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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at West Okoboji in Dickinson County, IA on April 15, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, an article of Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs
Sort Date 1997-04-15 - 2000-11-24
People / Organizations
Time 10:45 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 Thelen, Ed
Contributors Harr, Douglas C. Schoenewe, Lee A. Waltz, Tim J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Pacific Loon
Locations West Okoboji Lake
Map
Verbatim Locality N. End of West Okoboji - Dickinson County
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat 3800 Natural Lake with developed shoreline
Extent 8 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Lee Schonewe, and Douglas Harr were submitted later. Other observers included Tim Waltz. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loons were also nearby and were larger with a flatter head, no chin strap and also white above the eye. Saw Loon fly only once. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:45:00/12:30:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1997-07
Event Remarks Good - Loon was seen off and on with the last time seen on 5-26-97. Always seen at North end of Lake.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 04 May 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed/flatbed