| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9x05xf8f |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two Black Scoters at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on November 12, 1986. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1986-11-12 - 1986-11-26 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:45 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 |
13 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, Stephen J. |
| Contributors |
Myers, Robert K. Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Mark |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Black Scoter |
| Locations |
Big Creek State Park |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Big Creek State Park, Polk Co. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
large body of water |
| 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 Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers, Mark Proescholdt, and Beth Proesholdt. | Elimination of similar species: No other duck shows the combination of a dark body, a white cheek patch, and dark wings lacking speculums. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/16:45:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Estimated viewing distance was 50-75 yards and light was excellent. I used Nikon 8x23 binoculars and a Buschnell 20-45x scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
29 Nov 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
