| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n87313r |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 30, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1985-11-30 - 1996-08-18 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
11:00 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 |
7 |
| Folder |
5 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, Stephen J. |
| Contributors |
Myers, Robert K. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Red-throated Loon |
| Locations |
Saylorville Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms don't include georeferences |
| Habitat |
open patch of water on large, frozen reservoir |
| Extent |
4 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 Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation form by Robert K. "Bob" Myers were submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon eliminated by overall size, bill shape and size, and white spots on back. Arctic Loon eliminated by bill shape and black of crown not reaching eye. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/13:00:00 and 13:45:00/14:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1985-12 |
| Event Remarks |
Light was ok. except for some reduced visibility due to snow. Estimated viewing distance of 300+ yards. I used a BTL 20-40x spotting scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
04 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
