Field notes contributed by Aaron Brees, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-08-01
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Aaron Brees. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Brees, Aaron
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American Avocet Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Marbled Godwit Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Warbling Vireo American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher California Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Eastern Phoebe Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Stilt Sandpiper Hermit Thrush Golden-crowned Kinglet Least Sandpiper Great Egret
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Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Killdeer Prairie Falcon Lapland Longspur Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Common Loon Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Water Pipit American Golden Plover Least Sandpiper Great Egret
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Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Hickory Grove County Park Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kelley Polk City Wildlife Area
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1998
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae | Warblers
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1998-08-01
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Fall report of birds found in northwestern Iowa contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Thelen, Ed
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Eared Grebe Cedar Waxwing Eurasian Collared Dove Western Grebe Lesser Black-backed Gull White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Lincoln's Sparrow Pine Siskin Dark-eyed Junco Great-tailed Grackle Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl
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Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Spirit Lake Marble Beach State Recreation Area Hales Slough Area Willow Creek County Recreation Area
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Field notes contributed by Jim Sinclair, fall 1998
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Field notes Reports
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1998-11-30
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Marbled Godwit Bell's Vireo Short-eared Owl Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper Eastern Wood-Pewee Palm Warbler Le Conte's Sparrow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Gray Catbird Magnolia Warbler Hairy Woodpecker Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover
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Fremont County Indianola Jester Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Warren County Woodland Mounds State Preserve Sandpiper Recreation Area Runnells Overlook Lake Ahquabi State Park Otter Creek County Park
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William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 5, 1998
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1998-07-05
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N/A
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Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 5, 1998. Norris reports on bird sightings in North-East Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Norris, William R.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Towhee Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Sandhill Crane
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Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area Backbone State Park Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Red-necked Grebe, June 28, 1998, Mark Proescholdt
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Mark Proescholdt documents the sighting of a Red-necked Grebe on June 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Red-necked Grebe
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Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Colo Ponds, 1998
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Colo Ponds in Story County, IA on June 28, 1998.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Red-necked Grebe
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Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Colo Ponds - Story County
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Flooded farm field - south side of highway
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The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, and Hank Zaletel. | Elimination of similar species: Hooded Merganser discussed. Not shaped like ducks. Too big for 3 little grebe species. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/17:00:00.
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Documentation of rare bird, Lesser White-fronted Goose, June 11, 1998, Jim Fuller
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Jim Fuller documents the sighting of a Lesser White-fronted Goose on June 11, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Fuller, James L
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Lesser White-fronted Goose Canada Goose
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Lake MacBride
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Documentation of extraordinary bird sighting, Lesser White-fronted Goose, June 11, 1998, Thomas Kent
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Thomas Kent documents sighting a Lesser White-fronted Goose on June 11, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Lesser White-fronted Goose Canada Goose
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Lake Macbride State Park
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Robert Gruenewald letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, June 8, 1998
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1998-06-08
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Letter from Robert Gruenewald to Thomas Kent dated June 8, 1998. Gruenewald states he has been doing bird reports for many years in Illinois and is now retired and living in Iowa. He gives additional details about some of his sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998. This document is in response to a letter from Thomas Kent: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6341/view
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Gruenewald, Robert
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Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Carolina Wren Mute Swan Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Bank Swallow
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Sanborn
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Report form, Greater White-fronted Goose, June 3, 1998, David Easterla
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds
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David Easterla documents the sighting of a Greater White-fronted Goose on June 3, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Easterla, David A.
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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Montgomery County
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1998 summer field report, Hank Zaletel
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Zaletel, Hank
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Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Teal Gray Partridge Sedge Wren American Coot
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Harrier Marsh Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Zearing Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa seasonal report summer 98, Diane Porter
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Field notes
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Diane Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-billed Cuckoo Wood Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Northern Rough-winged Swallow Prothonotary Warbler Bank Swallow Great Blue Heron
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Jefferson County Lake Darling State Park Louisa County
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Seasonal bird report, summer 1998, Matthew Kenne
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Field notes
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1998-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Ruddy Duck American Coot Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Black Tern
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Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Maynard Reese Area
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IA summer '98 report, Bill Huser
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-01
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1998-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Tern Piping Plover Baird's Sandpiper Sedge Wren Great Egret Northern Bobwhite
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Browns Lake Stone State Park Bacon Creek Park
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Spring 1998 report, John Van Dyk, May 28, 1998
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Weather
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1998-05-28
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An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk dated May 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Fox Sparrow American Coot Dark-eyed Junco Common Merganser
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Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley
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Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Glossy Ibis sighting, May 27, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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1998-05-27
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Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated May 27, 1998. Dodici reports sighting what he believes to be a Glossy Ibis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Dodici, Gian
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Glossy Ibis
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Thorpe Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Thorpe Park in 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Records Committee review for a Glossy Ibis at Thorpe Park in Winnebago County, IA on May 26, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, e-mail correspondence from Gian Dodici to James Dinsmore about the sighting and the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life by Gian Dodici.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Glossy Ibis
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Thorpe Park
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Whimbrel at Spirit Lake in 1998
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Administrative records Photographs
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Records Committee review for a Whimbrel at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on May 20, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in a photograph of the bird sighting taken by Peder Svingen.
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Whimbrel
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Spirit Lake
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Documentation for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, May 10, 1998, Rita Goranson
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Rita Goranson documents sighting a breeding pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers from May 10 through July 8. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Goranson, Rita
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Mason City
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Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Crossbill at West Des Moines in 1998
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1998-05-02
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Rare bird documentation form for a White-winged Crossbill at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on May 2 to 21, 1998.
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Allen, Pam
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White-winged Crossbill
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West Des Moines
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Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter at Sanborn, 1998
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for eighty-five White-winged Scoters at Sanborn in O'Brien County, IA on April 25, 1998.
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Gruenewald, Robert
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White-winged Scoter
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Sanborn
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Sanborn, Iowa
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Waste Disposal Ponds
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The documentation form by Robert Gruenewald is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No other scoter species have white wing patches, and do not occur in this area, to my knowledge. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:45:00.
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Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1998 compiled by Ray Cummins
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1998-03-01
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1998-05-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Ray Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Canvasback Black-legged Kittiwake Least Tern Common Nighthawk Northern Shoveler Winter Wren Northern Bobwhite
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Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit
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Field reports March 1 through May 31, 1998, Pam and Reid Allen
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds
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1998-03-01
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Pam and Reid Allen and six others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.
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Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.
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Barn Owl Black-billed Magpie Franklin's Gull White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Piping Plover Blue Grosbeak
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Big Creek State Park Dallas County Plymouth County Thorpe Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-billed Magpie at 234th St. east of Highway 12 in Sioux Township in Plymouth County in 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Records Committee review for two Black-billed Magpies at 234th St. east of Highway 12 in Sioux Township in Plymouth County, IA on April 30, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and 1998 Spring Field Reports by Pam and Reid Allen. The document is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6324/view.
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