| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9154dr2n |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Yellowlegs at Big Creek Wildlife Area in Polk County, IA on November 25, 1988. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1988-11-25 - 1988-11-26 |
| 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 |
8 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Johnson, Ann |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
| Locations |
Big Creek State Park |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Big Creek Wildlife Area, Polk Co., IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Mudflats at end of freshwater lake |
| 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 Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include unknown number with unknown names. | Elimination of similar species: The long, yellow/orange legs eliminated most other shorebirds. In order to differentiate from the greater yellowlegs, I compared body size to the killdeer with which it was feeding and the bill size to the head. Both field marks eliminated the greater and confirmed the lesser. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:10:00 estimated. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Mostly cloudy; well seen from estimated 100' through 7x26 binoculars and 40x scope |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
13 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
