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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for five Surf Scoters at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 27, 1984.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1984-10-27 - 1984-10-29
People / Organizations
Time 1:30 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 33
Folder 11
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Dixon, Mark D.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Surf Scoter
Locations Saylorville Lake
Map
Verbatim Locality near the dam at Saylorville Reservoir, Polk County
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Large reservoir, seen near rock dam
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 5
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Mark D. Dixon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Distinguished from Black Scoter female or immature by two distinct white face spots. Distinguished from White-winged Scoter primarily by lack of white in secondaries. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/15:45:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: good light, distance judged to be within 200 feet (at closest) observed with 20x Bushnell spotting scope, also used 48x lense [sic] but little observed with it.
Supporting Documentation Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Date Digital 28 Nov 2017
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