| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9nk3672s |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two Yellow Rails in two separate sightings at Doolittle Prairie in Story County, IA on April 28, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1985-04-28 - 1985-04-29 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
10:30 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 |
39 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, James J. |
| Contributors |
Dinsmore, Stephen J. Brown, George Brown, Gordon Martsching, Paul |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Yellow Rail |
| Locations |
Doolittle Prairie State Preserve |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Doolittle Prairie, Story County |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
both flushed from along edge of small pothole, prairie areas around both potholes had been burned, one recently, other several weeks ago |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
2 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore, George Brown, Gordon Brown, Paul Martsching, and John Mayfield. | Elimination of similar species: Sora-overall coloration and the wing patches | The original documentation form event occurred at 10:30:00 for the first sighting and 11:30:00 for the second sighting. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: When flushed varied from 10 feet to 25 ft. No optical equipment used. Clear sky and good light conditions. |
| 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 |
