| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9s756n2q |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin east of Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on April 7, 1984. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1984-04-07 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:10 AM |
| 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 |
Moore, Francis L. |
| Contributors |
Hays, Russell |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Merlin |
| Locations |
Sweet Marsh |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
1 mile East of south entrance to Sweet Marsh, Bremer Co., IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open plowed farmland next to gravel road. |
| 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 Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russell Hays. | Elimination of similar species: Peregrine Falcon does not have as large bands on the tail as this bird had. Peregrine also has strong facial mustache marking and is much larger. Accipiters do not have as strong direct and continuous flapping flight as this bird had. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:10:00/08:14:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Bright and sunny. Seen at closest distance approx. 50 feet using 7x35mm binoculars. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
05 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
