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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 MidAmerican Energy Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on October 29, 1989.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1989-10-29
People / Organizations
Time 11:30 AM
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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 Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Long-tailed Duck
Locations MidAmerican Energy Ponds
Map
Verbatim Locality Iowa Power & Light North Settling Pond, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Babs and Loren Padelford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Small duck, smaller than Redhead ducks and much smaller than Black Scoter, both present for direct comparison. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/12:15:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance and light conditions: 50 yards to 150 yards. Overcast. Optical equipment used: Bushnell Spacemaster 25x60 spotting scope, Meade 40x90 spotting 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