John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 1, 1997
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Blue-headed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Field Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Western Sandpiper Herring Gull Wood Thrush Eastern Meadowlark Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch
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Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Rock River Rock Wildlife Area
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Field reports, summer 1999, Dennis Carter
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Cooper's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Cattle Egret Ruddy Duck Northern Shoveler
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Field report, Iowa, summer 1999, Mike Dooley
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1999-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Mike Dooley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Willow Flycatcher Purple Martin American Woodcock Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Lesser Yellowlegs Acadian Flycatcher Sedge Wren Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher
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Iowa County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Williams Prairie State Preserve Wiese Slough State Game Management Area Sullivan Slough Redbird Farms Wildlife Area Cairo Woods Wildlife Area
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Summer 1999 Iowa field report, Chris Edwards
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Edwards, Chris
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Orchard Oriole Yellow-throated Warbler Acadian Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler
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Iowa County Lake Macbride State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Macbride Nature Recreation Area Heron Bend Conservation Area
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Annotated bird sighting list for summer 1999 compiled by Mike Havlik
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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1999-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Mike Havlik. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Havlik, Mike
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Broad-winged Hawk Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler
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Boone Ledges State Park
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Liessa Thomas email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Henslow's Sparrow sighting, June 17, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-17
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N/A
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Printout of an email from Liessa Thomas to Jim Dinsmore dated June 17, 1999. Thomas reports that Craig Olawsky sighted Henslow's Sparrows singing at Neal Smith. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bowen, Liessa Thomas
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
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Iowa summer bird report, 1999, Babs & Loren Padelford
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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1999-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Babs and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Bald Eagle Black-and-white Warbler Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Willet Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Gadwall
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds West Oak Forest
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Summer 1999, Diane Porter
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1999-08-04
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N/A
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Diane Porter dated August 4, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Porter, Diane C.
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Indigo Bunting Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Solitary Sandpiper Northern Rough-winged Swallow Northern Parula Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow
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Lake Darling State Park Fairfield Coppock Rome Brighton
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Summer 1999, Mark Proescholdt
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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1999-07-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark and Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Cooper's Hawk Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Peregrine Falcon Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane
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Finn Pond Wildlife Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park New Albin Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Nebraska City Shimek State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Backbone State Park Farmington Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Lake Sugema Mount Hosmer Park
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Field reports, Iowa Bird Life, summer 1999, Lee Schoenewe
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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1999-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Schoenewe, Lee A.
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Red-throated Loon Pied-billed Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Western Sandpiper White-crowned Sparrow Greater Scaup Cerulean Warbler Black-headed Gull
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Spirit Lake Trumbull Lake Wanata State Park Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Prairie Lake Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Fen Valley Area
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Field report, summer 1999, Jim Sinclair
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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1999-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Sinclair, Jim
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Yellow-breasted Chat Golden-winged Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler
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Warren County Lake Ahquabi State Park
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Annotated bird sighting list for summer 1999 compiled by Rob Thelen
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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1999-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Rob Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Thelen, Rob
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Mississippi Kite Summer Tanager Eastern Wood-Pewee Pileated Woodpecker Prothonotary Warbler Blue Grosbeak Short-billed Dowitcher American Black Duck Common Tern
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Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Black Hawk Lake Carroll County Boone County
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1999 spring report, Dennis Thompson
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-06-01
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1999-07-31
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An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Thompson, Dennis
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Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Bell's Vireo Purple Martin Hooded Merganser Common Nighthawk Lesser Scaup Northern Bobwhite
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Dunbar Slough Harrier Marsh Polk City Polk County Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park Red Feather Prairie
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler at Amana Woods, 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-06-04
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1982-07-30
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Hooded Warbler at Amana Woods in Iowa County, IA on June 4, 1982.
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Bendorf, Carl J.
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Hooded Warbler
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Amana Woods
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Amana Woods. Iowa County. One mile east of HWY 149 on a dirt road immediately south of Iowa River.
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Moist deciduous mature woodland with much undergrowth
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The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Kent, Tom Staudt, and Lanny Haldy. | Elimination of similar species: Female Wilson's Warbler is eliminated by the observation of two large white areas on the undertail surface | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:40:00/12:50:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler near Coralville Reservoir, 1976
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1976-05-27
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1976-05-31
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Hooded Warbler near Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 27, 1976.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Hooded Warbler
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Coralville Lake
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wooded hillside n. of Co. Rd 'F', just w of highway 218
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Specific: a wooded hillside, with mature oaks + shagbark hickories and a dense understory of 6'-10'- high shrubs, and forbs. General: above is part of a large tract of woodland that borders the n. shore of the Coralville Reservoir, separated from the resevoir [sic] by a road and a belt of second-growth woods. to the w. is an old farm, brushy grown-up pastures; to the n. is farmland.
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The documentation form by Michael C. Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Song, black 'hood' eliminate Kentucky, Canada Warblers - Canada has necklace of streaks, not solid black on throat; Kentucky has no black on throat | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 08:00:00/08:10:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler at Pammel Woods in Ames, 1984
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-04-28
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Hooded Warblers at Pammel Woods in Ames in Story County, IA on April 28, 1984.
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Holloway, Jack A.
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Hooded Warbler
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Pammel Woods
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North end of Pammel Woods; Ames, Story County, Iowa
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Deciduous, many sapling + shrubbery; near stream
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The documentation form by Jack A. Holloway is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: No similars: Black encircling "hood' along with white in the outer tail feathers is quite distinctive. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:20:00/11:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Hooded Warbler at MacNiders Woods in Mason City, 1994
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1994-05-08
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1994-05-31
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Hooded Warbler at MacNiders Woods in Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 8, 1994.
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Goranson, Rita
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Hooded Warbler
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MacNiders Woods
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McNider [sic] Woods Mason City IA
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Park of cotton wood, willows, ash + under growth
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The documentation form by Rita Goranson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carolyn Fischer. | Elimination of similar species: Cap reminded me of Wilson's but the black throat was different. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/16:00:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1973-03-01
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1993-08-19
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Pinyon Jay at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on December 17, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Pinyon Jay in Shenandoah in Iowa Bird Life 43(1):28-29 by Ruth Zollars also seen by Betty Walters.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Pinyon Jay
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Shenandoah
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Rare bird documentation form for Summer Tanager at Dallas County, 1999
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Field notes
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Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1999-10-16
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Summer Tanager at Dallas County, IA on October 16, 1999.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Summer Tanager
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Dallas County
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Dallas County, west of Des Moines River
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edge of woodland
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The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The lack of wing bars eliminates Western Tanager and the lack of black wings eliminates Scarlet Tanager. I was puzzled by the orange under the tail since none of the field guides I had showed this but I found that in Pyle et al. 1987 this color pattern is mentioned for Summer Tanager and not for Hepatic Tanager, the other species I considered a remote possibility. | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:30:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Summer Tanager at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-05-17
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1987-05-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Summer Tanager at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on May 17, 1987.
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Schulein, Thomas M., 1945-
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Summer Tanager
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Hickory Hill Park
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Near post #6 in the south canyon of Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City.
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Somewhat open area near trail adjacent to deep woods
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The documentation form by Thomas M. Schulein is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Female Scarlet Tanager has black wings and tail. Female Northern Cardinal has a crest, black around the mouth, a reddish bill and a proportionately longer tail. Female Pine Grosbeak has a dark bill, wing bars, and a dark tail. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/08:32:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Summer Tanager at Big Creek State Park, 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1991-05-12
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1991-05-21
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Summer Tanager at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on May 12, 1991.
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Proescholdt, Mark
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Summer Tanager
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Big Creek State Park
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Big Creek State Park - (Polk Co.) - along 146th St. Road
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Hedgerows along gravel road
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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 Russ Widner, Carol Strohmeyer, and Beth Proescholdt. | Elimination of similar species: A male Western Tanager has wingbars and is yellowish on breast and belly. A male Scarlet Tanager has black wings. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Smith Pool in 1957
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1994-02-04
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Records Committee review for a Common Raven at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Smith Pool in Kossuth County, IA on October 18, 1957. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Raven Sighted at Union Slough Refuge in Iowa Bird Life 28:26-27 by Harold H. Burgess.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Common Raven
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Smith Pool
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Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1993, Douglas Harr
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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Field reports by Douglass Harr for birds sighted during the summer of 1993. It features the Barn Owl south of Larchwood in Lyon County, IA on July 27, 1993.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Barn Owl Cattle Egret Hooded Merganser
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Larchwood Sioux Center Spirit Lake
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Rare bird documentation form for American Tree Sparrow at Sweet Marsh, 1991
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1991-05-18
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for an American Tree Sparrow at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 18, 1991.
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Johnson, Ann
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American Tree Sparrow
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Sweet Marsh
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Sweet Marsh, Bremer Co., IA
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marsh
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The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Brown. | Elimination of similar species: Lark Sparrow - no facial pattern; rusty cap Swamp Sparrow - breast spot Song Sparrow - no streaking on underparts Chipping Sparrow - breast spot; song different | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:20:00/10:21:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Chipping Sparrow west of Hiawatha, 1988
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Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Trapping
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1988-02-09
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1988-02-10
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Chipping Sparrow west of Hiawatha in Linn County, IA on February 9, 1988.
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Bradley, Rob
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Chipping Sparrow
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Hiawatha
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Home patio feeder - 1 mile west fo [sic] Hiawatha, Iowa (Linn County)
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Low bushes and trees around a cement patio
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The documentation form by Robert Bradley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Karen Bradley. | Elimination of similar species: Tree sparrow too large. Cap with only a few rufous feathers. No central breast spot. No black eyeline. Buff supercilliary [sic] line. Breast was gray as compared with buff on clay colored sparrow also gray rump instead of brown. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00 on February 9, 1988 - 07:30:00 on February 10, 1988.
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