| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91g0hx36 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Polk City Wildlife Area in Polk County, IA on November 22, 1986. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1986-11-22 - 1986-11-24 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:00 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 |
34 |
| Folder |
1 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, Stephen J. |
| Contributors |
Dinsmore, James J. Myers, Robert K. Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren Rose, B.J. |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Sandhill Crane |
| Locations |
Polk City Wildlife Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Polk City Wildlife Area, Polk Co. (part of Saylorville Reservoir) |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
sitting on ice and wading in small patch of open water |
| 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 Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Loren Padelford, Babs Padelford, James Dinsmore, and Bob Myers. | Elimination of similar species: The gray color, red crown, and heron profile eliminate Great Blue Heron. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00 and 16:15:00/16:30:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Viewing conditions were excellent with a cloudy sky and sun behind me. Estimated viewing distance was 250-300 yards. I used a Buschnell 20-45x spotting scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
13 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
