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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 Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on April 29, 1988.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1988-04-29 - 1988-05-03
People / Organizations
Time 5:13 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 Dinsmore, Stephen J.
Contributors Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Engebretsen, Bery
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Long-tailed Duck
Locations Saylorville Lake
Map
Verbatim Locality Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat swimming with coots and Bonaparte's Gulls on large lake
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and Bery Engebretsen. | Elimination of similar species: No other duck has the white 'goggle', stubby bill, and dark underwings that this bird showed. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:13:00/19:05:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Viewing conditions were o.k., although the bird was a long ways off. Estimated viewing distance was 500+ yards. I used a Buschnell 20-45x spotting scope.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 29 Nov 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed