| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gq6r48x |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Gyrfalcon north of Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on December 28, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1986-12-28 - 1993-09-07 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:00 PM |
| Rights |
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| 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 |
9 |
| Folder |
4 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dwyer, Timothy L. |
| Contributors |
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Gyrfalcon |
| Locations |
Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
About 1/2 mile North of Cone Marsh on Hwy G-28 in Louisa Co., Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open country, scattered small trees, weedy fence rows. |
| Extent |
3 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 Timothy L. Dwyer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Prairie Falcon is smaller, browner + has black axillars. Peregrine Falcon is smaller, has more pointed wings and has a much more distinctive head pattern. Goshawk's head pattern is different, is whiter below in gray plumage and has shorter wings. Northern Harrier is smaller, also has a white rump and holds wings in a dihedral, this bird didn't. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:03:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1986-20 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Good sunlight at 12 yards. It was on top of a telephone pole along the road I was on, just across the road. Also in flight from 12 yards untill [sic] out of sight. 12x40 binoculars. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
18 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
