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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Least Tern at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA on August 2, 1978.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1978-08-02 - 1978-11-19
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 34
Folder 44
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Wilson, Barbara L.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Least Tern
Locations Willow Slough State Game Management Area
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Verbatim Locality Willow Slough in NE Mills County, Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat a shallow lake. It was feeding near water plants.
Extent 2 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Barbara L. Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: All other White Terns are bigger than Black Terns. The Least Tern differed from the Black Terns in size, color, + most of all behavior - rate of wing beats, the way it done.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: 100 ft? estimated + further - flew back + forth. It was usually in the nearest open channel, befor [sic] the mass of weeds in the center of the lake. 7 x 35 binoculars + 20x binoculars. Late afternoon, sun behind me + shining on birds.
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