| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9zs2kg5d |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of a Great Black-backed Gull near Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on January 14, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, appraisal and comparison of relevant bird sightings, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Charts (graphic documents) |
| Sort Date |
1991-01-14 - 1993-07-17 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
11:05 AM |
| Rights |
This complex item has mixed rights protection. Portions in which Iowa State University is the copyright holder are made available for non-commercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for non-commercial use to these portions so long as attribution is provided. All other uses of these portions, including commercial, require permission from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). (CC BY-NC 4.0 International). Portions in which Iowa State University is not the copyright holder are believed to be under copyright, but 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 |
11 |
| Folder |
8 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Fuller, James L |
| Contributors |
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Great Black-backed Gull |
| Locations |
Bettendorf |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Mississippi River between Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois. The bird was at times in both states. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Ice floes and open water of Mississippi River. |
| Extent |
12 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 Jim Fuller forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Thomas H. Kent was submitted. Other observers include Dick Tetrault, Peter Petersen, Ann Barker, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and Chuck Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: Western gull is the same size as herring gull, as is slaty backed gull and lesser black backed gull is smaller than herring. The very large legs and bill would also speak against lesser black-backed and slaty-backed. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00/11:40:00 on January 14, 1991 and 07:41:00/07:48:00 and 08:12:00/08:28:00 on January 17, 1991. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1991-15 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: The first viewing was at a considerable distance, at least a half mile at all times. The second viewing was about 70 yards and 125 yards standing, and flying at that distance and farther. It was partly cloudy the first day and I was looking north in late morning. The second day it was overcast and I was looking north in early morning. A KOWA TSN4 telescope was used for standing bird, and also at times when bird was flying. Swift Audubon bincoulars [sic] (8.5x44) were also used with the flying bird. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Harrison P. Seabirds: an identification guide. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Date Digital |
01 Jun 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
