| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9m03xz74 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Snowy Egret at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on August 30, 1980 |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1980-08-30 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
4:30 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 |
19 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Moore, Francis L. |
| Contributors |
Hays, Russell Myers, Robert K. Stone, Tom |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Snowy Egret |
| Locations |
Sweet Marsh |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
2 mi East of South entrance to Sweet Marsh then 2 1/2 mi South, across road. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
grassy-marshy field, grassy-marshy field with cattle |
| 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 Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Stone, Bob Myers, and Russell Hays. | Elimination of similar species: See question above for notation that all three small white heron's were seen together; Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret and immature Little Blue Heron. What a sight. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/17:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 50' to 60' (eye) Optical equipment: 7x35mm Bausch & Lomb roof prism binoculars, 20x Bushnell Spacemaster Telescope Light: Clear, sunny when first seen with sun to my right and behind bird as I faced it. I was facing South to Southeast and later facing North as I approached bird from different angles. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson RT. A field guide to eastern Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. | 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 |
