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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit in Missouri Valley, 1978	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1978-04-10	1978-05-31	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Marbled Godwits in Missouri Valley in Harrison County, IA on April 10, 1978.	Gochenour, Ruth A.	Marbled Godwit	Missouri Valley	3 miles North of Missouri Valley, Iowa, Harrison County	Wet meadow	The documentation form by Ruth A. Gochenour is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Naomi Svenningsen and Justin Gochenour. \| Elimination of similar species: Hudsonian Godwit. Extremely large shore bird - this bird was lacking white rump-and black tail, chestnut under parts - The cinnamon wing linings were easily seen. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/12:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at Secret Lake, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-04-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for eighteen Marbled Godwits at Secret Lake in Fremont County, IA on April 21, 1994.	Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit	Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area	Secret Lake near Percival (Fremont County)		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers are unnamed and not counted. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at Amana Lily Lake, 1993	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1993-05-20	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit at Amana Lily Lake in Iowa County, IA on May 20, 1993.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Marbled Godwit	Lily Pond	Amana Lily Lake, Iowa Co., Iowa	The bird foraged in shallow water against the lakeshore mudflat	The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Initially spotted by it's large size, dwarfing nearby Black-bellied Plovers. Heavy-bodied and long-billed, at first I thought it might be a Willet except, even at great distance, the bill appeared gently upcurved. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at Forney's Lake, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1985-05-16	1985-06-02	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for four Marbled Godwits at Forney's Lake in Fremont County, IA on May 16, 1985.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Marbled Godwit	Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area	Forney's Lake, Fremont County, Iowa		The documentation form by Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Hudsonian Godwit has white wing stripe + rump. Long-billed Curlew has decurved bill + would be most unusual here. most [sic] sandpipers are smaller than dowitchers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit north of Waterloo, 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1984-05-02	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit north of Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on May 2, 1984.	Moore, Francis L.	Marbled Godwit	Waterloo	4 mi. North of Waterloo (U.S. Hwy 20) at ponds along Wagner Rd. Black Hawk Co., IA	Flooded field, farmland	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Hudsonian Godwit usually darker on sides and breast with a white rump patch. The Hudsonian does not have cinnamon wing linings. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:02:00 approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at northeast Mills County, 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1984-04-24	1984-05-25	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit at northeast Mills County, IA on April 24, 1984.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Marbled Godwit	Mills County	NE Mills County, Iowa (Former Tom Axtell farm, recently purchased by a Stortenbecker)		The documentation form by Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Other large shorebirds Hudsonian Godwit: White wingstripe + in rump Dowitchers: white rump + back Long-billed Curlew: similar I think the bill was straight but am eliminating this mainly by probability. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/07:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at Council Bluffs, 1982	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1982-04-24	1982-04-27	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit at Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, IA on April 24, 1982.	Myers, Robert K.	Marbled Godwit	Council Bluffs	Cooling ponds south of Council Bluffs, Ia.	sandy mudflat	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis Moore and Ross Silcock. \| Elimination of similar species: Hudsonian Godwit would have had a white rump. Hudsonians would also be grayer if in winter plumage and rustyer [sic] red if in spring. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/16:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at MidAmerican Energy Ponds in 1982	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1982-04-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit at MidAmerican Energy Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on April 24, 1982.	Moore, Francis L.	Marbled Godwit	MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit east of Colo, 1982	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1982-08-15	1982-08-16	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit east of Colo in Story County, IA on August 15, 1982.	Moore, Francis L.	Marbled Godwit	Colo	Pond alongside the road about 2 to 3 mi East of Colo, Story County, Iowa	Pond starting to dry up alongside a hard surface road.	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers and Hank Zaletel. \| Elimination of similar species: Hudsonian Godwit has a white upper tail area with a dark terminal area on the tail. The Hudsonian also does not have the Cinnamon underwing coverts as this bird had. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:20:00/16:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at Willow Slough, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1981-05-19	1981-05-24	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Mabled Godwit at Willow Slough in northeast Mills County, IA on May 19, 1981.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Marbled Godwit	Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Willow Slough, N.E. Mills County, Iowa	Standing in shallow water in drying slough.	The documentation form by Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Hudsonian Godwit is similar, but has contrasting rump + wing stripe. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 06:00:00/06:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at Big Marsh near Parkersburg, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1981-04-05	1981-04-07	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit at Big Marsh near Parkersburg in Butler County, IA on April 5, 1981.	Moore, Francis L.	Marbled Godwit	Big Marsh Wildlife Area	Big Marsh near Parkersburg, IA (Butler County)	Marsh, Shallow and mostly drained marsh	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers, Jody Hines, Antoinette Camarata, and Russell Hays. \| Elimination of similar species: Hudsonian Godwit has white upper-tail coverts and no cinnamon in the under-wing linings \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:01:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Rare bird documentation form for Marbled Godwit at Big Marsh in 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1981-04-05	1981-04-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Marbled Godwit at Big Marsh in Butler County, IA on April 5, 1981.	Myers, Robert K.	Marbled Godwit	Big Marsh Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Robert K. Myers letter to Thomas H. Kent about bird sightings including Marbled Goldwit, June 6, 1980	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds	1980-06-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Robert K. Myers letter to Thomas H. Kent Rare about bird sightings for a Marbled Godwit in Iowa, June 6, 1980. Myers details how he and Russ Hayes identified the Godwit and mentions birds he saw on a trip to Waubonsie and Lacey-Keosauqua state parks.	Myers, Robert K.	Marbled Godwit Summer Tanager Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Hudsonian Godwit Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Blue Grosbeak Kentucky Warbler	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	14
Guidelines for documentation of Iowa bird records	Instructional materials	Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology	1980-09-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Guidelines established by the records committee of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union for the documentation of Iowa bird records. These guidelines were defined at a meeting held September, 20, 1980.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	4	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eskimo Curlew at Iowa before 1870	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1870-01-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee for Eskimo Curlews at 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 Report on the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa by Charles A. White, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Eskimo Curlew	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Ames in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Rare birds Wildlife rescue Zoological specimens	1979-09-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule at Ames in Story County, IA on May 22, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Purple Gallinule in Ames in Iowa Bird Life 49:87-88 by James Dinsmore and D.L. Graham seen by Lorna Volmer, a reference to the sighting in another publication, and two photographs of the specimen.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Purple Gallinule	Ames				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule near Promise City in 1975	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1975-09-01	1994-11-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule near Promise City in Wayne County, IA on May 10, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 45:55-59 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Charlotte Scott, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Purple Gallinule	Promise City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule in Wapello County in 1974	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1974-12-01	1994-11-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule in Wapello County, IA during the Summer of 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Six county area including Ottumwa and Rathbun Lake in Iowa Bird Life 75:82-86 by B.C. Heusinkveld, C. Scott, Pearl Evans, C. Ayres, and D. Ayres, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Purple Gallinule	Ottumwa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at Solon in 1961	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1961-09-01	1995-02-23	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Eurasian Wigeon at Solon in Johnson County, IA during the Spring of 1961. Includes a record review document with votes, letters between Tom Kent and G. Edgar Folk about the sighting, the original sighting record found in the publication Audubon Field Notes 15:414 seen by G. Edgar Folk as reported by F.W. Kent seen by Marion Huit as well, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Eurasian Wigeon	Solon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at Black Hawk Lake in 1947	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1977-01-01	1993-09-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Eurasian Wigeon at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA during the Spring of 1947. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Waterfowl in Iowa in State Conservation Commission by J.W. Musgrove and M.R. Musgrove seen by Jerry Kelley.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Eurasian Wigeon	Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Wigeon at North Twin Lake in 1933	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting	1935-09-01	1993-09-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Eurasian Wigeon at North Twin Lake in Calhoun County, IA in October 1933. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Specimen of European Widgeon in northwestern Iowa in Wilson Bull 47:235 by P.A. DuMont seen by George Van Wyngarden, and referenced by three other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Eurasian Wigeon	North Twin Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Anhinga at Union Grove Lake in 1967	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1967-04-05	1993-08-16	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for an Anhinga at Union Grove Lake in Tama County, IA on April 5, 1967. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Anhinga, third record for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 37:53 by Evelyn Ehlers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Anhinga	Union Grove Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Anhinga at Riverton in 1953	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1953-10-18	1993-08-16	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for an Anhinga near Riverton in Fremont County, IA on October 18, 1953. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication A sight record of the Anhinga in Fremont County in Iowa Bird Life 23:72 by Mrs. William H. Collins.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Anhinga	Riverton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Anhinga at Salem circa 1889	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Hunting	1889-01-01	1993-08-16	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Anhinga at Salem in Henry County, IA around 1889. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Walter G. Savage, and referenced in another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Anhinga	Salem				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	14
Robert Jessen letter and checklist to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter birds sighted in Mahaska County, April 2, 1975	Checklists Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1975-04-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Robert Jessen letter and checklist sent to Vernon M. Kleen regarded winter birds sighted in Mahaska County, April 2, 1975. The letter noted that unusual birds seen were an Eastern Phoebe and a Dark-Eyed Junco, Oregon Race. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1974-1975.	Jessen, Robert	Eastern Phoebe Dark-eyed Junco	Mahaska County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	14