| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9251fn79 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Mountain Plover at Colo Ponds in Story County, IA on July 9, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, numerous correspondence about the bird sighting, an outside review of the sighting from Don Roberson, a summary of the review, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and nine documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1986-07-09 - 1993-09-07 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
6:30 PM |
| Rights |
This complex item has mixed rights protection. Portions in which Iowa State University is the copyright holder are made available for non-commercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for non-commercial use to these portions so long as attribution is provided. All other uses of these portions, including commercial, require permission from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). (CC BY-NC 4.0 International). Portions in which Iowa State University is not the copyright holder are believed to be under copyright, but 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 |
9 |
| Folder |
19 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Zaletel, Hank |
| Contributors |
Dinsmore, James J. Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Roberson, Don Martsching, Paul Moore, Francis L. Myers, Robert K. Proescholdt, Mark Staudt, Thomas J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Fuller, James L |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Mountain Plover |
| Locations |
Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
3 miles east of Colo, County Road E-41, 1/2 mile north, section 1 T83N R21W, Story County. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
General: Recently plowed field with several pothole ponds Specific: The bird stayed in the waterways that led to the ponds. These areas were wet and contained no vegetation. |
| Extent |
27 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Hank Zalatel is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Mark Proescholdt, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Robert K. Myers, Francis L. Moore, Tom Staudt, and Paul Martsching were submitted later. Other observers include Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Steve Dinsmore, and unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: Golden and Black-bellied plovershave [sic] gray-white and brown-gold scaly backs, this bird's back was brown and was unmarked. These two plovers have streaked throats which this bird did not have. These two plovers have streaked breasts which this bird did not have. The white above the eye of this bird was clear and contained no streaking as does the Black-bellied Plover. The bird associated with Golden Plovers in breeding plumage and one that was not so that comparison could be made on the spot for the two plumages. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:30:00/18:55:00 July 9, 1986 and 18:45:00 - 19:15:00 on July 10, 1986. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1986-04 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: [...] The bird was viewed with the sun at our backs through a 25 x Bushnell Spacemaster scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
22 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
