| UID | 
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				| Digital Object Type | 
				Rare birds documentation form | 
			
			
				| Content DM Link | 
				https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9m61bs18 | 
			
			
				| Type | 
				Text | 
			
			
				| Description | 
				Rare bird documentation form for a Western Sandpiper at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on October 22, 1997. | 
			
			
				| Related Genres | 
				
					 Field notes				 | 
			
			
				| Sort Date | 
				
					1997-10-22 - 1997-10-23				 | 
			
			
				| People / Organizations | 
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				| Time | 
				11:25 AM | 
			
			
				| 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 | 
				 Kenne, Matthew C. | 
			
			
				| Contributors | 
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				| Topics | 
				
					 Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds				 | 
			
			
				| Birds | 
				
					 Western Sandpiper				 | 
			
			
				| Locations | 
				
					 Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge				 | 
			
			
				| Map | 
				
					 
 
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					| Verbatim Locality | 
					Union Slough NWR, Kossuth Co., south side of B14 | 
				
				
					| Location Remarks | 
					The documentation forms do not include georeferences | 
				
				
					| Habitat | 
					mudflats in marsh | 
				
						
				| 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 Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carolyn Fischer and Jan Walter. | Elimination of similar species: Semipalmated only true possibilitys [sic] bill difference - long, dropped, tapered call difference rufous scapular edges gray basic plumage in place | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:25:00/11:40:00. | 
				
				
					| Occurrence Status | 
					present | 
				
				
					| Field Number | 
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					| Event Remarks | 
					Viewing Conditions: Approx. 30 feet away (est.) and 10-12 ft. below me, in sunlight from my left. 20x spotting scope from window mount. | 
				
				
					| Supporting Documentation | 
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				| Date Digital | 
				14 Dec 2017 | 
			
						
				| File Type | 
				image/jpeg | 
			
			
				| Hardware / Software | 
				Epson - sheet feed |