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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for an Ibis species at Otter Creek Marsh in Tama County, IA on May 1, 1981.
Related Genres Field notes Forms (documents)
Sort Date 1981-05-01 - 1981-05-24
People / Organizations
Time 6:00 PM
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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 Proescholdt, Beth
Contributors Harris, Phyllis J. Sommerlot, Ramona R. Seward, Garnita
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Glossy Ibises
Locations Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge
Map
Verbatim Locality Otter Creek Marsh - south central Tama County
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Otter Creek Marsh, in the area where water had apparently been let out to form mud flats, interspersed with very shallow water
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Phyllis Harris, Garnite Seward, and Ramona Sommerlot. | Elimination of similar species: Curlew - but not correct shape for a curlew, White ibis - wrong color. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:15:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: estimated 200' Optical equipment: Binoculars Light: Full sun on bird, with sun just a few degrees left of our looking into sun - so the bird appeared in silhouette.
Supporting Documentation Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | 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