| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9513tz0t |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Mississippi Kite at Cardinal Marsh in Winnesheik County, IA on May 29, 1978. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1978-05-29 - 1978-05-31 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
1:05 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 |
20 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Stone, Tom, Jr. Stone, Tom |
| Contributors |
Hays, Russell Moore, Francis L. Camarata, Antoinette Sherman, Lois Corwin, Eleanor Stone, Ted |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Mississippi Kite |
| Locations |
Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Cardinal marsh near Cresco |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Marshy area bordered with Woodlands. |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Tom Stone and Tom Stone, Jr. is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russell Hays, Francis Moore, Eleanor Corvin, Lois Sherman, and Antoinette Camarata. | Elimination of similar species: Peregrine Falcon: has black mustache and stoops unlike kite. Merlin - flys with steadily flapping and has smaller wingspan. Marsh Hawk - Has white rump patch. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:05:00/13:45:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: about 50 yards at closest. Distance was judged by sight. Optical equipment: 7 to 10 power binoculars, 20 x 60 scope Light: mostly clouds with sun appearing shortly while watching bird. Was behind our backs. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Peterson RT. A field guide to eastern Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| Date Digital |
01 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
