Woodcocks increasing in numbers
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Press releases
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Bird populations Birds--Geographical distribution Wildlife conservation
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1935-01-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Press release dated January 31, 1935. In this Outdoor Iowa news release from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission Philip DuMont notes that a recent study by Olin Sewall Pettingill indicates that the Woodcock is rebounding nicely in Iowa since its recent protection.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996 Iowa Fish and Game Commission
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American Woodcock
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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2
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Waterfowl conditions in the Missouri Valley
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Reports
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Birds--Migration Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Waterfowl
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated report. A report about Waterfowl migration suggests possible areas for purchase in order to create wildlife refuges in Western Iowa.
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Woodbury County Monona County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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36
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding wildlife conservation, January 3, 1927
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Ornithological literature
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1927-01-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated January 3, 1927. In this letter Rosene rails against the Izaak Walton League and National Audubon Society for not doing enough to ensure wildlife conservation and laments his own efforts to motivate the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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25
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Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding the annual Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting, March 2, 1927
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Correspondence
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Congresses and conventions Photography of birds Galliformes | Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation
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1927-03-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated March 2, 1927. Rosene asks DuMont to contribute a paper to the upcoming Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting and updates him on quail protection legislation.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Des Moines
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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25
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The Ames Prarie: Endangered Heritage brochure
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Brochures
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Wildlife conservation Prairie restoration
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A brochure prepared by the Ames Conservation Council that describes what comprises a prairie and lists the reasons the Ames High Schoool Prairie should be preserved for future generations of Ames students and citizens of all ages. Includes a seasonal list of plants as well as hypothetical lists of birds and mammals that may be found at the Ames High School Prairie.
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Ames Audubon Society Ames Conservation Council
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Ames High Prairie/Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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3
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14
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Tall Prairie: an illustrated lecture by John Madson flyer
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Fliers (printed matter)
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Wildlife conservationists Natural areas
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1974-03-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A flyer for Tall Prairie, an illustrated lecture given by Ames native John Madson on the campus of Iowa State University on March 17, 1974.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames Iowa State University
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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1
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10
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September Netting Results, Pine Hill Cemetery, 1976
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Checklists
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Bird watching Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Wildlife conservation Trapping
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1976-09-01
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1976-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings checklist for Pine Hill Cemetery. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1976.
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Pine Hill Cemetery
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Save the Prairie brochure
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Brochures
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Wildlife conservation Prairie restoration
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1970-01-01
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1970-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A brochure prepared by the Ames Conservation Council urging citizens to vote yes to lease the Ames High School Prairie to the Nature Conservancy for 49 years at one dollar per year at the school election on September 14, 1970.
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Ames Audubon Society Ames Conservation Council
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Ames High Prairie/Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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14
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S.O.S. bulletin for our old friend Bob White, February 1, 1927
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Business records
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Birds--Conservation Birds--Extinction Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation
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1927-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter urging members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union to support a bill in the house known as the House File, by Blythe- (No. 23). This bill asks for a permanent closed hunting season on Quail. The end of the letter states 'It will indeed be a satisfaction to know that we have done our bit toward saving the Bob White's life, the most valuable bird to the farmers of Iowa.' Signed by W. M. Rosen (Walter Rosene).
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa
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Report of sighting at Lake Manawa on the south edge of Council Bluffs, Ia on apr 5, 1988
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Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1988-04-05
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1988-06-07
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes by Robert E. Starr for two Glaucous Gulls at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County on April 5, 1988 recorded on June 7, 1988. Included with the field notes is a "Notes from Nature" article by Ruth C. Green published in A Birds Eye View, volume 16, number 5, May 1988, that discusses Starr's sighting among others.
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Green, Ruth Starr, Robert E.
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Glaucous Gull
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Lake Manawa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Tricolored Heron at Cone Marsh, 1989
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1989-04-29
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1993-08-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Tricolored Heron at Cone Marsh, Louisa County, IA on April 29, 1989. Includes record review documents with votes, articles in Iowa Bird Life and the Loon, maps of Tri-Colored Heron sightings and breeding areas, correspondence about the sighting from Ross Silcock to Carl Bendorf, from to Dick Shaffer to Thomas H. Kent, from Bruce Peterjohn to Thomas H. Kent and committee votes, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Tricolored Heron
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Cone M., Louise Co., IA
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marsh
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dick Shaffer. | Elimination of similar species: Size and white belly eliminate other herons. Apparently an immature or non-breeding plumaged adult. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:50:00/10:59:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir, 1986
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1986-11-01
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 1, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, revotes on sighting, correspondence regarding sighting from Ronald E. Goetz to Thomas H. Kent, article from Iowa Bird Life, 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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Saylorville Lake
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Prairie Flower Recreation Area, Saylorville Reservoir
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large body of water
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon eliminated by the more rounded forehead, the smaller, darker bill, the paler nape and crown, the gray necklace on the throat, and by the overall smaller size(a small Common Loon should still show the features of a normal Common Loon). Red-throated Loon was separated by the straight (not upturned) bill, the dark, unspeckled [sic] back, and the gray necklace. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:20:00.
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7
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1988-10-03
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1996-04-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on October 3, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article Iowa Bird Life, two pages from Iowa Birdlife by Gladys Black, internal correspondence on the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Youngblut, David
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Lake Red Rock
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Red Rock Reservoir
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Lake
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The documentation form by David Youngblut is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Gladys Black. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/17:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1988-10-02
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1993-08-04
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Rare birds documentation form
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Record Committee review of a Magnificent Frigatebird at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County on October 2, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article from Iowa Bird Life, an introductory letter from Ann Johnson, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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DeVore, Dawn L.
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Magnificent Frigatebird
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Lake Red Rock
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Behind Visitor Center at Lake Red Rock, Marion Co., IA
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Freshwater lake shore
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The documentation form by Dawn L. DeVore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: After getting the bird book, I took my knowledge of the birds in the area and my mental picture and went to work. I ruled out the turkey vulture because the bird was too streamlined like a tern. I looked at the terns, soon realizing that there were no almost completely black terns. Thus I turned to the gulls. I knew it had to be a water area type bird because of its body and bill shape. Remembering the bill I quickly ruled out the gulls. Thus I turned to the cormorants but the tail was wrong, the neck was too long and more so the cormorant was out of the picture. Thinking I recalled hearing about a sighting of a rare bird in Iowa, only the night before had I looked at an outline of its body shape. Bingo! That was it! The shapes matched but what was the name? I went through the bird section page by page. Then there it was - the Magnificent Frigatebird. This was it; almost all black, large yet streamlined, "forked" or V shaped "tail", and that unique bill. Then the fact that the bird I saw had no red and two side by side white breast areas confirmed that it was a female Magnificent Frigatebird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/12:50:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, 1995
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1995-03-22
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2000-11-18
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Louisa County, IA on March 22, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, drawings of the bird, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Mattsson, James P
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Louisa Division
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Louisa Division of the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge near Wapello, Iowa.
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The documentation form by James P. Mattsson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Michael Bornstein. | Elimination of similar species: [...] The bird was most similar to the dark phase rough-legged hawk (Bureo lagopus) in size and general shape, but the latter species lacks the deep rust coloration on the upper wing coverts, scapulars, and upper back, and also has some dark banding on the outer one-half of the tail. Although by no means a conclusive characteristic, the subject bird did not hover during the period we observed it, a characteristic typical of hunting Rough-legged hawks. Dark phase Swainson's hawk have much darker, barred flight feathers and tail when viewed from below than that of the subject bird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/12:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Burlington in 1893
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Extinct birds Rare birds Wildlife conservation Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1907-03-01
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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 Eskimo Curlew at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on April 5, 1893. Includes a record review document with votes, an article about the Eskimo Curlew in general, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson collected by Paul Bartsch, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Eskimo Curlew
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Burlington
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22
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Clark's Nutcracker at Forest Lake Camp near Ottumwa in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1972-10-15
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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 Clark's Nutcracker at Forest Lake Camp near Ottumwa in Wapello County, IA on October 14, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and the original sighting record found in the publication First Clark's Nutcracker for Wapello County in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):14-17 by Judge Charles G. Ayres, Jr.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Clark's Nutcracker
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Forest Lake Camp
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44
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Ray Warner letter to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck presentation and thoughts on hunting, March 21
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Wildlife conservation Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects
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1977-03-21
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Ray Warner to Frederic Leopold regarding a Wood Duck presentation and thoughts on hunting, March 21. The letter details Warner's interest in becoming a conservation officer and his thoughts on a hunting ban.
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Warner, Ray
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Mediapolis
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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1
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12
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Rare bird sighting for Prairie Falcon at Clay County in 1993
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1993-04-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird sighting for a Prairie Falcon at Clay County, IA on April 2, 1993.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Prairie Falcon
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Clay County
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-throated Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park, 1980
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1980-05-09
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-throated Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on May 9, 1980.
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Thornburg, Robert E.
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Yellow-throated Warbler
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Wildcat Den State Park
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Wildcat Den State Park
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uppermost pine branches, often to the very tips of the branches
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The documentation form by Robert E. Thornburg is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Yellow-throated Vireo, Northern Parula Warbler Magnolia Warbler. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/07:45:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-throated Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park, 1979
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1979-05-14
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-throated Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on May 14, 1979.
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Petersen, Peter C.
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Yellow-throated Warbler
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Wildcat Den State Park
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Wildcat Den State Park, Muscatine Co, Iowa
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General: creek bottom - juncture of Pine Creek + small stream coming from Devil's Punch bowl. Specific: bottomland forest, large clearing, trees well spaced, surrounded by more dense forest.
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The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas Kent. | Elimination of similar species: Blackburnian Warbler Female it is orange through eye, different call Call reminded me of La. Waterthrush which was calling from lower areas nearby at the time. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:20:00/10:35:00.
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28
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Rare bird documentation form for Wood Duck at Lakeview Recreation Area at Saylorville Lake in 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1984-10-06
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1984-10-25
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for three hundred eighty-six Wood Ducks at Lakeview Recreation Area at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on October 6, 1984.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Wood Duck
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Lakeview Recreation Area
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Rare bird documentation form for White-eyed Vireo at Hickory Hill Park in 1976
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1976-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a White-eyed Vireo at Hickory Hill Park in Johnson County, IA from May 2 to May 5, 1976.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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White-eyed Vireo
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Hickory Hill Park
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Sandpiper at Bays Branch in 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1986-05-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Sandpiper at Bays Branch, IA on May 3, 1986.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Western Sandpiper
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Sandpiper at Babcock Lake in unknown year
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for four Western Sandpipers at Babcock Lake in Johnson County, IA on September 17, unknown year.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Western Sandpiper
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Babcock Access
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