| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91c1th7t |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Surf Scoter at West Okoboji Lake in Dickinson County, IA on December 3-5, 1988. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1988-12-03 - 1988-12-05 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:00 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 |
Thelen, Ed |
| Contributors |
Thelen, Linda |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Surf Scoter |
| Locations |
West Okoboji Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
South shore of West Okoboji Lake at Terrace Park, Dickinson County |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Natural Lake |
| 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 Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Linda Thelen. | Elimination of similar species: White-wing Scoter - white on wings, concave head. Black Scoter - Rounder head, dark legs, pale cheeks cover larger area on angle of beak, side of head. Ruddy duck - smaller size. | The original documentation form event occurred around 08:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Excellent - Sun to my back, 150-200 ft. (Guess). Used 10-power binoculars and 15-60 power telescope. Took several photos with 800mm lens on 35mm camera. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Musgrove JW & Musgrove MR. Waterfowl in Iowa. Des Moines, IA: State Conservation Commission; 1943. | Hines B. Ducks at a distance: a Waterfowl identification guide. Department of the Interior; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
| Date Digital |
28 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
