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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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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
Time 10:00 AM
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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
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Red-necked Grebe
Locations Saylorville Lake
Map
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
Information Withheld
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
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