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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Great Black-backed Gull at Keokuk Wastewater Plant in Lee County, IA on December 25, 1993.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1993-12-25 - 1993-12-29
People / Organizations
Time 2:00 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 34
Folder 38
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Cecil, Robert I.
Contributors Cecil, John
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Great Black-backed Gull
Locations Keokuk Wastewater Plant
Map
Verbatim Locality Near Sewage treatment plant, Mississippi River, Keokuk, Lee Co. IA
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat River
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Bob Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include John Cecil. | Elimination of similar species: All other gulls eliminated based upon size alone. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00 and 16:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance about 100 ft. Lighting conditions not optimal- the sun was about 30 degrees to the side. Generally, though, conditions adequate to confirm ID. Used 20x Nikon scope and 10 Zeiss binocs.
Supporting Documentation National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Date Digital 11 Jan 2018
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed