| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9c24qp50 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Trumpeter Swan at Mississippi River near Enchanted Island in Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 23, 1998. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes Forms (documents) |
| Sort Date |
1998-12-23 - 1998-12-30 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
12:30 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 |
30 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
McKay, Kelly |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Trumpeter Swan |
| Locations |
Horse Island |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
~0.25 mile downstream of Enchanted Island, Davenport (Scott Co.) |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Mississippi River side channel. Surrounding habitat consists of a backwater slough and a developed shoreline. |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Kelly J. McKay is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Tundra Swan - Smaller, more of an angle between bill and forehead. Snow Goose - Smaller, pink bill, black primaries. American White Pelican -'pouched' bill, black primaries and secondaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/12:45:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Optical equipment: Leica ultra 10x42 binoculars; KOWA TSN-822 spotting scope. Distance: 50 meters - estimated Weather: Clear sky with the sun overhead. |
| 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 |
