| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9q23r271 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two White-winged Scoters at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 23, 1977. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1977-03-23 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
4:25 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 |
12 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Halmi, Nicholas S. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
White-winged Scoter |
| Locations |
Coralville Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Coralville Reservoir about 0.5 mile up from dam |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
reservoir lake - Coralville Reservoir, deep portion |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
2 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Nicholas S. Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Shires, Robert Osmundson, Helen Osmundson, and Rich DeCoster. | Elimination of similar species: Other Scoters: prominent white speculum. Gadwall: different shape, black coloration of most of plumage. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:25:00/16:40:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 200-400 ft. (est.) Optical equipment: 7x35 Trinovid Bushnell 20-45 x zoom scope Light: bright day; angle between sun - observer - bird 110 degree when scoped; 80-130 degree when in flight. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Bellrose FC. Ducks, geese & swans of North America. 2nd. ed. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books; 1976. |
| Date Digital |
28 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
