| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9h98zf4f |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Turkey Vulture at Rolling Cove at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on January 31, 1988. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1988-01-31 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
11:55 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 |
Cornett, Dorothy M. |
| Contributors |
Montgomery, Mary |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Turkey Vulture |
| Locations |
Rolling Cove Park |
| Map |
|
| Verbatim Locality |
Rolling Cove at Lake Rathbun |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Grassland with trees and fields. |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
|
| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Dorothy M. Cornett is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mary M. Montgomery. | Elimination of similar species: Too big for most hawks and flew differently. Had just seen two immature and one mature eagle and couldn't be confused with those. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:55:00/12:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Partly cloudy but good bird viewing. 50 or so feet above at best, and with binoculars. Didn't need spotting scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
