Iowa RBA, July 12, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-07-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for July 12, 1999. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Mississippi Kite and a Black-headed Gull. Includes are six emails regarding various bird sightings.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Prothonotary Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Black-headed Gull Black Tern
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Dickinson County Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Maynard Reese Area Heron Bend Conservation Area Fen Valley Area Cairo Woods Wildlife Area
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Documentation form, Black-headed Gull, July 10, 1999, Lee Schoenewe
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-07-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation dated July 10, 1999 for the sighting of a Black-headed Gull in Dickinson County by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Black-headed Gull
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Dickinson County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-headed Gull at Dickinson County Landfill, 1999
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-07-10
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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-headed Gull at Dickinson County Landfill in Dickinson County, IA on July 10, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Black-headed Gull
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Dickinson County Landfill
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Dickinson County Landfill
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Open field
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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 Bill Huser and five unidentified members of the Loess Hills Audubon Society. | Elimination of similar species: Franklin's Gull and Bonaparte's Gull - Dark brown head and wing pattern w/ dark underneath. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:45:00/12:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Merlin at Cayler Prairie State Preserve, 1999
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1999-07-09
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1999-07-11
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Cayler Prairie State Preserve in Dickinson County, IA on July 9, 1999.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Merlin
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Cayler Prairie State Preserve
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1/2 mi. N. of Cayler Prairie State Preserve, Dickinson Co., IA
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Mostly open grasslands w/ scattered trees & brush; Little Sioux River
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The documentation form by Douglas C. Harr is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Am. Kestrel -- larger; different color & patterns, different flight pattern, no hovering. N. Harrier -- Smaller; Sharper wings, different body pattern, no white rump patch, no hovering or lazy, low soaring. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:46:00/14:49:00.
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Yellow-breasted Chat, July 9, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-07-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated July 9, 1999. Bernstein reports sighting a Yellow-breasted Chat at Hawkeye Wildlife area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Merlin, July 9, 1999, Douglas Harr
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-07-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation dated July 9, 1999 for the sighting of a Merlin north of Cayler Prairie by Douglas Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Merlin
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Cayler Prairie State Preserve
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Iowa Birdline updates, July 5, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-07-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa Birdline update for July 5, 1999. Highlights of the update include sightings of Yellow-breasted Chats, Orchard Oriole, Bell's Vireo, Northern Mockingbird, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, and two adult and two young Sandhill Cranes. Included is an email from Jim Fuller to Tom Kent thanking Kent for taking over the Iowa Birdline updates for the next two weeks and seven emails regarding various bird sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Swainson's Hawk Red-throated Loon Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Orchard Oriole Common Loon Solitary Sandpiper Willet Northern Mockingbird Sandhill Crane
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Allamakee County Mason City Rathbun Lake Wiese Slough State Game Management Area Crandalls Beach Hancock County Cedar Bluffs Recreation Area Marble Beach State Recreation Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Caspian Tern at Lock 16, 1999
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1999-06-30
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1999-07-13
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Caspian Tern at Lock 16 in Rock Island County, IL on June 30, 1999.
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White, Gerald
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Caspian Tern
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Lock and Dam 16
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Lock 16 on Mississippi River
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River
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The documentation form by Gerald White is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Was not a Gull because of the feeding pattern, the bird was diving in the water. Forsters Tern is smaller and has smaller bill. Royal Tern has smaller bill and tail has deeper notch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:02:00 minimum.
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Documentation form, unusual bird sightings in Iowa, Caspian Tern, June 30, 1999, Gerald White
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-06-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation dated June 30, 1999 for the sighting of a Caspian Tern at Lock 16 by Gerald White. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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White, Gerald
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Caspian Tern
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Lock and Dam 16
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Les Murray email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Harrier nests, June 29, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1999-06-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Les Murray to Jim Dinsmore dated June 29, 1999. Murray reports sighting Harrier nests and Henslow's Sparrows. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Murray, Les D.
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Henslow's Sparrow Northern Harrier
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Appanoose County Lucas County Monroe County
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Documentation form, Red-throated Loon, June 28, 1999, Lee Schoenewe
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-06-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Documentation dated June 28, 1999 for the sighting of a Red-throated Loon at Spirit Lake by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Red-throated Loon
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Spirit Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-throated Loon at Spirit Lake, 1999
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1999-06-28
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-throated Loon at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on June 28, 1999.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Red-throated Loon
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Spirit Lake
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Spirit Lake, Dickinson County
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open water
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The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon + Pacific Loon - size, upturned bill & brownish, speckled neck. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:35:00/16:55:00.
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Iowa RBA, June 27, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-06-27
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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 27, 1999. Highlights include Barn Owl, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Willow Flycatcher, and Virginia Rail. Includes notes for updates for June 28, 1999.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Least Bittern American Bittern Willow Flycatcher Barn Owl Common Moorhen Virginia Rail Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover
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Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Green Island Wildlife Management Area Armstrong
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Ric & Betty Zarwell email to the Iowa Bird listserv regarding Sandhill Crane sighting, June 27, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites
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1999-06-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Ric and Betty Zarwell to the Iowa Bird listserv dated June 27, 1999. Zarwell reports sighting two adult and two young Sandhill Cranes at a birding site known locally as Bakewell's Pond. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Zarwell, Ric Zarwell, Betty
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Sandhill Crane
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Kains Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Marietta Petersen note regarding Turkey Vultures, June 24, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Note from Marietta Petersen dated June 24, 1999. Petersen reports sighting seventeen Turkey Vultures roosting by the Cass County court house. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Petersen, Marietta
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Turkey Vulture
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Atlantic
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Franklin's Gulls, June 22, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 22, 1999. Bernstein reports sighting five Franklin's Gulls with a flock of Ring-billed Gulls east of Milford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-billed Gull Franklin's Gull
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Milford
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Nick Osness email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Loggerhead Shrike nest, June 21, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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1999-06-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Nick Osness to Jim Dinsmore dated June 21, 1999. Osness reports sighting a Loggerhead Shrike near a nest at Doolittle Prairie. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Osness, Nick
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Doolittle Prairie State Preserve
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding King Rail details, June 20, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated June 20, 1999. Dodici provides details about sighting a King Rail south of Eagle Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Dodici, Gian
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King Rail
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Eagle Lake
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Lakeside birds, June 20, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1999-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 20, 1999. Bernstein reports on birds sighted around Lakeside Laboratory and other nearby areas. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Upland Sandpiper Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Ring-necked Duck Dickcissel Forster's Tern Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Gadwall Black Tern
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Marble Lake Grovers Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Thomas Johnson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, June 19, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-06-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Johnson to Thomas Kent dated June 19, 1999. Johnson verifies an early sighting of a Prothonotary Warbler but says his identification of a Lincoln's Sparrow during a snowstorm is questionable. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Prothonotary Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow
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Mystic Sedan Bottoms
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Liessa Thomas email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Henslow's Sparrow sighting, June 17, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Liessa Thomas to Jim Dinsmore dated June 17, 1999. Thomas reports that Craig Olawsky sighted Henslow's Sparrows singing at Neal Smith. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bowen, Liessa Thomas
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding King Rail sighting, June 17, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated June 17, 1999. Dodici reports sighting a King Rail south of Eagle Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Dodici, Gian
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King Rail
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Eagle Lake
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Spring 1999 late reports, June 17, 1999
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1999-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of bird sightings dated June 17, 1999. This list contains the sightings that were submitted late for the spring 1999 season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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White-winged Dove Cinnamon Teal Canvasback Snowy Egret Least Tern Piping Plover
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Browers Lake Iowa Waukee New Lake Pool 19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Collared Dove at Rutland, 1999
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1999-06-15
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2000-11-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for six Eurasian Collared Doves at Rutland in Humboldt County, IA during late June, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Smeltzer, John F.
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Eurasian Collared Dove
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Rutland
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Town of Rutland, Humboldt County, Iowa
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Seen repeatedly and photographed at bird feeder/waterer.
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The documentation form by John F. Smeltzer, Jr. is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include entire Smeltzer family (wife, daughter, son, father, mother, and brother). | Elimination of similar species: Mourning dove.....they were too large and the wrong color. Common pigeon.....too small, wrong color as well. Ringed dove......domestic and too fragile for the environment they were surviving in.
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Iowa RBA, June 14, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1999-06-14
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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 14, 1999. Highlights include Red-necked Grebe, Mississippi Kite, Eurasian Collared Dove, and Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Includes notes for updates for June 17, June 21, and June 25.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Red-necked Grebe Eurasian Collared Dove Chukar Virginia Rail Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Blue Grosbeak
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Burlington Des Moines Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Unionville Pella Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area Grinnell Country Club Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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