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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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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Harr, Douglas C.
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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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Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, August 2, 2001
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
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N/A
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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 summer 2001.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Killdeer Willow Flycatcher American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Hooded Merganser Piping Plover Black-billed Cuckoo Cerulean Warbler Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose
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Badger Lake Clay County Woodbury County Loess Hills Wildlife Area Wanata State Park New Lake
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Hertzel. Includes a list of common bird nesters and a hand-drawn picture of a Yellow-rumped Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Hertzel, L. Paul
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Swainson's Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Virginia Rail Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler American Coot Red Crossbill American Black Duck Great-tailed Grackle
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Cerro Gordo County Polk County Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Ventura McIntosh Woods State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Teal Basins Waterfowl Production Area Haugen Wildlife Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, summer 2001
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List of birds and locations contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer with observers Jan L. Walter and Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Fischer, Carolyn J.
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Barred Owl Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Wood Thrush Sora Lesser Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Red Crossbill
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Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura Zirbel Slough Rock Falls Teal Basins Waterfowl Production Area
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, June 4, 1933 second trip
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds Birds--Infancy
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N/A
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Bird checklist dated June 4, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around the Ledges between 4:30 and 6:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rose-breasted Grosbeak Field Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Yellow Warbler
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Ledges State Park
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Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, summer 2001
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers
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List of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Edwards, Chris
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Alder Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Northern Waterthrush
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Homestead Lake Macbride State Park Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit F W Kent County Park Kewash Nature Trail
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Field notes contributed by Michael C. Dooley, summer 2001
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List of birds and locations contributed by Michael C. Dooley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Purple Martin Yellow-breasted Chat Pacific Loon Willet Caspian Tern Northern Pintail Greater White-fronted Goose Green-winged Teal Common Merganser Northern Bobwhite
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Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Fremont County Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Cairo Woods Wildlife Area
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 28, 1933
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Bird checklist dated May 28, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Rippey Slough and Beaver Bayou between 6:30 and 11:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Least Bittern American Bittern Grasshopper Sparrow Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Rough-winged Swallow Red-winged Blackbird
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Rippey Beaver
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 7, 1933
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Bird checklist dated May 7, 1933. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Keokuk with Walter Bennett and one other person between 6:00 and 9:00.
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Orchard Oriole White-throated Sparrow Common Yellowthroat Ruby-crowned Kinglet Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Pine Warbler
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Keokuk
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Field notes contributed by Jim Sinclair, summer 2000
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Field notes
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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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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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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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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 13, 1936
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Bird checklist dated May 13, 1936. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge between 6:00 and 8:00, and Long Pond between 5:00 and 6:00.
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Western Kingbird Common Yellowthroat Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Lincoln's Sparrow Common Tern
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Boone County Long Pond
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2001
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List 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 summer 2001.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Purple Martin Yellow-throated Warbler Acadian Flycatcher Sedge Wren Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose Kentucky Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Yellow River State Forest Winneshiek County Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Spillville Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Carolina Wren in Cherokee County, 1983
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Carolina Wren in Cherokee County, IA on January 30, 1983.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Carolina Wren
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Cherokee County
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13W, 1 N of cherokee
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Farm yard grove with a few Evergreens
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The documentation form by Marion Brewer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dick Bierman and Charles Krekow. | Elimination of similar species: None | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:05:00/15:08:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Carolina Wren at Hickory Hill Park, 1975
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Carolina Wrens at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on November 1, 1975.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Carolina Wren
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Hickory Hill Park
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Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City IA
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brushy ravines on gullies in Hickory Hill Park - park contains woods, open pastures, brushy grown-up old fields
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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 include Nicholas Halmi and Marilyn Smith Glasson. | Elimination of similar species: eye stripes, rusty color, large size, voice elim. House, winter wrens voice, lack of white in tail, short tail rule out Bewick's (v. rare if not extinct in Iowa City area)<-(fide FW Kent). | The original documentation form event occurred in the morning.
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Rare bird documentation form for White-eyed Vireo at Scott Township in Fremont County, 1983
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N/A
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Rare bird documentation form for a White-eyed Vireo at Scott Township in Fremont County, IA on May 31, 1983.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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White-eyed Vireo
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Scott Township
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Section 12, Scott Township, Fremont Co., Iowa
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The documentation form by Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: similar to many other Vireos + warblers but eye ring, wing bars, + broad bill limit it to White eyed, + of course the pale iris is distinctive. So is the song.
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher north of Lovilia, 1990
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher north of Lovilia in Monroe County, IA on October 4, 1990.
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Fuller, James L
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Lovilia
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Wright residence - just north of Lovilia-Monroe Co.
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Trees + shrubs along RR tracks-otherwise open
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Scheib and many other unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: Fork tailed [sic] Flycatcher is generally darker bird with black head and has no red or orange-pink color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:05:00/15:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Ames, 1986
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1986-11-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Ames in Story County, IA on August 26, 1986.
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Munson, Erik
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Ames
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Ames, IA
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Residential district bordering open golf course; powerlines
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The documentation form by Erik Munson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: purple martin by tail length, call. Magpie by size, call, flight, behavior | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:10:00/19:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird southwest of Pleasantville, 1981
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird southwest of Pleasantville in Marion County, IA on May 1, 1981.
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Thornburg, Robert E.
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Western Kingbird
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Pleasantville
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3.4 mi S.W. of Pleasantville, Iowa - West Marion Co.
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Scattered white oaks, cottonwoods and black locust along a small stream with an understory of multiflora rose and blue-grass pasture.
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The documentation form by Robert Thornburg is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Eastern Kingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher the different markings and color of the tail back, belly, and head. The Great Crested Flycatcher shows too much red in the tail and wing tips and has a bigger head. The voice also helped to seperate [sic] these birds. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Say's Phoebe at Eagle Township in Sioux County, 1987
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Say's Phoebe at Eagle Township in Sioux County, IA on June 4, 1987.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Say's Phoebe
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Eagle Township
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NE1/4, Section 16, Eagle Twp., Sioux County (5 mi. NE of Hawarden, Iowa)
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open, rolling farmland
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The documentation form by Douglas Harr is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Eastern Phoebe--a completely different color; voice was not that of E. Phoebe. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:35:00/08:36:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Eastern Wood-Pewee at Credit Island Park, 1983
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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 Pileated Woodpecker at Nine Eagles State Park, 1985
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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 Chuck-will's Widow at Ida Grove, 1993
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Chuck-will's Widow at Ida Grove in Ida County, IA on May 17, 1993.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Chuck-will's-widow
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Ida Grove
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Ida Grove Iowa
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In migration?
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The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: None with this song. Whip Poor Will similar, but each song is distinctive and identifiable on its own. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00 - approximately 11:10:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Saw-whet Owl at Yellow River State Forest, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Saw-whet Owl at Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County, IA on May 28, 1988.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Yellow River State Forest
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Near Fire tower in Yellow River State Forest, Allamakee Co., IA
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Fairly mature deciduous and coniferous woodland
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No other owl that I know of sounds like this. No other animal or bird sounds like this bird either, that I know of. After writing this description I listened to recording and it sounded very similar to this bird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:20:00/08:21:00.
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