| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9p26q569 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Surf Scoter at Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 20, 1992. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1992-12-20 - 1993-01-10 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
10:30 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 |
Sowl, LeRoy W. |
| Contributors |
Dorrance, Dan Bryant, Robert R. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds |
| Birds |
Surf Scoter |
| Locations |
Davenport |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
I-280 Bridge, Davenport, IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Miss. River |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by LeRoy W. Sowl is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Bryant and Dan Dorrance. | Elimination of similar species: other scoters No white wing patch, front white facial patch had a vertical orientation and more bare bill was showing than on a white-wing. It did not have the facial pattern of a Black Scoter. Bill did not have the bump. Head not round like Black Scoter. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/11:30:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance 50-100 feet, estimated, back lighted at first so that we could only tell it was a Scoter. We were able to get a view from another site that gave us good light used both binoculars and spotting scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Bellrose FC & Hines R. Ducks, geese & swans of North America. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. |
| Date Digital |
28 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
