| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hq3s15q |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for four Tundra Swans at George Wyth State Park in Black Hawk County, IA on December 20, 1998. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1998-12-20 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:10 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 |
33 |
| Folder |
1 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Moore, Francis L. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Tundra Swan |
| Locations |
George Wyth Memorial State Park |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
George Wyth State Park, Black Hawk County, IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open backwater lake near Cedar River |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
4 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Stone, Maurice Hanson, and Ruby Hanson. | Elimination of similar species: See above. Also the two immature were a lot lighter brownish color than would show for an immature Trumpeter Swan. Adult and immature bill color was wrong for Mute Swan. Just did not look like Mute Swans. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:10:00/15:20:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Cloudy, good light, seen from approx. 75 to 100 yards using 10x40 binoculars and 20x telescope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
20 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
