| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mk6595j |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Little Blue Heron at Peterson Pits in Story County, IA on May 8, 1982. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1982-05-08 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
12:35 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 |
20 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Robinson, John C., 1959- |
| Contributors |
Myers, Robert K. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Little Blue Heron |
| Locations |
Peterson Pits Recreation Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Peterson Pits, Story County, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Riparian area with sparse vegetation and several large dug-out pits, most of which held variable amounts of water. |
| 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 John C. Robinson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers. | Elimination of similar species: Green Heron is smaller, has orange legs, a stouter neck and white areas on its ventral surface. Louisiana Heron shows conspicuous white areas on the ventral surface. Great Blue Heron is much larger, with a two-tone coloration in the wings, a slower wingbeat , and white areas on the upper neck and head. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:35:00/12:37:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Conditions were good as bird was flying away from the sun which was overhead & slightly behind us. 20-50 yards when first sighted. Pentax 10x50 binoculars. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
