| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vm4308w |
| Type |
Image, Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA on May 15, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, seven photographs and photocopies of them, and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs |
| Sort Date |
1994-05-15 - 1996-04-25 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
10:30 AM |
| 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 |
4 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Silcock, W. Ross |
| Contributors |
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Proctor, Noble S. Rose, Douglas L. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
| Locations |
Riverton Wildlife Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Riverton GMA, Fremont County |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
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| 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 Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Roger Rose, and Doug Rose. | Elimination of similar species: [...] It resembled a Pectoral Sandpiper, but differed in the following ways: the crown was streaked, and showed noticeable rufous coloration in the feathering; the off-white superciliary stripe was lengthy and broadened towards the rear; the breast markings were dense as in a Pectoral but did not show a clearcut ending at the whitish belly, but instead ended indeterminately by gradually fading out. [...] Once ready to record, we flushed the bird and it gave a soft series of notes, somewhat like a Lesser Yellowlegs, but rather flat and unmelodious. This call was most unlike the harsh, grating call of a Pectoral Sandpiper. [...] Plumage, time of year, call upon flushing, and key plumage differences from Pectoral Sandpiper, cited above, led us to identify this bird as an adult Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. | The original documentation form event occurred around 10:30:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1994-25 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: About 15 feet Light: Perfect; sun was behind us as we observed bird from the car, which was facing north. Optics: I used 10 X 40 Optolyth binoculars |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
23 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed/flatbed |
