UID |
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Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9z892h2p |
Type |
Text |
Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Iowa State University Beef Farm in Story County, IA on May 1, 1978. |
Related Genres |
Field notes |
Sort Date |
1978-05-01 - 1978-05-16 |
People / Organizations |
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Time |
9:40 AM |
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 |
35 |
Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
Creator / Author |
Heagy, Patricia A. |
Contributors |
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Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
Birds |
Prairie Falcon |
Locations |
Story County |
Map |
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Verbatim Locality |
Iowa, Story County, T84N, R24W, Sec 30; ISU Beef Farm |
Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
Habitat |
wooded pasture, surrounded by grassy pasture, cropland, and woods. Open woodland pasture along Onion Creek |
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 Patricia A. Heagy is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: American Kestrel - smaller and without dark axillar. They also have rusty backs, and do not have complete tail bands. Peregrine Falcon - has a darker face pattern and a slate-colored back. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:40:00/09:41:00. |
Occurrence Status |
present |
Field Number |
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Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 30 meters (closest) to 100 meters (farthest). Estimated. Optical equipment: 7x35 binocs. Light: No cloud cover, so sun was bright. First saw the bird with sun at my back, flew over me and into the sun. |
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. | Peterson RT. A field guide to Western Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Date Digital |
08 Dec 2017 |
File Type |
image/jpeg |
Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |