Iowa RBA, March 15, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-03-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for March 15, 1999. Highlights include Long-tailed Duck and Saw-whet Owl. Includes notes for updates for March 16, March 17, and March 18.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Horned Grebe Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Greater Scaup Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan
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Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Decorah Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Anderson Goose Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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Iowa RBA, March 22, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-03-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for March 22, 1999. Highlights include Prairie Falcon, Long-tailed Duck, and Thayer's Gull. Includes notes for updates for March 24, and March 26.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Long-tailed Duck Sandhill Crane
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Goose Lake Harrier Marsh Iowa City Lake Red Rock New Albin Sweet Marsh Fairfield
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Mike Dooley email to Thomas Kent regarding Eastern Meadowlark, March 29, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birdsongs
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1999-03-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mike Dooley to Thomas Kent dated March 29, 1999. Dooley reports an illegally sighted last Eastern Meadowlark and the first sightings of Meadowlarks for spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County
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Mike Dooley email to the IA-BIRD listserv regarding Black-throated Green Warbler sighting, April 1, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-04-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout (by Thomas Kent) of an email from Mike Dooley to the IA-BIRD listserv dated April 1, 1999. Dooley reports on sightings from Redbird Farms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-crowned Sparrow Black-throated Green Warbler Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Brown Creeper
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Redbird Farms Wildlife Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Garganey at Forney Lake, 1999
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-04-02
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2000-10-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Garganey at Forney Lake in Fremont County, IA on April 2, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, photos, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Schmid, Rick
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Garganey
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Forneys Lake
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Forney Lake; Fremont County; Iowa, between the towns of Bartlett and Thurman. The bird was seen in the water near the shore closest to the road at a point exactly one mile east of Western Ave. Later, it was seen in flight over the water in the same area.
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The documentation form by Rich Shmid is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Loren & Babs Padelford, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Michael D. Overton, and Chris Edwards were submitted later. Other observers include Mary Edwards, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Dennis Henrickson, Clem Claphake, Jim Kovanda, and Sandy Kovanda. | Elimination of similar species:From first glance, the Garganey was conspicuously different from other nearby ducks on the lake. It was swimming with a pair of Blue-Winged Teal and appeared about the same size as the teal, but its body was much lighter overall, with contrasting dark head and breast. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:15:00/15:35:00.
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Iowa RBA, April 5, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 5, 1999. Highlights include Garganey, White-faced Ibis, Black-headed Gull, and Fish Crow. Includes notes for updates for April 7, April 8, April 9, and April 10.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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White-faced Ibis Fish Crow Eurasian Collared Dove Blue-winged Teal Long-tailed Duck Garganey Common Loon White-winged Scoter Black-headed Gull
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Forneys Lake Iowa City Rathbun Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Grinnell Country Club Pagel Flaming Prairie Park
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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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Iowa RBA, April 12, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-04-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 12, 1999. Highlights include Whooping Crane, Garganey, White-faced Ibis, and Red-necked Grebe. Includes notes for updates for April 14, and April 16.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Whooping Crane White-faced Ibis Red-necked Grebe Smith's Longspur Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Garganey
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Blue Lake Forneys Lake Harrison County Lone Tree Page County Starr's Cave Nature Center Sergeant Bluff
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Iowa RBA, April 19, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-04-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 19, 1999. Highlights include California Gull, White-faced Ibis, Cinnamon Teal, and Laughing Gull. Includes notes for updates for April 21, and April 22.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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White-faced Ibis Upland Sandpiper Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Barred Owl Greater Prairie-Chicken California Gull Hudsonian Godwit Laughing Gull
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Carter Lake Fremont County Saylorville Lake Lily Pond Wanata State Park Ringgold County Maynard Reese Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Columbus Junction, 1999
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-04-25
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2000-11-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Columbus Junction in Louisa County, IA on April 25, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, an e-mail about the bird sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Columbus Junction
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2 miles north of Columbus Junction, Louisa Co., Iowa
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A backwater slough adjacent to highway 70 and close to the Iowa River
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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 Ted Allen, Bill Ohde, and Jim Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: Fulvous Whistling-Duck lacks the gray face, orange bill, and white wing patch.
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Iowa RBA, April 26, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Photography of birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-04-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for April 26, 1999. Highlights include Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Prairie Warbler, White-faced Ibis, and Cinnamon Teal. Includes notes for updates for April 27, and April 28.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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White-faced Ibis Red-throated Loon Bewick's Wren Cinnamon Teal Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Northern Parula Louisiana Waterthrush Prairie Warbler
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Cedar Rapids Clear Lake Homestead Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lansing Missouri Valley Saylorville Lake Fairfield
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Iowa RBA, May 3, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-05-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for May 3, 1999. Highlights include Snowy Egret, Red-necked Grebe, and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes notes for updates for May 4, May 5, and May 6.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-breasted Chat Eurasian Collared Dove Orchard Oriole Snowy Egret Blue-winged Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Grinnell Country Club
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Iowa RBA, May 10, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-05-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for May 10, 1999. Highlights include Pacific Loon, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Mississippi Kite, and King Rail. Includes notes for updates for May 12, May 13, and May 14.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Common Moorhen Pacific Loon Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Western Sandpiper American Pipit Hudsonian Godwit King Rail
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Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Ida Grove Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Louisa County Ada Hayden Heritage Park Mallard Marsh Swamp
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Iowa RBA, May 17, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for May 17, 1999. Highlights include Mississippi Kite, Connecticut Warbler, Pacific Loon, and Yellow Rail. Includes notes for updates for May 20, and May 21.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Common Loon Connecticut Warbler
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Des Moines Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Homestead Mason City Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Louisa County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Michael Overton letter to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, May 22, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael Overton to Thomas Kent dated May 22, 1999. Overton sends in his Iowa field reports for spring 1999 a little early since he is leaving for Alaska on May 29. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Overton, Michael D.
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White-faced Ibis Warbling Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Pacific Loon Garganey Black-necked Stilt Eastern Wood-Pewee Pileated Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Great-tailed Grackle
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Harrier Marsh Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Rathbun Lake Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa RBA, May 24, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-05-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for May 24, 1999. Highlights include Clark's Grebe, Western Grebe, Snowy Egret, and Mississippi Kite. Includes notes for updates for May 26.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Clark's Grebe Common Moorhen Western Grebe Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling
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Blue Lake Harrison County Zirbel Slough Geode State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa RBA, May 31, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for May 31, 1999. Highlights include Clark's Grebe, Western Grebe, Little Blue Heron, and Red-necked Phalarope. Includes notes for updates for June 3, and June 4.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Clark's Grebe Western Grebe Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher Worm-eating Warbler
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Blue Lake Ledges State Park Yellow River State Forest Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Doon Cedar Bluffs Recreation Area
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Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, June 1, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 1, 1999. Dinsmore adds a couple of fide reports to the sightings he had already submitted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Yellow-breasted Chat Spotted Towhee Sandhill Crane
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Lucas County Boone County
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Rob Fletcher email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Sparrows, June 3, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Rob Fletcher to Jim Dinsmore dated June 3, 1999. Fletcher reports sighting Sharp-tailed Sparrows at the Warren Fox and Eagle Flats Wildlife Management Areas. Included with this document is a printout of an email from Rob Fletcher to Jim Dinsmore dated June 1, 1999. In the earlier email Fletcher reports sighting Henslow's Sparrows around Eagle Lake and Fen Valley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Fletcher, Robert J., Jr.
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow
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Eagle Lake Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Eagle Flats Wildlife Management Area Warren E Fox Wildlife Management Area Fen Valley Area
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Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding Harrier nest, June 3, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1999-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 3, 1999. Dinsmore forwards a Harrier nest sighting. Included with this email is a second email dated June 7, 1999 forwarding a Burrowing Owl sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Burrowing Owl Northern Harrier
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Buena Vista County
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Rob Thelen email to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, June 4, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Rob Thelen to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1999. Thelen replies to Kent's questions about Red-necked Grebe and other sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Thelen, Rob
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Red-necked Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper Pine Warbler
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Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake
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Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, June 4, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Weather
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1999-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1999. Dinsmore discusses some fide reports he is checking on. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Least Bittern American Bittern Henslow's Sparrow Virginia Rail Amazilia Hummingbird
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Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Fen Valley Area
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Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding Sparrows, June 4, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1999. Dinsmore forwards a Sharp-tailed Sparrow sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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Eagle Flats Wildlife Management Area Warren E Fox Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa RBA, June 5, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for June 5, 1999. Highlights include Red-necked Grebe, and Yellow-crowned Night Heron.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Red-necked Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Cerulean Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler
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Burlington Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Bartlett
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lark Bunting southeast of Scranton, 1999
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-06-06
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2000-11-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lark Bunting southeast of Scranton in Greene County, IA on June 6, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, e-mail correspondence about the documentation, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Thelen, Rob
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Lark Bunting
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Scranton
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Greene County,1 mile south of Scranton on Highway 25 ,then 3/4 mile east.
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Pasture with cows on South side, Row crops on North side
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The documentation form by Rob Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Marty Thelen. | Elimination of similar species: I don't know of any other bird of this size that has white wing patches. I couldn't find any other info in any of my bird guides. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:00:00/10:00:06.
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