| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w92j6857n |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Amana Lake in Iowa County, IA on April 28, 1981. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee. The bird was initially reported as an Arctic Loon but was found to be a Pacific Loon. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1981-04-28 - 1993-08-16 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
5:30 PM |
| Rights |
This complex item has mixed rights protection. Portions in which Iowa State University is the copyright holder are made available for non-commercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for non-commercial use to these portions so long as attribution is provided. All other uses of these portions, including commercial, require permission from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). (CC BY-NC 4.0 International). Portions in which Iowa State University is not the copyright holder are believed to be under copyright, but either (a) no rights-holder(s) have been identified or (b) one or more rights-holder(s) have been identified but none have been located. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify the Iowa State University Library Digital Initiatives Program (digital@iastate.edu). (Rightsstatements.org InC-RUU 1.0). The original object is available at the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). |
| 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 |
7 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Bendorf, Carl J. |
| Contributors |
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Newlon, Michael C. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Pacific Loon |
| Locations |
Lily Pond |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Amana Lake-- near Amana, IA. in Iowa County |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
On water of Amana Lake. Man-made lake and very shallow-less than four feet anywhere. |
| Extent |
6 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 Carl J. Bendorf is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Michael C. Newlon and Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Tom Staudt, James Huntington, Carl Bendorf, James Sandrock, Lanny Haldy, Tom Shires, and Carol Newlon. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon is eliminated. No neck ring was present. Distinct lighter color on back on head and upper neck is not like solid head color of loon. Red-throated Loon is eliminated by presence of distinctive light patches on back. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:30:00/19:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1981-02 |
| Event Remarks |
At first about 400 yards away, later moved to about 200 yards. estimated with reference to a topographic map. Gray uniform sky. No real effect of sun position. No heat waves. 20-45X scope and 7X35 binos. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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. Field guide to birds of Eastern and central North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Date Digital |
04 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
