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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Scaup south of Council Bluffs in Mills County, IA on March 28, 1982.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1982-03-28 - 1982-03-30
People / Organizations
Time 12:20 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 Moore, Francis L.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Greater Scaup
Locations Council Bluffs
Map
Verbatim Locality Borrow pit along I-29 South of Council Bluffs (Northbound Lane) Mills Co.
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Deep water pond
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Lesser Scaup has a definite pointed shaped head, and appears smaller than this bird did, also does not have as long a white wing stripe into the primaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:20:00/12:30:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Good viewing, sun was to my right as I faced south, bird to my left about 60 to 70 yards away measured by eye using 7 x 35mm Bausch + Lomb Roof Prism Binoculars and Bushnell Spacemaster telescope with 20x eyepiece.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 27 Nov 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed