| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94t6f484 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for an American White Pelican at Oakville in Louisa County, IA on December 23, 1997. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1997-12-23 - 1998-01-13 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
11:30 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 |
16 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Ohde, Bill |
| Contributors |
Cross, Ronald |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
American White Pelican |
| Locations |
Oakville |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Iowa River, 1 mile NW of Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
large shallow river with sandbars, forested shorelines. |
| 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 Bill Ohde is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ron Cross. | Elimination of similar species: Our first thought was swan when we saw the the [sic] large white bird in the water. We first used binoculars and immediately saw the huge orange bill. Then I got out the spotting scope to take a close look. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/15:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Sun in a.m., overcast in p.m., excellent viewing. Distance estimated at 200-300 yds. 8x40 binocualrs, 15-60x spotting scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
17 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
