| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96h4cs4n |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at Forney's Lake in Fremont County, IA on March 25, 1984. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1984-03-25 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
12:23 PM |
| 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 |
Petersen, Peter C. |
| Contributors |
Blevins, Brian L. Blevins, Corey T. Blevins, Lewis D. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Prairie Falcon |
| Locations |
Forneys Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Forney's Lake, Fremont Co. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Missouri River Valley. Forney's Lake and adjacent fields |
| 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 Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lewis Blevins, Corey Blevins, and Brian Blevins. | Elimination of similar species: Peregrine Falcon - black along base of wing and light fore edge eliminate. Merlin - same plus size. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:23:00/12:25:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 400 yards est. - judged by length of time bird in view, angle when well to north. Optical equipment: 7X, 10X & 15X binocs, 20X gunstock scope. Light: Sun to observers right and behind. Clear sky. |
| 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. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. |
| Date Digital |
08 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
