| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9183439v |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Cattle Egret near Interchange 35 of I-29 in Mills County, IA on August 22, 1974. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1974-08-22 - 1974-11-22 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
4:00 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 |
21 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Anderson, Rose |
| Contributors |
Green, Ruth |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Cattle Egret |
| Locations |
Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Lake by I-29 right after Plattsmouth exit |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
small marshy lake - a lake along I-29 beside a corn field - some mud flats & marshy areas along the edge |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Rose Anderson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ruth Green. | Elimination of similar species: Snowy Egret would be larger & have black bill & black legs. Common Egret would be larger with longer, thinner neck & have black legs. Immature Little Blue Heron would be larger, thinner & longer neck, dark-tipped bill which would look dark even if light was wrong for it to be bluish & legs would be more greenish - not bright yellow. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:20:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: about 500 ft (estimated in terms of city blocks) Optical equipment: Bushnell 7x35 binoculars and Bushnell zoom telescope Light: Sunny - sun behind us as we faced East - good light on the bird showing all field marks clearly - light shining on the bird - sky clear -weather warm & calm |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson RT. A field guide to Western 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 |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed/flatbed |
