| UID |  | 
			
				| Digital Object Type | Rare birds documentation form | 
			
				| Content DM Link | https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94t6f554 | 
			
				| Type | Text | 
			
				| Description | Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Spring Township in Cherokee County, IA on October 3, 1980. | 
			
				| Related Genres | Field notes | 
			
				| Sort Date | 1980-10-03 | 
			
				| People / Organizations |  | 
			
				| Time | 9:15 AM | 
			
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					| 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 |  | 
			
				| Contributors | Bierman, Dick | 
			
				| Topics | Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds | 
			
				| Birds | Merlin | 
			
				| Locations | Spring Township | 
			
				| Map | 
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					| Verbatim Locality | T93N R39 W Section 23, Spring Township, Cherokee Co. Iowa | 
				
					| Location Remarks | The documentation forms do not include georeferences | 
				
					| Habitat | Open farm land. Much timber and pasture one mile away. | 
						
				| Extent | 1 page | 
			
				| Language(s) | eng | 
			
				| Bibliographic Citation |  | 
							
					| Information Withheld |  | 
				
					| Individual Count | 1 | 
				
					| Occurrence Remarks | The documentation form by Dick Bierman is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Kestrel, Peregrin Falcon, Broadwinged Hawk, Coopers and Sharpshinned Hawks. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:15:00/09:30:00. | 
				
					| Occurrence Status | present | 
				
					| Field Number |  | 
				
					| Event Remarks | Viewing Conditions: Distance: 20 yds Optical Equipment: 15 to 60 power spotting scope. Light: Overcast, no shadows | 
				
					| Supporting Documentation | Peterson RT. A field guide to eastern Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. | 
									
				| Date Digital | 05 Dec 2017 | 
						
				| File Type | image/jpeg | 
			
				| Hardware / Software | Epson - sheet feed |