Specimens in Iowa collections to be considered as accidental
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Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Rare birds Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This list contains species considered either accidental or rare in the state of Iowa.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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18
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Plover at Credit Island in 1964
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Animal migration--Climatic factors Birds--Identification Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1964-06-01
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Mountain Plover at Credit Island in Scott County, IA on March 25, 1964. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Mountain Plover at Davenport in Iowa Bird Life 34:49 by Peter C. Petersen also seen by Elton Fawks.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Mountain Plover
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Credit Island
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Rare bird documentation form for Least Sandpiper at Oak Grove Beach at Saylorville Reservoir, 1990
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1990-12-02
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Least Sandpiper at Oak Grove Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 2, 1990.
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Dinsmore, Stephen J.
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Least Sandpiper
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Oak Grove Recreation Area
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Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-Oak Grove Beach
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The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The extremely small size easily identified the bird as a small sandpiper (peep sp.). The short, needle-like bill, dull, yellow-green legs, and very small size eliminates other peeps. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:05:00/09:20:00.
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19
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Rare bird documentation form for Least Sandpiper at Babcock Access at Coralville Reservoir, 1998
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1998-12-06
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N/A
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for a Least Sandpiper at Babcock Access at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on December 6, 1998.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Least Sandpiper
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Babcock Access
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Coralville Reservoir (Babcock Access), Johnson Co., IA
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low water in field
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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 Jim Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: Only size comparison with Killdeer - about 1/2 as long and 1/3 as big - crude estimate. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:15:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Rare bird documentation form for Snowy Egret at Lake Manawa, 1978
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1978-04-23
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1978-04-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form with handwritten annotations for a Snowy Egret at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on April 23, 1978.
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Brown, Larry D.
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Snowy Egret
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Lake Manawa
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Lake Manawa, southeast quarter of lake
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Standing along shore of lake in shallow water near a muskrat den. Lake shore environment with some reeds and cattails along shore plus other vegetation growing in shallow water where bird was observed.
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The documentation form by Larry D. Brown is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include his wife and two other birders. | Elimination of similar species: Approximately 10-15 feet to the west of the Snowy stood an American Egret which was identified by its yellow bill and much larger size. By comparing the field marks and size of both, they could both be identified. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:15:00.
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Rare bird documentation form for Snowy Egret at Albion, 1984
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Field notes Forms (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
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1984-04-27
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1984-04-28
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Rare birds documentation form
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Rare bird documentation form for three Snowy Egrets at Albion in Marshall County, IA on April 27, 1984.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Snowy Egret
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Albion
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on southwest edge of Albion, Marshall County
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in flooded field/small marsh
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The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore, Eric Munson, Hank Zaletel, Joe Schaufenbuel, "et al". | Elimination of similar species: leg/foot color eliminates Little Blue, Cattle and Great Egret. Also the size was much smaller than a Great Egret. | The original documentation form event lasted occurred around 18:15:00.
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl at Osage in 1916
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1916-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Boreal Owl at Osage in Mitchell County, IA on March 25, 1916. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Preliminary List of the Birds of Floyd County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 28:130-138 by Carroll Lane Fenton seen by Flora May Tuttle, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Osage
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl north of Floyd in 1915
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Administrative reports Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1916-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Boreal Owl north of Floyd in Floyd County, IA on July 14, 1915. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Preliminary List of the Birds of Floyd County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 28(3):130-138 by C.L. Fenton, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Floyd
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl near Osage in 1914
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1916-09-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Boreal Owl captured near Osage in Mitchell County, IA in 1914. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Preliminary List of the Birds of Floyd County Iowa in the Wilson Bulletin 28:130-138 by C.L. Fenton, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Osage
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl in Webster County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Boreal Owls in Webster County, IA before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Melvin P. Somes, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Webster County
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl at Linn County before 1907
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1907-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Boreal Owl at Linn County, IA during the winters before 1907. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson and seen by George H. Berry, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Linn County
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl at What Cheer in 1890
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1934-03-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a flock of Boreal Owls at What Cheer in Keokuk County, IA on January 1890. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Notes on Owls in Southeastern Iowa in Iowa Bird life 4:6-7 by E.D. Nauman.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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What Cheer
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl in Iowa before 1888
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds
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1888-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Boreal Owls in Iowa during the winters before 1888. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Report on the Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley 1884-1885 in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Economic Ornithology Bulletin 2 by W.W. Cooke, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Boreal Owl before 1870
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1870-01-01
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1993-08-26
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Boreal Owls in Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by J.A. Allen in White's Geological Survey in 1870, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Boreal Owl
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Iowa
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John Van Dyk letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, February 12, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Rare birds
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1977-02-12
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bird sightings contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Van Dyk, John, 1936-
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Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Sioux Center
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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19
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Philip DuMont letter to Myrle Jones regarding the reporting of sightings of rare birds, April 29, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird watchers Bird watching Rare birds
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1944-04-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to Myrle Jones dated April 29, 1944. DuMont responds to Jones about the sighting of a Summer Tanager by saying that many birds listed as rare in Iowa may have more to do with the lack of observers rather than the lack of the species. He encourages Jones to publish his observations so that more accurate records can be developed. This document is in response to a letter from Jones: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4120/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Summer Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Des Moines Iowa Waubonsie State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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1
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at Big Creek Lake in 1976
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens
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1977-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Harlequin Duck at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on October 31, 1976. Includes a record review document with votes, letter from Jim Dinsmore to Tom Kent about Harlequin Duck specimens, and the original sighting record found in the publication Sea Birds that Visit Iowa in Iowa Ornithology 2:31-34 by F.H. Shoemaker.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Big Creek Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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8
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck near Beaver Creek in 1957
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1971-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Harlequin Duck at Beaver Creek near Des Moines in Polk County, IA on November 5, 1957. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by Cleo Johnson, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Beaver Creek
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at Des Moines River near Adelphi in 1932
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1933-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Harlequin Duck at Des Moines River near Adelphi in Polk County, IA on December 27, 1932. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by James R. Harlan, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Adelphi
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at High Lake in 1910
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Hunting Ornithological illustration
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1930-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a few Harlequin Ducks at High Lake in Emmet County, IA around 1910 during the fall. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Some old records in Bull IOU 7:25 by B.O. Wolden.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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High Lake
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at Hillsboro in 1896
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for three Harlequin Ducks at Hillsboro in Van Buren County, IA around 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by W.G. Savage, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Hillsboro
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck at Big Lake in 1895
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Record Committee review for rare bird sighting for two Harlequin Ducks at Big Lake in Pottawattamie County, IA on September 26, 1895. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by I.S. Trostler, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Big Lake
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck in Hawarden in 1886
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1907-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Harlequin Duck in Hawarden in Sioux County, IA in 1886. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Berry, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Hawarden
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Harlequin Duck in Iowa before 1870
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Rare birds
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1870-01-01
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1993-08-27
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for Harlequin Ducks in Iowa before 1870 during the winters. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa by J.A. Allen, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Harlequin Duck
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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19
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