| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9d50fz6k |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Yellow-billed Loon at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 18, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1999-04-18 - 2000-11-28 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
6:00 PM |
| 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 |
8 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Walter, Janice L. |
| Contributors |
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Yellow-billed Loon |
| Locations |
Clear Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
North side of Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Large open lake, no reeds or rushes in this area |
| 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 Jan L. Walter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Curt Nelson, and Carolyn Fischer. | Elimination of similar species: Color, plumage, and bill shape eliminated Cormorants. Size eliminated Red-throated and Pacific Loons. Basic and immature plumage. Common Loon eliminated by straight, yellow aulmen, very pale tannish face, brown auricular patch, overall pale appearance of head and neck, and brown, not black, body. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:40:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1999-04 |
| Event Remarks |
Sky: variably cloudy with periods of clear bright sun we were facing south, light came from right (west). Distance: closest about 100 yards (guess). Optical equipment: KOWA TSN4 scope with 40x lens. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Kaufmann K. Kaufman field guide to advanced birding. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. | Harrison P. A field guide to seabirds of the world. Lexington, MA: The Stephen Greene Press, 1987. |
| Date Digital |
04 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
