| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9w37kz2m |
| Type |
Image, Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Royal Tern at Pool 18 in Des Moines County, IA on August 20, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to the bird sighting and review, four photographs, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs |
| Sort Date |
1989-08-20 - 1993-08-06 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
7:15 PM |
| 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 |
14 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Fuller, James L |
| Contributors |
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Bendorf, Carl J. Knight, Bernie Knight, Calvin A. Petersen, Peter C. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Royal Tern |
| Locations |
Pool 18 |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Sandbar in Pool #18 - Mississippi River |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
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 is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Peter C. Petersen as well as Cal Knight and Bernie Knight were submitted later. Other observers include Clint Van Fossen, Sue Clevenstine, Chuck Fuller, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Larger than Common or Forster's Tern (2 Fortser's were also standing in area) differed from Caspian in slightly smaller size, orange and slimmer bill, white forehead, and light underwing primaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 19:15:00/19:30:00 on August 20, 1989 and 18:33:00/19:15:00 on August 27, 1989. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1989-51 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Excellent - Clear to partly cloudy. Looking east with sun at back and shining on the sandbar. KOWA TSN-4 (20-60x Zoom) 500-600 yards. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
05 Jun 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
