| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rf5kh1r |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation for a Western Grebe at Trumbull Lake in Clay County, IA on June 5, 1980. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1980-06-05 - 1980-06-11 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:30 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 |
15 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, James J. |
| Contributors |
Miller, Edwin J. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Western Grebe |
| Locations |
Trumbull Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Trumbull Lake, Clay County |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
open water area of a large lake that is fringed with cattail & bulrush |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ed Miller. | Elimination of similar species: Common Loon- bill too thin, neck too long and slender for a loon the break between dark and light plumage was quite distinct rather than the gradual merging you often see in winter plumage loons. | The original documentation form event lasted from 20:30:00/20:40:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: estimated 200 yards Optical equipment: 20 x spotting scope Light: light 90 degrees to side of bird and fading but still good enough to see the bird well |
| 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. |
| Date Digital |
17 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
