Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Redhead Gray Catbird Black Tern
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Claybanks Forest Zirbel Slough McIntosh Woods State Park Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Wilkinson Pioneer Park White Wildlife Area
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Randall Pinkston letter to James Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for the official field report, June 2, 1991
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Checklists Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Weather
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1991-06-02
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N/A
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Letter containing field reports with hand annotations accompanied by an introduction and a supplement and checklists for rare bird sightings submitted by Randall Pinkston to the IOU editor (Jim Dinsmore) on June 2, 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Bald Eagle White-eyed Vireo Purple Martin Common Moorhen Ross' Goose Greater Scaup Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler
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Amana Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Williams Prairie State Preserve Oakland Cemetery
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Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, fall 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers
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1991-08-01
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1991-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. Included with the field notes is an attached report of a Merlin sighting in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Martsching, Paul
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Merlin Eastern Phoebe Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Ames Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Pine Warbler west of Coralville Reservoir, 1991
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Warbler west of Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on August 4, 1991.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Pine Warbler
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Coralville Lake
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Swan Lake Road west of Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co., Iowa
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Tall poplars at the edge of second-growth mixed hardwoods forest near the reservoir. Surrounded by cornfields. Groves of cultivated pines within 1/2 mile of the area. The bird was first spotted in the top-most branches of a bare (poplar?) snag.
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Yellow-throated Vireo has thick, less pointed bill and distinct yellow spectacles. Immature or female Northern (Baltimore) Oriole much larger. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:00:00/11:01:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Palm Warbler in Greenfield Township in Warren County, 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1991-08-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Palm Warbler in Greenfield Township in Warren County, IA on August 17, 1991.
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Johnson, Ann
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Palm Warbler
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Greenfield Township
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My yard in northern Warren County, Iowa
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Open riparian edge
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Other yellow rumped warblers were eliminated by the bright yellow undertail coverts contrasting with the buffy breast and belly. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:20:00/11:25:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Summer Tanager at West Spencer, 1991
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Summer Tanager at West Spencer in Clay County, IA on October 27, 1991.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Summer Tanager
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Spencer
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Residential neighborhood along Little Sioux River in West Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa
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Shrubs + trees along river
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The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Nancy Schoenewe. | Elimination of similar species: Cardinal - Lacked crest + black face, longer bill Scarlet Tanager - wings and tail were red | The original documentation form event occurred around 12:30:00.
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Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, November 29, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat
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1991-11-29
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Marietta Petersen. The field notes include a detailed description of a Cooper's Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Cooper's Hawk Common Grackle Eastern Bluebird Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Mourning Dove Horned Lark Common Pheasant
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Cass County Walnut
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Iowa seasonal report, fall 1991, contributed by Diane C. Porter, December 1, 1991
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1991-12-01
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. The report includes descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Bald Eagle Carolina Wren Chimney Swift Golden-winged Warbler White-winged Crossbill Osprey Peregrine Falcon Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Caspian Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Scarlet Tanager Canada Goose Northern Waterthrush Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield Walton Lake Runnells Overlook Fairfield High School Chautauqua Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong, spring 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong with observers Jim Sinclair, Dennis Thompson, Reid I. Allen, Pam Allen and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Summer Tanager Whimbrel Least Tern Northern Mockingbird Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane King Rail
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Des Moines Madison County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bagley
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Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, spring 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Weather
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. The field notes include detailed descriptions of the Sora, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler and the Common Loon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Brand, Gordon James
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Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Common Loon Sora Yellow-rumped Warbler Hooded Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir Waterworks Park Lambs Grove
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, spring 1992
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Nest building Birds--Infancy
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne with observers Bobbi Webber and Dave Bunkofske. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk White-faced Ibis Double-crested Cormorant Purple Martin Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Merlin American Woodcock Wood Thrush Long-eared Owl Northern Parula Snow Goose Tundra Swan Great Egret
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Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ambrose A Call State Park West Bend
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, spring 1992
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy
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1992-03-01
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1992-05-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter with observer Jim B. Walter. The field notes include a detailed description of the behavior of Swanson's Hawks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Bell's Vireo Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Red-breasted Merganser Snowy Owl Western Kingbird Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Greater Scaup Surf Scoter Osprey Mourning Warbler Common Tern
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Rare bird documentation form for Smith's Longspur northeast of Larrabee, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-03-04
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1992-03-08
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Smith's Longspur northeast of Larrabee in Cherokee County, IA on March 4, 1992.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Smith's Longspur
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Larrabee
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3 Miles E, 1 mile N, 3/4 E of Larrabee
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short grass
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The documentation form by Marion Brewer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Lapland longspur, white wing patch & white edged tail, buffy belly | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:35:00/15:38:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area in 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds
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1992-03-27
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1994-10-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area Kossuth Counties, IA on March 27, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, eight photographs of the bird, letters between Brad Bolduan, Peder H. Svingen, and Thomas Kent, and the published and approved sighting record found in the publication Gyrfalcon in Kossuth County in Iowa Bird Life 64:1 by Brad Bolduan.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Gyrfalcon
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Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle at Wapello Township in Louisa County, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Great-tailed Grackle at Wapello Township in Louisa County, IA on April 30, 1992.
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Ohde, Bill
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Wapello Township
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SE 1/4 of section 19, T74N, R4W, Louisa County, Iowa
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Rural farmstead on edge of large timber block. In tall (15') backyard shrubs.
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The documentation form by Bill Ohde is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Common grackle - this bird was nearly crow-sized, longer tailed, with the peculiar whistles and rattles. Boat-tailed grackle - song was wrong. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1992-05-09
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N/A
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 9, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Bewick's Wren
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birdsongs
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in eastern Iowa contributed by Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren Common Yellowthroat Dickcissel House Finch Acadian Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Canada Warbler Horned Lark Brown Creeper
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Credit Island Davenport Huron Island Montpelier Muscatine Wildcat Den State Park Sherman Park Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Buena Vista County Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Curtis Nelson, summer 1992
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Curtis Nelson. Also included is a brief note from Nelson to James J. Dinsmore regarding an Osprey sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Orchard Oriole Franklin's Gull Forster's Tern Osprey American Redstart
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Mason City Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Plymouth Wilkinson Pioneer Park Kuhn Wildlife Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carol Ann Alexander, summer 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Summer report of birds contributed by Carol Ann Alexander. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Alexander, Carol Ann
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Carolina Wren House Sparrow Kentucky Warbler King Rail
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Lake Wapello Fairfield Lamson Woods State Preserve
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Field notes contributed by Marietta A. Petersen, fall 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1992-08-01
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1992-11-30
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Marietta A. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Common Grackle Purple Martin Yellow-billed Cuckoo Savannah Sparrow House Finch Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Nighthawk Chestnut-sided Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Belted Kingfisher Wild Turkey American Robin Barn Swallow Northern Harrier Cliff Swallow
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Atlantic Cresco Cass County Cedar River Butler County Marne Walnut Indian Creek Hamlin
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1992
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Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Reports
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Weather
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1992-08-01
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1992-11-30
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Also included is a newspaper clipping discussing the cooler, dryer weather that Iowa experienced in October. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Northern Flicker Least Bittern Snowy Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Burrowing Owl
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Colo Mason City Nevada Pocahontas Spirit Lake Clear Lake
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Field notes contributed by Paul Hertzel, August 1, 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1992-08-01
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N/A
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Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Paul Hertzel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Hertzel, L. Paul
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White-eyed Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Orchard Oriole Eastern Wood-Pewee House Finch Wood Duck Gray Catbird Canada Goose Kentucky Warbler Wild Turkey Red-winged Blackbird Cliff Swallow
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Dallas County Polk County Story County
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Field note about a Snow Bunting sighting contributed by Dan Dorrance, October 27, 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Weather
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1992-10-27
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N/A
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Fall report of a sighting of two Snow Buntings in Muscatine contributed by Dan Dorrance. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.
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Dorrance, Dan
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Snow Bunting
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Riverside Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Common Yellowthroat at Morgan Creek Park in Linn County, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-11-27
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1992-11-29
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Common Yellowthroat at Morgan Creek Park in Linn County, IA on November 27, 1992.
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Dankert, Jeffrey B.
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Common Yellowthroat
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Morgan Creek Park
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Morgan Creek Co. P., Linn Co., 1 mile NW of Cedar Rapids, IA
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Pond and stream bordered by grass and shrubs
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The documentation form by Jeff Dankert is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: I did not confuse this warbler with any other warbler. Its behavior and field marks were diagnostic of the Common Yellowthroat | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:45:00.
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Field notes contributed by Carol A. Alexander, winter 1992-1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather
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1992-12-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by Carol A. Alexander with Richard M. Alexander for the Winter of 1992-1993. It features a Black-and-White Warbler at Lansom Woods in Jefferson County, IA on February 17, 1993, and includes a note from Ross Silcock to Thomas Kent.
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Alexander, Carol Ann
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Black-and-white Warbler Carolina Wren House Finch American Robin
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Fairfield Lamson Woods State Preserve
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