding future activities, February 6,1926
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc State birds Bird Day
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1926-02-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding future activities of the organization. The letter includes a reminder to members that March 21st is Bird Day in Iowa. Also, it brings up the idea of selecting a state bird for Iowa.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Iowa
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding annual meeting, April 1, 1926
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc State birds Meetings
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1926-04-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union giving the dates of May 14-15 for the annual meeting. The letter includes members suggestions for naming a state bird of Iowa. It also has a "Bird Notes" section for bird sighting reports by members.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Cedar Waxwing White-breasted Nuthatch Bohemian Waxwing Northern Shrike
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Atlantic Osage Elkader
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding upcoming activities for bird lovers, July 15, 1924
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Migratory birds Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1924-07-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union including a variety of upcoming activities. Activities include bird-banding in Iowa, Bird Day Conference in McGregor, Iowa and a campaign for a reduction in the bag limits on migratory game birds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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McGregor
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Philip DuMont letter to Max Stempel regarding records for the Stempel collection, November 9, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Zoological specimens
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1934-11-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Max Stempel dated November 9, 1934. DuMont thanks Stempel for allowing him to view the collection and returns some of Guido Stempel's notes that he had accidentally walked off with. DuMont encourages Stempel to label the birds and asks for some additional information in the hopes of being able to publish about the collection. This document is answered by a letter from Stempel: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4118/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Ruffed Grouse Prairie Falcon Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Great Horned Owl American Woodcock McCown's Longspur Common Nighthawk Eastern Whip-poor-will American Dipper
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Macedonia
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding updates to the Revised List of the Birds of Iowa, December 13, 1943
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Correspondence
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithological literature
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1943-12-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from George Hendrickson to Philip DuMont dated December 13, 1943. Hendrickson believes that DuMont had published articles updating his Revised List of the Birds of Iowa and asks for reprints of these papers along with any other additional information that would update the number of species found in Iowa. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4109/view
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Iowa
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George Hendrickson letter to Philip DuMont regarding unlisted Water Ouzel, February 2, 1944
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Collection and preservation Ornithological literature
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1944-02-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from George Hendrickson to Philip DuMont dated February 2, 1944. Hendrickson asks DuMont why a Water Ouzel from the Stempel collection was not included in the 1935 edition of the Revised List of the Birds of Iowa. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4109/view
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Hendrickson, George O.
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American Dipper
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Iowa Macedonia
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Letter from Peter Peterson to Vernon Kleen containing bird sighting notes, May 23, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Trapping
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1976-05-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Peter Peterson with bird sighting notes including notes of birds that were netted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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American Robin
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Davenport Iowa
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Letter from Dean Mosman to Vernon Kleen containing bird sighting notes, June 14, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Dean Mosman with bird sighting notes for Spring Migration. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1976.
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Mosman, Dean
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Purple Martin Cinnamon Teal
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Des Moines
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Marion, 1981
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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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1978-01-22
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1993-08-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll at Marion in Linn County, IA on January 22, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, three articles in Iowa Bird Life, a photograph, a letter of Vernon Kleen to Nicholas Halmi, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Thompson, Fred K.
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Hoary Redpoll
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Marion
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2830 McGowan Blvd., Marion, Iowa
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My back yard at thistle feeder, near city park with flocks of common redpolls. 1/4 miles from large weedy field and farmland
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The documentation form by Fred Thompson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tom Shires and Nicholas Halmi were submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Cardelis flammea - common redpoll - by color and beak size. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:00:00/10:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Waterloo, 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-12-27
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Hoary Redpoll at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Tom Kent to Kim Eckert, a letter from Kim Eckert to Tom Kent, a letter from the IOU Records Committee to Francis Moore, Tom Stone Jr., Tom Stone, and Bob Myers, a Christmas Bird Count compilation, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Stone, Tom
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Hoary Redpoll
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Waterloo
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1727 Plymouth St. Waterloo
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Residential neighborhood white birtch tree
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Tufted Duck at Sweet Marsh, 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-06-30
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1994-01-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Tufted Duck at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on June 30, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, correspondence about the sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Tufted Duck
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Sweet Marsh
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Sweet Marsh (Tom Stone, Jr. & I first found bird)
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marshy area near cattails
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis L. Moore were submitted . Other observers include Russell Hays, Tom Stone, and Tom Stone, Jr. | Elimination of similar species: May be a ring-neck female or scaup but doesn't look right- probably a hybrid. | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:45:00/20:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Tufted Duck at Lake Manawa, 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1980-03-15
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Tufted Duck at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on March 15, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, internal correspondence about the sighting, and a documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Joranson, Eric G.
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Tufted Duck
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Lake Manawa
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Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, Iowa 150-200 yds from S. Shore
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The documentation form by Eric G. Joranson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Robert Caughey. | Elimination of similar species: Shot R-n Ducks before. Never seen a Tufted before. R-n duck head "lobey" in contrast with Tufted's crest.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Whooping Crane north of Essex, 1999
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-04-11
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2000-11-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of three Whooping Cranes north of Essex in Page County, IA on April 11, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, e-mail about the bird sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Edwards, Chris
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Whooping Crane
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Essex
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North of Essex in northwestern Page County Iowa
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Flooded agricultural field
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The documentation form by Chris Edwards is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mary Edwards. | Elimination of similar species: Sandhill Cranes are smaller, gray, and lack a moustachial stripe and black primaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/12:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane southeast of Plainfield, 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-11-11
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for seven to eight Whooping Cranes southeast of Plainfield in Bremer County, IA on November 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Dinnes, Dana
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Whooping Crane
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Plainfield
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About 3 miles southeast of Plainfield, Ia. along a creek
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The documentation letter by Dana Dinnes is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Larry Brown. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The neck was too thin to be that of a pelican. The necks and legs were too long, and the call was much different, than that of snow geese. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whooping Crane southwest of Jester Park, 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-11-12
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Whooping Crane southwest of Jester Park in Polk County, IA on November 12, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Keys, Jerry
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Whooping Crane
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Jester Park
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Keith Curtis farm southwest of Jester Park in Polk County, Iowa.
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The documentation letter by Jerry Keys is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Chad Loreth and Randy Cook. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The bird's long neck and trailing legs led us to assume it was a Sandhall Crane (many had been spotted in the area yesterday). Chad started to imitate a Sandhill Crane, but when we heard the bird calling, it 'purred' and 'yelped,' it did not sound like a Sandhill. [...] Also, it was bigger than a Sandhill Crane. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00/09:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Whooping Crane east of Davenport, 1983
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-04-10
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Whooping Crane east of Davenport in Scott County, IA on April 10, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, correspondence about bird sightings from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Lorenzen, Frederick J. Lorenzen, Ted
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Whooping Crane
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Davenport
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just E. of Davenport John Deere Plant. N. of IPO and W of Jersey Ridge Road
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small lake
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The documentation form by Bruce Peterjohn is relaying a report by Fred and Ted Lorenzen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: G. Egret - black wing tips, Am. White Pelican- long legs, Sandhill Crane - white plumage, Swan - long legs. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:45:00/10:50:00.
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Letter from Richard DeCoster to Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding bird sightings from June 1 to July 31, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers
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1976-06-01
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1976-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Richard DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)
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Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Johnson County
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Letter from James J. Dinsmore to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, August 3, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting list and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bobolink Yellow-throated Warbler Black-crowned Night Heron
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Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Ledges State Park Trumbull Lake Rush Lake
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Letter from Lillian E. Serbousek to Nicholas Halmi regarding a rare bird sighting in Cedar Rapids , August 23, 1976
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1976-08-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Lillian E. Serbousek regarding a rare bird sighting on May 18, 1976 in Cedar Rapids.
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Serbousek, Lillian
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Summer Tanager
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Cedar Rapids
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Letter from Tom Staudt to Pete Petersen regarding bird sightings and locations, August 15, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1976-08-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting list and locations complied by Tom Staudt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report.
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Staudt, Thomas J.
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American Avocet Sedge Wren Great Blue Heron Black Tern
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Belle Plaine
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Letter from Peter Petersen to Nicholas Halmi regarding bird sightings, August 23, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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0976-08-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sighting list and locations contributed by Peter Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of King Eider at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, 1985
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1985-11-10
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1993-09-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a King Eider at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County on November 10, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, diagrams and drawings, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence over the sighting and identification, and nine documentation forms submitted to the committee. Within the documentation forms, sightings of both King Eider and Common Eider are reported.
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Bray, Tanya
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King Eider
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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DeSoto NWR, Washington County, Ne.--Harrison County, Ia.
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The documentation form by Tanya Bray is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Stephen Dinsmore, Robert K. Myers, Jim Fuller, Francis L. Moore, Beth & Mark Proescholdt, W. Ross Silcock, Tom Kent, Peter C. Petersen, and Babs Padelford were submitted later. Other observers include Mark Dixon, Scott Patton, B.J. Rose, Loren Padelford, and Emil K. Nattalle. Elimination of similar species: Larger than White-winged Scoter in direct comparison. This bird also seemed "heavier" and more massive than the scoter. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:30:00.
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