| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cj87n8j |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Peregrine Falcon at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on April 16, 1978. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1978-04-16 - 1978-04-17 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
11:05 AM |
| Rights |
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| 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 |
34 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Schaufenbuel, Joseph P. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Peregrine Falcon |
| Locations |
Sweet Marsh |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Sweet Marsh, which is located 1 mile East of Tripoli, Bremer County, IA. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
The area of Sweet Marsh, where bird was first perched is a grazed grassy pasture. Which after much rain in recent weeks, is partially flooded, and often had attracted shorebirds of several species. |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Joe Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Cooper's and Goshawk do not have pointed wings, and never perch in open. Merlin is much to [sic] small, size of a big Blue Jay, my bird was larger than a Crow. Prairie Falcon, the falcon I saw was grey not dull olive. [start handwritten annotation] ? (brown, NSH) [end handwritten annotation]. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00/11:10:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: At the time of first observation, which was the closest approach, was stepped off and came to about 80 yards. Optical equipment: Bushnell Custom 7 by 35 purchased in 1977, the bird was viewed only with the binoculars and unaided eyes. Light: Perfect viewing conditions, clear day sun nearly directedly [sic] overhead. |
| 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 |
08 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed/flatbed |
