UID |
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Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mw28h14 |
Type |
Text |
Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two Western Sandpipers at the DuPont Bridge in Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on August 3, 1985. |
Related Genres |
Field notes |
Sort Date |
1985-08-03 |
People / Organizations |
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Time |
2:05 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 |
18 |
Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
Creator / Author |
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- |
Contributors |
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Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
Birds |
Western Sandpiper |
Locations |
Coralville Lake |
Map |
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Verbatim Locality |
Coralville Res. (DuPont Bridge A.), Johnson Co, IA |
Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
Habitat |
Dry backwater with mud flats |
Extent |
1 page |
Language(s) |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
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Information Withheld |
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Individual Count |
2 |
Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: The heavy marking on the underparts would be unusual for any other peep. We usually see Westerns in basic or juvenile plumage. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:05:00/15:00:00. |
Occurrence Status |
present |
Field Number |
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Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Overcast, about 30' (1/3 of field in Questar scope). |
Supporting Documentation |
Prater T, Marchant J, and Vuorinen J. Guide to the identification and ageing of holarctic waders. Norfolk (UK): British Trust for Ornithology. | National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Veit RR, Jonsson L. Field identification of smaller sandpipers within the genus Calidris. Am Birds. 1984 Sep-Oct;38(5):853-876. |
Date Digital |
14 Dec 2017 |
File Type |
image/jpeg |
Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |