| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9bk16r6w |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Andover in Clinton County, IA on December 27, 1997. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1997-12-27 - 1998-01-13 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
9:23 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 |
Blevins, Brian L. |
| Contributors |
Barker, Ann M. Blevins, Corey T. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Merlin |
| Locations |
Andover |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Andover, IA. Jackson Co. Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open country, the bird was in only tree at farm house were he was watching smaller birds at a pole birdfeeder. |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Brian Blevins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Corey Blevins and Ann Barker. | Elimination of similar species: Eliminate Kestrel by size and coloring. Eliminate Peregrine by size and lack of dark head cap. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:23:00/09:24:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Equipment: Bright Sunny morning with heavy snowpack 7x25 binocs. Distance: First spotted (50 meters) Final observation (15 meters) guessed Weather: Very Cold (4 degree F), no wind, clear not a cloud in the sky |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
08 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
