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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review for a Le Conte's Sparrow at Brenton Slough in Polk County, IA on December 21, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
Sort Date 1997-12-21 - 2000-11-24
People / Organizations
Time 9:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 13
Folder 37
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Trieff, Richard
Contributors Sinclair, Jim Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Le Conte's Sparrow
Locations Brenton Slough
Map
Verbatim Locality Brenton Slough - west of Granger Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat rolling short grass field adjacent to pothole depression
Extent 4 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Richard Trieff forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Sinclair was submitted. | Elimination of similar species: Grasshopper sparrow - The bird I observed did not give the flat head appearance of a Grasshopper sparrow, had more distinctly striped appearance on its crown than a Grasshopper sparrow, and did not display the shy, secretive behavior of a Grasshopper sparrow. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00/10:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1997-66
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Overcast morning; within six feet (two strides); optical equipment redundant at the distance bird observed
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 15 Jun 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed