| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xp6v56b |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Mississippi River between Bettendorf in Scott County, IA and Moline in Rock Island County, IL on January 11, 1992. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1992-01-11 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:50 AM |
| 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 |
Petersen, Peter C. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
| Locations |
Bettendorf Moline |
| Map |
|
| Verbatim Locality |
Miss. R. between Bettendorf + Moline, Scott + R.I. Cos. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
river channel |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
|
| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Great Black-backed - back not black, too small. Slaty-backed - a bit small, trailing edge of wing with narrow, not wide, white edge. Western - a bit small bill not larger + heavier than the several nearby Herrings. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:50:00/09:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Sun directly behind obs, bright, clear day. 10x40 Zeiss binocs, Swift scope at 30-45X60 on tripod. Distance est. at 300m. - from topo map. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Grant, PJ. Gulls: a guide to identification. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press. |
| Date Digital |
15 Dec 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
