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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Peterson Pits in Story County, IA on May 22, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)
Sort Date 1994-05-22 - 1996-04-25
People / Organizations
Time 7:50 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 8
Folder 26
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
Contributors Proescholdt, Mark Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Mississippi Kite
Locations Peterson Pits Recreation Area
Map
Verbatim Locality "Peterson Pits" Mine Reclamation Area, Story County, Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat
Extent 3 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Randall "Randy" Pinkston is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Mark Proescholdt was submitted later. Other observers include Dan Dorrance, Mary Kuhlman, Carlyn Fischer, Jan Walter, Daniel Pinkston, Dorothy Zehr, and Sibyl Sand. | Elimination of similar species: Falcons also have pointed wingtips but wings typically appear more sickle-shaped, less plank-like. Falcon not expected to sail so effortlessly on fixed wings for so long. Dark slate-gray plumage and white head seen in good light does not fit with any North American falcon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/07:50:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1994-10
Event Remarks Clear, calm, warm. Zeiss 10x40 binocular from 100+ meters.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 12 May 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed