| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9bk16s1x |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Gyrfalcon at Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on January 20, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1992-01-20 - 1994-10-18 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
1:45 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 |
Timper, Edward |
| Contributors |
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Gyrfalcon |
| Locations |
Bettendorf |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Devils Glen & Middle Road, Bettendorf, Hwy Z30 & Indiana Ave, Rural Scott Cty. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Residential with fields, and rural farm area with picked fields |
| Extent |
4 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 Edward Timper is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: I am a master falconer, and have handled and flown many large falcons, including gyrfalcons, peregrines, prairie falcons, and large exotics such as saker falcons and lanners. I am positive that this is a gerfalcon [sic]. | The original documentation form event lasted from 13:45:00/15:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1992-02 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: General overcast day, with good light levels. I observed the falcon flying and sitting. from various ranges, but as close as twenty feet during a slow speed drive by to place my capture device. - See above paragraph [symbol] also. [...] I observed it during this time through a pair of 10x50 binoculors [sic] at a distance of about 50 feet. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
18 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
