| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9wp9t78m |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Rathbun Reservoir in Appanoose County, IA on October 29, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1995-10-29 - 2000-11-20 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
10:00 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 |
7 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Cummins, Raymond L. |
| Contributors |
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Pacific Loon |
| Locations |
Rathbun Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Lake Rathbun Appanoose Co. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open water near shore. The Loon was first noticed as it swam side by side with a Common Loon. |
| Extent |
2 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 Ray Cummins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The Loon was slightly smaller, with a gray crown and nape compared to it's darker back. The Common Loon nape was the same color as its back. The eye was in the dark crown area unlike the Common Loon which showed white over the eye. [...] The bill was smaller than the Common's and straight. [...] Red-throated Loon would hold it's bill upturned not straight. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1995-32 |
| Event Remarks |
Distance: 150 to 200 yds. Optical equipment: Kowa 20x to 60x spotting scope. Light: Excellent at my back. Water still. |
| 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 |
