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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Saylorville Dam in Polk County, IA on November 29, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of review, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Field notes
Sort Date 1986-11-29 - 1993-09-07
People / Organizations
Time 10:08 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 11
Folder 5
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Dinsmore, Stephen J.
Contributors Bray, Tanya Wilson, Barbara L. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Lesser Black-backed Gull
Locations Saylorville Dam
Map
Verbatim Locality Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat sitting on ice above dam
Extent 9 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tanya Bray and Barbara Wilson were submitted. Other observers include Peter Wickham, Mark Brogie, and Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: Great Black-backed Gull was eliminated by the smaller size, contrast between the wingtips and the rest of the wing, and by the heavy streaking on the head(head should be mostly white on a Great Black-backed Gull). California Gull was eliminated by the darker mantle, darker underwing and dark carpal bar, lack of a dark spot on the bill, and by the dark smudge at the base of the bill(this is characteristic of 3rd summer Lesser Black-backed Gulls and is never present on California Gulls). | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:08:00/12:10:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1986-13
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Viewing conditions were excellent with the sun bahind [sic] us and the sky partly to mostly cloudy. Estimated viewing distance was 250-300 yards at closest. I used a Buschnell 20-45x spotting scope.
Supporting Documentation National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Date Digital 31 May 2017
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