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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review for a Purple Sandpiper south of Laurens in Pocahontas County, IA on April 30, 1979. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting from Claudia Wilds to Mike Newlon, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
Sort Date 1979-04-30 - 1993-08-19
People / Organizations
Time 9:00 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 10
Folder 5
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Cummins, Raymond L.
Contributors Bierman, Dick Newlon, Michael C. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Wilds, Claudia P.
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Purple Sandpiper
Locations Laurens
Map
Verbatim Locality 7 miles south of Laurens, Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat large farm mud puddle with corn stubble.
Extent 6 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Raymond L. Cummins forms the basis of this record. Another documentation forms by Dick Bierman was submitted. | Elimination of similar species: Short bright yellow legs eliminates all similar species, except the Wander [sic] Tattler which has a barred belly | The original documentation form event occurred from 09:00:00/19:00:00 at the times of 09:00:00, 13:00:00, and 18:15:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1981-AR
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: 10 - 15 yards Equipment: 20x spotting scope Light: good P.C. in back of bird and observers
Supporting Documentation Peterson RT. Field guide to birds of Eastern 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. | Pough R, Eckelberry D, & Poole EL. Audubon water bird guide: water, game and large land birds. Audubon Nature Guides. New York: Doubleday and Co.
Date Digital 23 May 2017
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