| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9348gj51 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Osprey at Swan Lake in Johnson County, IA on December 16, 1978. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1978-12-16 - 1978-12-19 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:00 AM |
| 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 |
19 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Newlon, Carol S. |
| Contributors |
Staudt, Thomas J. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Osprey |
| Locations |
Swan Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Farm just west of Swan Lake, I.C. Christmas Count circle |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Sitting close to swan lake which was frozen - open water in the reservoir ~ 1/2 mile away. |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Carol S. Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Staudt and R. Williams. | Elimination of similar species: A marsh hawk would have shown a white rump when it flew and would not have had a white head w/ dark eye marks. An immature red tail would have had a belly band and no white on top of the head. A light phase rough leg would have had a belly band, no white on top of the head and a single dark terminal band on the tail. In addition the wings were longer & narrower in proportion to body size then a buteos. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: 100-200 yds - estimate. Leitz 8x40B trinovid binoculars, Bushnell 25x telescope. Sky was clear, bird was clearly lighted with sun in south east to my back and left and bird WSW from me |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. |
| Date Digital |
01 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
