| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w90863684 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two Turkey Vultures at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on December 17, unknown. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
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| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
11:00 AM |
| 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 |
26 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Kaufman, Sharon |
| Contributors |
Rigdon, Lois Rigdon, Jerry |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Turkey Vulture |
| Locations |
Burlington |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
1 mi. N. 1 mi. W of Burlington |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open field with scattered trees, birds soaring |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
2 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Sharon Kaufman is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jerry Rigdon and Lois Rigdon. | Elimination of similar species: Wing profile eliminated immature bald and golden eagles as well as dark phase red-tailed hawk. Pattern on underside of wing also used to eliminate above. | The original documentation form event occurred around 11:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Mid-day bright sun behind us, distance estimated at 100 yards, seen through 7x35 Bausch and Lomb binoculars |
| 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 |
