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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Long-tailed Duck at Ford Madison in Lee County, IA on November 17, 1982.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1982-11-17 - 1982-12-01
People / Organizations
Time 12:30 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 33
Folder 14
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Bendorf, Carl J.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Long-tailed Duck
Locations Fort Madison
Map
Verbatim Locality In Mississippi River, just offshore in downtown Ft. Madison, Lee Co.
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Bird was swimming very close to shore in Mississippi River
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The female Ruddy Duck has a pointed tail and a light cheek patch, but the cheek patch in the Ruddy does not extend above the eye. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/13:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Light was not the best. Sun was bright and off to my right, gave some backlighting to bird. Bird was viewed with 20x scope as it floated to within 20 yards. Because of the close proximity to bird, overall viewing conditions were good.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 29 Nov 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed