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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Larson Marsh in Ames in Story County, IA on September 2, 1984.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1984-09-02 - 1984-09-08
People / Organizations
Time 5:00 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 33
Folder 32
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Martsching, Paul
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Merlin
Locations Larson Marsh
Map
Verbatim Locality Larson Marsh, east of Ames, Story County, Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat marsh in midst of corn & soybean fields.
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Sparrow hawk - kestral [sic]; smaller, & has rust on tail or back; has bold face pattern. | The original documentation form event occurred around 17:00:00/17:00:30.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: 75 ft at closest. Optical equipment: 7 x 35 binoculars. Light: heavy overcast; bird from south to north; going by to west of me.
Supporting Documentation Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | 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