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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review of a Yellow Rail near Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on April 28, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Field notes
Sort Date 1980-04-28 - 1993-08-16
People / Organizations
Time 6:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 9
Folder 11
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Glasson, Marilyn Smith
Contributors Staudt, Thomas J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Yellow Rail
Locations Coralville Lake
Map
Verbatim Locality Marshy area about 1/2 mi. NE Swan Lake. Not Swan Lake Road S of Pine Stool
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat General: marsh Specific: noted no plant species - First flushed from drier grassy area (I didn't see) 2nd time flushed from water edge to dry grass area
Extent 3 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Marilyn Smith Glasson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Thomas Staudt was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: The sora is the only other bird that is similar. It has no white on its wings. I've never noticed back striping to be so evident. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 06:30:00/08:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1980-08
Event Remarks Distance: Flushed approximately 5 feet from Tom's right. 10 feet from my right. flew to 20 to 25 feet ahead of us (visual estimates) Viewing Equipment: 8x35 Bushnell binoculars. Light: good light, sunny at time. Sun was in east. On our and the bird's left.
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 18 May 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed