| UID | 
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				| Digital Object Type | 
				Rare birds documentation form | 
			
			
				| Content DM Link | 
				https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w98w3844x | 
			
			
				| Type | 
				Text | 
			
			
				| Description | 
				Rare bird documentation form for two Peregrine Falcons at Runnells Wildlife Area in Warren County, IA on September 14, 1991.  | 
			
			
				| Related Genres | 
				
					 Field notes				 | 
			
			
				| Sort Date | 
				
					1991-09-14 - 1991-12-01				 | 
			
			
				| 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 | 
				 Porter, Diane C. | 
			
			
				| Contributors | 
				 Petersen, Peter C. Sinclair, Jim Fuller, James L | 
			
			
				| Topics | 
				
					 Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds				 | 
			
			
				| Birds | 
				
					 Peregrine Falcon				 | 
			
			
				| Locations | 
				
					 Runnells Overlook				 | 
			
			
				| Map | 
				
					 
 
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					| Verbatim Locality | 
					Runnells Wildlife Area | 
				
				
					| Location Remarks | 
					The documentation forms do not include georeferences | 
				
				
					| Habitat | 
					Mud flats | 
				
						
				| Extent | 
				2 pages | 
			
			
				| Language(s) | 
				eng | 
			
			
				| Bibliographic Citation | 
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					| Information Withheld | 
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					| Individual Count | 
					2 | 
				
				
					| Occurrence Remarks | 
					The documentation form by Diane Porter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Sinclair, Jim Fuller, Peter Petersen, and others. | Elimination of similar species: Birds were too big and grey for kestrels; too big and too much face pattern for merlins; no black axillaries and too dark for prairie falcons; too small, slim, and dark for gyrfalcons. | The original documentation form event occurred in the mid morning. | 
				
				
					| Occurrence Status | 
					present | 
				
				
					| Field Number | 
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					| Event Remarks | 
					Viewing Conditions: Leica 10X40 binocs; bright overcast light, mid morning. | 
				
				
					| Supporting Documentation | 
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				| Date Digital | 
				08 Dec 2017 | 
			
						
				| File Type | 
				image/jpeg | 
			
			
				| Hardware / Software | 
				Epson - sheet feed/flatbed |