IORC Record 1989-008

Form: Slaty-backed Gull
County: Rock Island
Location: Moline
Date(s): 14-25 February 1989
Number of birds: one
Remarks: Initially found by Ann Barker on 12 Feb 1989 on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River. Relocated on 14 Feb 1989, including on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, by James Fuller. The Iowa Records Committee record number for this bird is 89-11; the Iowa Records Committee accepted the record.

Additional material:

1. Votes and comments from the 1st Circulation
2. "Slaty-backed Gull in Scott County" by James Fuller (article by James Fuller in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 121-123)

Documentation submitted:

1. Documentation #1 by Ann M. Barker
2. Documentation #2 by Peter C. Petersen
3. Documentation #3 by Thomas H. Kent
4. Documentation #4 by Peter C. Petersen
5. Documentation #5 by Michael J. Baum
6. Documentation #6 by Peter C. Petersen
7. Documentation #7 by Carl J. Bendorf
8. Documentation #8 by Tanya E. Bray
9. Documentation #9 by Jim Fuller
10. Documentation #10 by Ross Silcock
11. Documentation #11 by Gerald White
12. Documentation #12 by Sherman Suter

Photographs submitted: Two by Peter Petersen

Photo #1 by Peter Petersen, 14 February 1989 (reduced size digital image; original image and full-sized digital scan available in the IORC archives)

Photo #2 by Peter Petersen, 14 February 1989 (reduced size digital image; original image and full-sized digital scan available in the IORC archives)

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