UID |
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Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9c24qq8w |
Type |
Image, Text |
Description |
Records Committee review for an Arctic Tern at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on August 18, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, four photographs, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
Related Genres |
Administrative records Field notes Photographs |
Sort Date |
1999-08-18 - 2000-11-28 |
People / Organizations |
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Time |
5:30 PM |
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 |
12 |
Folder |
2 |
Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, Stephen J. |
Contributors |
Dinsmore, James J. Johnson, Ann Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
Birds |
Arctic Tern |
Locations |
Sandpiper Recreation Area |
Map |
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Verbatim Locality |
Saylorville Reservoir, Polk County, Iowa |
Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
Habitat |
large reservoir |
Extent |
7 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 Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by James J. Dinsmore and Ann Johnson were submitted. | Elimination of similar species: The combination of size, bill shape and color, white cheek, dark gray underparts, leg length, and wing pattern eliminate other species of Sterna. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:30:00/17:55:00. |
Occurrence Status |
present |
Field Number |
1999-19 |
Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Viewing conditions were excellent with mostly clear skies and the sun behind us. Estimated viewing distance was initially 200m and later as close as 15-20m. I used 10x42 binoculars and a 20-60x spotting scope. |
Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Olsen, KM & Larsson, H. Terns of Europe and North America. London: Christopher Helm Publishers; 1995. | Kaufmann K. Kaufman field guide to advanced birding. Peterson Field Guide Series. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
Date Digital |
05 Jun 2017 |
File Type |
image/jpeg |
Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |