| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94t6f52p |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for three King Rails north of Dubuque in Dubuque County, IA on the Mississippi River east of John Deere power plant on July 3, 1986. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1986-07-03 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
6:55 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 |
41 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Crossley, George E. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
King Rail |
| Locations |
John Deere Marsh |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
County: Dubuque. Block: 292. Detail: Sec. 26 Dike and canal in Mississippi River east of John Deere power plant and water intake house |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Miss. R. island, edge of canal |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
3 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by George Crossley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Robert Walton. | Elimination of similar species: Virginia Rail is only half the size, and similar. Have had Va. rail in hand. Saw Kings nearby every year, 30-40 years ago. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:55:00/07:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Early morning light was bright sun. Viewed at about 60 feet across the canal with 7x35 Nikon. Bird was not distracted by me - I was in clear view. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Date Digital |
12 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
