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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review of a Purple Gallinule north of Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on June 21, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
Sort Date 1988-06-21 - 1994-02-04
People / Organizations
Time 7:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 9
Folder 14
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Cecil, Robert I.
Contributors Porter, Diane C. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Fuller, James L
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Purple Gallinule
Locations Burlington
Map
Verbatim Locality Just north of Burlington in Des Moines County, Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Recently flooded farm pond with emergent vegetation, dead trees and shrubs.
Extent 5 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, and Diane Porter were submitted later. Other observers include Elizabeth Chrstiansen, Chuck Fuller, Jane Fuller, Gary Wagner, Cal Knight, and Michael Porter. | Elimination of similar species: Common Moorhen slate-colored, not purple, and has red, not blue frontal shield. This bird was pretty unmistakable. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:00:00 on June 21, 1988 and 13:30:00/14:00:00 on June 28, 1988.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1993-HV
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Lighting excellent. Optics: 10x40 binocs and 20x scope. Distance about 30' (estimate)
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 22 May 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed