Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird feeders Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Western Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Baird's Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Veery Black Tern
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Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Burt Ambrose A Call State Park West Bend
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Iowa Birdline update, June 1, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 1, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of Sandhill Cranes, a Prairie Warbler and Least Tern. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an Alder Flycatcher for three days in a row in Iowa City, and Black-bellied Plovers and White-rumped Sandpipers at the Riverton Area.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Alder Flycatcher Chuck-will's-widow Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Black-bellied Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Eddyville Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Macbride Nature Recreation Area Babcock Access
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Jan L. Walter. Also includes details of a Philadelphia Vireo sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Willow Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Common Moorhen Western Grebe Virginia Rail Wood Thrush Common Loon Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager American Coot Black Tern Northern Harrier
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Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Mason City Zirbel Slough Nora Springs McIntosh Woods State Park Silver Lake Idlewild State Park Wilkinson Pioneer Park Wentlands Woods
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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 1992.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Cooper's Hawk Least Bittern Black-and-white Warbler American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Prothonotary Warbler Wild Turkey Great-tailed Grackle
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Dunbar Slough Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Goose Lake Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit Runnells Overlook Brown's Woods
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Field notes contributed by Darwin Koening, summer 1992
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of a Chestnut-sided Warbler sighting and a Western Grebe sighting contributed by Darwin Koening. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Western Grebe Chestnut-sided Warbler
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Fort Dodge Lansing Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Ann Johnson, summer 1992
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae | Warblers
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Johnson, Ann
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Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Chuck-will's-widow Greater Yellowlegs Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Northern Mockingbird Scarlet Tanager
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Indianola Jackson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Marion County Saylorville Lake Shimek State Forest Loess Hills Wildlife Area Rolling Thunder Prairie Green Island Wildlife Management Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1992
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae | Gulls and Terns Parulidae | Warblers
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1992-06-01
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1992-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Grebe Wood Thrush Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane Brown Creeper
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Marshalltown Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rice Lake Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Holst State Forest Silver Lake Leverton Timber
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Rare bird documentation form for Bald Eagle at Coralville Reservoir, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bald Eagles at Babcock Access Rd. at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 30, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Bald Eagle
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Coralville Lake
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Coralville Reservoir from Babcock Access Rd., Johnson Co., Iowa
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Pinkston and Tom Kent. | Elimination of similar species: Adult unmistakeable. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) the only other raptor of comparable size, immature with white restricted to base of primaries and base of tail, not usually expected in aquatic habitats. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:10:00/11:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Parula at Lake MacBride State Park, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Northern Parulas at Lake MacBride State Park in Johnson County, IA on May 30, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Northern Parula
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Lake Macbride State Park
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Lake MacBride St. Pk., Johnson Co., Iowa
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Pinkston and Thomas Kent. | Elimination of similar species: Song is diagnostic. Only similar species is Tropical Parula (Parula pitiayumi) which has black mask, lacks eye-ring and blue-gray breast band. | The original documentation form event occurred around 07:30:00 and 09:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-28
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 28, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Bewick's Wren
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Lacey-Keosauqua St. Pk. campground, Van Buren Co., Iowa.
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Pinkston. | Elimination of similar species: Song and tail alone rule out House and Carolina Wrens. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:30:59.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-28
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on May 28, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Prairie Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Croton Unit, Shimek St. For., Lee Co., Iowa. Same bird reported by others.
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Pinkston. | Elimination of similar species: Combination of habitat, song and facial pattern are diagnostic. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Sand Point at Coralville Reservoir, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-25
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Sand Point at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 25, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Sand Point
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Sand Point on Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co., Iowa
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Kent. | Elimination of similar species: Really unmistakeable [sic] in spring. | The original documentation form event occurred around 10:30:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, May 25, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for May 25, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of Sandhill Cranes, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and an immature Bald Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Red-necked Phalarope, Least Tern and nine Ruddy Turnstones.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Bald Eagle Barn Owl Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Prairie Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sandhill Crane
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Coralville Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Bedford Runnells Overlook Sullivan Slough Sand Point
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Rare bird documentation form for Common Merganser at Sand Point in Coralville Reservoir in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-25
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1992-05-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Common Merganser at Sand Point in Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 25 and 30, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Common Merganser
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Sand Point
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Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle south of Council Bluffs, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-23
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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-tailed Grackle south of Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 23, 1992.
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Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Council Bluffs
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Off I-29 at south Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
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The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas Kent and Jim Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) with more rounded crown, characteristic call notes, much less likely to occur in Iowa. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) much smaller, different call notes, female lacks rich brown foreparts and superciliary stripe. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00/09:05:00.
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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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Iowa Birdline update, May 19, 1992
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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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1992-05-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email of Iowa Birdline updates for May 19, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a singing Prairie Warbler and a singing Worm-eating Warbler both at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest and several Yellow-Crowned Night Herons at Sullivan Slough. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of Piping Plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers and a Black-billed Cuckoo.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swallow-tailed Kite White-eyed Vireo Townsend's Solitaire Whimbrel Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Finn Pond Wildlife Area Hartman Reserve Nature Center Riverton Wildlife Management Area Warren County Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Polk City Cemetery Runnells Overlook Sullivan Slough
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-15
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1992-05-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation for a Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on May 15, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Prairie Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Forest edge of a semi-open area at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest, Lee County.
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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 Bob Myers, Tom Kent, and many unidentified observers. | Elimination of similar species: No other warbler which has yellow underparts with black streaking has a face pattern anything like this bird did. Nobody disagreed with the ID. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:35:00/06:40:00 on May 15, 1992 and around 06:15:00 on May 19, 1992.
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Rare bird documentation for Whimbrel at Riverton Wildlife Management Area, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-11
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1992-05-26
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation for a Whimbrel at Riverton Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA on May 11, 1992.
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Padelford, Babs
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Whimbrel
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Mud flat on the west side of the main pool at Riverton Waterfowl Refuge in Fremont Co., Iowa
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The documentation form by Babs Padelford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Doug Rose and Loren Padelford. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00.
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Iowa Birdline update, May 11-13, 1992
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1992-05-11
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1992-05-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 11-13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a two Red Knots, Snowy Plover, Brown Pelican, a pair of Bewick's Wrens and two singing Henslow's Sparrows. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Townsend's Solitaire and a Swallow-tailed Kite.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swallow-tailed Kite Marbled Godwit Townsend's Solitaire Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Mute Swan Brown Pelican Snowy Plover Red Knot King Rail
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Ocheyedan River McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Polk City Cemetery
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Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle at Rock Falls, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-10
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1992-05-11
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle at Rock Falls in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 10, 1992.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Golden Eagle
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Rock Falls
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About 3/4 mi w. of S-62, 1 1/2 mi. n. of B-20, Rock Falls, Iowa
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Plowed field and pasture with stream through it
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The documentation form by Jan L. Walter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim B. Walter. | Elimination of similar species: Small head, longer tail, absence of any white in plumage eliminated Bald Eagle. Size much larger than common, familiar Red-tailed Hawk eliminated dark morph buteos as did lack of strong contrast between flight feathers and under wing linings. It did not have the 2-toned under wings, strong dihedral or rocking flight of the Turkey Vulture. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:05:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1992-05-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 9, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Bewick's Wren
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-09
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Henslow's Sparrow near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 9, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Grassy field near Lacey-Keosauqua SP, Van Buren County.
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:10:00/09:15:00.
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Details for rare bird sighting, Jim Fuller, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1992-05-08
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1992-05-13
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field reports for three sightings of Great-tailed Grackles in Iowa. First sighting is at the West gun club pond at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 8, 1992, the second at Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 13, 1992, and the third near the visitor's center at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on May 13, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Coralville Lake Council Bluffs DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-07
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on May 7, 1992.
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Jackson, Maridel
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Prairie Warbler
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Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Croton Unit Shimek State Forest
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Scattered pines, various scrup trees, bushes in forest- opening on top of a hill (midforest area)
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The documentation form by Maridel Jackson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers. | Elimination of similar species: Palm has distinct rusty cap. This bird did not. This bird had yellower breast and clearer yellow in mid chest area- no yellow eye stripe like palm even though prairie is yellow above eye. Palm has no black mark (teardrop) below eye Yellow is more yellow all over - no dark streaking on breast no dark face marks Pine has much less defined streaking yellow eye stripe, no black tear on face has noticable [sic] wing bars | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:00:00 approximately.
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