UID |
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Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9js9hb47 |
Type |
Text |
Description |
Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on August 19, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
Related Genres |
Administrative records Field notes |
Sort Date |
1989-08-19 - 1993-08-06 |
People / Organizations |
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Time |
9:00 AM |
Rights |
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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 |
11 |
Folder |
5 |
Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
Creator / Author |
Cecil, Robert I. |
Contributors |
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
Birds |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Locations |
Sandpiper Recreation Area |
Map |
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Verbatim Locality |
Sandpiper Beach, Sailorville [sic] Reservoir, Polk County, Iowa |
Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
Habitat |
Sandy beach |
Extent |
4 pages |
Language(s) |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
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Information Withheld |
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Individual Count |
1 |
Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: No other species has combination of slate gray mantle and yellow legs other than Yellow-footed, which is not a known vagrant. According to NGS, Yellow-footed is same size as Glaucous. This bird was much smaller - not a whole lot bigger than a Ring-bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:20:00. |
Occurrence Status |
present |
Field Number |
1989-47 |
Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance perhaps 100 yds. (guess). Sky generally clear. 20x scope. |
Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
Date Digital |
01 Jun 2017 |
File Type |
image/jpeg |
Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |