| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9nv99d5r |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Marbled Murrelet at Whitebreast Cove at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 12, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, field notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1991-12-12 - 1993-07-17 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:15 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 |
5 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, Stephen J. |
| Contributors |
Dinsmore, James J. Sealy, Spencer G. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Marbled Murrelet |
| Locations |
Whitebreast Recreation Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co.-off Whitebreast Cove |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
large patch of open water on reservoir |
| Extent |
9 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 Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Brian Warson. | Elimination of similar species: The bird was clearly an alcid. The small size rules out the murres, Razorbill, and guillemots (see earlier discussion). The long, thin bill eliminates Dovekie, Ancient Murrelet, and all of the auklets. The bill shape, dark cap that included the eye, and presence of two white patches on each side eliminates all other murrelets, especially Kittlitz's. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:15:00/15:24:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1991-48 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Viewing conditions were very good with overcast skies. Estimated viewing distance was 200 meters. I used a Kowa 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. | Harrison P. Seabirds: an identification guide. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Harrison P. A field guide to seabirds of the world. Lexington, MA: The Stephen Greene Press. | Farrand J. Western Birds. New York: McGraw-Hill. | Armstrong RH. Guide to the birds of Alaska. Portland, OR: Alaska Northwest. | Jehl, DR & Jehl, Jr., JR. A North American record of the asiatic marbled murrelet (B. m. perdix) in North America. American Birds 1981; 35: 911-912. | Sealy, SC, Carter, HC, Shuford, WD, Powers, KD, and Chase, III, CA. Long-distance vagrancy of the asiatic marbled murrelet in North America, 1979-1989. Western Birds 22: 145-155. | Sealy, SF, Carter, HC, and Alison, D. Occurrences of the asiatic marbled murrelet (B.m. perdix) in North America. 1982; Auk 99;778-781. |
| Date Digital |
05 Jun 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
