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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Peregrine Falcon at Anderson Goose Lake in Hamilton County, IA on May 14, 1983.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1983-05-14 - 1983-05-15
People / Organizations
Time 11:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 33
Folder 34
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Dinsmore, Stephen J.
Contributors Cook, Barnett C. Nolan, Michael Richards, Steve
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Peregrine Falcon
Locations Anderson Goose Lake
Map
Verbatim Locality Anderson Lake, Hamilton Co.
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Flying over a lake/marsh area
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Barney Cook, Mike Nolan, and Steve Richards. | Elimination of similar species: Merlin - smaller size, no hood, more slender appearance. Prairie Falcon - no hood, brown back, top of wings, tail. Coopers + Sharp-shinned Hawks - barring on breast, broader wings and feathered tips of wings. Also, lighter back and tops of wings. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/11:35:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: partly cloudy day - front just moved through - lighting was average. Bird was about 100 yards away distance was measured by walking back to trees which it flew over - viewed through Bushnell Scope 20x and Bushnell 7 x 35 binoculars.
Supporting Documentation Peterson RT. A field guide to eastern Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Date Digital 08 Dec 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed