| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9125qb9q |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for ten Cinnamon Teals at Big Creek Reservoir in Polk County, IA on September 7, 1980. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1980-09-07 - 1980-09-08 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
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| 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 |
6 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Martsching, Paul |
| Contributors |
Zaletel, Hank |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Cinnamon Teal |
| Locations |
Big Creek Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
headwaters of Big Creek reservoir |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
shallow water interspersed with marsh & some mud flat edge |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
10 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Hank Zaletel & John _. | Elimination of similar species: Blue Wing Teal had completely rust colored head, neck, breast & belly Green Wing Teal. Ruddy Duck - didn't' have blue bill or cheek patch or act like a Ruddy Duck. | The original documentation form event occurred in mid afternoon for 12-15 minutes. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Light: clear sun to right of birds & me. Distance: abt 60 yds - guessed. Optical equipment: Bushnell spot scope 25X |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Bellrose FC & Hines R. Ducks, geese & swans of North America. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. |
| Date Digital |
27 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
