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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on October 23, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Field notes
Sort Date 1988-10-23 - 1993-08-04
People / Organizations
Time 10:15 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 7
Folder 7
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
Contributors Bray, Tanya Grenon, Alan G. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Brogie, Ed
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Pacific Loon
Locations Lake Manawa State Park
Map
Verbatim Locality Lake Manawa State Park, Pottawattamie Co. Southwest corner of lake, in a cove east of Boy Scout Island.
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat
Extent 8 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Babs and Loren Padelford is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Alan G. Grenon and Tanya Bray were submitted later. Other observers include Mark Brogie, Ed Brogie, Elizabeth Grenon, Ruth Green, Dave Starr, Jim, Kovanda, Sandra Kovanda, Clyde Johnson, Emma Johnson, and Bruce Wetteroth. | Elimination of similar species: Was smaller and overall not as massive as Common Loon. Bill was smaller and thinner, and head more rounded than Common Loon. The straight bill and lack of white spotting on back rule out Red-throated Loon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/12:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1988-09
Event Remarks Optical equipment: Bushnell 25x spotting scope. Viewing Conditions: Clear sky, bright sunlight. Sun shining from our right side. 25mph northwest winds. Distance from bird: 150 feet to 150 yards
Supporting Documentation National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. 1st edition. Washington DC: National Geographic Society.
Date Digital 04 May 2017
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