Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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2004-06-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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White-faced Ibis Ring-billed Gull American White Pelican Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-throated Vireo Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Great Egret
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Sweet Marsh Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake Hanlontown
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Compiled field reports to create the official IOU Quarterly Field Reports for summer 2004. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Gerald Von Ehwegen, summer 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Nest building Birds--Infancy
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2004-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Gerald Von Ehwegen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Von Ehwegen, Gerald L.
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Cooper's Hawk Bobolink Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Kingbird Trumpeter Swan Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Great Blue Heron
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Browns Lake Preparation Canyon State Park Pisgah Bacon Creek Park Sioux City State Prairie Preserve Owego Loess Hills State Forest East Soldier River Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Paul Van Nieuwenhuyse, summer 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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2004-06-01
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2004-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Van Nieuwenhuyse. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Van Nieuwenhuyse, Paul
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Common Moorhen American White Pelican Herring Gull Marsh Wren Lesser Yellowlegs Blue-winged Warbler
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Goose Lake Pool 13 Clinton County Sherman Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert VanErsvelde and Connie VanErsvelde, summer 2004
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds
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List of birds and locations contributed by Robert VanErsvelde and Connie VanErsvelde. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Grasshopper Sparrow Eastern Towhee Lark Sparrow Dickcissel Tennessee Warbler Yellow Warbler
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Poweshiek County
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, summer 2004
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Bird watching
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List of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Proescholdt, Beth
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Liscomb
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes | Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, L. Paul Hertzel and James Scheib. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Bald Eagle Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chuck-will's-widow Virginia Rail Wood Thrush Eurasian Tree Sparrow Veery Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager
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Burlington Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Eagle Lake Pine Lake State Park Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Field notes contributed by Katy L. Patterson and Shane S. Patterson, summer 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Podicipediformes | Grebes Laridae | Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy Emberizidae | Sparrows
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List of birds and locations contributed by Katy L. Patterson and Shane S. Patterson. The field notes include detailed descriptions of each sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Patterson, Shane S. Patterson, Katy L.
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Red-headed Woodpecker Killdeer Clay-colored Sparrow Canvasback Eastern Kingbird Common Yellowthroat Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Green Heron Eastern Screech-Owl
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Spencer Little Sioux River Ingham Lake Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve Wanata State Park Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Hanlontown
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Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, summer 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Semipalmated Plover Acadian Flycatcher Ovenbird
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Allamakee County Big Marsh Wildlife Area Saylorville Lake Yellow River State Forest Brush Creek Canyon State Park Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park
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Field notes contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam, summer 2004
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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2004-06-01
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2004-07-31
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List of birds and locations contributed by Jacob (Jay) T. Gilliam. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Gilliam, Jacob T.
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Swallow-tailed Kite Cooper's Hawk Least Bittern Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Grasshopper Sparrow Western Kingbird Sora Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula
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Des Moines Iowa City Madison County Saylorville Lake Woodland Mounds State Preserve Long Pond Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, summer 2004
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification
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List of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Fuller, James L
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Swallow-tailed Kite Least Bittern Loggerhead Shrike Trumpeter Swan Greater Yellowlegs Northern Mockingbird Short-billed Dowitcher Northern Bobwhite
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Amana Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Homestead Iowa City Lily Lake Lake MacBride Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, summer 2004
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy
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2004-06-01
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List of birds and locations contributed by Berry Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Pied-billed Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Orchard Oriole Western Kingbird Wood Thrush Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Acadian Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo
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Big Creek Lake Des Moines Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Brown's Woods Moeckley Prairie
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Iowa Peregrine nesting activity, 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Birds--Infancy
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2004-06-01
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2004-07-31
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A report of nine Peregrine Falcon nesting territories that produced thirteen young.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Peregrine Falcon
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Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Lansing Scott County Louisa County Waukon Junction Chillicothe
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Brown Pelican at Keokuk, 1982
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1982-10-18
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Brown Pelicans at Keokuk in Lee County, IA on October 18, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the records review, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fawks, Elton
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Brown Pelican
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Keokuk
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We were stalled on Hamilton to Keokuk Bridge
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Mississippi River
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The documentation forms by Elton Fawks are the only ones submitted and form the basis of this record. Other observers include Margaret Flesher. | Elimination of similar species: White Pelican eliminated by color and no black primaries. Color compared to white gulls in view at the same time. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:20:00/09:21:00.
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2004
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Weather Birds--Infancy
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2004-07-31
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. Included with the field notes is a postcard detailing the sighting of a Black Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Ruffed Grouse Willow Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Swamp Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo Black Tern Least Sandpiper Green Heron
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Fort Atkinson Ridgeway
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Dennis L. Carter letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Pine Siskin sighting, August 3, 2004
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification
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2004-08-03
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. The letter includes the sighting of a Pine Siskin and is an addition to his summer field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Pine Siskin
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Lake Meyer
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, summer 2004
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Bird watching Birds--Research Weather
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Quarterly field report for the summer of 2004. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 74-4, 2004.
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Dinsmore, James J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Swallow-tailed Kite White-faced Ibis Baird's Sparrow White-winged Dove Harris' Sparrow Merlin Black-necked Stilt Le Conte's Sparrow Golden Eagle White-rumped Sandpiper Pine Siskin Bufflehead American Black Duck Common Merganser
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Woodward H. Brown regarding birds seen in Lamoni, Iowa, during winter 1971-1972, February 14, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching
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Letter from J. Donald Gillaspey to Woodward H. Brown regarding birds seen in Lamoni, Iowa, during the winter of 1971-1972. Gillaspey reports an unusual winter sighting of Brewer's Blackbirds at Lamoni and notes that no Short-eared Owls were seen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1971-1972.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Brewer's Blackbird Short-eared Owl Evening Grosbeak Canada Goose
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Lamoni
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Field notes for the winter of 1971-72 compiled by Woodward H. Brown reporting birds seen in Iowa during that time. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1971-1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Spring migration report, Middlewestern Prairie Region, Council Bluffs, Iowa, area (Part of the Omaha Metropolitan Area), 1972
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration
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Spring migration report for the Council Bluffs area listing 44 species of birds regarded as unusual, along with their specific locations and those who observed them. The author was not given, but a similar report was provided by James Delehant for summer 1972. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1972.
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Delehant, James
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Council Bluffs Omaha
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Spring migration, Iowa, 1972
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Annotated report for migrating birds sighted in Iowa during March through early June, including a note regarding Arctic Loons in winter plumage.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Arctic Loon
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Des Moines Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Brown Pelican at Lock and Dam 18, 1996
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-11-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican at Lock and Dam #18 in Des Moines County on November 4, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in an Illinois bird magazine, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Fuller, James L
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Brown Pelican
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Lock and Dam Number 18
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Lock and Dam #18 Mississippi River (Des Moines 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 Jim Scheib, John Rutenbeck, Myrna Deaton, Bernie Knight, Cal Knight, and Chuck Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: The White Pelican is white with yellow-orange or orange bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:42:00/07:05:00.
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Records Committee review for bird sighting of Brown Pelican at Rathbun Reservoir, 1993
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on May 30, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an American Birds article, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Brown Pelican
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Rathbun Lake
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Lake Rathbun Island West Boat Ramp
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Open water
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The documentation form by Raymond L. Cummins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Heusinkveld, Marj Heusinkveld, Tom Johnson, and Mary Montog. | Elimination of similar species: Nothing I know of. | The original documentation form event lasted from 20:00:00/20:30:00.
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Records committee review for rare bird sighting of Brown Pelican at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Brown Pelican at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on May 6, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in the Nebraska Bird Review about the sighting, two photographs, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Rose, B.J.
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Brown Pelican
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Harrison County, IA, and Washington County, NE. It was on the south end of the oxbow, just above the dam.
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Missouri River oxbow lake
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The documentation form by B.J. Rose is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, and Peter C. Petersen were submitted later. Other observers include Babs Padelford, Ross Silcock, Dick Tetrault, and Brian Blevins. | Elimination of similar species: White Pelican is white with black wing tips; some were present for comparison. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:30:00.
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for four Brown Pelicans at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on March 21, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and one documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Exline, Nancy
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Brown Pelican
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Rathbun Lake
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Just west of mile marker 16 on Highway 142 on north side of Rathbun Reservoir, Appanoose County.
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Upper reaches of one arm of the Reservoir with shallow water and flood prone vegetation on S. side of highway, shallow captive water ponds and pasture on north side.
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The documentation form by Nancy Exline is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Roy Downing. | Elimination of similar species: None except whites-cormorants mentioned as possible by Darrell Howell and Dinsmore; however, I am very familiar with this species also and know it was not cormorants. | The original documentation form event occurred at 10:30:00.
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