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

Rare bird documentation form for Horned Grebe at New Lake, 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-03-27	1987-08-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Horned Grebe at New Lake in Woodbury County, IA on March 27, 1987.	Livermore, Bob	Horned Grebe	New Lake	New Lake, Woodbury County, Iowa	small Mo. River oxbow with marshy borders	The documentation form by Bob Livermore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Huser and Jerry Probst. \| Elimination of similar species: Eared Grebe: The tuft was starting on a line from the eye and above. Also since the bird was mostly in winter plummage [sic] it still had a very light neck down to water line. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	12
Rare bird documentation form for Gray Catbird at Ames, 1996	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1996-12-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Gray Catbird at Ames in Story County, IA on December 21, 1996.	Oesterreich, Wolfgang	Gray Catbird	Ames	Ames, Iowa	deciduous woodland - near confluence of Onion & Squaw Creeks	The documentation form by Wolfgang Oesterreich is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: nothing in this area. (Mockingbird doesn't have black cap, mostly undertail coverts; plus it has white wing patches.) \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:00:00/11:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	12
Rare bird documentation form for Gray Catbird west of Hiawatha, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-12-15	1990-12-24	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Gray Catbird west of Hiawatha in Linn County, IA on December 15, 1990.	Bradley, Rob	Gray Catbird	Hiawatha	420-0914 - 1 1/2 miles west of Hiawatha off Blairs Ferry Rd Linn Co.	Sumac - Blackberry - Multiflora Rose overgrown pasture w. small clumps of Hawthorn trees	The documentation form by Robert Bradley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Demermuth. \| Elimination of similar species: Can't think of anything in this area that resembles a Gray Catbird maybe Junco but way to [sic] small. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:30:02.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	12
Rare bird documentation form for Gray Catbird at Iowa City, 1989	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1989-04-02	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Gray Catbird at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on April 2, 1989.	Hollis, Janet	Gray Catbird	Iowa City	Iowa City	backyard, suburban, around feeders	The documentation form by Janet Hollis is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. The form was transcribed from an oral account by Richard Hollis. \| Elimination of similar species: I discussed some plain birds - Female Cowbirds, some female or young grackles, showed her pictures + could not shake her opinion \| The original documentation form event occurred around 10:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	12
Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter at Lake Anita State Park in 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds	1981-11-06	1981-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for four White-winged Scoters at Lake Anita State Park in Cass County, IA on November 6, 1981.	Hensley, R. Craig	White-winged Scoter	Lake Anita State Park	Lake Anita State Park, one mile south of Anita, Iowa	Large, open lake	The documentation form by R. Craig Hensley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The surf scoter and black scoter are similar. However, the specimans [sic] that I observed had the white wing patch that these two species do not have. In addition, two of the birds seen had white about their eyes, as neither of the other two have. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:20:00/08:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	12
Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter north of Fort Madison in 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1981-10-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for four White-winged Scoters north of Fort Madison on the Mississippi River in Lee County, IA on October 25, 1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	White-winged Scoter	Fort Madison				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	12
Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter at Little Wall Lake, 1979	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds	1979-11-10	1979-11-12	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three White-winged Scoters at Little Wall lake in Hamilton County, IA on November 10, 1979.	Dinsmore, James J.	White-winged Scoter	Little Wall Lake	Little Wall Lake, Hamilton Co., IA	open water of freshwater lake	The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark and Steve Dinsmore. \| Elimination of similar species: Black Scoter- these birds had white wing patches Surf Scoter- no evidence of white patch on back of head, also wing patches Double-crested Cormorant-wing patches, didn't hold bill up like cormorants do, coloration on head not like cormorant. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	12
Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter at Coralville Reservoir, 1977	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1977-10-22	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three White-winged Scoters at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on October 22, 1977.	Halmi, Nicholas S.	White-winged Scoter	Coralville Lake	Near sandy beach area of Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co.	deep area of reservoir - water level fairly high	The documentation form by Nicholas S. Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas H. Kent. \| Elimination of similar species: Other scoters eliminated by white on speculum; no other duck is usually black all over; many coots nearby - white bill obvious, also trailing edge of white on flapping wings and small size. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:40:00 and 15:20:00-15:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	12
Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter near the University Theater in Iowa City in 1977	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1977-03-26	1977-03-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for four White-winged Scoters near the University Theater in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on March 26 and 27, 1977.	Halmi, Nicholas S.	White-winged Scoter	Theatre Building				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	12
Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter at Coralville Reservoir, 1977	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1977-03-23	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two White-winged Scoters at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 23, 1977.	Halmi, Nicholas S.	White-winged Scoter	Coralville Lake	Coralville Reservoir about 0.5 mile up from dam	reservoir lake - Coralville Reservoir, deep portion	The documentation form by Nicholas S. Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Shires, Robert Osmundson, Helen Osmundson, and Rich DeCoster. \| Elimination of similar species: Other Scoters: prominent white speculum. Gadwall: different shape, black coloration of most of plumage. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:25:00/16:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	12
Request for more information regarding a Horned Grebe sighting at Terra Lake	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1995-08-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Request for more information form regarding a sighting of a Horned Grebe at Terra Lake, August 13, 1995 by Bery Engebretsen.	Engebretsen, Bery	Horned Grebe	Terra Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	12
Rare bird documentation form for Horned Grebe at Oakland, 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-08-16	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Horned Grebe at Oakland in Pottawattamie County, IA on August 16, 1987.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Horned Grebe	Oakland	lagoons at Oakland, Pottawattamie Co.	swimming and feeding on small lagoon	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Andy Fix. \| Elimination of similar species: Eared Grebe eliminated by the thicker bill, flatter crown, and entirely white throat and breast. \| The original documentation form event occurred in the late afternoon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	12
Rare bird documentation form for Horned Grebe at Tama, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-03-19	1986-03-28	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Horned Grebe at Tama in Tama County, IA on March 19, 1986.	Kubik, Nicholas A.	Horned Grebe	Tama	TAMA, IOWA. The surfaced road as it turns west from the airport.	flooded roadside ditch	The documentation form by Nick A. Kubik is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The Eared Grebe should have a gray neck in winter or a black neck in summer, but not white. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/15:50:00 (est.).	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Black Hawk County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens	1907-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail 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 G.W. Walters, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Black Hawk County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rosy Finch at Sioux City in 1883	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Captive wild birds Rare birds	1883-10-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Rosy Finches at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA in February 1883. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Gray-crowned Finch in Confinement in the Bulletin of the Nuttal Ornithological Club 8(4):240-242 by D.H. Talbot, and referenced by three other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Sycamore Slough near Iowa City in 1982	Administrative records Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1982-05-06	1993-09-01	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Sycamore Slough in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on May 6, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the field report by Thomas J. Staudt, and a summary of the review.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Sycamore Greenway				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Goose Lake in 1970	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1970-06-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Goose Lake in Iowa on May 18, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 40:47-51 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Paul D. Kline.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail in Iowa in 1968	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1968-06-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail in Iowa in the spring of 1968. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 38:57-60 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Gladys Black.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Broken Kettle Creek in 1962	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1962-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Broken Kettle Creek in Plymouth County, IA on October 5, 1962. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Black Rail in Western Plymouth County in Iowa Bird Life 32:87 by Eldon J. Bryant.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Broken Kettle Creek				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Cone Marsh in 1961	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1961-05-13	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on May 13, 1961. Includes a record review document with votes, the published sighting record found in the publication General notes reports in Iowa Bird Life 31:65-68 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Tom Kent, and two unpublished field notes about the sighting.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Broken Kettle Creek in 1959	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1962-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Broken Kettle Creek in Plymouth County, IA during the summer of 1959. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Black Rail in western Plymouth County in Iowa Bird Life 32:87 by E.J. Bryant.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Broken Kettle Creek				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Fisher's Lake in 1952	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1952-09-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Fisher's Lake in Polk County, IA on May 17, 1952. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication A record of the Black Rail near Des Moines in Iowa Bird Life 22:42-43 by Olivia McCabe.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Fisher Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Sigourney in 1925	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1927-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Sigourney in Keokuk County, IA on October 1, 1925. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Notes on the rails in the Wilson Bulletin 39:217-219 by E.D. Nauman, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Sigourney				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Sigourney in 1914	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1927-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Black Rail at Sigourney in Keokuk County, IA on May 5, 1914. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Notes on the rails in Wilson Bulletin 39:217-219 by E.D. Nauman, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Sigourney				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Rail at Keokuk before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1906-12-31	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Black Rails at Keokuk in Lee 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 William E. Praeger and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Black Rail	Keokuk				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	12