| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97h1dp6v |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Scaup at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 20, 1976. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1976-03-20 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:50 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 |
10 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Halmi, Nicholas S. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Greater Scaup |
| Locations |
Coralville Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co., Iowa, just NE of Mehaffey Bridge (rd F28) |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
swimming in water of reservoir, near the shore, in shallow water, then flew off into deeper central water |
| 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 Nicholas Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Scaup - several pairs nearby; Female in same scope field as gr. scaup: differences evident - L. Scaup showed purplish, not green, head gloss, slightly peaked head, daintier proportions, finer bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:50:00/16:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: est. 200 ft. bird ~50 ft. bird ~50 ft. below obs. 7x35 Leitz binoculars 20x Bushnell zoom scope (window-mounted) Light: bright sunshine, sun SW, bird NNW from observer (ideal lighting) see diagram |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Birding. (7)232. 1975. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Roberts TS. The birds of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minneapolis Press. |
| Date Digital |
27 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
