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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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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
Time 5:30 PM
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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
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
Information Withheld
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
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