Iowa Birdline update, July 24, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1989-07-24
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N/A
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 24, 1989. Highlights include a singing Hooded Warbler and Blue Grosbeak and shorebird sightings.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Henslow's Sparrow Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Sedge Wren Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Black Tern
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Lee County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Van Buren County Des Moines County
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Rare bird documentation form for Sharp-tailed Sparrow at Snake Creek Marsh, 1985
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1985-09-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two or more Sharp-tailed Sparrows at Snake Creek Marsh in Greene County, IA on September 30, 1985.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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Snake Creek State Game Management Area
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Snake Creek Marsh - Greene County
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General: Marsh Specific: open water surrounded by duck weed (waist high)
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The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Longer + darker than LeConte's and did not have light central crown stripe. LeConte's do not show the vivid white stripes on back. Several LeContes were also present and comparison was easy. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:45:00/12:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Sharp-tailed Sparrow at Muskrat Slough, 1982
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1982-05-23
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Sharp-tailed Sparrows at Muskrat Slough in Jones County, IA on May 23, 1982.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area
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Muskrat Slough, Jones Co., Iowa
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grassy marsh, catails [sic] - NW end of marsh
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The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carl Bendorf and Tom Staudt. | Elimination of similar species: LeConte's Sparrow - has crown stripe and lacks white lines on back. Also late. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/09:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation for Sharp-tailed Sparrow at Prairie Rose State Park in 1975
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1975-05-31
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N/A
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Rare bird documentation for a Sharp-tailed Sparrow at Prairie Rose State Park in Shelby County, IA on May 31, 1975.
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Bray, Tanya
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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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Prairie Rose State Park
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, 1992
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1992-05-09
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Henslow's Sparrow near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on May 9, 1992.
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Fuller, James L
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Grassy field near Lacey-Keosauqua SP, Van Buren County.
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow at Des Moines Township in Van Buren County, 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Henslow's Sparrow at Des Moines Township in Van Buren County, IA on April 15, 1990.
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Fuller, James L
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Des Moines Township
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Section 8 - Des Moines Township - Van Buren County
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Grassy field
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Scheib. | Elimination of similar species: Grasshopper Sparrow has clear buffy breast + different song (there were numerous Grasshopper Sparrows there) Savannah does not have olive head + nape nor prominent head stripes + song is different Baird's Sparrow has orangish side of face + top of head, no red in wing and different song. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:40:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1988-07-11
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two or more Henslow's Sparrows near Lacey-Keosaqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on July 11, 1988.
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Fuller, James L
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Van Buren County near Lacey-Keosauqua S.P.
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Tall grass bordering alfalfa field
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jane Fuller, Pete Wickham, and Chuck Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: Other Grassland Sparrows - eliminated by call and color of side of head | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:35:00/18:50:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow at Lime Creek Nature Center in 1988
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1988-05-22
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N/A
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Rare bird documentation form for a Henslow's Sparrow at Lime Creek Nature Center north of Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 22, 1988.
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Wilson, Barbara L.
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Lime Creek Nature Center
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, 1987
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1987-06-11
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for two Henslow's Sparrows near Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on June 11, 1987.
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Fuller, James L
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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Weedy hayfield near Lacey-Keosauqua S.P. - Van Buren Co.
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weedy hayfield
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The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Robert Cecil, James Sandrock, Charles Fuller, Jane Fuller, Bernie Knight, and Cal Knight. | Elimination of similar species: Grasshopper - song, head + wing color + song Savannah - head + wing color, amount of breast striping + song | The original documentation form event lasted from 05:45:00/06:10:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow at Hayden Prairie State Preserve, 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
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1981-05-30
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for three or more Henslow's Sparrows at Hayden Prairie State Preserve in Howard County, IA on May 30, 1981.
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Moore, Francis L.
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area
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Hayden Prairie (Howard County) State Preserve
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General: low lying, wet, prairie Specific: along side of slope facing South east wet type of prairie with scattered shrubs, trees and weeds
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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: Grasshopper Sparrow does not have streaked breast and olive-green on the hind neck. Olive-green hind neck also is good field mark as compared to Le Conte's and Sharp-tailed which do not have this colouration on their necks and they also have orange on face, this species does not. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/09:00:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow at Hayden Prairie in 1981
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Field notes
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Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1981-05-30
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for three Henslow's Sparrows at Hayden Prairie in Howard County, IA on May 30, 1981.
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Myers, Robert K.
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Henslow's Sparrow
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Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area
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Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather
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1972-06-01
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N/A
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Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.
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Brown, Woodward H.
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Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill
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Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup
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Lincoln's Sparrow, 12-27-96, Kelly J. McKay, (Oakville) Western Mercer Co. CBC
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Field notes
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1996-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report for a Lincoln's Sparrow around Oakville in Louisa County, IA on December 27, 1996 by Kelly McKay during a Christmas Bird Count.
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McKay, Kelly
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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Oakville
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Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Magnolia Warbler, July 4, 1995, Wayne Livermore
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds
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1995-07-04
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N/A
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Documentation submitted by Wayne Livermore of a Magnolia Warbler sighting July 4, 1995 in Sioux City. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.
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Livermore, Wayne
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Magnolia Warbler
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Sioux City
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Iowa Birdline update, July 10, 1989
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls
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1989-07-10
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 10, 1989. Highlights include returning shorebirds, singing Hooded Warblers and a Barred Owl family.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L
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Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Barred Owl Chuck-will's-widow Acadian Flycatcher Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler
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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Newton Mahaska County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit South Skunk River Wildlife Area
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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 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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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2004
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Weather Birds--Infancy
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2004-07-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. Included with the field notes is a postcard detailing the sighting of a Black Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2004.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Ruffed Grouse Willow Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Swamp Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo Black Tern Least Sandpiper Green Heron
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Fort Atkinson Ridgeway
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Field notes and Jon Van Dyk letter to James J. Dinsmore, August 14, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy
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1995-08-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by John Van Dyk. The field notes consist of birds and locations observed for early fall 1995. Included with the field notes is a letter from Jon Van Dyk to James J. Dinsmore regarding details on birds observed in late June and early August. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Dickcissel Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak
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Sioux County Oak Grove State Park
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Field notes contributed by Dale Stone, December 1, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1995-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dale Stone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Stone, Dale
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Green-backed Heron Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ring-necked Duck Ruby-throated Hummingbird Swainson's Thrush Black-throated Green Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Screech-Owl
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Lake City Black Hawk Lake Swan Lake State Park Grant County Park
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Darwin Koenig letter to Lee A. Schoenewe regarding bird sightings, November 27, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs
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1995-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to Lee A. Schoenewe. The letter includes a brief note regarding his fall bird observations for Iowa Bird Life. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Koenig, Darwin
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Common Redpoll Greater Yellowlegs Golden Eagle Northern Shrike Nashville Warbler
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Cherokee County Paullina Yellow River State Forest O'Brien County Lock and Dam 9
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IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, December 1, 1995
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather
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1995-12-01
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N/A
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List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr. Also includes details on a Tundra Swan observed by Craig Van Otterloo. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Harr, Douglas C.
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Bald Eagle Osprey Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan Northern Shrike Empidonax Flycatchers
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Dickinson County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Grovers Lake Alvord
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Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 20, 1995
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs
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1995-08-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes contributed by Jane Clark in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The letter includes details on the sighting of a Mississippi Kite. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1995.
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Clark, Jane
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Mississippi Kite Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee Golden-winged Warbler Sedge Wren Canada Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Sandhill Crane
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Clive Windsor Heights Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Greenbelt Park
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Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, November 29, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Birds--Infancy
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1995-11-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.
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Carter, Dennis L.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Avocet Golden Eagle Baird's Sandpiper Caspian Tern Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Yellow-throated Vireo Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane
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Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area New Albin Sweet Marsh Effigy Mounds National Monument Fort Atkinson Pool 9
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Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1995
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks
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1995-05-31
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas Kent dated May 31, 1995. Engebretsen sends Kent a list of birds he has sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.
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Engebretsen, Bery
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Eared Grebe Blue-headed Vireo Long-tailed Duck Virginia Rail Ruddy Duck Blue-winged Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Tennessee Warbler Great-tailed Grackle
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Des Moines Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Terra Lake
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