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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for six Greater Scaups at Polk City in Polk County, IA on April 27, 1983.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1983-04-27 - 1983-04-28
People / Organizations
Time 9:15 AM
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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 Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Greater Scaup
Locations Polk City
Map
Verbatim Locality 3 mi East of Polk City, Polk Co., Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Flooded corn field - almost 40 acres of water-near Large Reservoir
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 6
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Joe Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Scaup ducks compared directly with Lesser Scaups. When directly compared the three were larger, whiter on back and side, and rounder-headed than the Lesser Scaup. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:15:00/09:30:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: High cloudiness but other-wise good light. Sun in east with birds. Southwest of me and viewed with 45x scope at an estimated 250 yds.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 27 Nov 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed