| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gh9bb39 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Little Blue Heron at Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on August 13, 1978 |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1978-08-13 - 1978-08-21 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
10:00 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 |
20 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Newlon, Michael C. |
| Contributors |
DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph) |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Little Blue Heron |
| Locations |
Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Cone Marsh, Louisa Co, IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
large shallow, algae-filled pond; part of a much larger area of marsh, ponds, river bottom woods and fields. |
| 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 Michael C. Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rich DeCoster. | Elimination of similar species: Small size, bill & leg color rule out great egret (large, yellow bill, black legs); Snowy egret (smaller black bill, black legs & yellow feet), cattle egret (thicker neck, yellow bill), great white heron (much larger, yellow bill + legs), white phase reddish egret (bulkier neck, pink bill & dk tip, pink legs). | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00 - 10:30:00 approximately. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance 100 yds (est) Optical equipment: 8x40 binocs, 25x60 scope Light: Slightly foggy day; sun to side of [illegible] from obs. to bird. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
