| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xk84s9w |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Townsend's Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on May 12, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1988-05-12 - 1993-08-04 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
7:20 AM |
| 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 |
13 |
| Folder |
18 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
White, Gerald |
| Contributors |
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Townsend's Warbler |
| Locations |
Wildcat Den State Park |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
[...] At Wild Cat Den State Park in a small area of bottom land of deciduous woods on May 12, 1988 at 7:20 AM, for aproximatly [sic] 45 seconds. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
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| Extent |
5 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 Gerald White is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] When the first look at the head I thought of a possible Blackburnian but when I saw the neck I knew I had a new bird for myself. The most striking features being the head and throat markings. [...] I then checked the rest of the birds listed and made the summation that I had seen the Townsend's. That evening when I returned from work I checked my Golden, Peterson, N.G.S. and Audubon Master Guide for their accounts of the Townsend's and similar species. I eliminated the following; Hermit Warbler - no cheek patch: Blackburnian - dosn't [sic] have a black throat: Black-throated Green - has solid back color and cheek patch not as bold, no black cap. Of the references mentioned, the N.G.S. has the most accurate illustration of the birds head but I can't verify that the bird I saw did or didn't have yellow under the eye. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 07:20:00/07:20:45. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1988-07 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: [...] The sky was clear and the bird was in bright open shade light. At aprox. [sic] 30 feet away and 12 feet up in a bare tree. (no leaves) I was using 10X40 Leitz binoculars. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America. 2nd Edition. Washington (DC): National Geographic Society; 1987. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York (NY): Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York (NY): Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. | Peterson, RT. A field guide to the birds. New York (NY): Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| Date Digital |
13 Jun 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
