| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9t727j00 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Peregrine Falcon at Cou Falls in Johnson County, IA on April 29, 1981. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1981-04-29 - 1981-05-03 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
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| 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 |
34 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Staudt, Thomas J. |
| Contributors |
Cordell, John Huntington, James |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Peregrine Falcon |
| Locations |
Cou Falls |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Coo [sic] Falls |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
woods were pearched [sic], with a great deal of open Hawkeye Wildlife Area near. Coo Falls bridge, 1st spotted south of the bridge on the creek and then it flew over us as we stood on the bridge. |
| 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 Thomas J. Staudt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James Huntington and John Cordell. | Elimination of similar species: 1. Merlin eliminated by size and strong facial pattern. 2. Hawk and accipiters eliminated by shap [sic] of wings. 3. Harrier eliminated by flight and lack of white rump. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 150 yd. estimated. Optical equipment: 7x binoculars. Light: sky was clear providing good light on the bird, which as noted was pearched [sic] in the open. We were looking south at the bird, the sun was to the east of both the bird and the observers. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson RT. A field guide to the birds east of the Rockies. 4th Edition. New York: Houghton Mifflin; 1980. |
| Date Digital |
08 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
