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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review of three Mississippi Kites in the Des Moines Area in Polk County, IA on August 22, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents)
Sort Date 1995-08-22 - 2000-11-20
People / Organizations
Time 8:00 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 Proescholdt, Mark
Contributors Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Mississippi Kite
Locations Des Moines
Map
Verbatim Locality Olivet Baptist Church - Des Moines area
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Church parking lot with large trees and open spaces and creek
Extent 8 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 3
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russ Widner and Phil McFadden. | Elimination of similar species: It's quite distinctive. A white-tailed Kite has black shoulders and a white tail. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:40:00 approximately.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1995-37
Event Remarks Mostly cloudy with sun behind us. Adults were estimated at 50 yards and 120 yards away in trees. Young bird at nest was 25-30 yards away. 8x30 binocs 22x scope.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 17 May 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed