| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9t14tr0d |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 21, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1985-10-21 - 1985-10-22 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
10:00 AM |
| Rights |
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. However, for this Item, 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 |
32 |
| Folder |
13 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Myers, Robert K. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Red-necked Grebe |
| Locations |
Saylorville Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Saylorville Res. (Polk Co.), Ia. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Large reservoir - bird was way out but I don't know how deep water is there as there were also pied-billed grebes & cormorants present also. May be fairly shallow at that point. |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: Too small and short necked for Western grebe and to [sic] big with much too big of a bill for horned grebe. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: Long way out - 300 to 400 yds? - by guess & by gosh Optical equipment: 25x and 40x scope Light: Overcast day - not best lighting - fog had just lifted so I could see across lake. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
17 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
