| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mp4vq3h |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Gyrfalcon on the Mississippi River between Davenport in Scott County, IA and Rock Island in Rock Island County, IL on December 22, 1996. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1996-12-22 - 1997-01-03 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
10:26 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 |
33 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Blevins, Brian L. |
| Contributors |
Blevins, Corey T. Blevins, Lewis D. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Gyrfalcon |
| Locations |
Davenport Rock Island |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Mississippi River between Davenport in Scott Co., IA and Rock Island in Rock Island County, Ill. between Big Island + Credit Island. From Ill side. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Directly on Mississippi River Channel with most of the river frozen over. |
| 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 L. Blevins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lewis D. Blevins and Corey T. Blevins. | Elimination of similar species: The only bird close or similar is the Peregrine. It was easily eliminated by the lack of a dark cap, shear bulk and size and the total light grayness. | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:26:00/10:29:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Optical equipment: Overcast but fairly good light 10 x 50 Binocs. Distance: 250 yards - by eye Weather: Overcast at the tail end of many extremely cold days - Below 0 degree Far. (The River had been frozen over for several days. Wind. East 5-15 mph |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
08 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
