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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Sugar Bottom Recreation Area at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 11, 1979.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1979-03-11
People / Organizations
Time 10:20 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 33
Folder 32
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
Birds Merlin
Locations Sugar Bottom Campground
Map
Verbatim Locality Sugar Bottom Recreation area on Coralville Reservoir
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat wooded valley with adjacent open fields. Small valley 1/4 - 1/2 mile from Coralville Reservoir
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Sparrow hawk - no red on tail, no facial marking, unlikely habitat. Sharp-shinned Hawk - wing shape and flight pattern different from Sharp-shinned. | The original documentation form event occurred around 10:20:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: 40+ yards (estimate) Optical equipment: 8x Leitz Trinovid Binoculars Light: Thin overcast - flat lighting
Supporting Documentation Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press.
Date Digital 05 Dec 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed