Rare bird documentation form for Mississippi Kite at Olivet Church in Polk County, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-07-14
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1996-08-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Mississippi Kite at Olivet Church in Polk County, IA on July 14, 1996.
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Allen, Pam
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Mississippi Kite
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Olivet Baptist Church
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Polk Co., Windsor Heights, 73rd Street north of University Ave., behind Olivet Church
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Rare bird documentation form for Red Crossbill northeast of Iowa City, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-07-13
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1996-07-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for ten Red Crossbills northeast of Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on July 13, 1996.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Red Crossbill
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Iowa City
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farmstead northeast of Iowa City at feeders
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Open farm land, multiple feeders, no conifers seen in area.
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dave Conrads and Jim Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: None. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:40:00/17:40:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Anderson Lake, 1996
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-07-04
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1996-07-15
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Anderson Lake in Hamilton County, IA on July 4, 1996.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Red-necked Grebe
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Anderson Goose Lake
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Anderson Lake - East of Jewell - (Hamilton Co.)
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small marshy pond across R.R. tracks from big marsh
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Hank Zaletel. | Elimination of similar species: No other grebes are like this one. Not a duck. | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:50:00/20:30:00.
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Peter C. Petersen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, July 3, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1996-07-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Least Bittern Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Hooded Merganser Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Brown Creeper
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Huron Island Clinton County Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve
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Iowa RBA, June 24-26, 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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1996-06-24
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1996-06-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for June 24-26, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of an adult Common Black-headed Gull, Franklin's Gulls, three Tern species and a Hooded Merganser. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of fifteen Cattle Egrets, twelve White-faced Ibis and an immature Little Blue Heron.
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White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Forster's Tern Hooded Merganser Caspian Tern Pileated Woodpecker Common Tern Black-headed Gull
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Cedar Rapids Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Percival Nebraska City
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Iowa RBA, June 17, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for June 17, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Prairie Warbler, Summer Tanager, eight Warbler species and nesting Western Kingbirds. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of two pairs of Piping Plovers and eight Least Terns.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Western Kingbird Least Tern Piping Plover Cerulean Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Des Moines Hartman Reserve Nature Center Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 12, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1996-06-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 12, 1996. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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White-faced Ibis Western Grebe Western Kingbird Cattle Egret American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Golden Eagle Spotted Towhee Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Green Heron
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Little Wall Lake Fremont County Jester Park Lake Anita State Park Oakland Snake Creek State Game Management Area Webster County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Fort Madison West Des Moines
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Iowa RBA, June 10, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-06-10
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N/A
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Iowa RBA update for June 10, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Lazuli Bunting (identified by sound), three Western Grebes, and three White-faced Ibis. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a singing Blackburnian Warbler and a White-eyed Vireo.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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White-faced Ibis Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Lazuli Bunting Western Grebe Chuck-will's-widow Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Northern Parula Red-breasted Nuthatch Blackburnian Warbler
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Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Clay County Du Marsh Area Trumbull Lake Waubonsie State Park Wapsipinicon State Park
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Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by James J. Dinsmore, June 3, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1996-06-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Also included is a letter from Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding additional bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Alder Flycatcher Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Cinnamon Teal Cattle Egret Black-necked Stilt Wilson's Phalarope Great Gray Owl Lark Sparrow Common Loon Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Hermit Thrush Blackpoll Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret
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Little Wall Lake Ainsworth Ames Des Moines Dunbar Slough Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Trumbull Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Anderson Goose Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Geode State Park Gordon's Marsh Area Kiowa Marsh
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Iowa RBA, June 3-6, 1996
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Nest building Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-06-03
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1996-06-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for June 3-6, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Western Grebe, a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches, a male Lazuli Bunting, Mississippi Kites and three Peregrine Falcon chicks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Lazuli Bunting Western Grebe Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Clay County Des Moines George Wyth Memorial State Park Hartman Reserve Nature Center Spencer Windsor Heights
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, June 1, 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1996-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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American Avocet Cedar Waxwing Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gray-cheeked Thrush Ring-necked Duck Snowy Egret Palm Warbler Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Bonaparte's Gull
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lake Meyer
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Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, summer 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1996-06-01
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1996-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Walsh, Philip J.
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Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Redhead Pine Siskin Snow Goose Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern Northern Harrier
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Des Moines Du Marsh Area Ingham Lake State Game Management Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Greenwood Park Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake
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Field notes contributed by Russell Reisz, summer 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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1996-06-01
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1996-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Russell Reisz. Included with the field report is a note from Russell Reisz to James J. Dinsmore regarding his birding activities. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Reisz, Russell
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Least Bittern Orchard Oriole Western Kingbird Cattle Egret American Woodcock Eastern Meadowlark Hooded Merganser Osprey Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose Lesser Scaup
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Harrier Marsh Harrison County Missouri Valley Stone State Park Nobles Lake State Wildlife Management Area Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve
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Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, summer 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Cavity-nesting birds Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1996-06-01
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1996-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Turkey Vulture Bell's Vireo American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Wood Thrush Forster's Tern Wood Duck Piping Plover Blue Grosbeak American Coot Bank Swallow Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle
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Forneys Lake Lake Manawa State Park Mills County Thurman Waubonsie State Park Riverton MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Iowa spring 96 bird report contributed by Diane C. Porter, June 1, 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1996-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Blue-headed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Field Sparrow Eastern Kingbird Golden-winged Warbler White-throated Sparrow Brown Thrasher Black-necked Stilt American Woodcock Eastern Phoebe Wood Thrush Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Ruddy Turnstone Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Bay-breasted Warbler Chipping Sparrow Greater White-fronted Goose Blackpoll Warbler Wild Turkey
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Washington County Fairfield Walton Lake Jefferson County Park Lamson Woods State Preserve Chautauqua Park Lake Sugema
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Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr, May 28, 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather
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1996-05-28
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Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Bald Eagle Marbled Godwit Western Tanager Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper White-crowned Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Olive-sided Flycatcher Connecticut Warbler Snow Goose American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Burrowing Owl Northern Shrike Black Tern
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Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Larchwood Lyon County Rush Lake Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Rock Rapids McBreen Marsh Inwood
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Iowa RBA, May 27, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-05-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for May 27, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Red-necked Grebe, White-winged Scoter, Worm-eating Warbler and a Bewick's Wren. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a male Lazuli Bunting and twelve Great-tailed Grackles.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Red-necked Grebe Bewick's Wren Mute Swan Common Moorhen Lazuli Bunting White-winged Scoter Worm-eating Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Clay County Forneys Lake Osceola County Windsor Heights Black Hawk Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Green Island Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports contributed by Thomas H. Kent, May 23, 1996
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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1996-05-23
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Mute Swan Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Black-necked Stilt Wood Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo Short-billed Dowitcher Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern
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Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Zirbel Slough Myre Slough State Game Management Area Washington County Wellman Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mallard Marsh Swamp Allendorf Modale
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Iowa RBA, May 22, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for May 22, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of three Black-necked Stilts and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Summer Tanager and a pair of Mississippi Kites.
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American Bittern Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Chuck-will's-widow Black-necked Stilt Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Red-necked Phalarope Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Sandhill Crane
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Blue Lake Forneys Lake Pleasant Creek State Park Waubonsie State Park Windsor Heights Washington County Centerville Bartlett Rock Creek State Park Brown's Woods Northwood
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Rare bird documentation form for Orange-crowned Warbler at Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Area, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-05-21
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1996-05-23
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an Orange-crowned Warbler at Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Area in Dickinson County, IA on May 21, 1996.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area
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Kettleson Hogsback A., Dickinson Co., IA
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wooded edge of lake.
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: There were several Tennessee Warblers in the area. They had contrast between head and back, no streaking, and whitish under tail coverts. | The original documentation form event occurred around 14:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher west and north of Centerville, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-05-19
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1996-07-31
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher west and north of Centerville in Appanoose County, IA on May 19, 1996.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Centerville
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Centerville - 2 miles west, 2 miles north
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Fence post, hayfield
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The documentation form by Thomas N. Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bryan Johnson, Dot Cornet, Mark Montgomery, Bill Cummins, and unidentified others. | Elimination of similar species: none similar | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/18:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Surf Scoter at Green Island Wildlife Area, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1996-05-13
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1996-05-14
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Surf Scoter at Green Island Wildlife Area in Jackson County, IA on May 13, 1996.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Surf Scoter
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Green Island Wildlife Management Area
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Green Island W.A. - Jackson Co.
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Marsh- pond area diked from river
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Brian Blevins and Don Moeller. | Elimination of similar species: No whit [sic] on wing, eliminating wh-wg. Scoter. White much to limited for Black Scoter, also wings uniformly dark. Too large for Harlequin Duck. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:15:00/06:16:00.
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Iowa RBA, May 13, 1996
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Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1996-05-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA update for May 13, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Black-headed Grosbeak, Western Tanager, Worm-eating Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Prairie Warblers, Little Blue Heron, and Red-necked Grebe. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of several species of Shorebirds such as Marbled Godwits, American Avocets, Dunlins and a Wilson's Phalarope.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Avocet Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler
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Coralville Lake Lake Macbride State Park Lily Pond Osceola Mehaffey Bridge Ambrose A Call State Park Macbride Nature Recreation Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Big Creek Lake, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-05-11
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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-necked Grebe at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on May 11, 1996.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red-necked Grebe
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Big Creek Lake
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Big Creek L., Polk Co., IA
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large lake
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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 Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: The shape was obviously that of a grebe. The bird was much too large for a Horned or Eared grebe, both of which were seen within an hour of this sighting. The combination of large size, white throat/cheek patch, and bill size and color eliminates all other grebes. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:50:00/10:35:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Saylorville Reservoir, 1996
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1996-05-11
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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-necked Grebe at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on May 11, 1996.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red-necked Grebe
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Saylorville Lake
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Saylorville Res., Polk Co., IA
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large lake
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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 Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: The large size and bill color and size all eliminate other grebes. Note that we had just seen another Red-necked Grebe on nearby Big Creek L. 2 hours earlier. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:05:00/12:40:00.
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