| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97940w8m |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Mississippi Kite at Ledges State Park in Boone County, IA on May 13, 1990. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1990-05-13 - 1990-05-29 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
9:15 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 |
20 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Sinclair, Jim |
| Contributors |
Youngblut, David |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Mississippi Kite |
| Locations |
Ledges State Park |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Ledges St. Pk. - Pea's Creek |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
wooded valley |
| 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 Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include David Youngblut. | Elimination of similar species: Too large and uniform in color for a kestrel or Merlin. Wings and tail too broad for one of the larger falcons. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:15:00/09:17:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: clear day - bird observed with 8.5x44 binocs at 120 ft from below to 300 ft. at 45 degree. Distance measured by eye. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
01 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
