| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9b27ps7q |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two Turkey Vultures at Mark Twain Refuge near Toolesboro in Louisa County, IA on December 19, 1986. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1986-12-19 - 1987-01-02 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:00 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 |
26 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Wiederrecht, Ed |
| Contributors |
Cross, Ronald |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Turkey Vulture |
| Locations |
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Sky over Mark Twain Refuge at Mississippi river bluff no Road Toolsboro IA. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Woods, River Bluff, Ponds, Sloughs etc. |
| 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 Ed Wiederrecht is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ronald Cross. | Elimination of similar species: Bald Eagles are approximately same size but the adults have white heads. Tails & the immatures do not have the distinctive 2 toned pattern on their flight feathers under the wings. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Good light, blue sky. Approx. 1/2 to 3/4 mile distant as they circled moving north up the bluff & refuge land. Bushnell Binocs used. |
| 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. | Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Date Digital |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
