| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9sb3x152 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Whimbrel at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA on May 19, 1981. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1981-05-19 - 1981-05-24 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
6:00 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 |
12 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Wilson, Barbara L. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Whimbrel |
| Locations |
Willow Slough State Game Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Willow Slough, N.E. Mills County, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Edge of water. Mudflat in drying slough |
| 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 Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Size + beak indicate a curlew. Long-billed eliminated by shorter bill + head pattern. Eskimo Curlew eliminated by wing linings. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:05:00 approximately. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 70 ft. guestimate. Optical equipment: 20 + 40x scope. Light: Sunny. South + slightly east of me as I sat on north dike. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Date Digital |
14 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
