| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9zg6g91d |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon at St. Joseph's Hospital (abandoned) in Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on December 18, 1997. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1997-12-18 - 1998-01-02 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
4:45 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 |
Huser, Bill F. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Prairie Falcon |
| Locations |
St. Joseph Hospital (historical) |
| Map |
|
| Verbatim Locality |
St. Joseph's Hospital (abandoned), Sioux City, Woodbury, IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
tall brick buildings with broken windows providing roosting sites for hundreds of Rock Doves. Numerous perches and open space for flight. |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Bill Huser is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jerry Probst and Bob Moritz. | Elimination of similar species: The distinct tear marks eliminated all hawks but falcons and also eliminated the Merlin. Long wings, relative to the tail, and body size eliminated Gyrfalcon. Size and direct comparison eliminated Kestrel. Lack of dark "helmet" eliminated Peregrine Falcon. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:45:00/16:50:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: light, distance & optics: Minolta 10X50 binocs, Celestron 32X60 scope; low angle frontal lighting; at 100 meters. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
12 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
