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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Thayer's Gull at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA on February 11, 1996.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1996-02-11 - 1996-02-13
People / Organizations
Time 9:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 34
Folder 35
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Thelen, Ed
Contributors Thelen, Rob
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Thayer's Gull
Locations Black Hawk Lake
Map
Verbatim Locality Black Hawk Lake Sac County
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Natural Lake - near open water from aerator
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rob Thelen and Peter Ernzen. | Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull has dark lesser coverts and dark feathers under the wing tips. More distinct tail band + larger bill. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/10:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Fair - distance was 600 ft (est.) 45 x spotting scope
Supporting Documentation 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