| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91z41v2c |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Zirbel Slough in Cerro Gordo County, IA on August 4, 1988. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1988-08-04 - 1988-08-05 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:14 PM |
| 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 |
Walter, Janice L. |
| Contributors |
Walter, Jim B. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Red-necked Grebe |
| Locations |
Zirbel Slough |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
East-west dike on north side of Zirbel Slough, Cerro Gordo Co., Ia |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
small open pool in dense marsh. Pool at base of dike. |
| 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 Jan L. Walter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Walter. | Elimination of similar species: Shape and behavior of Grebe. Size eliminated Pied-billed, Eared, and Horned Grebes. Reddish instead of white neck and thicker, heavier bill eliminated Western Grebe. | The original documentation form event lasted from 20:14:00/20:24:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: We were looking SW, Light from late evening sun came from N.W. Distance - about 30 yards (guess) 8x40 and 7x35 binoculars |
| Supporting Documentation |
Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | 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 |
