| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rb6w44b |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a White-winged Scoter at Pleasant Creek Lake in Linn County, IA on November 19, 1989. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1989-11-19 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
4:00 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 |
Pinkston, Randall, 1956- |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
White-winged Scoter |
| Locations |
Pleasant Creek State Park |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Pleasant Creek Lake north of Palo, Linn Co., Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
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| 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 Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: White wing patches and typical facial pattern of young White-winged rule out other scoters. Large size, large bill, dual facial patches eliminate female Bufflehead. White wing patches and large bill eliminate female Harlequin Duck. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/17:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Late afternoon sunny skies, slightly choppy water. Zeiss 10X40 binocular 200+ meters |
| Supporting Documentation |
Dinsmore, JJ, Kent, TH, Koenig, D, Petersen, PC, Roosa, DM. 1984. Iowa birds. The Iowa State University Press. | Farrand, J. 1983. The Audubon Society master guide to birding, vol. 1. | Kortright, FH. 1967. The ducks, geese, & swans of North America. The Stackpole Co. and Wildlife Management Institute. | 1987. National Geographic Society field guide to the birds of North America, 2nd ed. | Oberholser, HC. 1974.The bird life of Texas, vol. 1. University of Texas Press. |
| Date Digital |
28 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
