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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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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
Time 2:05 PM
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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
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Western Sandpiper
Locations Coralville Lake
Map
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
Information Withheld
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
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
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