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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for thirty-five Greater Scaups at Mississippi River (SW of Davenport) in Scott County, IA on March 11, 1978.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1978-03-11
People / Organizations
Time 2:00 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 33
Folder 10
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
Contributors Shires, Thomas K.
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Greater Scaup
Locations Davenport
Map
Verbatim Locality Mississippi River (S.W. of Davenport)
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Mississippi River - half open water, half ice covered
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 35
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Shires. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser scaup. The head shape and wing stripe differences are noted above. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/15:30:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: 100 or more yards. Optical equipment: 20x objective on Bushnell scope. Light: Overcast with occasional light rain. Viewing was excellent for light conditions.
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.
Date Digital 27 Nov 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed