| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9sx64c2k |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Herring Gull at MidAmerican Energy Ponds near Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 24, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1985-05-24 - 1985-06-03 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
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| 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 |
34 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Wilson, Barbara L. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Herring Gull |
| Locations |
MidAmerican Energy Ponds |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
IPL Settling Ponds, Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
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| 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 Barb L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Similar to most of the other large immature gulls of the world. Mantle too light for Black-backed group. Wingtips, even in their folded condition, too dark for Glaucous, Glaucous-winged, etc. that leaves a whole mess of light-mouthed large gulls with dark wing tips. Description seems to match young Herring Gull (second summer ?) well enough. Eye color would probably be becoming pale in a Herring of this plumage, but perhaps not, + it might not show at the distance. I have trouble eliminating California Gull, but it is even harder to support that species. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: 20x scope. I was on road at Settling ponds + it was east of me, on 'beach', near water's edge. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
15 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed/flatbed |
