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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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, May 1, 1931
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1931-05-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated May 1, 1931. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Boone County with Bob Walker between 6:00 and 8:30.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Bittern Pied-billed Grebe Chimney Swift Brown Thrasher Le Conte's Sparrow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Louisiana Waterthrush Barn Swallow American Goldfinch
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Boone County
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 12, 1931
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds
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1931-04-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated April 12, 1931. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around North Bridge with Bob Walker.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Red-tailed Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Great Horned Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Northern Harrier Mallard
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Boone County
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Daily field checking list, Walter Rosene, April 28, 1932
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Checklists Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1932-04-28
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird checklist dated April 28, 1932. This checklist was used by Walter Rosene to record birds sighted around Schall Pond and Beaver Bayou with Bob Walker between 6:30 and 9:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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American Kestrel Horned Grebe Osprey Solitary Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Wilson's Warbler Chipping Sparrow
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Boone County Beaver
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Pool 13, 1999
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1999-12-16
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2000-01-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for seventy or more Tundra Swans at Pool 13 in Clinton County, IA on December 16, 1999.
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Lesher, Fred
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Tundra Swan
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Pool 13
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Far NE portion of open pool, Pool 13. Illinois side?
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Edge of shallow pool
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The documentation form by Fred Lesher is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Paul Van Neiuwenhuyse. | Elimination of similar species: Larger than CA geese. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/11:00:00.
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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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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Thomson Causeway, 1997
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1997-12-27
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1998-01-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for over two hundred Tundra Swans at Thomson Causeway in Carroll County, IL on December 27, 1997.
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McKay, Kelly
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Tundra Swan
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Thomson
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Mississippi River out from Thomson Causeway; Carroll County
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open water in the middle of the river, surrounded by iced-over stump fields.
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The documentation form by Kelly McKay is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Pat Carlson, Fred Lesher, and Carol Rogers. | Elimination of similar species: Mute Swan - has knobbed bill which is pinkish-orange. Trumpeter Swan - most have wing or neck bands, tend to occur in lesser numbers. Also, no curve from bill to forehead. Snow Goose - much smaller, with black primaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:45:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Swan species at Silver Lake, 1994
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology Rare birds
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1994-11-19
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1994-12-03
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Swan species at Silver Lake in Palo Alto County, IA on November 19, 1994.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Swans
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Silver Lake
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Silver Lake, Palo Alto Co
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Open Water
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The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:30:00 on November 19 and 14:30:00/15:15:00 on November 20.
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Princeton Marsh, 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1991-12-19
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1992-01-09
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Tundra Swans at Princeton Marsh in Scott County, IA on December 19, 1991.
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Barker, Ann M.
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Tundra Swan
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Princeton State Wildlife Management Area
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Princeton Marsh 3/4 mi N of pumping station on dike
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Patch of open water surrounded by ice - river backwater
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The documentation form by Ann M. Barker is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Don Moeller, Diann Huysinger, and Bernie Carpenter. | Elimination of similar species: Trumpeter Swan - immature had definite pink at base of bill, Trumpeter immature would show black at base. Both were seen straight on; white of forehead at base of bill appeared to come down between the eyes, unlike the Trumpeter, whose bill appears more straight across between the eyes. Black of bill did not include the eye as it would in Trumpeter. Mute Swan - birds in question had no knob at base of bill and necks were held straight rather than curved. Secondaries not raised. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Lock 19 in Keokuk in 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation
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1991-01-03
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1991-02-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for one to two Tundra Swans at Lock 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on January 3 and 19 as well as February 8, 1991.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Tundra Swan
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Lock Number 19
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Pool 19, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-12-31
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1989-01-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for seven Tundra Swans at Pool 19 near Montrose in Lee County, IA on December 31, 1988.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Tundra Swan
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Pool 19
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Pool 19 of Mississippi R. near Montrose, Lee Co., IA
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resting on ice on river
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bart Ballard. | Elimination of similar species: Neck posture and bill shape eliminates Trumpeter and Mute swan. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/11:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Rathbun Lake, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-11-18
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1988-11-23
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for five Tundra Swans at Rathbun Lake in Appanoose County, IA on November 18, 1988.
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Cornett, Dorothy M.
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Tundra Swan
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Rolling Cove Park
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Rolling Cove Rathbun Lake
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Water Birds with R.B. Gulls at Edge of Lake Shore.
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The documentation form by Dorothy M. Cornett is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Marge Heusinkveld and Richard Boedy. | Elimination of similar species: Mute Swan: Smaller: Knob on bill; neck held differently. Trumpeter Swan: Black base at tip of bill, flatter head. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/15:45:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Mills County before 1918
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Maps (documents)
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1918-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Ferruginous Hawks at Mills County before 1918. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Raptorial Birds of Iowa in the Iowa Geological Survey Bulletin by B.H. Bailey.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Mills County
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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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The documentation form by Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Maureen Pace. | Elimination of similar species: Snow Goose: eliminated by size, relative length of neck, and bill color. Trumpeter Swan eliminated by yellow spots on bills.
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Rare bird documentation form for Tundra Swan at Sand Point at Coralville Reservoir, 1975
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1975-12-13
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1975-12-14
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Tundra Swan at Sand Point at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on December 13, 1975.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Tundra Swan
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Sand Point
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Sand Pt, Coralville Reservoir, nw of Iowa City IA
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edge of reservoir: grassy flats now submerged by an increase in water level. area has large 'marshy' areas of flooded grass, extensive areas of open water, some harvested corn fields, some fields of winter rye (Planted for geese), some seasonal-growth woods.
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The documentation form by Michael C. Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include: Nick Halmi. | Elimination of similar species: mute swan: eliminated by all-dark bill, vertical posture of neck. Trumpeter Swan: eliminated by range. Snow Goose: eliminated by large size, lack of black in wingtips. White pelican: eliminated by proportions of neck & bill, lack of black in wingtips. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:00:00/14:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Hazleton in 1930
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1930-04-13
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Hazleton in Buchanan County, IA on April 13, 1930. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Buchanan County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin by F.J. Pierce, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Hazleton
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Brenton Slough in 1929
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1931-01-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks at Brenton Slough in Polk County, IA on June 6, 1929. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa in Des Moines Audubon Society by P.A. DuMont and seen by Watson and Nelson as well, and referenced by four other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Brenton Slough
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Buchanan County in 1926
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1930-12-01
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1994-02-03
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Buchanan County, IA on March 17 and 19, 1926. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Buchanan County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin by Fred J. Pierce, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Buchanan County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Sigourney in 1923
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1933-12-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks at Sigourney in Keokuk County, IA on March 28, 1923. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Emil Nauman, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Sigourney
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Kingsley in 1921
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1930-04-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Kingsley in Plymouth County, IA on November 23, 1921. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird records of the two winters 1920-1922 in the upper Missouri Valley in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 37:357-366 by T.C. Stephens also seen by A.J. Anderson, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Kingsley
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on October 3, 1921. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird records of the two winters 1920-1922 in the upper Missouri valley in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by T.C. Stephens 37:357-366 also seen by A.J. Anderson, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Sioux City
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Zearing in 1919
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Trapping Zoological specimens
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Zearing in Story County, IA on December 7, 1919. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Bird records for the season 1919-1920 in the vicinity of Iowa City in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 27:379-384 by D. Stoner seen by A.F. Rahfeldt, and referenced by another publication.
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Zearing
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk near Sigourney in Keokuk County, IA on April 2, 1919. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Emil Nauman, and referenced by another publication.
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Sigourney
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