| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94j0b063 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for five King Rails at Casey Barrow in Des Moines County, IA on August 16, 1992. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1992-08-16 - 1992-08-30 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
5:00 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 |
41 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Scheib, James |
| Contributors |
Fuller, Charles R. Pinkston, Randall, 1956- |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
King Rail |
| Locations |
Casey Barrow Landing |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Casey Barrow, N. of Burlington |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Edge of sand bar with tall growth |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
5 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by James Scheib is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Randall Pinkston and Chuck Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: Size ruled out Virginia and Sora. Other large rails have dark underparts on young birds. | The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/19:30:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Light was behind us. View was unobstructed from about 60-75 yards with Kowa TSN-4 20x-60x spotting scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. |
| Date Digital |
12 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
