| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96h4cs92 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Ruff northwest of Bayard in Greene County, IA on May 26, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Correspondence Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1991-05-26 - 1993-07-17 |
| 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 |
9 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Myers, Robert K. |
| Contributors |
Jackson, Maridel Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Ruff |
| Locations |
Bayard |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
approx 1 1/2 miles northwest of Bayard, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Flooded field |
| Extent |
10 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 Robert K. Myers forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Maridel Jackson was submitted. Other observers include Walt Jackson, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I first noticed this bird as we were scanning a bunch of dunlin and this bird "stuck out." [...] The bird was about the size of a lesser yellowlegs (also present) but was of different proportions. The body was too heavy (chunky) for a yellowlegs - being more dowitcher like. The neck was fairly long - more so than a dowticher but maybe a little shorter than lesser yellowlegs. The head was defnitely small for the size of the bird. The legs were also fairly long (knobby knees) and again probably a little shorter than a lesser yellowlegs. These basic proportions helped at once to eliminate many species. [..] The bird's head and upper neck were very tawny (similar to buff breasted sandpiper) [...] Tail - This is the one feature along with the basic shape that convinced me. [...] If the bird would have had no color at all I still would have called it a ruff from the proportions. Ruff plumage is variable to say the least. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:45:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1991-11 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: Approx. 150 yds. (eyeball guess) Optical equipment: KOWA Scopes 20x - 60x Light: Bright mostly overcast day - we were viewing to the east - sun was to our right - slight breeze |
| Supporting Documentation |
Hayman, P. Shorebirds: an identification guide to the waders of the world. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| Date Digital |
23 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
