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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 Golden Eagle at Ledges State Park, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-03-25	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle at Ledges State Park in Boone County, IA on March 25, 1988.	Reeves, Doug	Golden Eagle	Ledges State Park	Ledges State Park, Boone County	Not applicable - bird was flying high over area	The documentation form by Douglas A. Reeves is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include K. Pat Schlarbaum and James Kienzler. \| Elimination of similar species: 1. Black Vulture is a. out-of-range and b. does not have white tail with black band- also white on wings is in primary feathers. 2. Immature bald eagles does not have such a distinct oval patch of white on under wings and does not generally have a white tail with a black terminal band. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00/11:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	31
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Creston in 1872	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens	1988-03-22	1997-10-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Creston in Union County, IA on August 25, 1872. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Mark Robbins to James Dinsmore, a letter from Thomas Kent to the Curator of Birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and a letter from Raymond A. Paynter, Jr. to Thomas H. Kent.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Swallow-tailed Kite	Creston				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	24
Rare bird documentation form for Baird's Sandpiper at Sandy Beach in Coralville Reservoir, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-03-19	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Baird's Sandpiper at Sandy Beach in Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 19, 1988.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Baird's Sandpiper	Sandy Beach Public Use Area	Sandy Beach, Coralville Res., Johnson Co., IA	Bird was away from water with Killdeers on extensive mud flats created by very low reservoir.	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: Black legs, size, and markings exclude both Least and Pectoral Sandpipers. Brownish color, bib, and bill don't fit Semipalmated or Western. Lack of white rump and markings exclude White-rumped Sandpiper. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/10:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	22
Rare bird documentation form for Red-Shouldered Hawk at Wildlife Research Station in Boone County in 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-03-14	1988-03-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Red-Shouldered Hawk at the Wildlife Research Station in Boone County, IA on March 14 to 17, 1988.	Reeves, Doug	Red-shouldered Hawk	Wildlife Research Station				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	26
Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Lake Hendricks, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-03-13	1988-03-20	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Lake Hendricks in Howard County, IA on March 13, 1988.	Hartogh, Mary Jo	Northern Goshawk	Lake Hendricks Park	Lake Hendricks-Howard County Conservation Park	woods, low hills, and a small lake	The documentation form by Mary Jo Hartogh is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Annjean Hartogh. \| Elimination of similar species: The Petersen guide on p. 170 gives the shape from below and we matched that of an accipiter, not a buteo, and especially not a gyrfalcon. Cooper's and sharp-shinned would be smaller and should show darker tail bands and possibly reddish striations horizontally on the upper abdomen. Also, sharpie usually looks brown-colored. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	25
Rare bird documentation form for Baird's Sandpiper at Sandy Beach area at Coralville Reservoir, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-03-13	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Baird's Sandpiper at Sandy Beach area at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 13, 1988.	Fuller, James L	Baird's Sandpiper	Sandy Beach Public Use Area	Coralville Reservoir - Sandy Beach Area	mud flat (frozen) with creek running -	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Appeared larger than a Least - Smaller than a Pectoral. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/15:32:00 approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	22
Rare bird documentation form for Greater Yellowlegs at Riverton Wildlife Area, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-03-06	1988-03-27	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Yellowlegs at Riverton Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on March 6, 1988.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Greater Yellowlegs	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Riverton W.A., Fremont Co.	feeding with Killdeer on mudflat	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bart Ballard, Ross Silcock, Babs Padelford, and Loren Padelford. \| Elimination of similar species: The size, yellow legs, long bill, and body color eliminates all other shorebirds except Lesser Yellowlegs. Lesser Yellowlegs was eliminated by the call, the large size, and the bill shape. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	7
Rare bird documentation form for Merlin north of Burlington, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-02-19	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin north of Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on February 19, 1988.	Fuller, James L	Merlin	Des Moines County	10 miles north of Burlington	Bottomland - Farm fields	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Cal Knight. \| Elimination of similar species: Kestrel - thinner shape of Merlin and absolutely no red visible on back tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/10:18:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	32
Rare bird documentation form for Chipping Sparrow west of Hiawatha, 1988	Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Trapping	1988-02-09	1988-02-10	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Chipping Sparrow west of Hiawatha in Linn County, IA on February 9, 1988.	Bradley, Rob	Chipping Sparrow	Hiawatha	Home patio feeder - 1 mile west fo [sic] Hiawatha, Iowa (Linn County)	Low bushes and trees around a cement patio	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.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	49
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-02-07	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on February 7, 1988.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Prairie Falcon	Booth Township	SW Palo Ato [sic] Co, Section 27 Booth twnship, IA	Flat glaciated open farm land with mixed grass & stubble	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ron Harms. \| Elimination of similar species: The size and flight eliminate Kestrel. The dark axillaries eliminate Gyrfalcon and Peregrine Falcon. The long shape eliminates other raptors. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	35
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Red Rock Reservoir, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-02-06	1988-02-08	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on February 6, 1988.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Prairie Falcon	Lake Red Rock	Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co.-near north Elk Rock State Park	perched in dead trees over ice	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bart Ballard. \| Elimination of similar species: The large size eliminates American Kestrel and Merlin. The black axillaries, dark whisker, and light crown eliminate Peregrine Falcon and Gyrfalcon \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:18:00/17:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	35
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon north of Laurens, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-02-04	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon north of Laurens in Pocahontas County, IA on February 4, 1988.	Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon	Laurens	4 miles N of Laurens - Pocahontas & Palo Alto Co. line area	open farmland	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Snyder and Ron Harms. \| Elimination of similar species: Peregrine - Peregrine darker upperparts & lacks the dark underwing areas. Merlin - size and underwing areas. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:40:00/07:40:45.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	35
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-02-03	1988-02-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on February 3, 1988.	Knight, Calvin A.	Prairie Falcon	Booth Township	S.E. Cor. Section 33, Booth Township (T94-N,R34-W) Palo Alto Co., Iowa	open farms land; snow covered	The documentation form by Calvin Knight is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ron Reese, Jim Fuller, M. Stewart, Bernie Knight, and Ron Harms. \| Elimination of similar species: Peregrine Falcon: lighter color + underwing pattern eliminated the Peregrine \| The original documentation form event occurred at 07:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	35
Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-02-03	1988-02-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on February 3, 1988.	Knight, Calvin A.	Golden Eagle	Booth Township	W ctr. Section 20, Booth Township (T 94N, R 34W) Palo Alto Co., Iowa	Open Field (snow blown clear) near frozen Marsh	The documentation form by Calvin A. Knight is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bernie Knight and Ron Reese. \| Elimination of similar species: Bald Eagle (immature) underwing markings & tail eliminated bald eagle. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 10:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	31
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon north of Laurens, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-02-01	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon north of Laurens in Pocahontas County, IA on February 1, 1988.	DeWall, Rita	Prairie Falcon	Laurens	5 miles north of Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa	Open farm ground	The documentation form by Rita Dewall is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Judy Carlson, Helen Carlson and Ron Reese. \| Elimination of similar species: More brown than Peregrine Falcon, both female Merlin and Peregrine Falcon lack underwing pattern observed in this bird. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:45:00/10:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	35
Rare bird documentation form for Turkey Vulture at Rolling Cove, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-01-31	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Turkey Vulture at Rolling Cove at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on January 31, 1988.	Cornett, Dorothy M.	Turkey Vulture	Rolling Cove Park	Rolling Cove at Lake Rathbun	Grassland with trees and fields.	The documentation form by Dorothy M. Cornett is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mary M. Montgomery. \| Elimination of similar species: Too big for most hawks and flew differently. Had just seen two immature and one mature eagle and couldn't be confused with those. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:55:00/12:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	26
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County and Swan Lake Township in Pocahontas County in 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1988-01-25	1988-02-01	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for two separate sightings of Prairie Falcons in Iowa. The first sighting of a Prairie Falcon at Booth Township in Palo Alto County, IA on January 25, 1988. The second sighting of a Prairie Falcon in Swan Lake Township in Polk County, IA on February 1, 1988.	Carlson, Judith	Prairie Falcon	Booth Township Swan Lake Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	35
Rare bird sighting for Merlin at Des Moines in 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-01-24	1988-02-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird sighting for for a Merlin at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on February 17, 19, and 26, 1988; also includes additional species sighting information.	Martsching, Paul	Short-eared Owl Merlin Northern Shrike	Des Moines Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	32
Rare bird documentation form for Field Sparrow near Lehigh in 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1988-01-02	1988-01-09	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for six Field Sparrows near Lehigh in Webster County, IA on January 2, 1988.	Landes, Mina	Field Sparrow	Lehigh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	51
Rare bird documentation form for Bonaparte's Gull at the Mississippi River at Keokuk, 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-12-31	1988-01-14	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Bonaparte's Gull at the Mississippi River at Keokuk in Lee County, IA on December 31, 1987.	Cecil, Robert I.	Bonaparte's Gull	Keokuk	Miss. River at Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa	Lock and Dam 19 Tailwaters	The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Black-headed has dark underwings. I would have noticed this. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:05:00/14:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	33
Rare bird documentation form for Black-legged Kittiwake at Saylorville, 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-12-12	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Black-legged Kittiwakes at Saylorville in Polk County, IA on December 12, 1987.	Engebretsen, Bery	Black-legged Kittiwake	Saylorville Lake	Saylorville	lake n. end of Saylorville, near 17 bridge	The documentation form by Bery Engebretsen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Bonapartes - see above [...] larger than Bonaparte's it was with. Dark bill, dark spot, dark bar on nape of neck. More prominent on one bird, than the other. White on trailing edge of wing extended to secondaries, and dark on leading edge of wing more extensive than Bonaparte's. Dark bar on proximal wing more defined than imm. Bonaparte's. Dark trailing edge of tail. Sabines - imm. wing pattern distinctly different \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40
Rare bird documentation form for Black-legged Kittiwake at Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir, 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-12-09	1988-02-15	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 9, 1987.	Proescholdt, Mark	Black-legged Kittiwake	Jester Park	Saylorville Reservoir - N. end of Jester Park	Wide River area - tree branch for perching	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore and Beth Proescholdt. \| Elimination of similar species: An immature Bonaparte's Gull lacks the dark black bar across the nape and the dark lines on its back are lighter than a Kittiwake. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:40:00/13:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40
Rare bird documentation form for Franklin's Gull at Saylorville Reservoir, 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-12-02	1987-12-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Franklin's Gulls at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 2, 1987.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Franklin's Gull	Saylorville Lake	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-above dam	resting with other gulls on large reservoir	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The dark hood and wing pattern eliminate all other gulls except Laughing Gull. The small bill and white bar separating the black wingtip from the rest of the wing eliminates Laughing Gull (in adult plumage). \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:40:00/16:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	32
Rare bird documentation form for Pectoral Sandpiper at Big Creek State Park, 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-12-01	1987-12-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pectoral Sandpiper at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on December 1, 1987.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Pectoral Sandpiper	Big Creek State Park	Big Creek State Park, Polk Co.	mudflat area at north end of lake	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bart Ballard. \| Elimination of similar species: The size, yellowish legs, and well defined 'necklace' eliminates all other shorebirds except Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. The fact the the [sic] eyeline did not broaden behind the eye and the streaked rather than buffy breast eliminates Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:35:00/16:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	23
Rare bird documentation form for Black-legged Kittiwake at Saylorville Reservoir in 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-12-01	1987-12-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA from December 1 to 15, 1987.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Black-legged Kittiwake	Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40