UID |
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Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91c1th9s |
Type |
Text |
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 |
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Time |
10:20 AM |
Rights |
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. However, for this Item, either (a) no rights-holder(s) have been identified or (b) one or more rights-holder(s) have been identified but none have been located. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify the Iowa State University Library Digital Initiatives Program (digital@iastate.edu). (Rightsstatements.org InC-RUU 1.0). The original object is available at the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). |
Data Access Rights |
http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html |
Data License |
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 |
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 |
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Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds |
Birds |
Merlin |
Locations |
Sugar Bottom Campground |
Map |
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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 |
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Information Withheld |
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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 |
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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 |