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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle near St. Lucas in Fayette County, IA on May 28, 1986.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1986-05-28
People / Organizations
Time 6:24 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 33
Folder 31
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Dietzenbach, Mark A.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Golden Eagle
Locations Saint Lucas
Map
Verbatim Locality County: Fayette. Block: Auburn Township. Location in detail: Section 3 n, Three miles northeast of St Lucas. Observed in flight heading due south
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Paleozoic Plateau region, bluffs, scattered timber
Extent 2 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Mark A. Dietzenbach is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Turkey Vultures are smaller, their head is small and not feathered. They soar in a dihedral rocking and tilting unsteadily. Bald Eagle imm. has white areas in the wing linings, and shorter tail. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:24:00/18:25:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Clear sky, evening sun shining on subject below and from behind me. Height approximately 500 feet. equipment used: 8 x 40 - 16 X 40 binoculars, with zoom.
Supporting Documentation Peterson RT. A field guide to the birds east of the Rockies. New York: Houghton Mifflin. | Dinsmore JJ, Kent TH, Koenig D, Petersen PC, & Roosa DM. Iowa birds. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press.
Date Digital 05 Dec 2017
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