| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cn6z131 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA on July 23, 1979. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1979-07-23 - 1979-07-26 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
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| 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 |
23 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Wilson, Barbara L. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron |
| Locations |
Willow Slough State Game Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Willow Slough, NE Mills County, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Twice I flushed the bird from the edge of the cattail patches. Flew away from me with slow, dignified wing beats. |
| 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 Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Bitterns have black, not gray flight feathers in wings. Immature Black-crowned Night heron has larger spots, a more streaked appearance. Note: both night herons were present at the slough last year. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Weather: no important wind. Solidly overcast, but bright. Distance: Within 25' once, a bit farther the other tire. Binoculars: 8.5x |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed/flatbed |
