| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w99k45v17 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two White-faced Ibises at Snake Creek Marsh in Greene County, IA on April 23, 1986. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1986-04-23 - 1986-04-24 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
6:15 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 |
25 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Myers, Robert K. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
White-faced Ibis |
| Locations |
Snake Creek State Game Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Snake Creek Marsh - 240 acre cattail marsh which is two miles north of Rippey in Greene County Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
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| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
2 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Bob Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The birds were obviously ibis species. I believe they were white-faced ibis. Glossy ibis in spring may also show a faint whitish border to the facial area but it would not be as broad as in this case and would not extend behind the eye or under the chin as was the case in this sighting. The legs and feet would also not appear totally reddish in the glossy but would be gray with reddish joints. | The original documentation form event occurred around 18:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: I was walking north on the east edge of the marsh and noticed two large dark birds north of me about 300 yd. away. The birds then flew away to the west and landed at the edge of an open pool. From time to time they would get up and move a little distance and land again. The birds were west of me now and were only silhouettes against the setting sun. I approached to within 50-60 yd. and attempted some photos but no color could be noted in the bad light. My last sighting took place when the ibis flew up fairly high and I began taking silhouette photos against the sunset. At one point they flew infront [sic] of the sun as I was tracking and the extremely bright light through the 600 mm lens temporarily ended my viewing. After considerable blinking, I could not relocate the pair and I assume they dropped back into the marsh. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
