Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird north of Hendrickson Marsh, 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-05-19
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1985-05-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird north of Hendrickson Marsh in Story County, IA on May 19, 1985.
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Martsching, Paul
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Western Kingbird
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Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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about 3 1/2 miles north of Hendricksons Marsh in Southeast Story County, Iowa
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field on both sides of road with very short corn.
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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: Eastern Kingbird - has black head, white terminal band on tail & breast & belly are white. Crested Flycatcher - has some rust in wings, a very rusty tail, brown head & back, gray upper breast. | The original documentation form event occurred around 13:45:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher north of Waubonsie State Park in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds
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1982-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher north of Waubonsie State Park in Fremont County, IA on April 24, 1982.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Waubonsie State Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Timber Creek Township in Marshall County, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-08-29
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1981-12-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Timber Creek Township in Marshall County, IA on August 29, 1981.
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Grabenbauer, Philip
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Timber Creek Township
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Marshall County--Timber Creek Township
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Perched on a fencepost [sic] next to a cornfield. Also in our backyard on our house serviceline [sic].
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The documentation form by Philip Grabenbauer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Susan Rix and Alice Grabenbauer. | Elimination of similar species: I've never seen a bird that is similar in appearance. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/13:30:00.
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Field notes for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Cone Marsh, August 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes by Tim Dwyer regarding a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA that he reported as occurring on August 2, 1981.
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Dwyer, Timothy L.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at East Amana, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-04-26
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1981-05-23
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at East Amana in Iowa County, IA on April 26, 1981.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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East Amana
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East Amana, Iowa Co IA
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General: pasture with scattered multiflora rose, bordered by a stand of saplings and two groves of large trees. Specific: stream valley with pastures, wood lots.
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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 C.S. Newlon. | Elimination of similar species: long forked tail, pale head, crimson axillaries rule out forked-tailed flycatcher, only similarly-built species | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:40:00/18:55:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near East Amana, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Photography of birds Rare birds
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1981-04-26
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher near East Amana in Iowa County, IA on April 26, 1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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East Amana
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near E. Amana, Iowa County, Iowa
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General: Pasture with trees and small shrubs. Specific: 1 mi. E. 1 1/2 mi N. 1/8 mi E of East Amana
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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 Carl Bendorf, Thomas Shires, Rick Hollis, and two couples from Amana. | Elimination of similar species: none | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:40:00/15:00:00 estimated.
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Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher northeast of East Amana, 1981
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-04-26
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1981-05-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher northeast of East Amana in Iowa County, IA on April 26, 1981.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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East Amana
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2miles [sic] NE of East Amana, IA. Iowa County
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Along dry sandy road in open rolling pastureland with scattered small to large trees. Across road was large open grassy field.
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The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lanny Haldy, Randy Graesser, Tom Kent, Tom Shires, and Rick Hollis. | Elimination of similar species: Western Kingbird- would not have scarlet wing linings and distinct scissor type tail. This was an immature bird as an adult scissor-tail would have a tail twice as long as the body. There might also be more indication of red on the shoulder beside the folded wing. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:00:00/14:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher south of Ames, 1979
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1979-07-30
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1979-07-31
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher south of Ames in Story County, IA on July 30, 1979.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Ames
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2 miles south of Ames on State Avenue
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on wire across road, adjacent to farmyard, rest open farmland with a good hedgerow along one side of raod [sic]
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The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include David Graham and Mark Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: Fork-tailed Flycatcher-the bird seen had no evidence of black crown as in Fork-tailed bird leaned over so I could see top of head | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/16:45:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird southwest of Plymouth in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird southwest of Plymouth in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 17 and 18, 1992.
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Nelson, Curtis
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Western Kingbird
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Plymouth
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird east of Steamboat Rock, 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1990-05-11
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1990-05-30
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird east of Steamboat Rock in Hardin County, IA on May 11, 1990.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Western Kingbird
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Steamboat Rock
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East of Steamboat Rock in Hardin County
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Overgrown pasture area
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Cassin's Kingbird does not have white along the tail edges. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/09:46:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird at Norwalk in 1989
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1989-08-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird at Norwalk in Warren County, IA on August 5 and 7, 1989.
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Johnson, Ann
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Western Kingbird
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Norwalk
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird near Grand Junction in 1989
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1989-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird near Grand Junction in Greene County, IA on May 15, 1989.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Western Kingbird
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Grand Junction
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird at southeastern Hardin County, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-06-01
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1985-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird at southeastern Hardin County, IA on June 1, 1985.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Western Kingbird
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Hardin County
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SE 1/4 of Hardin Co.
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Rows of corn on one side of fence, fresh cut hay pasture on other side
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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 Eugene and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Great-crested Flycatcher has a reddish tail, a greenish crown, shouldn't be expected in a pasture area, and usually is very vocal. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 18:00:00/18:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Say's Phoebe west and north of St. Anthony, 1979
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1979-12-22
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1980-02-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Say's Phoebe west and north of St. Anthony in Marshall County, IA on December 22, 1979.
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Kurtz, Carl
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Say's Phoebe
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Saint Anthony
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1 mile west, 1/4 mile north St. Anthony, Iowa
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird at West Ames, 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-11-03
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1984-11-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird at West Ames in Story County, IA on November 3, 1984.
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Shephard, Burt
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Western Kingbird
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Ames
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West Ames, IA.
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mixed deciduous, bordering on open field at edge of urban area
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The documentation form by Burt Shephard is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Terry Shephard. | Elimination of similar species: Scarlet Tanager - shape of bill, gray on head and white edge on tail feathers. Other Kingbirds - chest color, white outer tail feathers. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/dusk.
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird east of Elkhart in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-05-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird east of Elkhart in Polk County, IA on May 24, 1982.
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Mosman, Dean
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Western Kingbird
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Elkhart
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird southwest of Pleasantville, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-05-01
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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 Western Kingbird near Croton, 1979
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1979-06-09
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1979-08-08
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird near Croton in Lee County, IA on June 9, 1979.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Western Kingbird
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Croton
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nr Croton, IA; Lee Co.
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General: wire fence at edge of pasture. Specific: area of mixed woods, pasture, cropland
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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 Thomas Kent and James Huntington. | Elimination of similar species: white outer tail feathers and lack of notch in tail eliminate other yellow-breasted kingbirds; heavy build and lack of rufous in tail eliminate myarchius flycatchers. | The original documentation form event lasted from circa 09:30:00/09:35:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird at Cone Marsh, 1978
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-09-03
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1978-09-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on September 3, 1978.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Western Kingbird
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Cone Marsh - 1/2 mile east of bridge
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General: flat farmland. Specific: along gravel road with corn field on one side and melon field on other side
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Eastern Kingbird and Crested Flycatcher are the only remotely similar species that could occur in the area | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:00:00/10:05:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird at Anderson Goose Lake, 1978
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-05-15
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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 at Anderson Goose Lake in Hamilton County, IA on May 15, 1978.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Western Kingbird
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Anderson Goose Lake
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along east shore of Anderson Lake, Hamilton County (near Jewell)
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sitting on ground in freshly plowed field
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The documentation form by James J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Ryan, Ellen Johnson, and fifteen unidentified students in ornithology class. | Elimination of similar species: Compared directly with Eastern Kingbird, back gray, not brown so couldn't be Great Crested. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:45:00/09:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird near Ames, 1978
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-05-11
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird near Ames in Story County, IA on May 11, 1978.
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Heagy, Patricia A.
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Western Kingbird
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Ames
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Iowa, Story County; T84N, R24W, sec 30; ISU Beef Farm
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General: In a wooded pasture with a creek running through. Specific: Along the creek in a single locust, above a brush pile scattered trees nearby, open wooded pasture. Farmland adjacent (plowed).
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The documentation form by Patricia A. Heagy is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Cassin's Kingbird - does not occur this far northeast and lacks the white outer tail feathers, has a white chin and dark breast Myiarchas flycatchers do not have black tails. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:40:00/09:42:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Great Crested Flycatcher at Effigy Mounds National Monument, 1993
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1993-11-08
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Great Crested Flycatcher at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Allamakee County on November 8, 1993.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Great Crested Flycatcher
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Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Effigy Mounds National Monument, Allamakee County, Iowa
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railroad tracks at base of river bluff (wooded) and ajacent [sic] to Mississippi River " right-of-way bordered by brushy growth
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The documentation form by Dennis Carter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: I considered the possibility that this might be an Ash-throated Flycatcher, a species that was recorded in Minnesota in Nov., 1990. The bird I saw lacked the pale coloration and slim appearance of Ash-throated. I feel that the bright yellow belly, contrasting with the dark gray chest eliminates Ash-throated. At no time during my observation, did I feel that this bird might be an Ash-throated Flycatcher. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/11:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Say's Phoebe at Eagle Township in Sioux County, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-06-04
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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 Say's Phoebe west of Akron in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-06-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for three Say's Phoebes west of Akron in Plymouth County, IA on June 26, 1982.
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Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
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Say's Phoebe
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Akron
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Rare bird documentation form for Say's Phoebe near Ruble, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-06-29
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1981-07-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for four Say's Phoebes east of Akron in Plymouth County, IA on June 29, 1981.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Say's Phoebe
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Akron
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7 mi e. of Akron, Plymouth Co, IA
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General: Old farmstead with open valley surrounded by corn and bean fields. A few large cottonwoods and many smaller trees. Specific: Old buildings open. 1 mi north, 1/4 mile e. of Eldon Bryant farm- private property
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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 Eldon Bryant. | Elimination of similar species: Other phoebes, Western Kingbird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:40:00/14:40:00.
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