| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96d5pc5t |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for three Ross' Geese at Forneys Lake in Fremont County, IA on March 25, 1984. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1984-03-25 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
1:00 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 |
28 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Petersen, Peter C. |
| Contributors |
Blevins, Brian L. Blevins, Corey T. Blevins, Lewis D. Johnsgard, Paul A. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Ross' Goose |
| Locations |
Forneys Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Forney's Lake |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Forneys Lake, W. end of lake, away from s. shore |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
3 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Paul Johnsgard, Lewis Blevins, Corey Blevins, Brian Blevins, Joe Schaufenbuel, and Stephen Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: Bird 1 much smaller size separates from Snow Geese flying with it. Bird 2 & 3 - small size, bill entirely pink and blue area at base separates from accompanying Snow Geese. | The original documentation form event occurred around 13:00:00 for first bird and 13:15:00/13:20:00 for 2nd and 3rd birds. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 200 yards - bird 1, 150 yards - birds 2 & 3 - est.
Optical equipment bird 1 - 10x40 binocs, birds 2 & 3 - zoom scope at 30-40x
Light: Clear day, sun behind observers |
| 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 |
