| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tx3577s |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Snowy Egret at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on September 29, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1985-09-29 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
4:45 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 |
Johnson, Thomas N. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Snowy Egret |
| Locations |
Rathbun Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Lake Rathbun |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Waters edge-sandy swimming beach and adjacent weeds |
| 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 Thomas H. Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Cattle Egret - There was no yellow bill. Little Blue Heron - this bird did not have yellow legs or any yellow on the bill. There was no blue on the wings sitting or in flight. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:45:00/16:55:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Cloudy, raining - light but more than a drizzle. Distance - 150 yds. estimated. Equipment - Nikon 8 x 23 binoculars. B & L spotting scope - 20 power. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Dinsmore JJ, Kent TH, Koenig D, Petersen PC, & Roosa DM. Iowa birds. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. |
| Date Digital |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
