Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pomarine Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-28
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of two Pomarine Jaegers at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 28, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Pomarine Jaeger
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-south end of lake
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resting and feeding on large reservoir
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Bob Myers, Thomas H. Kent, Peter C. Petersen, Beth Proescholdt, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, Jim Sinclair, Bery Engebretsen, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Jim Dinsmore, Jim Fuller, Brian Blevins, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The gull-like shape, dark color, and white wing patches eliminate all birds except Jaegers. The large size compared to Ring-billed Gulls, heavy build, large, thick bill, prominent white patches on the upper and under surface on the wings, and the presence of a second white "crescent" on the underwing at the base of the primary coverts eliminate both Parasitic and Long-tailed Jaegers. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:24:00/14:46:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Jaeger species at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-28
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Jaeger species at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 28, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Armstrong, Eloise
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Jaegers
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Lake
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Lake
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The documentation form by Eloise Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong and Steve Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Bigger than a coot that he made 3 passes at and tried to kill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/15:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Parasitic Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-29
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Parasitic Jaeger at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 29, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Parasitic Jaeger
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-south end of lake
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flying over large reservoir
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bery Engebretsen and Jim Sinclair. | Elimination of similar species: The dark color and white patches on the wings eliminates all larids except jaegers. The noticeable amount of white on the wing, visible on the underside of the wing, eliminates Long-tailed Jaeger. The small size compared to a Ring-billed Gull, less prominent white on the wing, smaller bill size, and more rapid wing strokes eliminates Pomarine Jaeger. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:46:00/17:14:00 on September 29, 1988 and 10:15:00/10:35:00 on September 30, 1988.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Phalarope at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-30
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Red Phalarope at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 30, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and ten documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red Phalarope
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Saylorville Lake
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north end of Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.
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swimming and wading in shallow water adjacent to large mudflat
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Bery Engebretsen, Mark Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Andrew S. Fix, Jim Sinclair, James Dinsmore, Thomas H. Kent, Ann Johnson, and Mike Thomas were submitted. Other observers includes David Youngblut and Larry Morris. | Elimination of similar species: The posture, behavior, and black and white color pattern rule out all shorebirds except phalaropes. The size, "hunchbacked" appearance, bill shape, head pattern, and unstreaked, gray upperparts eliminates Red-necked and Wilson's phalaropes. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:46:00/17:05:00 on September 30, 1988 and 14:12:00/16:05:00 on October 1, 1988.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Credit Island, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-09-30
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Credit Island in Scott County, IA on September 30, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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Credit Island
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Credit Island Harbor seen from S. Concord St., Davenport, Scott Co
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mud flat on Miss.
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Brian Blevins was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Pectoral Sandpipers, available side-by-side, were slightly larger, legs & bill a bit longer than Sharp-tailed. White eyebrow on Pectorals did not broaden behind eye cap not as richly colored in Pectorals. Pectorals had streaking across buff breast wash uniformly to lower edge of buff. Back of Sharp-tailed seemed more uniformly rich brown than those of the Pectorals. Birds all departed downstream on Miss. before photos could be attempted. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00/15:55:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, October 2, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-10-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 2, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of seabirds that have rarely been seen in Iowa, including a Magnificent Frigatebird, a Parasitic Jaeger, two Pomarine Jaegers, and a Red Phalarope. Also of note were sightings of numerous Franklin's Gulls and American White Pelicans as well as several species of shorebirds.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Magnificent Frigatebird Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Merlin Virginia Rail Red Phalarope Peregrine Falcon Sora Black-bellied Plover Caspian Tern Wilson's Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Water Pipit Common Tern Great Egret
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1988-10-02
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Record Committee review of a Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County on October 2, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article from Iowa Bird Life, an introductory letter from Ann Johnson, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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DeVore, Dawn L.
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Lake Red Rock
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Behind Visitor Center at Lake Red Rock, Marion Co., IA
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Freshwater lake shore
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The documentation form by Dawn L. DeVore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: After getting the bird book, I took my knowledge of the birds in the area and my mental picture and went to work. I ruled out the turkey vulture because the bird was too streamlined like a tern. I looked at the terns, soon realizing that there were no almost completely black terns. Thus I turned to the gulls. I knew it had to be a water area type bird because of its body and bill shape. Remembering the bill I quickly ruled out the gulls. Thus I turned to the cormorants but the tail was wrong, the neck was too long and more so the cormorant was out of the picture. Thinking I recalled hearing about a sighting of a rare bird in Iowa, only the night before had I looked at an outline of its body shape. Bingo! That was it! The shapes matched but what was the name? I went through the bird section page by page. Then there it was - the Magnificent Frigatebird. This was it; almost all black, large yet streamlined, "forked" or V shaped "tail", and that unique bill. Then the fact that the bird I saw had no red and two side by side white breast areas confirmed that it was a female Magnificent Frigatebird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/12:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1988-10-03
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on October 3, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article Iowa Bird Life, two pages from Iowa Birdlife by Gladys Black, internal correspondence on the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Youngblut, David
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Lake Red Rock
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Red Rock Reservoir
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Lake
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The documentation form by David Youngblut is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Gladys Black. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/17:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Western Sandpiper at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-08
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Western Sandpiper at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 8, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Western Sandpiper
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-north end of reservoir
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feeding in shallow water adjacent to mudflat with other shorebirds
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Andy Fix. | Elimination of similar species: see above [...] The bird was roughly 25% smaller than a Pectoral Sandpiper. [...] Note that we saw a single Semipalmated Sandpiper in the same flock of shorebirds. The Semipalmated Sandpiper had a shorter, thicker bill, more of a brown wash on the breast, and frequented the edge of the mudflat rather than wading in the water. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/16:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Western Sandpiper at Big Creek Lake, 1988
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-09
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Sandpiper at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on October 9, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the sighting by Guy McCaskie, Kim Eckert, and Bruce Peterjohn, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Western Sandpiper
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Big Creek Lake
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Big Creek Wildlife Area, Polk Co., IA
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Mudflats from low water on freshwater lake
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Thomas. | Elimination of similar species: Although I understand the difficulty in identification of fall western sandpipers, the Baird's and white-rumped were eliminated because of wing length. The least sandpiper was eliminated by leg color and bill shape/size. The most difficult elimination was that of the semipalmateds, especially since other semipals were present in the area. After careful observation and comparison, however, the prototypical western sandpiper bill was too obvious to make the bird into a semipalmated. The bill was enough longer and had an obvious droop. The others in the area had varying bill sizes but none had the general shape of this bird. Consequently, I believe this was a late date western sandpiper. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:10:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, October 10, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Threskiornithidae | Ibises Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-10-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 10, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Red-shouldered Hawk, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, Horned Grebes, Eared Grebes, Franklin's Gulls, Bonaparte's Gulls, and several species of Sparrows.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Franklin's Gull Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Sanderling Orange-crowned Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Bonaparte's Gull Brown Creeper
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Big Creek Lake Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Saylorville Lake Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve Union
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Iowa Birdline update, October 17, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-10-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 17, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-eared Owl, Cattle Egrets, a Barn Owl, and a late Mourning Warbler. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds still present, mostly Pectoral Sandpipers and Killdeer. An interesting observation of 50 Common Starlings soaring in tandem with a Red-tailed Hawk was also reported.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Ring-billed Gull Barn Owl Cattle Egret Osprey Pectoral Sandpiper Long-eared Owl Mourning Warbler Water Pipit Bonaparte's Gull Common Starling
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Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Johnson County Smiths Slough Sandy Beach Public Use Area Twin View Heights
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sabine's Gull near Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-20
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Sabine's Gull near Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 20, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Sabine's Gull
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Jester Park
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near the Jester Park area of Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.
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resting on large mud bar on reservoir
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Robert Myers was submitted. | Elimination of similar species: The size, grayish upperparts, and striking wing pattern eliminate all other gulls. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:05:00/17:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Lake Manawa, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-23
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on October 23, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Pacific Loon
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Lake Manawa State Park
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Lake Manawa State Park, Pottawattamie Co. Southwest corner of lake, in a cove east of Boy Scout Island.
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The documentation form by Babs and Loren Padelford is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Alan G. Grenon and Tanya Bray were submitted later. Other observers include Mark Brogie, Ed Brogie, Elizabeth Grenon, Ruth Green, Dave Starr, Jim, Kovanda, Sandra Kovanda, Clyde Johnson, Emma Johnson, and Bruce Wetteroth. | Elimination of similar species: Was smaller and overall not as massive as Common Loon. Bill was smaller and thinner, and head more rounded than Common Loon. The straight bill and lack of white spotting on back rule out Red-throated Loon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/12:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Ingham Lake, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-23
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Ingham Lake in Emmet County on October 23, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Hartwig, Thomas P.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Ingham Lake State Game Management Area
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Ingham lake, Emmet County - on Refuge
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Duck was seen standing on a rock and then it went into the water for a little while, then back on the rock
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The documentation form by Tom Hartwig is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Doug Lemke. | Elimination of similar species: Left unmolested.
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Iowa Birdline update, October 24, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae | Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-10-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 24, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Pacific Loon, a Red-shouldered Hawk, a Red-tailed Hawk, Purple Finches, and several species of Gulls. Also of note were the large numbers of waterfowl observed, including ten species of Ducks, Canada Geese, and Tundra Swans. In addition, a first winter Little Gull was spotted at Saylorville Lake.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Horned Grebe Pacific Loon Purple Finch Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Canada Goose Tundra Swan Little Gull Northern Shrike
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Bellevue Big Creek State Park Iowa City Jester Park Lake Manawa Saylorville Lake Union Pool 9
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Little Gull near Jester Park in Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-10-27
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1997-10-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Little Gull near Jester Park in Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 27, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence requesting reevaluation of record, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Little Gull
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Jester Park
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-near Jester Park
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flying and feeding over reservoir with other gulls
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ann Johnson was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: The small size, black "W" across the back of the wings, lack of a lighter "window" on the inner primaries, and slightly blunter wingtips eliminates all other gulls. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:22:00/18:05:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, October 31, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-10-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 31, 1988. Highlights of the update include the sighting of a first winter Little Gull and the continued presence of a Red-shouldered Hawk. Also of note were sightings of White-winged Scoters, Common Loons, Bonaparte's Gulls, and Hooded Mergansers. In addition, a Pileated Woodpecker was observed at its usual location on Credit Island.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe Franklin's Gull Black Scoter Common Loon White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Lesser Yellowlegs Pileated Woodpecker Bonaparte's Gull Little Gull Northern Shrike
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Bellevue Burlington Coralville Lake Credit Island Jester Park Lock and Dam Number 18 Saylorville Lake Union
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Prairie Falcon north of Marshalltown, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-11-06
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Prairie Falcon north of Marshalltown in Marshall County, IA on November 6, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Prairie Falcon
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Marshalltown
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one-half mile north of Marshalltown
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open farmland, approaching Iowa River
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The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Kestrel & Merlin - this bird much too large for that. Peregrine - this bird was too light colored to be a Peregrine & it had no helmet | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:05:00/10:06:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, November 7, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Laridae | Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-11-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 7, 1988. Highlights of the update include two flybys in central Iowa, one of which, a Yellow Billed Loon, would be a first state record. Also of note were sightings of a Prairie Falcon, White-winged Scoters, Horned Grebes, Hooded Mergansers, Snow Buntings, and Common Loons. Another interesting observation was of an albino Red-winged Blackbird.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Prairie Falcon Yellow-billed Loon Horned Grebe Snow Bunting Canvasback Common Loon White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-winged Blackbird
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Burlington Coralville Lake Marshalltown Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Mississippi River, Iowa Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lake MacBride F W Kent County Park Sandy Beach Public Use Area Pool 19 Geode Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Cherry Glen Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-11-08
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Rock Wren at Cherry Glen Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 8, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Rock Wren
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Cherry Glen Recreation Area
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-Cherry Glen Rec. Area
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hopping around in rock rip-rap along lakeshore
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Michael and Diane Porter, Ray Cummins, Robert Cecil, Jim Fuller, Ann Johnson, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted. Other observers include Thomas Kent, John Cecil, Tom Johnson, Beth Proescholdt, Francis Moore, Beth Brown, Cal or Bernie Knight, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The size, behavior, gray upperparts and buffy tail, light eyeline, and call eliminate other wrens. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:08:00/15:20:00 on November 8, 1988.
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Iowa Ornithologists Union letter to Ken Thimmesch regarding Warbler photograph, November 10, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Photography of birds Parulidae | Warblers
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1988-11-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The letter identifies a photographed Warbler as a Cape May Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Cape May Warbler
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Cedar Rapids
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Field notes contributed by Kathy Bayer, November 11, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1988-11-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Kathy Bayer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.
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Bayer, Kathy
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Double-crested Cormorant Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon
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Pickerel Lake
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Record Committee review for rare bird sighting of Yellow-billed Loon at Clear Lake, 1988
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-11-13
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Yellow-billed Loon at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 13, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Yellow-billed Loon
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Clear Lake
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West end of Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co. Ia off Harbor Inn parking lot
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Sheltered, shallow end of large lake
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The documentation form by Jan L. Walter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Walter and Curt Nelson. | Elimination of similar species: Large bill, thicker at the base, and painted, not hooked at the tip eliminated immature Double-crested Cormorant. Larger size, bill shape and absence of white crescent from white chin to behind eye eliminated winter plumage Red-necked Grebe. Larger size and bill size, shape, and color eliminated winter plumage Pacific and Red-throated Loons. Heavy yellow bill, head paler than back, narrow area of crown and nape color, and brown appearance eliminated Common Loon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:45:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Iowa Birdline update, November 14, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird watching Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1988-11-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 14, 1988. Highlights of the update include several excellent sightings from around the state, including a Pine Grosbeak, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, Greater Scaup, two Golden Eagles, and as many as 1000 Tundra Swans. Also of note was the continued presence of a Rock Wren as well as the first Snowy Owl sighting of the season.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Yellow-billed Loon Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Rock Wren Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Bufflehead Lesser Scaup Tundra Swan Northern Shrike
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Clear Lake Lake Manawa State Park Laurens Saylorville Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pickerel Lake Carlisle Glendale Cemetery Pool 19 Pool 9 Cherry Glen Recreation Area Clarion
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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