| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9nz80s3n |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin east of Decorah at the Allamakee-Winneshiek county line, IA on April 11, 1982. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1982-04-11 - 1982-04-14 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
4:58 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 |
Schaufenbuel, Joseph P. |
| Contributors |
Barth, Lynn |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Merlin |
| Locations |
Decorah |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Allamakee-Winneshiek Co. border. East of Decorah, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Hilly, Pastured area with large tracts of woodland |
| 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 Joe Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lynn Barth. | Elimination of similar species: Kestrel always has reddish or brown on back and a distinct facial pattern. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:58:00/17:02:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Good viewing conditions. Sunlight. Bird was observed at 90 and 300 ft. with 15 to 45x zoom telescope and 7x35 binoculars. |
| 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. 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 |
