| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9zk55p4q |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Greencastle Road at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on December 19, 1993. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1993-12-19 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
12:55 PM |
| 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 |
36 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Fuller, James L |
| Contributors |
Edwards, Chris Ellsworth, Jonnie McClure, John |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
| Locations |
Coralville Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
East of the north end of the Greencastle Road at the Coralville Reservoir (Johnson County). |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Shallow water and mudflats. |
| 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 Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include John McClure, Chris Edwards, and Jonnie Ellsworth. | Elimination of similar species: All other dark mantled gulls have a larger size. They also have pink legs, with the exception of Yellow-footed Gull, which has never been known to wander from Baja and Southern California. Yellow-footed gull is also considerably larger. No one disagreed with identification. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:55:00/13:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: The sky was mostly sunny in early afternoon. Looking ESE at 125 yards. KOWA-TSN4 telescope (20-60X), used at 20-40X. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
15 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
