| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9gq6r47f |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow Rail at Swan Lake in Johnson County, IA on April 28, 1980. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1980-04-28 - 1980-05-18 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
6:30 AM |
| Rights |
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| 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 |
39 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Glasson, Marilyn Smith |
| Contributors |
Staudt, Thomas J. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Yellow Rail |
| Locations |
Swan Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Marshy area about 1/2 mi. NE Swan Lake. N of Swan Lake Road S of Pine Stand |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
marsh; noted no plant species First flushed from drier grassy area (I didn't see) 2nd time flushed from water edge to dry grass area |
| 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 Marilyn Smith Glasson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Staudt. | Elimination of similar species: The Sora is the only other bird that is similar. It has no white on its wings. I've never noticed back striping to be so evident. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/08:00:00 approximately. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: flushed approximately 5 feet from Toms right, 10 feet from my right. Flew 20 to 25 feet ahead of us (visual estimates) Optical equipment: 8x35 Bushnell binoculars Light: good light, sunny at times Sun was in East. On our and the birds left. |
| 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. |
| Date Digital |
12 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
