| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9ng4gt9f |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at west end of Lake Colechester in Warren County, IA on May 8, 1990. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1990-05-08 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
12:10 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 |
Spieker, Susan J. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Sandhill Crane |
| Locations |
Lake Colechester |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
West end of Lake Colchester [sic] in Norwalk, Warren Co., Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Marshy, cattails, shallow water border by corn fields on north and lawns on the south. |
| 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 Sue Spieker is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ann Johnson. | Elimination of similar species: Great Blue Herons fly with neck crooked, also when standing crooks neck much of time. Great Blues bill is yellowish and has no red forehead. Whooping Cranes are white as are Great Egrets. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:10:00/14:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: The sun was bright and at my back. Viewed at Aprox. 140 yd., paced off half the distance. Minolta binoculars 7X50. Monolux scope 30X60 |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson RT. A field guide to eastern Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. | Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. |
| Date Digital |
13 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
