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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 22, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, amended comments on the review, a memo about bird sighting, e-mail correspondence about the bird sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
Sort Date 1998-04-22 - 2000-11-24
People / Organizations
Time 10:00 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 13
Folder 13
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Fischer, Carolyn J.
Contributors Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Igl, Larry Janos, Mark Johnson, Ann Walter, Janice L. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Chaniot, George Fuller, James L
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Sprague's Pipit
Locations Union Hills Wildlife Management Area
Map
Verbatim Locality Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area So. of Ventura, Cerro Gor[...] Co
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Rolling hills, open short grassy area, + cultivated field
Extent 12 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Carolyn Fischer forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jan L. Walter was submitted. Other observers include Patricia Hansen and Tim Phalen. | Elimination of similar species: Ruled out Sparrows + Longspurs, this bird did not have a conical beak. American Pipit, this bird did not have dark legs, no tail bobbing, not a heavy ear patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:25:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1989-19
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Sunny, good light from behind us - Swarovski 8x30 30 FT. to fence (stepped it off) + estimated up to 100 ft out in field.
Supporting Documentation Kent TH & Dinsmore JJ. Birds in Iowa. Iowa City (IA): T.H. Kent. Ames (IA): J.J. Dinsmore. | Peterson RT. A field guide to Western Birds. Boston (MA): Houghton Mifflin Company. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York (NY): Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press.
Date Digital 13 Jun 2017
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