Record Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Lake Icaria, 1995
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1995-11-21
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2000-11-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Lake Icaria in Adams County, IA on November 21, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Pacific Loon
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Lake Icaria
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Lake Icaria, Adams Co.
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large lake
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include William R. Clark. | Elimination of similar species: The size, neck pattern, bill shape, and chinstrap eliminate other species of loons. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:20:00/16:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Des Moines Water Works, 1948
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1948-12-11
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Des Moines Water Works in Polk County, IA on December 11, 1948. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on the original bird sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Pacific Loon and other water birds at Des Moines Impounding Reservoir in Iowa Bird Life written and seen by A.C. Berkowitz, and referenced by a later publication.
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Pacific Loon
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Waterworks Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Des Moines Reservoir, 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1970-11-11
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1994-02-03
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Des Moines Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 11, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, commentary by the IOU Records Committee on the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication American Birds 25:65 seen by Woodward H. Brown.
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Pacific Loon
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Des Moines Impounding Reservoir, 1965
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1965-10-22
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Des Moines Impounding Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 22, 1965. Includes a record review document with votes, commentary by the IOU Records Committee on the bird sighting, and the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by A.C. Berkowitz.
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Pacific Loon
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Des Moines Impounding Reservoir, 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1964-06-06
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1994-02-03
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Des Moines Impounding Reservoir in Polk County, IA on June 6, 1964. Includes a record review document with votes, comments by the IOU Records Committee on bird sightings, the original sighting record found in the publication Audubon Field Notes 18:1511 by Woodward H. Brown, and referenced by two other publications.
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Pacific Loon
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Dale Maffitt Reservoir
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pacific Loon at Burlington circa 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Ornithological illustration Zoological specimens Taxidermy
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1894-12-31
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1994-11-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Burlington, IA, on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, around 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs of the specimen, notes about the specimen, two letters about the sighting from George Schrimper to Ronald E. Goetz, a letter from Ronald Goetz to Tom Kent, the original sighting record found in the publication Report of the committee on state fauna in Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 2:43-51 by C.C. Nutting seen by Paul Bartsch, and referenced in four other publications.
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Pacific Loon
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Burlington
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Anderson Lake, 1994
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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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1994-07-13
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Anderson Lake in Hamilton County, IA on July 13, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, an article from Iowa Bird Life, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Pacific Loon
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Anderson Goose Lake
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Anderson L., Hamilton Co., IA
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shallow marsh
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt, James Dinsmore, Thomas Kent, and Beth Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Hank Zaletel. | Elimination of similar species: The size and shape of the bird were those of a loon. The lack of a dark auricular patch, contrasting neck pattern, dark back and upperwings, and dark bill color all ruled out Yellow-billed Loon. Red-throated Loon was eliminated by bill shape, neck pattern, the dark back and upperwings, and dark area around the eye. Common Loon was eliminated by the dark back and upperwings, shorter, thicker bill, dark area around the eye, evidence of a chinstrap, neck pattern, and contrast between the pale nape and dark back. The bird was clearly a Pacific or Arctic Loon, but which one? Unfortunately, exact identification was not possible, though it was likely a Pacific Loon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:25:00/20:15:00.
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Records Committee Review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Amana Lake, 1981
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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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1981-04-28
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Amana Lake in Iowa County, IA on April 28, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee. The bird was initially reported as an Arctic Loon but was found to be a Pacific Loon.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Pacific Loon
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Lily Pond
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Amana Lake-- near Amana, IA. in Iowa County
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On water of Amana Lake. Man-made lake and very shallow-less than four feet anywhere.
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The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Michael C. Newlon and Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Tom Staudt, James Huntington, Carl Bendorf, James Sandrock, Lanny Haldy, Tom Shires, and Carol Newlon. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon is eliminated. No neck ring was present. Distinct lighter color on back on head and upper neck is not like solid head color of loon. Red-throated Loon is eliminated by presence of distinctive light patches on back. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:30:00/19:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Powesheik County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1891-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Powesheik County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Poweshiek County Iowa in Ornithologist and Oologist 16:131-134 by C. Kelsey, and referenced by two other publications.
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Brant
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Poweshiek County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Boone County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Boone County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Carl Fritz Henning, and referenced by two another publications.
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Brant
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Boone County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brant at Black Hawk County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a number of Brants at Black Hawk County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Morton Peck, and referenced by another publication.
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Brant
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Black Hawk County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Northern Shrike near Battle Creek, 1990
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1990-07-15
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Northern Shrike near Battle Creek in Ida County, IA on July 15, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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DeVore, Dawn L.
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Northern Shrike
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Battle Creek
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Block 376 Ida County, 2.3 miles South on county pavement, South of Battle Creek, turn 1/2 mile East, turn North into field-lane, Ida County, Iowa.
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Open farm land, a hay field on one side, and a corn field on the other side. The bird was along a fence row.
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The documentation form by Dawn L. De Vore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Don Poggensee and Pam Poggensee. | Elimination of similar species: Loggerhead Shrike: On the bird that was seen the top of the bill was dark black and the bottom was a lighter in color. A Loggerhead has a completely black bill. The bird that was seen was a light gray, much lighter than a Loggerhead adult. The bird was not a juv. Loggerhead because the black patch on the head is very different than that of a Loggerhead. On a Loggerhead the black area or patch is very wide and runs along both over and under the eye, it also continues back toward the back of the head meeting up with the gray on the back of the birds head. On the bird that was seen the black area or patch did not run both over and under the eye, it only ran under the eye. Also the patch did not meet up with the gray on the back of the birds head, the black area was surrounded on three sides by white, never letting the black meet up with the gray. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:10:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Northern Hawk Owl at Cedar Rapids in 1903
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Northern Hawk Owl near Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA during December 1903. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson reported by George H. Berry, and referenced by two other publications.
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Northern Hawk Owl
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Cedar Rapids
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Northern Hawk Owl at Waterloo, 1981
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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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1981-12-25
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1993-08-16
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Northern Hawk Owl at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on December 25, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in American Birds, summary of the review, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Northern Hawk Owl
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Waterloo
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Waterloo, Iowa - Black Hawk County
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River bottom Timber along Black Hawk Creek
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis Moore, Peter C. Petersen, and Thomas H. Kent were submitted. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen, Lewis Blevins, Corey Blevins, Brian Blevins, and Fred Lesher. | Elimination of similar species: The long tail, horizontal barring of breast, yellow eyes, facial pattern and behavior eliminated all other possible owls. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:50:00 and around 17:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Northern Gannet at Diamond Lake, 1983
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-07-09
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Northern Gannet at Diamond Lake in Poweshiek County, IA on July 9, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Webber, David
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Northern Gannet
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Diamond Lake
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Diamond Lake Park (1/2 mile west of Montezuma, Ia.)
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Lake, wetland
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The documentation form by David Webber is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Caspian Tern - This tern does not have the black wingtips sharply contrasting to the white wings and is generally smaller in size. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/13:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1898
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a nest of Rock Wren eggs at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 25, 1898. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich, and referenced by two other publications.
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Rock Wren
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Sioux City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Neotropic Cormorant at Little River Recreation Area, 1996
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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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1996-05-04
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Neotropic Cormorant at Little River Recreation Area in Decatur County, IA on May 4, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Neotropic Cormorant
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Little River Recreation Area
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Little River Rec. Area
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large reservoir with numerous dead snags
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: My only concern was to adequately eliminate Double-crested Cormorant, many of which were available for direct comparisons. The size, tail length, and throat patch pattern all eliminate this species. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:25:00/15:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Nashville Warbler at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City, 1993
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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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1993-12-19
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1995-07-08
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Nashville Warbler at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on December 19, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fuller, James L
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Nashville Warbler
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Hancher Auditorium
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Hancher Auditorium Parking Lot, University of Iowa Campus, Iowa City (Johnson City).
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by James Scheib was submitted. Other observers include John McClure, Tom Kent, and Dick Tetrault. | Elimination of similar species: The three warblers with which this species might be confused are Mourning, Connecticut, and MacGillivray's. All three have much more extensive gray on the head and upper breast, including the throat. All three also have light colored legs. No one disagreed with the identification. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:15:00/09:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mute Swan at Marshall County in 1981
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1981-09-11
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mute Swan at Marshall County, IA from September 11 to September 25, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the fall 1981 field notes by Beth Proescholdt with a number of other observers.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mute Swan
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Marshall County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mourning Dove at Des Moines in 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1977-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mourning Dove at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on July 15, 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Ringed Turtle in Dove in Des Moines in Iowa Bird Life 47(3):112 by Helen M. Peasley, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ringed Turtle-Dove
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Des Moines
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Plover at Credit Island in 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Birds--Identification Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1964-06-01
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mountain Plover at Credit Island in Scott County, IA on March 25, 1964. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Mountain Plover at Davenport in Iowa Bird Life 34:49 by Peter C. Petersen also seen by Elton Fawks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mountain Plover
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Credit Island
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird northeast of Mason City in 1980
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1980-03-16
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird northeast of Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on March 16, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, a photocopy of a photograph, and the original sighting record in a letter from Curt Nelson to Thomas Kent.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mountain Bluebird
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Mason City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird northeast of Lamoni, 1984
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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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1984-12-22
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird northeast of Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on December 22, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and ten documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Livingston, Jeffrey R.
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Mountain Bluebird
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Lamoni
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1 mile east and 3 miles north of Lamoni Iowa
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A small grove of cedar trees around a farmhouse and a mostly frozen pond in a pasture across the road. The cedar trees have many berries.
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The documentation form by Jeffrey R. Livingston forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis L. Moore, Thomas H. Kent, Eugene Armstrong, Robert K. Myers, Peter C. Petersen, Jim Fuller, Carl J. Bendorf, Raymond Cummins, and Barbara L. Wilson were submitted. Other observers include Tom Johnson, Don Gillaspey, Eloise Armstrong, Betsy Myers, Dennis Thompson, Jim Gillaspey, Dan Long, Mary Lou Petersen, Corey Blevins, Brian Blevins, Lewis Blevins, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The bird at one glance was definitely a bluebird. The Eastern and Western Bluebirds both have rust markings on their breast and neck. The Eastern Bluebird has a more stocky shape than the Mountain Bluebird. I had a chance to compare as I had just seen a flock of Easterns about 5 min. before. The immature Eastern has a soeckled breast, this bird had none. The long thin bill eliminates the Shrikes as does the bright blue and the small size. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/12:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird near Lake Park in 1945
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation
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1948-12-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird near Lake Park in Osceola County, IA around 1945. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Groove-billed Ani and Mountain Bluebird, Specimens in Iowa Collection in Iowa Bird Life 18(4):70 by Jack W. Musgrove seen by Floyd Arens.
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Mountain Bluebird
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Lake Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mountain Bluebird east of Sutherland, 1995
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1995-04-12
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2000-11-20
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird east of Sutherland in O'Brien County, IA on April 12, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Mountain Bluebird
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Sutherland
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3 miles east of Sutherland, O'Brien County, Iowa
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The documentation form by Darwin Koenig is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] with 8-10 Eastern Bluebirds; [...] Size of Eastern Bluebird; | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00/11:15:00.
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