Field notes contributed by Dean Mosman, summer 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dean Mosman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Mosman, Dean
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Carolina Wren Northern Mockingbird
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Elkhart
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Field notes contributed by Jim Sinclair, summer 2000
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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2000-06-01
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2000-07-31
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Cooper's Hawk Black-and-white Warbler Wood Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler
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Ledges State Park Warren County Woodland Mounds State Preserve Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, summer 2000
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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2000-07-31
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Summer report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Summer Tanager Carolina Wren American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Least Tern Wood Thrush Piping Plover Baird's Sandpiper Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose American Coot Black Tern Great Egret
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Folsom Lake Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds West Oak Forest
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Matthew C. Kenne email to IA-BIRD mailing list regarding summer Henslow's Sparrows and other bird sightings, September 14, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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2000-09-14
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N/A
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Email from Matthew C. Kenne to IA-BIRD mailing list regarding summer Henslow's Sparrows and other bird sightings, September 14, 2000. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Willow Flycatcher Henslow's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Douglas C. Harr emails to James J. Dinsmore and the IA-BIRD mailing list regarding summer bird sightings, August 1 and August 8, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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Emails from Douglas C. Harr to James J. Dinsmore and the IA-BIRD mailing list regarding summer bird sightings, August 1 and August 8, 2000. Three emails from Harr to Dinsmore discuss the observations of a Spotted Towhee, a Burrowing Owl and a late Osprey nest. The email from Harr to the IA-BIRD mailing list verifies the Burrowing Owl report near Rock Rapids. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Osprey Spotted Towhee Burrowing Owl
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Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Cayler Prairie State Preserve Rock Rapids
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American Avocets near Salix, IA
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1986-05-19
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1986-06-19
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Field notes for two American Avocets near New Lake near Salix, IA on May 19, June 7, and June 19, 1986.
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Williams, Randall D.
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American Avocet
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New Lake
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, fall 1997
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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1997-08-01
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1997-11-30
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Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Cardinal Vesper Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Merlin Greater Yellowlegs Baltimore Oriole House Finch Osprey Baird's Sandpiper Sedge Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Mockingbird Blue Grosbeak Great Blue Heron Northern Shrike American Golden Plover Mallard Eastern Screech-Owl
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Hawarden Pocahontas Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Doon Fairview Area Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area
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Julie B. Hayek letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding an Evening Grosbeak sighting, September 20, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs
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1997-09-20
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N/A
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Letter from Julie B. Hayek to Thomas H. Kent regarding an Evening Grosbeak sighting, September 20, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.
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Hayek, Julie B.
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Evening Grosbeak
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Iowa City
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Redhead Gray Catbird Black Tern
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Claybanks Forest Zirbel Slough McIntosh Woods State Park Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Wilkinson Pioneer Park White Wildlife Area
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Field notes contributed by Susan Spieker, summer 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Susan Spieker. The field notes consist of detailed observations of the Western Kingbird and the American Pipit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Spieker, Susan J.
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Western Kingbird American Pipit Horned Lark
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Polk County Warren County
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, summer 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Least Bittern American White Pelican Western Kingbird Wood Thrush Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Great Blue Heron
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Des Moines Lake Red Rock Nine Eagles State Park Carlisle Woodland Mounds State Preserve Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birdsongs Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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1991-06-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observer Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Orchard Oriole Western Kingbird Forster's Tern Hooded Merganser Veery Northern Mockingbird Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Laughing Gull
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Forneys Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Yellow River State Forest Eagle Lake White Pine Hollow State Park Shimek State Forest Holst State Forest Bartlett
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Field notes contributed by Diane C. Porter, August 1, 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1991-08-01
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. The field notes include detailed descriptions of the Western Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Killdeer Green-backed Heron Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Greater Yellowlegs Western Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield Walton Lake
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Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, summer 1991
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Willow Flycatcher Black-and-white Warbler Franklin's Gull Greater Yellowlegs Forster's Tern Osprey Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Green-winged Teal Gadwall Black Tern
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Lake Manawa State Park Waubonsie State Park Bays Branch State Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1991
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Nest building Charadriidae | Plovers Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Water levels
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1991-06-01
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1991-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne with observers Earl Ludwig, Carole Ludwig and Rod Schmidt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Tree Swallow Northern Shoveler Short-billed Dowitcher Great Egret Downy Woodpecker
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Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Goose Lake
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Iowa seasonal report, fall 1993, contributed by Diane C. Porter, December 2, 1983
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1983-12-02
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N/A
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Fall 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 fall 1993.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Green-backed Heron Turkey Vulture Eared Grebe Summer Tanager Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Chimney Swift American White Pelican Golden-winged Warbler Eastern Meadowlark Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Nighthawk Acadian Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Tennessee Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Black-capped Chickadee American Golden Plover
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Jefferson Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Lost Island Lake Fairfield Walton Lake Fairfield High School Chautauqua Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines, 1989
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1989-03-26
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1989-05-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on March 26, 1989.
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Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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West Des Moines
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1601 Pleasant Street, West Des Moines
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Shrubs in a yard - Brushy ravine feeding into yard
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The documentation form by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Reid Allen and Pam Allen. | Elimination of similar species: no question | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines, 1989
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1989-04-15
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1989-06-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Lincoln's Sparrow at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on April 15, 22, and 23, 1989.
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Allen, Reid I.
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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West Des Moines
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1601 Pleasant Street, West Des Moines, IA
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Suburban yard, with wooded area behind home consisting of large trees and brushpiles
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The documentation form by Reid Allen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Pam Allen, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Song sparrow has center dot and no buffy upper breast streaking. Savannah has white dotted breast. Vesper sparrow has white out tail. Mostly distinguished because of its song which was sung two or three times and Reid played a tape and it came right up to us as we were sitting and waiting for the Armstrongs to come to our house. | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Pileated Woodpecker at Nine Eagles State Park, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-05-03
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Pileated Woodpecker at Nine Eagles State Park in Decatur County, IA on May 3, 1985.
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Livingston, Jeffrey R.
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Pileated Woodpecker
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Nine Eagles State Park
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Nine Eagles State Park (Decatur County)
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Dense mature wood lands
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Rare bird documentation form for Eastern Wood-Pewee at Credit Island Park, 1983
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1983-10-23
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1983-10-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Eastern Wood-Pewee at Credit Island Park in Scott County, IA on October 23, 1983.
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Peterjohn, Bruce G.
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Credit Island Park, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
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Open parkland; a grove of large oak trees and fairly short grass
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The documentation form by Bruce Peterjohn is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter C. Petersen, Carl Bendorf, John Robinson, and twelve or more unidentified members of the IOU. | Elimination of similar species: Eastern Phoebe was eliminated by the pink lower mandible, absence of yellow on the underparts and absence of tail wagging behavior; phoebes also have grayer upperparts and have a different "jizz", appearing larger with a relatively larger head than a pewee. Western Wood Pewee was eliminated by the call note. The Western Wood Pewee has a single or double call note that has a distinctly buzzy character. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:10:00/10:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Harris' Sparrow at Coralville Reservoir, 1976
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Field notes
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Harris' Sparrows at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on April 10, 1976.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Harris' Sparrow
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Coralville Lake
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Coralville Reservoir Iowa City, Iowa 52240
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woodlot with tall trees, weed patches, brush pile, in an area of fields and second-growth woods.
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The documentation form by Michael C Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers are unidentified in the documentation form. | Elimination of similar species: [...] large sparrow, built like a white-crown but larger, longer-tailed, posture less erect.
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Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Hickory Hill Park in 1981
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N/A
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Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Hickory Hill Park in Johnson County, IA on September 19, 1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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Hickory Hill Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Smith's Longspur south of the IA 17 bridge near Saylorville Reservoir, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-03-23
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1985-04-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for one hundred twenty Smith's Longspurs south of the IA 17 bridge near Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on March 23, 1985.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Smith's Longspur
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High Bridge
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1 mile south of the HWY 17 Bridge across Saylorville Reservoir, Polk County
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on grassy road shoulder and gravel along road
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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 Erik Munson. | Elimination of similar species: Eliminated from other longspurs and Vesper Sparrow by combination of buffy underparts, white shoulder patch on males, white on outer tail feathers and distinctive black markings on males head.
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Rare bird documentation form for Smith's Longspur west of Hendrickson Marsh, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-03-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Smith's Longspurs west of Hendrickson Marsh in Story County, IA on March 30, 1985.
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Martsching, Paul
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Smith's Longspur
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Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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3 1/2 miles West of Hendricksons Marsh, Story County, Iowa
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General: agricultural area Specific: soybean stubble field
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The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Vesper Sparrow - has longer tail (There were two of these by the road) Pipit - has longer tail (these birds (Smith's) were easy to distinguish from Laplands because of so much more white on the sides of the tail) | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/16:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Smith's Longspur south of Iowa City, 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1986-04-07
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Smith's Longspur south of Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on April 7, 1986.
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Staudt, Thomas J.
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Smith's Longspur
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Iowa City
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Eden Farm S. of Iowa City in Johnson Co. same location as previous years
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open fields - bean stuble [sic] to full plowed
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The documentation form by Thomas J. Staudt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Vesper Sparrow has a chestnut colored shouldered patch and eye ring. Other possible Longspurs have whitish underparts, not buffy. The bill on this bird was thinner and longer than on other longspurs. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:10:00/09:20:00.
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