Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, 1999
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1999-12-19
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for four Trumpeter Swans at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on December 19, 1999.
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Toll, Jerry
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Trumpeter Swan
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Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
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Boyer Chute NWR
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open field
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The documentation form by Jerry Toll is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. It was compiled into a document by Mindy Sheets later. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Blue Lake, 1994
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1994-11-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Cinnamon Teal at Blue Lake in Monona County, IA on November 30, 1994.
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Ernzen, Peter
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Cinnamon Teal
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Blue Lake
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Blue Lake in Monona Co.
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Lake - 99% ice covered
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The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Don't know of any. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:54:00/12:24:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Colo Ponds, 1991
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Field notes
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1991-04-16
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Cinnamon Teal at Colo Ponds in Story County, IA on April 16, 1991.
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Fuller, James L
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Cinnamon Teal
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Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Colo Ponds, Story County
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Cone Marsh, 1989
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Field notes
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1989-04-07
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Cinnamon Teals at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on April 7, 1989.
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Fuller, James L
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Cinnamon Teal
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Cone Marsh - Louisa County
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Marsh
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter C. Petersen. | Elimination of similar species: Blue-winged Teal + Garganey have different color + face patterns + Green-winged Teal has also differing body markings + color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:35:00/10:50:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Big Creek Lake, 1980
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1980-09-07
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Cinnamon Teals at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on September 7, 1980.
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Robinson, John C., 1959-
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Cinnamon Teal
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Big Creek Lake
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Big Creek Lake, Polk County.
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Shallow lake area with much emergent vegetation. Mudflat near the edge of the lake.
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The documentation form by John C. Robinson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Hank Zaletel, Paul Martsching, Dick Mooney, and Pauline Mooney. | Elimination of similar species: Green-winged Teal: Blue was seen in the forward edge of the wing when the birds described above were observed. Chestnut coloration also eliminates the Green-winged Teal. Head markings of male Green-winged Teal were not seen. Blue-winged Teal: Chestnut color on breast and lack of a white face mark eliminate the Blue-winged Teal. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00.
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Letter from James L. Hansen to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, November 25, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1980-11-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. Highlights of the field notes include a deceased Cinnamon Teal at Zirbel Slough.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern Cinnamon Teal Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail
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Big Marsh Wildlife Area Clear Lake Zirbel Slough DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Eagle Lake Thompson
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Field notes contributed by Bill Heusinkveld December 19, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1998-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds seen during the Rathbun Christmas bird count requiring brief details justifying identification. Highlights include three Blue Wing Teals.
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Heusinkveld, Bill
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Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Black-bellied Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Bonaparte's Gull
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Rathbun Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at George Wyth State Park, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-12-20
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for four Tundra Swans at George Wyth State Park in Black Hawk County, IA on December 20, 1998.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Tundra Swan
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George Wyth Memorial State Park
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George Wyth State Park, Black Hawk County, IA
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Open backwater lake near Cedar River
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Stone, Maurice Hanson, and Ruby Hanson. | Elimination of similar species: See above. Also the two immature were a lot lighter brownish color than would show for an immature Trumpeter Swan. Adult and immature bill color was wrong for Mute Swan. Just did not look like Mute Swans. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:10:00/15:20:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Spirit Lake, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-12-19
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for four Tundra Swans at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on December 19, 1998.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Tundra Swan
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Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Spirit Lake
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On Ice at Grovers Lake W.M.A.
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The documentation form by Douglas C. Harr is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lee Schoenewe and Ed Thelen. | Elimination of similar species: Differentiated from local Trumpeters by obvious yellow patch on bill of adult.
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Thomas Kent about rare bird sighting of Tundra Swan at Snyder Bend in 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Weather
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1982-03-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter about a Tundra Swan sighting at Snyder Bend near Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on March 13, 1982. It is from Jack Holloway III to Thomas Kent and contains details about other bird sightings.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye American Wigeon Redhead Canada Goose Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Gadwall Tundra Swan Common Merganser
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Snyder Bend Park
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Jack A. Holloway III letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sighting photographs of Tundra Swan at Snyder Bend in 1984
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Photography of birds
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1984-03-13
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter about photographs (not included) of a rare bird sighting of Tundra Swan at Snyder Bend in Woodbury County, IA. It is from Jack A. Holloway III to Peter C. Petersen on March 13, 1984.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Tundra Swan
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Snyder Bend Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Willow Slough, 1980
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1980-03-21
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for four Tundra Swans at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA on March 21, 1980.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Tundra Swan
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Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Willow Slough, Mills County, Iowa
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Hank Zaletel email to Dave Edwards regarding a Northern Shrike sighting, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-01-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Hank Zaletel to Dave Edwards reporting a Northern Shrike sighting during the Ames Christmas Bird Count in 1999. Hand written details by Dave Edwards include sightings of a Loggerhead Shrike and a Trumpeter Swan in Ames, Iowa.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Loggerhead Shrike Trumpeter Swan Northern Shrike
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Ames Ada Hayden Heritage Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Ross' Goose at Willow Slough, 1984
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1984-03-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Ross' Goose at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA on March 30, 1984.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Ross' Goose
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Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Willow Slough, Mills Co., IA
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At edge of open water along cattail edge.
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The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers. | Elimination of similar species: Snow Goose is larger with a black "grin" patch on the bill and a longer looking neck. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:35:00.
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Kayleen Niyo email to Steven Dinsmore regarding a Trumpeter Swan sighting, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Kayleen Niyo to Steven Dinsmore reporting a sighting of 3 Trumpeter Swans on December 19, 1998 during the Ames Christmas Bird Count.
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Niyo, Kayleen
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Trumpeter Swan
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Ada Hayden Heritage Park Bjorkboda Marsh
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Possible Immature Trumpeter Swan in Fremont County,1977
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1977-12-29
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N/A
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Documentation of a rare bird sighting by Ross Silcock and Clifford Moles for a Trumpeter Swan at Riverton Game Management Area in Fremont County, IA on December 18, 1977.
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Silcock, W. Ross
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Trumpeter Swan
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Mike Dooley email to Iowa Bird List regarding sightings of a Mute Swan, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1999-10-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Mike Dooley to the Iowa Bird List reporting two sightings of a Mute Swan, one at Diamond Lake in Poweshiek County, IA and the other sighting at a home east of Montezuma, IA in 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Killdeer Mute Swan Pectoral Sandpiper
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Diamond Lake Montezuma
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Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. (Lehigh Cement Co. now) in Mason City, 1988
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-12-17
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at Northwestern State Portland Cement Co. (Lehigh Cement Co. now) in Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on December 17, 1988.
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Walter, Janice L.
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Mute Swan
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Mason City
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Northwestern States Portland Cement Co., Mason City, Ia.
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Open water pond on cement plant grounds
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The documentation form by Jan L. Walter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Walter, Curt Nelson, and plant workers. | Elimination of similar species: Size, color, and shape eliminate all but Tundra and Trumpeter Swans. Neck curve and bill coloration eliminate them. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:25:00/13:35:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at the Mississippi River near Le Claire, 1982
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-02-21
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Mute Swan at the Mississippi River near Le Claire in Scott County, IA on February 21, 1982.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Mute Swan
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Le Claire
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Miss. River between I80 & Le Clair [sic]
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The documentation form by Rick Hollis is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Kent and Carl Bendorf. | Elimination of similar species: The points about (#2-4) eliminate both the Whistling & Trumpeter Swans. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:20:00/08:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at St. Mary's in Warren County, 1979
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1979-04-10
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-tailed Hawk at St. Mary's in Warren County, IA on April 10, 1979.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Mute Swan
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Saint Marys
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3 miles south of St Mary's. Warren Co., IA in farm pond
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pastures/hedgerows/woods
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The documentation form by Woodward H. Brown is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Richard Mooney, Margaret Brooke, Jeannette Eyerly, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Whistling Swan - smooth bill, neck less curved. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:00:00/13:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for a Ross' Goose at Bays Branch Wildlife Management Area, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-12-22
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Ross' Goose at Bays Branch Wildlife Management Area in Guthrie County, IA on December 22, 1998.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Ross' Goose
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Bays Branch State Wildlife Area
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Bays Branch WMA Guthrie Co. IA
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Sitting on ice with other Geese. Small amount of open water.
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Snow Geese were big with large bill that had a grin patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:02:00.
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Rare bird documentation for Ross' Goose at Kent County Park in 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1991-04-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation by James Fuller for a Ross' Goose at Kent County Park in Johnson County, AI on April 5, 8, and 9, 1991.
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Fuller, James L
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Ross' Goose
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F W Kent County Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Ross' Goose at Cone Marsh, 1990
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1990-03-11
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Ross' Geese at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on March 11, 1990.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ross' Goose
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Cone M., Louisa 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. | Elimination of similar species: Snow Goose - see above. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Ross' Goose at West Overlook at Coralville Reservoir, 1990
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1990-03-02
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Ross' Goose at West Overlook at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 2, 1990.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Ross' Goose
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Coralville Dam
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West overlook, Coralville Res., Johnson Co., Iowa
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reservoir above dam
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Size, bill shape and size, head shape used to separate from Snow Goose. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:45:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Ross' Goose at Spring Lake Park in Cherokee, 1987
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-04-28
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Ross' Goose at Spring Lake Park in Cherokee in Cherokee County, IA on April 28, 1987.
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Bierman, Dick
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Ross' Goose
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Spring Lake Park
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Spring Lake Park Cherokee, Cherokee County
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Large Gravel Pit Park with many Ducks & Geese
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The documentation form by Dick Bierman is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Snow Goose. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/17:00:00.
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