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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Peregrine Falcon south of New Providence in Hardin County, IA on May 8, 1984.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1984-05-08 - 1984-05-27
People / Organizations
Time 2:07 PM
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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 Proescholdt, Mark
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Peregrine Falcon
Locations New Providence
Map
Verbatim Locality about 1/2 mile south of New Providence, Iowa - (Hardin County)
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat open country - farm fields and two farmsteads
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: A Merlin is much smaller and lacks the heavy black sideburns. A female Northern Harrier has white rump patch, has a different shape, and does not have heavy black sideburns. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:07:00/14:08:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Partly sunny day but sun was behind clouds when falcon was seen. Estimate that falcon was 100 feet away in the field and 40-50' away as it crossed in front of me. (7x35 Binoculars)
Supporting Documentation Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Date Digital 08 Dec 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed