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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Riverside Township in Fremont County, IA on March 19, 1978.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1978-03-19
People / Organizations
Time 9:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 33
Folder 32
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Silcock, W. Ross
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
Birds Merlin
Locations Riverside Township
Map
Verbatim Locality Riverside Twp Fremont Co, Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Nishnabotna River Bottom, Corn stubble fields (frozen)
Extent 2 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by W. Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Accipiters- Wings were pointed, not rounded, and bird did not sail, but flew with rapid, continuous strokes. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:30:10.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: Watched from only a few feet in front of pickup to some 30 yds. distant. Optical equipment: none. Light: Overcast but bright; no direct sunlight i.e. good viewing conditions.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 05 Dec 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed/flatbed