| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9959c995 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Great-tailed Grackle at Ames in Story County, IA on December 19, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1987-12-19 - 1993-09-07 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
4:00 PM |
| 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 |
14 |
| Folder |
9 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Niyo, Kayleen |
| Contributors |
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Richard, John J. |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Great-tailed Grackle |
| Locations |
Ames |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Max Bailey Farm on Dayton Rd. N.E. of Ames |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Spruce Windbreak |
| Extent |
3 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 Kay Niyo is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by John Richard was submitted later. Another observer was Judy Shearer. | Elimination of similar species: Common grackle - this bird was much larger with a much longer tail. Common crow - this bird was not quite as large, had a much longer tail than a crow, bill was long & grackle shaped, not as a crow, & body stance was like a grackle not a crow. Ani - bill and body shape & carriage was grackle-like. | The original documentation form event occurred around 16:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1987-35 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Light fog & mist with lightning sufficient at the distance observed from. Bird was 20-25 feet up in tree. We were 20 feet to 10 feet from tree. Bushnell 7x35 binoculars. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
20 Jun 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
