UID
Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
Content DM Link https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tb0xx8b
Type Text
Description Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Co. Rd. W48 in Johnson County, IA on March 18, 1979.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1979-03-18
People / Organizations
Time 2:00 PM
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 32
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Halmi, Nicholas S.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
Birds Merlin
Locations Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
Map
Verbatim Locality Co. Rd. W48, Johnson Co., Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat over flooded fields, tailwaters of Coralville Reservoir
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Nicholas S. Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Kestrel - slimmer, flight less direct and powerful. Sharp-shin: Rounded wings, relatively longer tail, more flapping flights | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:00:15.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: est. 500 ft. when closest. Optical equipment: 7x35 Leitz Trinovid. Light: Light overcast, considerable glare.
Supporting Documentation Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Peterson RT. Field guide to birds of Eastern and central North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Date Digital 05 Dec 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed