| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w93b5wb19 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle over the Des Moines River near Saylorville Dam in Polk County, IA on December 4, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1985-12-04 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
10:00 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 |
31 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Engebretsen, Bery |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Golden Eagle |
| Locations |
Saylorville Dam |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Des Moines River, just below Saylorville Dam |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Des Moines river channel below Saylorville Dam - Open water, modest sized maple, cottonwood, mallards and few other ducks in area (goldeneye, C. merganser) |
| 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 Bery Engebretsen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: White in wing of imm. Bald in less vivid, blotchy and on coverts, not base of primaries. Also white on tail not so vivid or banded as was this one. Body color was darker than Bald. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 100 feet overhead, 50 yds flying low & away (estimate). Optical equipment: 7x50. Light: snow on ground, north of me. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Date Digital |
05 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
