| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w93x83p18 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review for a Western Sandpiper at Big Creek Lake in Polk County, IA on October 9, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the sighting by Guy McCaskie, Kim Eckert, and Bruce Peterjohn, and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Correspondence Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1988-10-09 - 1993-08-04 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:00 PM |
| Rights |
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| 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 |
3 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Johnson, Ann |
| Contributors |
McCaskie, Guy Eckert, Kim Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Peterjohn, Bruce G. |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Western Sandpiper |
| Locations |
Big Creek Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Big Creek Wildlife Area, Polk Co., IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Mudflats from low water on freshwater lake |
| Extent |
8 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 Ann Johnson is only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Thomas. | Elimination of similar species: Although I understand the difficulty in identification of fall western sandpipers, the Baird's and white-rumped were eliminated because of wing length. The least sandpiper was eliminated by leg color and bill shape/size. The most difficult elimination was that of the semipalmateds, especially since other semipals were present in the area. After careful observation and comparison, however, the prototypical western sandpiper bill was too obvious to make the bird into a semipalmated. The bill was enough longer and had an obvious droop. The others in the area had varying bill sizes but none had the general shape of this bird. Consequently, I believe this was a late date western sandpiper. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:10:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1988-19 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Good sunlight at back, observed through a 40x scope at a distance of approximately 50'. (Distance paced at later date) |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Farrand J. Audubon society master guide to birding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. | Connor J. The Complete birder: a guide to better birding. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Date Digital |
23 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
