| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mp4vq6z |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for five Greater Scaups at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA on March 30, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1985-03-30 - 1985-04-01 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:25 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 |
Moore, Francis L. |
| Contributors |
Cecil, Robert I. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Greater Scaup |
| Locations |
Willow Slough State Game Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Willow Slough, Mills Co., Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open part of lake |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
5 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Robert I. Cecil. | Elimination of similar species: Female Lesser Scaup do not have white 'ear patch' as these females did. All five birds had a somewhat larger headed looks with the head looking 'fat' and rounded not pointed as Lesser Scaup would have appeared. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:25:00/15:55:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Partly cloudy. Seen from approx 75 yards at closest using Nikon 20x60 Telescope and Leitz 10x40B Binoculars |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
27 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
