| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9z31nr1m |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on October 28, 1976. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1976-10-28 - 1976-10-30 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
12:45 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 |
40 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph) |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Black-legged Kittiwake |
| Locations |
Coralville Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Coralville Docks, Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co., Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Large open water area of Coralville Reservoir. There was a flock of adult Bonaparte's gulls about a mile south on the same area of the reservoir. |
| 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 Richard J. DeCoster is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lillian Serbousek, Nicholas Halmi, and Michael Newlon. | Elimination of similar species: Immature Bonaparte's gull lacks transverse mark across nape and has lighter wing coverts. The immature little gull is shown by Robbins et al. to have a dark hood and scaly back. | The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/12:55:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: from about one mile to as close as about one hundred feet. Optical equipment: 8x35 binocs. used. scope available but not useful. Light: Bright sunshine. Sun-observor [sic]-bird angle about 135 degrees at closest vantage point. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | 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 |
11 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
