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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Sioux City in 1884	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1907-01-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Mississippi Kites at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on July 1, 1884. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Sioux City Iowa by W.W. Bennett seen by D.H. Talbot, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Mississippi Kite	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for MacGillivray's Warbler at Iowa in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1979-06-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for MacGillivray's Warbler at Iowa in 1978. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Banding Report in Iowa Bird Life 49(2):44-46 by Keith and Irene Layton seen by Gene and Marilyn Burns.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	MacGillivray's Warbler	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for MacGillivray's Warbler at Atchison County, MO in 1974	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1975-09-01	1995-11-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee for a MacGillivray's Warbler in Atchison County, MO on May 1, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Specials in our 1974 Banding Activity in Iowa Bird Life 45(3):86-88 by Fitzhugh and Hazel Diggs, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	MacGillivray's Warbler	Atchison County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for MacGillivray's Warbler at Sioux City in 1966	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1966-06-01	1997-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a MacGillivray's Warbler at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on May 16, 1966. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication MacGillivray's Warbler at Sioux City in Iowa Bird Life 36(2):54-55 by William Youngworth.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	MacGillivray's Warbler	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for MacGillivray's Warbler at Winnebago County in 1874	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation	1879-01-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for three MacGillivray's Warblers at Winnebago County, IA during 1874. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Forty Years Notes of a Field Ornithologist by John Krider.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	MacGillivray's Warbler	Winnebago County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Ford Dodge before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting	1907-01-01	1996-04-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Mississippi Kite at Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, a request for reconsideration, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Mississippi Kite	Fort Dodge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Linn County in 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1907-01-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Mississippi Kites at Linn 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 George H. Berry, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Mississippi Kite	Linn County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Black Hawk County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-01-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Mississippi Kite 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 Charles K. Salisbury, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Mississippi Kite	Black Hawk County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Burlington in 1887	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens Taxidermy	1918-01-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for two Mississippi Kites at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA during the Fall 1887. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Raptorial Birds of Iowa in Iowa Geological Survey Bulletin by B.H. Bailey seen by Charles Buettner, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Mississippi Kite	Burlington				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Grinnell in 1886	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1895-10-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Mississippi Kite at Grinnell in Powesheik County, IA on October 4, 1886. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Histories of North American Birds of Prey (Part I) in Bulletin 167 by A.C. Bent, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Mississippi Kite	Grinnell				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite at Iowa before 1870	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1870-01-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Mississippi Kites at Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Catalogue of the birds of Iowa, in White, C.A. by J.A. Allen, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Swallow-tailed Kite	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mississippi Kite near Hillsboro before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-01-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for a Mississippi Kite northeast of Hillsboro in Van Buren 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 W.G. Savage, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Mississippi Kite	Hillsboro				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Rare bird documentation form for Goose species at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1993-10-06	1993-11-16	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Goose species at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown in Marshall County, IA on October 6, 1993.	Stegmann, Mike	Ducks, Geese, Swans	Riverside Cemetery	Riverside Cemetary [sic], Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa.	Man made pond	The documentation form by Mike Stegmann is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Garry Brandenburg. \| Elimination of similar species: Canada Goose and Snow Goose - show characteristics of both species. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/16:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	27
Rare bird documentation form for Black-throated Green Warbler at Redbird Farms Wildlife Area, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1999-04-01	1999-04-02	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-throated Green Warbler at Redbird Farms Wildlife Area in Johnson County, IA on April 1, 1999.	Dooley, Michael C.	Black-throated Green Warbler	Redbird Farms Wildlife Area	Red Bird Farms Natural Area, Johnson County.	Deciduous woods, no foliage	The documentation form by Mike Dooley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Hermit Warbler unlikely and lacks eye line. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:00:00/10:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	27
Rare bird documentation form for Black-throated Green Warbler at Brookside Park in Ames, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-04-08	1986-04-15	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Black-throated Green Warblers at Brookside Park in Ames in Story County, IA on April 8, 1986.	Shephard, Burt	Black-throated Green Warbler	Brookside Park	Brookside Park, Ames, Iowa	Deciduous bottomland forest	The documentation form by Burt Shephard is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dan Block, Joe Stratton, and around five other unidentified members of bird study class. \| Elimination of similar species: no question about identification. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/09:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	27
Rare bird documentation form for Common Snipe at Washington Township, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-06-12	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Common Snipe at Washington Township in Winneshiek County, IA on June 12, 1986.	Dietzenbach, Mark A.	Common Snipe	Washington Township	County: Winneshiek Block: Not in survey block Location in detail: Washington Township, section one, two miles south of Calmar. One hundred yards west of Hwy 150 where it crosses concrete bridge.	Wet meadow, sedgy areas, low woody growth nearby, pasture.	The documentation form by Mark A. Dietzenbach is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: American Woodcock; not quite their normal habitat, Plumper, rounded wings, they produce a whisting [sic] sound when flushed. Upland Sandpiper: shorter bill, no stripes on head or back. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 20:42:00/20:42:05.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	27
Rare bird documentation form for Broad-winged Hawk at Grammer Grove, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-10-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Broad-winged Hawk at Grammer Grove in Marshall County, IA on October 21, 1995.	Proescholdt, Beth	Broad-winged Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area	Grammer Grove		The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Sinclair, Mark Proescholdt, and Rick Trieff. \| Elimination of similar species: When we saw a barred tail at first we thought 'Red-shouldered', but realized it was a Broadwing tail, with the wider, darker subterminal hand of an adult - distinctly different from the Red-shouldered's even-width dark bands + more narrow white bands. \| The original documentation form event lasted for four and a half hours.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	27
Rare bird documentation form for Broad-winged Hawk at Cedar Rapids, unknown date	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	N/A	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Broad-winged Hawk at Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on December 20, unknown year.	Bradley, Rob	Broad-winged Hawk	Cedar Rapids	N.E. Cedar Rapids Izaak Walton	Open woods	The documentation form by Rob Bradley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Roger Heidt. \| Elimination of similar species: Red tail - too small - tail band. \| The original documentation form event occurred in the AM for 10 sec approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	27
Rare bird documentation form for Goose species at West Overlook at Coralville Lake, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-03-04	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Goose species at West Overlook at Coralville Lake in Johnson County, IA on March 4, 1990.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Ducks, Geese, Swans	Coralville Dam	opposite W. Overlook campground, Coralville Lake Johnson Co., IA		The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Fuller. \| Elimination of similar species: The unidentified goose was the size of the white-fronteds, dwarfing the Ross'...Underparts plain medium brown except or a line of indistinct pale crescents over the shoulder and elongate tertiaries [sic] each with a white streak suggestive of a blue phase Snow Goose. The extensive dark on the hindcrown, cheek, and through the eye on this bird is unique in my experience. \| The original documentation form event occurred around noon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	27
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in 1935	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds	1936-03-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 10, 1935. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Lewis's Woodpecker at Clear Lake in Iowa Bird Life 6:12 by F.H. Davis, and referenced later in another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lewis's Woodpecker	Clear Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	27
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lewis's Woodpecker at Riverside Park at Sioux City in 1928	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Food Birds--Identification Rare birds	1929-02-01	1993-08-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lewis's Woodpecker at Riverside Park at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on November 28, 1928. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in an untitled publication in the Bulletin IOU 7(1):3 by Mary L. Bailey seen by Currence Armour and unidentified members of the Sioux City Bird Club, and referenced by four other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lewis's Woodpecker	Riverside Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	27
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-throated Warbler at Brookside Park in Ames, 1978	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1978-05-04	1978-05-09	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-throated Warbler at Brookside Park in Ames in Story County, IA on May 4, 1978.	Fredricks, Gary	Yellow-throated Warbler	Brookside Park	Brookside Park, Ames, Iowa	General: open woods on edge of thick woods. Specific: found in hackberry tree (celtis occidentalis.)	The documentation form by Gary Frederick is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Magnolia Warbler - no white belley [sic] Blackburnian " - no yellow throat \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	28
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-throated Warbler at Brookside Park in Ames, 1978	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1978-05-09	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-throated Warbler at Brookside Park in Ames in Story County, IA on May 9, 1978.	Johnson, Ellen J.	Yellow-throated Warbler	Brookside Park	Brookside Park, Ames, Story County, Iowa	General: park near Iowa State University Specific: deciduous woods with many trails - near Squaw Creek	The documentation form by Ellen Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Aimee Boden, Larence Lewis, and Gary Frederick. \| Elimination of similar species: Blackburnian warbler - throat was bright yellow, not orange, white markings on face, not yellow or orange. Saw top of head really well + was all black \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/07:48:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	28
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-throated Warbler at Credit Island Park in Davenport, 1978	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1978-05-13	1978-05-14	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-throated Warbler at Credit Island Park in Davenport in Scott County, IA on May 13, 1978.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-throated Warbler	Credit Island Park	Credit Island Park, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa	General: Bottomland forest, understory cleared. Specific: dead tree (sp?), and oak just leafing out	The documentation form by Peter Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Elton Fawks. \| Elimination of similar species: written eve. of 5/13 -> [...] Blackburnian - no orange or yellow stripe through eye. No single, long wing bar Graces - This [arrow to "no yellow stripe"] also eliminates this species. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:32:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	28
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-throated Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park, 1979	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1979-05-12	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-throated Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on May 12, 1979.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Yellow-throated Warbler	Wildcat Den State Park	Wildcat Den State Park, Muscatine County, Iowa	General: edge of forest along stream Specific: along stream at Wildcat Den State Park	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas Shires, Peter Petersen, Mike Newlon, Carol Newlon, and unidentified others. \| Elimination of similar species: other warblers. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:10:00/10:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	28