| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9sb3x171 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for twenty Greater Scaups at Princeton in Scott County, IA on March 10, 1979. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1979-03-10 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
1:30 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 |
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--Societies, etc Rare birds |
| Birds |
Greater Scaup |
| Locations |
Princeton |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Mississippi River from I 80 north to Princeton |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Mississippi River - partly ice covered lot - mostly open |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
20 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include T.K. Shires. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser scaup - There were about 40 of these for direct comparison, in the same field of view at times. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/14:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 40 to 100 yards (estimate) Optical equipment: 8x Leitz trinovid, 20x scope 60x Questar scope |
| 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. | Russell W. Field identification notes. Birding 1975; 7:232-236. |
| Date Digital |
27 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
