Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Knot at Oak Grove Beach at Saylorville Reservoir, 1986
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1986-08-05
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1993-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for two Red Knots at Oak Grove Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on August 5, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, summary of the review, an article of Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Red Knot
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Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Oak Grove Beach, Saylorville Reservoir
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sandy beach along lake
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The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Steve Dinsmore (later sighting) and Bob Myers were submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Only two other sandpipers have reddish underparts-Curlew Sandpiper and Sanderling. Bill shape eliminates Curlew Sandpiper. The larger size, extent of reddish underparts, leg color, white rump, and wing stripe confined to the secondaries eliminates Sanderling. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:31:00/07:57:00 and 08:17:00/08:26:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Laughing Gull at Saylorville Lake, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-06-29
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1987-06-30
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Laughing Gull at Saylorville Lake in Polk County, IA on June 29, 1987.
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Thompson, Dennis
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Laughing Gull
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Saylorville Lake
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New Beach (sw of marina) Saylorville Lake Polk Co. Ia
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Sandy beach
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The documentation form by Dennis Thompson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Franklin's gull - bird had a completely different build. I had the advantage of a direct comparison with ring-billed. This bird was smaller, but still larger than a Franklin's. I would say it was half-way between a Ring-bill + Franklin's in size. White was almost non existent [sic] in the wing-tips, both at rest + in flight. The most obvious difference was the structure of the bird. As soon as I saw it, I knew it wasn't a Franklin's. The long neck, size, long legs, long bill, + pot-bellied look caught my eye immediately. I guess another way to describe it was upright-looking. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:35:00.
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Records committee review for rare bird sighting of Snowy Plover at Oak Grove Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir, 1996
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-05-03
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records committee review of a Snowy Plover at Oak Grove Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on May 3, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Snowy Plover
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Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Saylorville Res., Polk Co., IA-Oak Grove Beach
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sandy beach
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The plover shape, size, and overall color were enough to eliminate all shorebirds except Piping. [sic] Plover. Piping Plover was eliminated by the dark legs and bill, pattern of black on the head, and bill shape. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:21:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir, 1989
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-08-19
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1993-08-06
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on August 19, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Sandpiper Beach, Sailorville [sic] Reservoir, Polk County, Iowa
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Sandy beach
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The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: No other species has combination of slate gray mantle and yellow legs other than Yellow-footed, which is not a known vagrant. According to NGS, Yellow-footed is same size as Glaucous. This bird was much smaller - not a whole lot bigger than a Ring-bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:20:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mew Gull at Whitebreast Recreation Area at Red Rock Reservoir, 1993
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1993-12-19
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1995-07-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Mew Gull at Whitebreast Recreation Area at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 19, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentations submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Ann
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Mew Gull
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Whitebreast Recreation Area
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Whitebreast Recreation Area, Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co., IA
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Sandy area at edge of open water
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Russ Widner and Jim Fuller were submitted. Other observers include Dick Tetrault and Roy Godwin. | Elimination of similar species: Size eliminated any gull larger than a Ring-billed. Although structurally the bird more closely represented one of the larger hooded gulls, they were eliminated by the lack of any hood or auricular spot. Furthermore, most hooded gulls with a tail band would also show a strong carpal bar. Laughing Gull could be eliminated by the more diminuative [sic] bill and leg color. Although some individuals seem to carry a vestige of their more motley juvenile plumage into first winter, Ring-billed Gull was eliminated by size, head and bill structure, and clear-cut as opposed to more diffuse tail band. I originally identified this bird as a Mew Gull based on my experience studying structural differences between Ring-billed and Mew gulls on the west coast. I have never seen a first-year Mew Gull, however. In researching the Mew on my return home, I concluded that the bird in question was not dark enough, nor brown enough, to be of the west coast sub-species. By virtue of its strong similarity to a Ring-billed Gull, this bird was most likely the European sub-species known as the Common Gull. Although according to Grant the bill description comes closer to L.c. brachyrhynchus, I assume that this bird's bill coloration was still changing from juvenile plumage. Apparently the Common Gull appears on occasion on the east coast and is therefore probably as likely a vagrant to Iowa as is the western form. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:40:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Rathbun Reservoir, 1994
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1994-08-06
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1996-04-25
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Laughing Gull at Rathbun Reservoir in Appanoose County, IA on August 6, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a photocopy of a photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Johnson, Thomas N.
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Laughing Gull
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Rathbun Lake
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Lake Rathbun
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Sandbar
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The documentation form by Tom Johnson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted later. Other observers include Dot Cornett, Chuck Fuller, and Mary Montgomery. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Bill was slimmer than ring bill gull. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/14:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black Scoter at Colfax, 1983
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Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1983-11-11
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black Scoter at Colfax in Jasper County, IA on November 11, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Black Scoter
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Colfax
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Colfax sand pits, Jasper Co., Iowa
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Sand/gravel pits along Interstate 80 north of Colfax. River bottom land area.
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas J. Staudt and Carl Bendorf were submitted later. Other observers include Peter C. Petersen. | Elimination of similar species: Ruddy Duck not as brown/black, face patch less distinct, and head and bill shape different. Female Surf and White-winged scoters have divided and less extense face patch and straighter forehead; White-winged has white wing patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/10:10:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mew Gull at Sandpiper Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir, 1990
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1990-10-13
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1993-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Mew Gull at Sandpiper Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 13, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Lowder, Ken
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Mew Gull
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Sandpiper Recreation Area
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Sandpiper Rec. Area, Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co., IA.
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Sand spit
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The documentation form by Ken Lowder is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter Wickham and John Daniel. | Elimination of similar species: Ring billed Gull (second winter) - light iris & yellow legs; head shape; white in primaries | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/15:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Greater Yellowlegs at Cone Marsh, unknown year
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Yellowlegs at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on March 17 in an unknown year.
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Hollis, Richard Jule
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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Cone M. Louisa Co
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Sand spit
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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 Marianne and Roger Milkman. | Elimination of similar species: Size: 2-3x larger than Kildeer. Probably body was ~ 2x. | The original documentation form event lasted from around 13:00:00/13:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Sanderling at Martin Marietta Sand Pits in Waterloo, 1980
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1980-07-26
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Sanderling at Martin Marietta Sand Pits in Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on July 26, 1980.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Sanderling
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Waterloo
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Martin Marietta Sand Pits, Waterloo, Iowa
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Sand pit with 1" to 6" standing water. Mud basin sand pit with shallow water with willow trees and weeds around the outside edges.
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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: Semipalmated Sandpiper: I have never seen a semipalmated sandpiper in that white a plumage. Western Sandpiper: there was no apparent droop to the end of the beak. Least Sandpiper: I have never seen a Least Sandpiper this light colored. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Laughing Gull at North Overlook Beach at Red Rock Dam, 1989
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1989-08-19
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1993-08-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at North Overlook Beach at Red Rock Dam in Marion County, IA on August 19, 1989. Includes one record review document with votes, four photographs of the bird, analysis of the photographs, an Iowa Bird Life article, and eight documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Huser, Bill F.
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Laughing Gull
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North Overlook Park
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L. Red Rock, Dam Site Swim Beach, Marion County, IA
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Sand beach bordering open water
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The documentation form by Bill Huser is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Ann Johnson, Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong, Jim Fuller, Peter C. Petersen, Thomas H. Kent, Robert Cecil, Jim Sinclair were submitted later. Other observers include Carol Thompson, Art Huser, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: Heerman's gen'l coloration wrong, two-toned bill juv. too dark ventrally. Mew short bill, yellow or two-tone bill juv. two-tone bill, mottled or barred breast + flanks Mew (L.c. brachyrhynchus) bill short + two-toned 1st win. - tertials lack pale fringes Sabine's small size, distinct wing pattern, including white secondaries. Ivory all plumages generally white Black-headed Bill quite slender + two toned Bonapartes small size, bill small + slender Franklin short bill, juv underparts whitish Ring-Billed 2-tone bill in all plumages, juv spotted breast, larger | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:30:00 and 09:45:00/10:15:00 on August 19, 1989 and 07:15:00/07:45:00 and 08:45:00/09:45:00 on August 20, 1989.
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Rare bird documentation form for Great Black-backed Gull at Gull Point at West Lake Okoboji, 1997
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1997-11-08
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1997-11-09
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Great Black-backed Gull at Gull Point at West Lake Okoboji in Dickinson County, IA on November 8, 1997.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Gull Point
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Gull Point - West Lake Okoboji, Dickinson Co.
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Sand and rocky point on natural lake
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The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull by size and close comparison; Glaucous Gull by dark primaries and tail band | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:40:00/16:30:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Palm Warbler southeast of Boone, 1996
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-12-09
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Palm Warbler southeast of Boone in Boone County, IA on December 9, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Palm Warbler
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Boone
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se of Boone, Boone Co.
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rural yard
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Karl Jungbluth. | Elimination of similar species: The combination of tail-bobbing, yellow vent, white eyebrow, unmarked wings, and streaked underparts eliminates all other warblers, especially Yellow-rumped, Prairie, Pine, and Cape May warblers. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:10:00/08:14:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Glenwood, 1997
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1997-05-27
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Glenwood at Mills County, IA on May 27, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs, an article in Field Notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Lazuli Bunting
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Glenwood
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54452 Highway 275, north of Glenwood, Mills Co., IA
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Rural home in Loess Hills with multiple feeders and ground feed.
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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: none. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/11:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle at Wapello Township in Louisa County, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-04-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Great-tailed Grackle at Wapello Township in Louisa County, IA on April 30, 1992.
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Ohde, Bill
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Wapello Township
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SE 1/4 of section 19, T74N, R4W, Louisa County, Iowa
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Rural farmstead on edge of large timber block. In tall (15') backyard shrubs.
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The documentation form by Bill Ohde is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Common grackle - this bird was nearly crow-sized, longer tailed, with the peculiar whistles and rattles. Boat-tailed grackle - song was wrong. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Hoary Redpoll at Pocahontas, 1982
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1982-02-27
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1993-09-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for a Hoary Redpoll at Pocahontas in Pocahontas County, IA on January 27, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Jardine, Wallace E.
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Hoary Redpoll
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Pocahontas
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Rural Pocahontas, IA
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Rural back yard (about 1 acre). Young trees + shrubs. Bounded on three sides by 100+ acre fields. Thistle feeder located next to a 20' Linden three about 30' north of house
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The documentation form by Wallace E. Jardine is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Common redpoll. This bird was paler and had a red washed unstreaked rump. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/07:31:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle at Hanover Township in Allamakee County, 1978
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-11-11
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1978-12-01
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Golden Eagles at Hanover Township in Allamakee County, IA on November 11, 1978.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Golden Eagle
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Hanover Township
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Allamakee County, Hanover Twp.
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rugged hills with open fields and timber interspersed. Soaring along a long ridge which rises about 200 ft above the Upper Iowa River valley
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The documentation form by Darwin Koenig is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Rough-legged Hawk (dark phase) --smaller, different proportions (long, narrow, tapered wings, small head, and bill), underwings usually have more white and the white patches rarely show on the upper wing surface. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:05:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Western Kingbird at southeastern Hardin County, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-06-01
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1985-07-17
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird at southeastern Hardin County, IA on June 1, 1985.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Western Kingbird
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Hardin County
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SE 1/4 of Hardin Co.
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Rows of corn on one side of fence, fresh cut hay pasture on other side
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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 and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Great-crested Flycatcher has a reddish tail, a greenish crown, shouldn't be expected in a pasture area, and usually is very vocal. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 18:00:00/18:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Ames, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-11-05
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1981-11-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Ames in Story County, IA on Novermber 5, 1981.
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Robinson, John C., 1959-
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Northern Goshawk
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Ames
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Ames, Iowa; Story Co.,
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Rows of conifer trees and conifer saplings next to an agricultural field. Found roosting in a row of Eastern Red Cedar trees.
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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 Joe Schaufenbuel. | Elimination of similar species: Cooper's Hawk: this species is smaller and lacks a definite white eye-stripe and black eyeline; underparts are not pale gray. | The original documentation form events occurred around 08:00:00 on November 5 and around 16:00:00 on November 7.
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Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon southeast of Larrabee, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-07-28
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1987-07-29
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Prairie Falcons southeast of Larrabee in Cherokee County, IA on July 28, 1987.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Prairie Falcon
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Larrabee
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3 east, 1 south of Larabee [sic], Iowa
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Rough rolling pastureland (bluff of the Little Sioux River)
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The documentation form by Marion M. Brewer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Merlin & Peregrine (see above) [...] It was to [sic] large to be a merlin. It didn't have the wide wisker [sic] of a Peregrine falcon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:25:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Prairie Falcon southeast of Larrabee, 1987
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1987-07-28
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1993-09-07
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of two Prairie Falcon southeast of Larrabee in Cherokee County, IA on July 28, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Brewer, Marion M.
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Prairie Falcon
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Larrabee
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# 3 east, 1 south of Larabee [sic], Iowa
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Rough rolling pastureland (bluff of the Little Sioux River)
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The documentation form by Marion M. Brewer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Merlin & Peregrine (see above) [...] It was too large to be a merlin. It didn't have the wide wisker of a Peregrine falcon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:25:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Roseate Spoonbill at Waubonsie Wildlife Area, 1997
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1997-08-05
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Roseate Spoonbill at Waubonsie Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on August 4, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, an article from Iowa Bird Life, an article from North American Birds, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Waubonsie State Park
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Waubonsie W.A., Fremont Co., IA
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roosting in willows in flooded bottomland
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, and Michael D. Overton were submitted later. Other observers include Dixie Overton, Ann Johnson, James Scheib, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Peter Ernzen, Dick Tetrault, Beth Proescholdt, Dennis Henrickson, John Sullivan, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, B.J. Rose, Ross Silcock, James Dinsmore, Babs Padelford, and Loren Padelford. | Elimination of similar species: The heron shape, pink body color, and bill shape are unique to this species. | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:13:00/19:51:00 on August 4, 05:53:00/06:15:00 on August 5, and 18:44:00/19:47:00 on 13 August.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur at Five Ridges Prairie, 1996
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-09-06
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Smith's Longspur at Five Ridges Prairie in Plymouth County, IA on September 6, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Bangma, Jim Johnson, Ann
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Smith's Longspur
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Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve
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Five Ridges Prairie, Plymouth County, IA
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Rolling western Iowa prairie with some agriculture
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson and Jim Bangma is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Although the time of observation was fairly short, the facial pattern and buffy underparts were definitely that of an adult male Smith's Longspur. A molting Black-headed Grosbeak would be larger, more plump, and would show a very noticable [sic] white wing flash in flight. Bangma's first reaction, upon seeing the facial pattern, was Reed Bunting, but the buffy underparts eliminate that species. No other bird combines the characteristics we observed. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:15:00/07:15:59.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Greater Prairie-Chicken at Five Ridges Prairie, 1996
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1996-09-06
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2000-11-22
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of six Greater Prairie-Chickens at Five Ridges Prairie in Plymouth County, IA on September 6, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Bangma, Jim Johnson, Ann
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Greater Prairie-Chicken
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Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve
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Five Ridges Prairie, Plymouth County, IA
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Rolling western Iowa prairie with some agriculture
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson and Jim Bangma is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The lack of a pointed tail eliminated even a young Ring-necked Pheasant (confirmed later in the week with observations). Sharp-tailed Grouse have been released in the Loess Hills, but they show a more pointed tail with white at the edges and their flanks are more spotted than barred. Ruffed Grouse has a fan-shaped tail which matches the body color and has a dark subterminal band. We had no doubt that these birds were Prairie Chickens. Lesser Prairie Chicken cannot be eliminated by our sighting but is dismissed based on location and habitat (tall grass vs. short grass prairie). The question of origin then arises. The closest releases of grouse have been Sharp-tailed in the Loess Hills south of Sioux City, but our observations eliminated Sharp-tailed. Greater Prairie Chickens have most recently been released in Ringgold County, some 150-200 miles to the southeast. I discussed possible releases with some birders in the area and no one had any knowledge of released birds. On the other hand, Greater Prairie Chicken nests in South Dakota fairly close to the Iowa border. This map shows the relative abundance of the bird in the plains states based on Breeding Bird Surveys. We therefore feel that it is most likely that these birds come from a native population nearby and might possibly have been a family group. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:20:00/07:22:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Le Conte's Sparrow at Brenton Slough, 1997
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1997-12-21
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Le Conte's Sparrow at Brenton Slough in Polk County, IA on December 21, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Trieff, Richard
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Le Conte's Sparrow
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Brenton Slough
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Brenton Slough - west of Granger Iowa
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rolling short grass field adjacent to pothole depression
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The documentation form by Richard Trieff forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Sinclair was submitted. | Elimination of similar species: Grasshopper sparrow - The bird I observed did not give the flat head appearance of a Grasshopper sparrow, had more distinctly striped appearance on its crown than a Grasshopper sparrow, and did not display the shy, secretive behavior of a Grasshopper sparrow. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00/10:00:00.
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