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

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Iowa before 1870	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1870-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Iowa before 1870. Includes a record review document with votes and 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.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Rare bird documentation form for Worm-eating Warbler at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest, 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1984-09-15	1984-09-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Worm-eating Warbler at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on September 15, 1984.	Cecil, Robert I.	Worm-eating Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Croton Unit, Shimek Forest, 2 1/2 miles west of Argyle, Lee County, Iowa	Immature Woodland	The documentation form by Robert I. Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Conspicuous striped crown ruled out other Warblers. General shape and posture wrong for striped-crown sparrows. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:00:00/09:01:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	36
Rare bird documentation form for Worm-eating Warbler at Amana Woods, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1981-06-21	1981-07-11	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Worm-eating Warbler at Amana Woods north of Homestead in Iowa County, IA on June 21, 1981.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Worm-eating Warbler	Amana Woods	1.5 miles north of Homestead, IA. "Amana Woods"	General: Extensive deciduous woodland. Specific: Small wooded valley with some clearings and small stream.	The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rick Hollis and Lanny Haldy. \| Elimination of similar species: Other warblers or viroes [sic] eliminated by bold striping on crown. Chipping sparrow eliminated by habitat and greenish color and head stripes. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/08:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	36
Rare bird documentation form for Worm-eating Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park, 1979	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1979-05-10	1979-05-11	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Worm-eating Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on May 10, 1979.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Worm-eating Warbler	Wildcat Den State Park	Wildcat Den State Park	General: Deep wooded ravine Specific: main ravine leading to 'Den' at Wildcat Den State Park	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas K. Shires and Peter C. Petersen. \| Elimination of similar species: Other warblers \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:45:00/11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	36
Breeding Evidence Observations, Bob Cecil, 1985	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Rare birds	1985-06-20	1985-07-16	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes about Worm-eating Warbler breeding habits at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA from June 20 to July 16, 1985. This document is related a letter and field notes by Bob Cecil: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3902/view.	Cecil, Robert I.	Worm-eating Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	36
Rare bird documentation form for Lesser Black-backed Gull at Jester Park, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-12-06	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Jester Park in Polk County, IA on December 6, 1999.	Brees, Aaron	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Jester Park	Jester Park, Campground 4		The documentation form by Aaron Brees is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull was eliminated by structure, wing pattern, and tail pattern. California Gull was eliminated by bill coloration and tail pattern. Thayers Gull was eliminated by wing pattern, structure, and over all color.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Rare bird documentation form for Black-backed Gull species at Red Rock Reservoir, 1998	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-12-25	1998-12-26	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-backed Gull species at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 25, 1998.	Proescholdt, Mark	Gulls	Lake Red Rock	Red Rock Reservoir - (Marion County)	Whitebreast area east of the church - large open water	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: This was probably a Lesser Black-backed Gull or a Great Black-backed Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:00:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Rare bird documentation form for Lesser Black-backed Gull at Trickle Slough at Spirit Lake, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-06	1999-11-21	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Trickle Slough at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on November 6, 1999.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Trickle Slough	Trickle Slough, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County	Sandy point surrounded by open water	The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Gary Grange. \| Elimination of similar species: Greater Black-backed - size relative to Herring Gulls; Herring/Thayers - flight pattern + long wings in flight + perched \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:40:00/15:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Rare bird documentation form for Lesser Black-backed Gull at Manhattan Point at West Okoboji Lake, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Manhattan Point at West Okoboji Lake in Dickinson County, IA on November 21, 1999.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Manhattan Point	West Okoboji Lake, Dickinson Co., 21 Nov 1999		The documentation form by Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lee Schoenewe. \| Elimination of similar species: The bird was standing on Manhattan Point with several Herring Gulls of various ages and many more Ring-billed Gulls, facing quarter-on towards Lee Schoenewe and I. It was a dark 1st year gull, similar to, but slightly smaller than, other 1st year Herring Gulls present. It had an all black bill that was smaller than the other Herrings. [...] Lee and I waited for about 10 minutes for the bird to turn to the side, showing us blackish wingtips and dark tertials, eliminating the Thayer's Gull possbility we had been considering. The wing tips extended farther beyond the body than on the Herring Gulls. [...] There was no pale 'window' in the inner primaries as in a Herring Gull. \| The original documentation form event occurred in the early afternoon for approximately 10 minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Rare bird documentation form for Black-backed Gull species at Red Rock Reservoir, 1998	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-12-25	1988-12-26	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-backed Gull species at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 25, 1988.	Proescholdt, Mark	Gulls	Lake Red Rock	Red Rock Reservoir - (Marion County)	Whitebreast area east of the church - large open water	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: This was probably a Lesser Black-backed Gull or a Great Black-backed Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:00:30 approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Rare bird documentation form for Lesser Black-backed Gull at Spring Run Wetland Area - Lair Tract, 1998	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-11-08	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Spring Run Wetland Area - Lair Tract in Dickinson County, IA on November 8, 1998.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Spring Run Wetland Complex, Lair Tract	Spring Run area just east of landfill, Dickinson Co.	Open field - corn stubble	The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ed Thelen. \| Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull/California Gull by mantle color: Great-black-backed/Western/Slaty-backed by streaking on head + neck \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/10:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Rare bird documentation form for Lesser Black-backed Gull at Saylorville Dam in 1998	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-11-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Saylorville Dam in Polk County, IA on November 4, 1998.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Saylorville Dam				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Rare bird documentation form for Lesser Black-backed Gull at Iowa in 1998	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-11-08	1998-11-22	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Iowa on November 8, 1998.	Thelen, Ed	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Marble Rock in 1978	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1978-06-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Baird's Sparrow at Marble Rock in Floyd County, IA on May 16, 1978. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 48(2):69-77 by Nicholas S. Halmi seen by Pearl Knoop.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Marble Rock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Brower's Lake in 1964	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1964-08-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrow at Brower's Lake in Woodbury County, IA during fall of 1964. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Field reports in Iowa Bird Life 34:97-101 by Woodward H. Brown.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Browers Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Akron in 1963	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1963-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Akron in Plymouth County, IA on September 15, 1963. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 33(4):86-91 by Woodward H. Brown seen by Eldon J. Bryant, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Akron				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at the Sioux City region in 1933	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1933-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at the Sioux City region in Woodbury County, IA around 1933. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Revised List of Birds of Iowa by Philip A. DuMont.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Polk County in 1927	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1931-10-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Polk County, IA on April 23, 1927. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa by P.A. DuMont seen by Kenneth Nelson, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Polk County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Polk County in 1925	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1931-10-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Polk County, IA on April 29, 1925. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Kenneth Nelson, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Polk County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Pottawattamie County before 1907	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Pottawattamie 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 Isadore S. Trostler, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Pottawattamie County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Grinnell in 1886	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1887-07-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Baird's Sparrows at Grinnell in Poweshiek County, IA from October 4 to 15, 1886. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Baird's Sparrow in Fall in Ornithologist and Oologist 12(7):106 by Lynds Jones, and referenced by five other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Grinnell				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Grinnell in 1886	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1886-08-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for three to four Baird's Sparrows at Grinnell in Poweshiek County, IA from March 24 to April 20, 1886. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Baird's Sparrow in Iowa in Ornithologist and Oologist 11:117 by Lynds Jones, and referenced by seven other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Grinnell				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow at Grinnell in 1885	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1886-08-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for five or six Baird's Sparrows at Grinnell in Poweshiek County, IA on April 25, 1885. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Baird's Sparrow in Iowa in the Ornithologist and Oologist 11:117 by Lynds Jones, and referenced by seven other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Baird's Sparrow	Grinnell				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon at northern Fremont County, 1977	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1977-10-16	1977-10-20	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at northern Fremont County, IA on October 16, 1977.	Silcock, W. Ross	Prairie Falcon	Fremont County	northern Fremont Co.	river-bottom farmland, partly harvested corn & bean fields beside west Nishnabotna River	The documentation form by W. Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Immature Peregrine - does not have dark axillars & underwing linings. Adult Peregrine - is grey above, not brown. Female Am. Kestrel - not as large, no dark axillars. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	35
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Savannah Sparrow at Marshall County in 1996	Administrative records Photographs	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1996-12-29	2000-11-22	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Savannah Sparrow at Marshall County, IA on December 29, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a photograph by Reid Allen.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Savannah Sparrow	Marshall County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	35