| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tq5rg08 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Saylorville Reservoir dam in Polk County in October 11, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1985-10-11 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
5:00 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 |
23 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, Stephen J. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron |
| Locations |
Saylorville Dam |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
beaver ponds below the Saylorville Reservoir dam, Polk County. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
edge of small pond surrounded by dense Willow thickets |
| 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 Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The black bill, finer spotting on underparts, darker back with som [sic] gray wash on the tail, bright yellow legs, and legs protruding well beyond the tail eliminate immature Black-crowned Night heron. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/18:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Light was excellent with the sun directly behind me and a clear sky. Estimated viewing distance of 50 ft. at closest. I used a B+L 20x spotting scope and Nikon 8x23 Binoculars |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | 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 |
