Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of California Gull at the Trickle Slough Area of Big Spirit Lake, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-10-13
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a California Gull at the Trickle Slough Area of Big Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on October 13, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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California Gull
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Trickle Slough Area
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Trickle Slough Area of Big Spirit Lake
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Natural lake with point of land
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The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Thayer's Gull - head shape, bill size and leg color | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:40:00/16:00:00.
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-10-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for October 12, 1998. Highlights include Black-headed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, California Gull, and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes notes for updates for October 14.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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American Bittern Great Black-backed Gull Smith's Longspur Eurasian Collared Dove Yellow Rail Red Phalarope California Gull Sabine's Gull Black-headed Gull
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Spirit Lake Storm Lake Grinnell Country Club Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area Maynard Reese Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-headed Gull at Crandalls Beach at Spirit Lake, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-10-11
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Black-headed Gull at Crandalls Beach at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on October 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Black-headed Gull
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Crandalls Beach
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Crandall's Beach on Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co.
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lake shore
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Phalarope at Babcock Access at Coralville Reservoir, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-10-07
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Red Phalarope at Babcock Access at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on October 7, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Red Phalarope
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Babcock Access
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Babcock Access, Coralville Reservoir, Johnson County, IA
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Field that floods with highwater or heavy rain-good shorebirds there this fall.
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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: Wilson's Phalarope is a larger bird with long bill. Red-necked Phalarope has streaks on the scapulars and coverts and a longer and thinner tappered [sic] bill. I did not see the bird in flight. The dark patch over the eye did not extend down and back as shown in the book. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:05:00/10:40:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of California Gull at Red Rock Lake, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-10-05
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a California Gull at Red Rock Lake in Marion County, IA on October 5 to November 4, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation submitted to the committee.
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Brees, Aaron
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California Gull
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Lake Red Rock
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Red Rock, Marion Co.
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The documentation form by Aaron Brees is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] - larger than Ring-billed Gulls [...] - smaller than Herring Gulls - all first year Herrings have 75-100% dark bills - Herrings are thicker, bulkier - California sits more buoyantly on the water with tail and wingtips sitting much higher off the water
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-10-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for October 5, 1998. Highlights include Sabine's Gull, Prairie Falcon, Yellow Rail, Little Blue Heron, and Snowy Egret. Includes notes for updates for October 6, October 7, and October 9.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Common Moorhen Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Merlin Virginia Rail Sabine's Gull
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Forneys Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Manawa Snake Creek State Game Management Area Storm Lake
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-09-28
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N/A
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Iowa RBA for September 28, 1998. Highlights include Red-shouldered Hawk, Yellow Rails, and Eurasian Collared Doves. Includes notes for updates for October 1.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Yellow Rail Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Amazilia Hummingbird
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Boone Dale Maffitt Reservoir Des Moines Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Snake Creek State Game Management Area Bjorkboda Marsh
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Iowa RBA, September 15, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Migratory birds Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-09-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for September 15, 1998. Highlights include Eurasian Collared Dove, Red-necked Phalarope, and Little Blue Heron. Includes notes for updates for September 18.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Eurasian Collared Dove White-throated Sparrow Red-necked Phalarope Dark-eyed Junco Common Tern Sandhill Crane Amazilia Hummingbird
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Des Moines Mason City Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Willow Creek County Recreation Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Amazilia species at Des Moines, 1998
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-09-11
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Amazilia species at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on September 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, two letters from Carole Stolz to T.H. Kent, a letter from Louis Bevier to Tom Kent, e-mail exchanges, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Amazilias
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Des Moines
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512 SW 60th St., Des Moines, Polk Co., IA
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Rather open urban area on southwest side of Des Moines in bottom land. There is a large deck behind the house with hummingbird feeder hanging from the eve and crab apple tree behind the deck and adjacent to the garage. A large vacant field is behind the property.
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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 observers include Don Stolz, Carole Stolz, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Ann Johnson, Jim Dinsmore, Jim Fuller, Bob Cecil, and Aaron Brees. | Elimination of similar species: My experience and references of Buff-bellied Hummingbird suggest that the cinnamon color, extent of this color toward the throat, cinnamon rump/back, and white eye spot do not fit this species. I believe that the features shown in the photo of the Arizona 'mystery' bird in Field Notes are a perfect fit for the Des Moines bird. I do not know of specific information on bird trafficking in Iowa. We had a Yellow Grosbeak north of Des Moines in December 1990, the origin of which was never explained. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/08:40:00.
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Iowa RBA, September 7, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-09-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for September 7, 1998. Highlights include Burrowing Owl, White-winged Scoter, and Red-necked Phalarope. Includes notes for updates for September 8, September 9, and September 11.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron White-winged Scoter Willet Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Burrowing Owl
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Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Anderson Goose Lake Monroe Big Wall Lake
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Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 34, Number 1, September/October 1998
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Newsletters
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Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Books--Reviews Societies--History, organization, etc
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1998-09-01
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1998-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 34, Number 1, September/October 1998. Highlights of the newsletter include an article in memory of renowned ornithologist Gladys Black, an article "Out and About in Boone County: Sportsman Access" by Joyce Bahrenfus and Jon Bahrenfus, details on the success of the first society Birdathon to be held in many years, and highlights of the first thirty years of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (formerly Ames Audubon Society), Part 1.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.
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Ames Boone County
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Iowa RBA, August 31, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Passeriformes | Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-08-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for August 31, 1998. Highlights include Eurasian Collared Dove, and Red-breasted Nuthatch. Includes notes for updates for September 1, September 2, and September 4.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Swainson's Hawk Eurasian Collared Dove Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Ruddy Turnstone Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Algona Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lost Island Huston Park Willow Creek County Recreation Area
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Burrowing Owl east of Larchwood, 1998
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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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1998-08-30
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review for a Burrowing Owl east of Larchwood in Lyon County, IA on August 30, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a photograph submitted to the committee.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Burrowing Owl
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Larchwood
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[...] probable nest site three miles east of Larchwood.
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The article by Doug Harr forms the basis of this record. Another observer is Dolly Zangger. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I saw no evidence of other owls on this or subsequent visits.
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Iowa RBA, August 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Parulidae | Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-08-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for August 25, 1998. Highlights include Eurasian Collared Dove, and Gray Partridge. Includes notes for update for August 26.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Carolina Wren Eurasian Collared Dove Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Gray Partridge Ruddy Turnstone Prothonotary Warbler Egyptian Goose Pine Warbler
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Emmet County Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Mason City Lake Odessa Willow Creek County Recreation Area
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-08-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email for the Iowa RBA for August 17, 1998. Highlights include Red-necked Phalarope, Snowy Egret, and Piping Plover. Includes notes for updates for August 18, and August 19.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Common Moorhen Snowy Egret Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Black-billed Cuckoo Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Forneys Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Heron Bend Conservation Area
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Iowa RBA, August 10, 1998
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Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-08-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for August 10, 1998. Highlights include Eurasian Collared Dove and Little Blue Heron. Includes notes for updates for August 13, August 14, and August 15.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Little Blue Heron Eurasian Collared Dove Common Moorhen Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher
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Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Mills County Saylorville Lake Casey Barrow Landing Grinnell Country Club Babcock Access
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk west of Ogden, 1998
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Administrative records Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1998-08-09
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2000-11-24
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Ferruginous Hawk west of Ogden in Boone County, IA on August 9, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Junck, Rodger
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Ogden
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1/4 mi. West of Ogden Iowa main street on gravel road at 'T' intersection by railroad tracks
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Grassy rail road right of way bordered by corn/soybean fields
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The documentation form by Rodger Junck is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include unnamed sister. | Elimination of similar species: Most familiar with red-tails. I have had more than a dozen of them at a time circling my combine during harvest. Have seen them 'displaying' against each other over a rabbit as well. In fact, I see them most days - but they are considerably too small and, except for the Krider's, would be wrong color. I have no info on if Kriders have a white head and white feathery legs | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00 - -09:35:00.
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1998-08-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated August 5, 1998. Bernstein reports sighting Woodcocks at Hawkeye Wildlife Area and relays that Sandy Rhodes noticed two downy Turkey Vultures in his barn. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Turkey Vulture American Woodcock
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Iowa County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Darwin Koenig email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer field report, August 4, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-08-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Darwin Koenig to Jim Dinsmore dated August 4, 1998. Koenig reports on recent bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Yellow-breasted Chat Hooded Merganser Willet Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Snow Goose Winter Wren
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Yellow River State Forest Mill Creek State Park Sanborn Luxemburg
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Phil Walsh email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mississippi Kite sightings, August 3, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1998-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Phil Walsh to Jim Dinsmore dated August 3, 1998. Walsh reports sighting Mississippi Kites flying over his house and mentions that it might be interesting to write a note about field identification complications regarding the Clark's Grebe and the Western Grebe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Walsh, Philip J.
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Mississippi Kite Clark's Grebe Western Grebe
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Des Moines
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Iowa RBA, August 3, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1998-08-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Iowa RBA for August 3, 1998. Highlights include Piping Plover and American Avocet. Includes notes for updates for August 4 and August 6.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Avocet Piping Plover Baird's Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Iowa City Fort Atkinson Casey Barrow Landing Lake Meyer County Park Maynard Reese Area
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Matthew Kenne email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer field report, August 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Matthew Kenne to Jim Dinsmore dated August 2, 1998. Kenne reports forgetting to list a Green-winged Teal on the seasonal bird report he submitted. 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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Green-winged Teal
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Maynard Reese Area
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Ann Johnson email to Jim Dinsmore regarding field reports, August 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Ann Johnson to Jim Dinsmore dated August 2, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Johnson, Ann
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Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Hooded Warbler
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Norwalk Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, fall 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of an Osprey sighting contributed by Robert I. Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Cecil, Robert I.
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Osprey
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Keokuk Lock Number 19
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Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1998
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans
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1998-08-01
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1998-11-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.
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Cummins, Raymond L.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Marsh Wren Sora Sedge Wren Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin American Golden Plover
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Appanoose County Dallas County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Wayne County Runnells Overlook
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