Iowa RBA, March 11-24, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-03-11
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1996-03-24
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Iowa RBA update for March 11-24, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female White-winged Scoter, a first year Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gulls and a female White-winged Crossbill.
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Thayer's Gull Mountain Bluebird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Greater Yellowlegs White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan Northern Shrike
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Green Island Heron Bend Conservation Area Cosgrove
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-03-11
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1996-03-14
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Iowa RBA update for March 11-14, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a White-winged Scoter, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, White-winged Crossbill and a Saw-whet Owl.
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Northern Flicker Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Turkey Vulture White-winged Crossbill Greater Yellowlegs White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit Heron Bend Conservation Area Wall Lake Cemetery
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White-winged Scoter - 2 Dec 1996 Cedar L - Linn Co
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1995-12-02
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1996-03-02
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Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert detailing the sighting of a White-winged Scoter at Cedar Lake in Linn County, IA on December 2, 1995.
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Dankert, David L.
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White-winged Scoter
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Cedar Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-rumped Warbler at Union City Township in Allamakee County, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-01-27
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1996-02-27
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-rumped Warbler at Union City Township in Allamakee County, IA on January 27, 1996.
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Dankert, Jeffrey B.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Union City Township
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Allamakee Co.: Corner of A26 and English Bench Rd.
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Cedar Grove on hillside
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The documentation form by Jeff Dankert is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Fred Lesher. | Elimination of similar species: [...] We clinched this bird on its call, the yellow rump, and habitat. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:35:00/16:40:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Great Black-backed Gull at Lock and Dam 14, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-01-02
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1996-02-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Great Black-backed Gull at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, IA on January 2, 1996.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Lock and Dam 14
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below Lock and Dam 14, Davenport, Scott Co., IA
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resting on large river
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Dinsmore and Kelly McKay. | Elimination of similar species: The combination of large size, coal black mantle and upperwings, and massive bill eliminates all other larids. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00/16:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Thayer's Gull at Black Hawk Lake, 1996
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Field notes
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1996-02-13
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Thayer's Gull at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA on February 11, 1996.
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Thelen, Ed
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Thayer's Gull
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Black Hawk Lake
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Black Hawk Lake Sac County
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Natural Lake - near open water from aerator
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The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rob Thelen and Peter Ernzen. | Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull has dark lesser coverts and dark feathers under the wing tips. More distinct tail band + larger bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/10:00:00.
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Iowa RBA, February 5-7, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-02-05
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1996-02-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for February 5-7, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Hoary Redpoll, Snowy Owl, Varied Thrush and a Great Gray Owl.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Hoary Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird Northern Shrike
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Burlington Des Moines Johnson County Albion Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lake Ahquabi State Park Blairsburg Alexander
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Moorehead Park, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-01-27
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1996-02-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Moorehead Park in Ida County, IA on January 27, 1996.
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Thelen, Wes
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Northern Goshawk
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Moorehead Pioneer Park
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Moorehead Park - Ida County
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Oak - Cedar - Edge
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The documentation form by Wes Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Marty Thelen and Matt Thelen. | Elimination of similar species: Cooper's Hawk - Has a more rusty chest and no rear eye stripe. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:35:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Merlin at Diamond Lake, 1995
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Field notes
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1995-12-30
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1996-01-30
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Diamond Lake in Dickinson County, IA on December 30, 1995.
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Thelen, Ed
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Merlin
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Diamond Lake
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West side of Diamond Lake, Dickinson County
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Cedar plantings in open field
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The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Marty Thelen and Wally Jorgenson. | Elimination of similar species: Kestrel - dark back. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/16:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Blue Lake in 1993
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds Hunting
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1993-10-24
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1996-01-25
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Records Committee review for a Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Blue Lake in Monona County, IA on October 24, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of the specimens, notes on the specimen by Jim Dinsmore and the original sighting record found in the field notes with photograph by Terry J. Hulsebus.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Blue Lake
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Records Committee review for Black-necked Stilt in Iowa before 1870
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1996-01-24
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Records Committee review for Black-necked Stilts in Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by J.A. Allen in White's Geological Survey in 1870, and is referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Black-necked Stilt
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Rare bird documentation form for Glaucous Gull at Black Hawk Lake, 1995
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Field notes
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1996-01-15
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Glaucous Gull at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA on November 18, 1995.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Glaucous Gull
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Black Hawk Lake
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Blackhawk Lake, Sac County, IA
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lake ice/open water
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The documentation form by Bill Huser is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jerry Probst, Bob Livermore, Pete Ernzen, and unidentified members of the Loess Hills Audubon Society. | Elimination of similar species: Relatively few gulls have pale coloration in their immature plumages. Also, few have pale colored primaries. Those fitting this description: Iceland Gull- smaller than a Herring Gull, with a disproportionally [sic] smaller bill. 1st winter with an all dark bill. Thayer's Gull- usually darker colored over-all, with an [sic] smaller, all dark bill in immatures and usually some darker colored primaries. Glaucous-winged Gull- though having a large bill, it is all dark in 1st and 2nd winter plumages | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:15:00.
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Iowa RBA, January 1-4, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-01-01
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1996-01-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for January 1-4, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Thayer's Gull, Glaucous Gull, Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Hooded Mergansers, Pied-billed Grebes and a Wood Duck.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Bettendorf Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 14 Montrose Moline Effigy Mounds National Monument Superior
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon northeast of Spirit Lake, 1995
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Field notes
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1996-01-02
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon northeast of Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on December 31, 1995.
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Thelen, Ed
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Prairie Falcon
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Spirit Lake
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NE of Spirit Lake - Dickinson County
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Gravel roadside - on telephone pole
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The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Peregrine & Gyrfalcon don't have dark axillars. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/12:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Hudsonian Godwit at Spring Run, 1995
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1995-12-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Hudsonian Godwit at Spring Run in Dickinson County, IA on October 19, 1995. Letter from Ed Thelen to Tom Kent about a video of the sighting on unknown date.
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Thelen, Ed
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Hudsonian Godwit
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Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Spring Run - Dickinson County
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Wetlands - mudflat
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The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: White rump eliminated marbled godwit.
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Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire in Pottawattamie County, 1995
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1995-12-15
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1995-12-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Townsend's Solitaire in Pottawattamie County, IA on December 16, 1995.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Townsend's Solitaire
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Pottawattamie County
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Pottawattamie County - .85 mile East on Applewood Drive from junction with Highway 235
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Rare bird documentation form for Fox Sparrow at Cardinal Marsh, 1995
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Field notes
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1995-12-13
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Fox Sparrow at Cardinal Marsh in Winneshiek County, IA on September 18, 1995.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Fox Sparrow
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area
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SE corner of Cardinal Marsh
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brushy fencerow
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The documentation form by Dennis Carter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lee Zieke. | Elimination of similar species: [...] flock of Song and White-throated Sparrows [...] a Lincoln's Sparrow. [...] The bird had a chunky appearance compared to the other sparrows present. | The original documentation form event occurred in the mid-morning for about a minute.
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Field report for Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake, Carolyn Fischer, 1995
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1995-12-13
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Field report for a Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 4, 1995. The report is accompanied by a letter from Carolyn Fischer to Thomas Kent on December 13, 1995, that mentions a flock of Lapland Longspurs.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Black-and-white Warbler Lapland Longspur
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Clear Lake
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1995-12-04
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1995-12-07
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Iowa RBA update for December 4-7, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a first year Glaucous Gull, two Long-eared Owls, Black-billed Magpie, Prairie Falcon, a pair of Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpoll and a Northern Mockingbird.
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Prairie Falcon Black-billed Magpie Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Iceland Gull Purple Finch Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Mockingbird
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Bay Branch Coralville Lake Iowa City Plymouth County Wildcat Den State Park Elkader Osceola Le Mars Cherry Glen Recreation Area
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Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1995
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1995-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Bierman, Dick
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Rough-legged Hawk Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-tailed Duck Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch American Golden Plover Common Pheasant
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Cherokee County Cherokee Steele Prairie State Preserve Spring Lake Park
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Field notes contributed by Jane Clark, fall 1995
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Field notes
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jane Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Clark, Jane
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Mississippi Kite Rose-breasted Grosbeak Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Orange-crowned Warbler Chipping Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco Brown Creeper
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Clive Jester Park Walnut Creek Greenbelt Park Margo Frankel Woods State Park
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore with observers Stephen J. Dinsmore, W. Ross Silcock, Hank Zaletel and Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Least Bittern Carolina Wren Common Moorhen White Ibis Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Scarlet Tanager
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Ames Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Saylorville Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Green Island Wildlife Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, fall 1995
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Charadriidae | Plovers Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1995-08-01
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1995-11-30
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List of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Fuller, James L
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Ruffed Grouse White Ibis Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Long-billed Dowitcher Purple Finch Surf Scoter Sanderling Veery Great Egret
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Twelve Mile Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1995
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Field notes
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List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Turkey Vulture Black-billed Magpie Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Least Tern Osprey Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Glaucous Gull Connecticut Warbler
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Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve Stone State Park Black Hawk Lake Bacon Creek Park Sioux Township New Lake
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Thomas N. Johnson, fall 1995
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas N. Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Red Knot Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sanderling Snow Goose Northern Pintail Bonaparte's Gull American Golden Plover
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Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Mystic
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