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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for three Red-necked Phalaropes east of Colo in Story County, IA on May 23, 1982.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1982-05-23
People / Organizations
Time 4:00 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 34
Folder 30
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Martsching, Paul
Contributors Nolan, Michael
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Red-necked Phalarope
Locations Colo
Map
Verbatim Locality pothole 2 1/2 miles East of Colo, Story Co, Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat agriculture land - with 'trash' + 'stubble.' pothole
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 3
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Nolan. | Elimination of similar species: Wilson's Phalarope - does not have white stripe down wing. head not so dark. Sanderling has white stripe down wing - details seen when swimming rule it out. | The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:30:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: guess flying 20-150 yards; swimming 75-150 yards. Optical equipment: 7 x 35 binoculars Light: heavy overcast, gloomy. because of distance and lack of light could make out identifying details while swimming and not much more. White stripe in wings when flying very obvious.
Supporting Documentation Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press.
Date Digital 15 Dec 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed