| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9qr4ns60 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Surf Scoter at Princeton Marsh in Scott County, IA on May 15, 1986. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1986-05-15 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
6:40 AM |
| 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 |
11 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Petersen, Peter C. |
| Contributors |
Barker, Ann M. Blevins, Corey T. Moeller, Donald W. Petersen, Mary Lou Sandvick, Gil |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Surf Scoter |
| Locations |
Princeton State Wildlife Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Princeton Marsh |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Pond near mouth of Wapsipinicon R, I mi. from Miss R. chanel [sic] Central pond, west edge of Princton [sic] Marsh State Wildlife area. |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Don Moeller, Corey Blevins, Gil Sandvick, Mary Lou Petersen, Ann Barker, and John Hoogerheide. | Elimination of similar species: Black scoter - no white on head. Wh-wg. Scoter, has white on wing, no white on back of head. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:40:00/06:55:00, 09:45:00/10:00:00, and 15:45:00/16:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 120 yds. 1st obs., 250 + yds other viewings est. Optical equipment: 15-60x 60 scope, used 25-40x, 10x binoculars. Light: (1 viewing, heavy o.c. poor light, 2nd brighter but still o.c. 3rd cloudy, sun behind obs. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. | Peterson RT. A field guide to eastern Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| Date Digital |
28 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
