Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow northwest of Ida Grove, 1992
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1992-04-22
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1994-10-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Baird's Sparrow northwest of Ida Grove in Ida County, IA on April 22, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Baird's Sparrow
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Ida Grove
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Ida County (see map attached)
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See attached sheet [...] The first sighting birds flew west across the corn field - see map - [...]
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The documentation form by Peter Ernzen forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Don Poggensee was submitted. | Elimination of similar species: Savannah Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Le Contes Sparrow Savannah Sparrow - Dirty yellow down top of crown Henslows wrong color, Le Contes dirty yellow initially thought this Sparrow (Yellow was first thing noticed) eliminated after further study for more detail on all see attached sheets. [...] Baird's Sparrow was the last of the sparrows in my decision making. I arrived at this conclusion primarily because of the head color/down the middle of the crown. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:03:00.
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Lantern slide and photograph of Walter W. Bennett photographing a Black Tern's nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Photography of birds
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1924-06-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Walter W. Bennett photographing a Black Tern's nest while both terns are in the air flying above, June 17, 1924. Slide originally titled "Walter Bennett Photographing." Rosene provides details on photograph. These items related to Rosene's journal: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9319/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Black Tern
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Stump Lake
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Bluebird perching on a stump
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching Turdidae | Thrushes
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1925-09-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A bluebird perching on a stump next to a blooming flower, September 24, 1925. Slide originally titled "Bluebird." The lantern slide is hand-colored.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Lantern slide and photograph of a flock of White Pelicans in flight
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching
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1924-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A flock of White Pelicans in flight over Chase Lake, North Dakota, June 24, 1924. Slide originally titled "White Pelicans." Rosene provides details on photograph. These items related to Rosene's journal: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9319/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American White Pelican
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Chase Lake
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Flycatcher at Lake Ahquabi State Park, 1992
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1992-11-14
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1999-10-15
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Western Flycatcher at Lake Ahquabi State Park in Warren County, IA on November 14, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in American Birds, excerpts from Western Birds, articles in Pennsylvania birds, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, eight photographs, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Empidonax Flycatchers
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Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Lake Ahquabi State Park, Warren County, IOWA
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Woodland edge consisting primarily of honeysuckle and junipers
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, and Brian Blevins were submitted later. Other observers include Ross Silcock, Peter Petersen, Kelly McKay, Corey Blevins, Jim Scheib, Jim Sinclair, John Daniel, Tim Schantz, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Chuck Fuller, David Youngblut, Beth Brown, Sherry Dragula, Bill Overland, Jane Overland, John Miller, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The date of observation is historically good for a vagrant western flycatcher species, so this was in the back of my mind in assessing the characteristics observed. The presence of both eye ring and wing bars, in addition to size and shape, indicate that the bird fits the Empidonax complex. The combination of green back, yellow throat and pure orange lower mandible with no markings would eliminate Least, Hammond's, Dusky, Gray, Buff-breasted, Alder, and Willow Flycatchers. A juvenile Acadian can be eliminated by the short primary extension, color of the wings, size and shape of the eye ring, and active behavior. Only three species are indicated by the green upper parts and yellow under parts. Two are separable only by voice. The choices were between Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Western (Cordilleran and Pacific-slope) Flycatcher. Back color is greener in Yellow-bellied and more olive in Western. Although the back looked olive, this was rather subjective. According to the Audubon Master Guide, behavior would be more indicative of a Yellow-bellied in that the bird was not flicking both tail and wings. According to Kaufman, however, behavior is quite variable. Three characteristics made me lean more toward Western complex. They were peaked appearance to the head (usually smooth and rounded in Yellow-bellied); almond-shaped eye ring (round, narrow, and more even in Yellow-bellied); and browner wings than eastern Empidonax. The color of the wings is again subjective, but the contrast between wing color and wing bars was less than the black/white (or even black/buff in fall birds) of eastern birds. Even with the variability that may occur in any Empidonax, it is unlikely that these three characteristics, which are common to the Western Flycatcher, would appear simultaneously in a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Further support is found in the Audubon Master Guide to Birding where it states in the description of Western Flycatcher, "...olive wash on the breast, flanks, and especially the sides tends to highlight a midventral yellow stripe" - one of the more obvious characteristics when viewed at close range from the front. IF the call notes heard belonged to this bird, it would indicate a Cordilleran Flycatacher, the most likely vagrant. None of us were able, however, to get the bird to call as we were observing it. Cal Knight played a tape and the bird became very agitated but did not call. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/14:00:00 on November 14, 1992 and 11:30:00/13:45:00 on November 15, 1992.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Savannah Sparrow at Marshall County in 1996
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Administrative records Photographs
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1996-12-29
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2000-11-22
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Savannah Sparrow at Marshall County, IA on December 29, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a photograph by Reid Allen.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Savannah Sparrow
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Marshall County
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Lantern slide and photograph of a White Pelican nesting colony
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Colonial birds
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1924-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A colony of White Pelican nests with multiple large eggs, located on the shore of Chase Lake, North Dakota, June 24 1924. Slide originally titled "White Pelicans–Nests." Rosene provides details on photograph. These items related to Rosene's journal: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9319/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American White Pelican
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Chase Lake
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Lantern slide and photograph of three young Shrikes on a branch
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Laniidae | Shrikes Birds--Infancy
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1924-06-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Three young Shrikes perching on a branch, June 10, 1924. Slide originally titled "Three Young Shrikes." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Lantern slide and photograph of male Downy Woodpecker eating suet
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1923-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A male Downy Woodpecker eating suet from a bird feeder, November 25, 1923. Slide originally titled "Downy Woodpecker at Feeder." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Downy Woodpecker
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Ogden
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Prairie Chicken in tall grass
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1930-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A mother Prairie Chicken leading her eleven chicks away in the tall grass located in Cherry County, Nebraska, June 4, 1930. Slide originally titled "Prairie Chicken." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Cherry County
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Lantern slide and photograph of two young Shrikes perching on a branch
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Laniidae | Shrikes Birds--Infancy
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1924-06-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Two young Shrikes perching on a tree branch, June 6, 1924. Slide originally titled "Young Shrikes."
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-throated Sparrow at Waterloo, 1993
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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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1993-03-17
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1999-10-15
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Black-throated Sparrow at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on March 17, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, an article in American Birds, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fuller, James L
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Black-throated Sparrow
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Waterloo
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Feeder of Maurice and Ruby Hanson, 1262 Ackermant, Waterloo (Black Hawk County).
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Peter C. Petersen, Mark Proescholdt, Thomas H. Kent, James Scheib, Randy Pinkston, and Ray Cummins were submitted. Other observers include Francis Moore, Ken Lowder, Maurice Hanson, Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, Dick Tetrault, Rita Goranson, Jan Walters, Beth Proescholdt, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Curt Nelson, Marty Pauley, Carolyn Fischer, Beth McBride, Tim Fallon, Pat Hanson, Hank Zaletel, Tim Schantz, Tom Stone, Ruby Hanson, and Brian Blevins. | Elimination of similar species: The black bib in combination with the wide white face stripes is distinctive. No other sparrow-like bird has these features. The other desert southwest birds which are similar are Sage and Five-striped Sparrows, both of which have white throats and a dark stickpin on the breast. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:44:00/07:47:00.
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Migrant Shrike sitting on a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Nests
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1930-05-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Migrant Shrike sitting on a nest that contains six eggs, May 8, 1930. Slide originally titled "Migrant Shrike Nest." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Ogden
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Lantern slide and photograph of eggs in a Maryland Yellow Throat nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs
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1926-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Maryland Yellow Throat nest containing five eggs, June 20, 1926. The nest is on the ground surrounded by leaves from a strawberry plant. Slide originally titled "Maryland Yellow Throat." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Common Yellowthroat
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Red-breasted Nuthatch eating suet
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Feeding and feeds
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1923-11-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Red-breasted Nuthatch eating suet from a bird feeder, November 11, 1923. Slide originally titled "Red Breasted Nuthatch at Feeder." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Lantern slide and photograph of eggs in a Migrant Shrike nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs
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1924-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Migrant Shrike nest containing four eggs located in Luverne, Minnesota, June 15, 1924. Slide originally titled "Migrant Shrike Nest." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph. These items related to Rosene's journal: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9319/view
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Luverne
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Lantern slide and photograph of a garter snake eating a young Western Meadowlark
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Predatory animals Snakes--Behavior
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1927-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A garter snake attempting to swallow a young Western Meadowlark, August 3, 1927. The young bird's head is swallowed and only the thighs and feet are visible. Slide originally titled "Snake Eating Young Meadowlark." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Western Meadowlark
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Ogden
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Least Bittern
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Bird watching
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1931-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Least Bittern perching on a tree trunk, June 25, 1931. Slide originally titled "Bittern." The lantern slide is hand-colored.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Least Bittern
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Louisiana Water Thrush at nest containing young
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Infancy
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1932-06-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Louisiana Water Thrush sitting by a nest that contains two young, June 1, 1932. Slide originally titled "Water Throat with Young." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Lantern slide and photograph of eggs in a Swamp Sparrow nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Eggs Parasitic birds
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1929-06-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Swamp Sparrow nest containing two Sparrow eggs and three Cowbird eggs, June 6, 1929. The nest was located at the Brady Ranch, Atkinson, Nebraska. Slide originally titled "Swamp Sparrow Nest with Cowbird Eggs." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Brown-headed Cowbird Swamp Sparrow
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Atkinson
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Lantern slide and photograph of an Eastern Meadowlark sitting on a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Nests
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1927-06-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An Eastern Meadowlark sitting on a nest with three eggs, June 5, 1927. Slide originally titled "Young Meadowlarks in Nest." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Eastern Meadowlark
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Field Sparrow at nest with food
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Food Birds--Infancy
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1933-06-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Field Sparrow perching on her nest, located at Ledges State Park, with a mouth full of food for her young, June 6, 1933. Slide originally titled "Field Sparrow at Nest." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Field Sparrow
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Ledges State Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Harris's Hawk at South of Blairstown, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-09-10
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1993-08-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Harris's Hawk at South of Blairstown in Benton County, IA on September 10, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Fuller, James L
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Harris's Hawk
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Blairstown
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2 1/2 miles South of Blairstown (Benton Co.) along I-56
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Feedlot and open grazing land (hilly)
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Keith Carris, Carl Bendorf, Jim Fuller, and Ken Lowder. | Elimination of similar species: Hawk at one time - appeared to be about the same size. White-tailed hawk has similar shoulder patch but breast is light. Dark phase Swainson's or red tail do not have white undertail or this tail pattern. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:45:00/07:30:00.
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Lantern slide and photograph of a Louisiana Water Thrush sitting on a nest
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Lantern slides Photographs
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Birds--Nests
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1932-05-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A Louisiana Water Thrush sitting on a nest in a bank directly over Battin Spring, May 25, 1932. Slide originally titled "Water Throat on Nest." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Louisiana Waterthrush
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Boone County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Big Marsh, 1993
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1993-11-01
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Big Marsh in Butler County, IA on November 1, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, two photographs, an article in The Southwestern Naturalist, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area
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Big Marsh
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freshwater marsh
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The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rodney Steere. | Elimination of similar species: Nothing it could be confused with
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