| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tm7232r |
| Type |
Image, Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Trumpeter Swan at Le Claire in Scott County, IA on January 9, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, three photocopied photographs, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs |
| Sort Date |
1989-01-09 - 1993-08-05 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
9:40 AM |
| 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 |
8 |
| Folder |
12 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Petersen, Peter C. |
| Contributors |
Porter, Diane C. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Trumpeter Swan |
| Locations |
Le Claire |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Channel of Miss. River 1 mi. N. Le Claire IA & Pt Byron IL, Scott & Rock Isl Co |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open pool in main channel of Missippi River |
| 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 Peter C. Petersen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Diane Porter was submitted from February 25, 1989. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen, Don Moeller, and Ann Barker. | Elimination of similar species: Tundra swan- Bill very dark near base in this bird, would be light in Tundra, slope of top of head to bill tip wrong for Tundra, brownish tinge to plumage wrong for Tundra, also long bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:40:00/09:45:00 and 10:00:00/10:03:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1989-01 |
| Event Remarks |
Optical equipment used: 40x Scope, also at 25x and 30x, 10x40 Zeiss binocs.
Closest distance to bird: 400 yards est.
Lighting and weather: sun at 90 degree angle to bird
Was the bird photographed? yes By whom? Don Moeller Attached? Yes |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. |
| Date Digital |
10 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
