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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for four White-faced Ibises at Churdan in Greene County, IA on April 21, 1978.
Related Genres Field notes Forms (documents)
Sort Date 1978-04-21 - 1978-04-24
People / Organizations
Time 10:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 32
Folder 24
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Dinsmore, James J.
Contributors Dinsmore, Stephen J.
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds White-faced Ibis
Locations Churdan
Map
Verbatim Locality 1 mile North, 2 1/4 miles East of Churdan, Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Creek pasture, non-timbered, no trees for 1/4 mile, creek bayou (old bed); some vegetation along edges
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 4
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Stephen Dinsmore and Dan Towers. | Elimination of similar species: Great Blue Heron; this Great Blue Heron is the only other bird I've ever seen around here that even comes close to resemblance, and it's not even close. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/11:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: 45-50 steps - stepped it off - crawled to edge of bayou to watch them. Optical Equipment: 7 x 35 binoculars Light: Partly cloudy sky, sun was at 11 A.M. position and birds were pretty much west of me.
Supporting Documentation 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