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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Red Rock Reservoir, Marion County, IA on November 7, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
Sort Date 1992-11-07 - 1994-10-18
People / Organizations
Time 11:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 7
Folder 5
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Proescholdt, Mark
Contributors Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Cummins, Raymond L. Porter, Diane C. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Fuller, James L
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Red-throated Loon
Locations Roberts Creek Park
Map
Verbatim Locality Red Rock Reservoir - Roberts Creek area - (Marion Co.)
Location Remarks The documentation forms don't include georeferences
Habitat Large water area
Extent 8 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Diane Porter, Thomas H. Kent, Ray Cummins, and Jim Fuller. Other observers include Ann Barker, Ann Johnson, Matt Keene, Jim Sinclair, Tim Schantz, Harold White, Hank Zalatel, Beth Proescholdt, Loren Padelford, Diane Porter, David Youngblut, Tom Klein, Francis Moore, and Ray Cummins. | Elimination of similar species: The bill size and small size of the loon helps eliminate a Common Loon. A Pacific Loon would have a sharp contrast on the side of the neck between light and dark colors. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/11:45:00 and 16:30:00/16:32:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1992-41
Event Remarks Looking south toward the light on a cloudy day but had good viewing, distances estimated at 350-300 yards away, 8x30 binocs, 22x scope, KOWA scope
Supporting Documentation National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Kaufman K. Kaufman field guide to advanced birding. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Peterson, RT. Birds to birds of eastern and central north america. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Date Digital 04 May 2017
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