| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vm4305f |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Jefferson Township in Madison County, IA on March 15, 1983. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1983-03-15 - 1983-03-20 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
2:30 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 |
Armstrong, Eugene |
| Contributors |
Armstrong, Eloise |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Merlin |
| Locations |
Jefferson Township |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Iowa, Madison County, Jefferson 11 |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Grass, cropland, waste land, tree covered creek. Tree top, cottonwood along small ditch |
| 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 Eugene Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: Kestrel, this bird larger, no face pattern, no red on any part of back not large enough for Peregrine. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:32:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 30 rod estimate. Optical equipment: 7:35 bin. Bausch & Lomb 20 power scope. Light: sky was light overcast, bird directly north so light was on bird away from observer. |
| 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. |
| Date Digital |
05 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
