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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for two Merlins at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on September 16, 1985.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1985-09-16 - 1985-09-18
People / Organizations
Time 9:00 AM
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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 Myers, Robert K.
Contributors Moore, Francis L.
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Merlin
Locations Sweet Marsh
Map
Verbatim Locality Sweet Marsh - Bremer County
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Marsh - Wooded edge and perching on stickups in marsh
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis Moore. | Elimination of similar species: Too small for Peregrine and wrong color pattern for Kestrel. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/11:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: closest = 25 ft. Optical equipment: 10X binocs and 25x scope Light: Bright clear day and birds were seen several times over a fairly long time span so we had some real good looks.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 05 Dec 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed