| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9pc2tc1d |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on March 27, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the sighting, entries in an unidentified field guide, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1988-03-27 - 1993-08-04 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
9:20 AM |
| Rights |
This complex item has mixed rights protection. Portions in which Iowa State University is the copyright holder are made available for non-commercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for non-commercial use to these portions so long as attribution is provided. All other uses of these portions, including commercial, require permission from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). (CC BY-NC 4.0 International). Portions in which Iowa State University is not the copyright holder are believed to be under copyright, but 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 |
10 |
| Folder |
2 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Dinsmore, Stephen J. |
| Contributors |
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- McCaskie, Guy Silcock, W. Ross Eckert, Kim Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Peterjohn, Bruce G. |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
| Locations |
Riverton Wildlife Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Riverton W.A., Fremont Co. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
feeding with other shorebirds on large mudflat area |
| Extent |
17 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Anotther documentation form by Ross Silcock was submitted later. | Elimination of similar species: similar species eliminated above [...] This bird was slightly bigger than a Least and was much chunkier. The bird had dark legs, seen in direct comparison with the dark legs of Baird's Sandpipers and the yellowish legs of the Least Sandpipers. This bird was also still in basic plumage, making it much paler in color than the other peeps. [...] The bill was straight, dark, and much thicker at the base and the tip than the bill of a Baird's or Least sandpiper [sic]. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:20:00/09:35:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1988-04 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Viewing conditions were good with the sun directly behind us, although a stiff wind prevented optimal viewing conditions. Estimated viewing distance was 60-70 yards for much of the observation. I used a Buschnell 20-45x spotting scope. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
23 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
