| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97p8tg2k |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Great Horned Owl northeast of Green Mountain in Marshall County, IA on March 2, 1983. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1983-03-02 - 1983-03-07 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
9:45 AM |
| Rights |
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. However, for this Item, either (a) no rights-holder(s) have been identified or (b) one or more rights-holder(s) have been identified but none have been located. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify the Iowa State University Library Digital Initiatives Program (digital@iastate.edu). (Rightsstatements.org InC-RUU 1.0). The original object is available at the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). |
| 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 |
34 |
| Folder |
49 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Proescholdt, Beth |
| Contributors |
Kurtz, Carl McMillan, Carol Sommerlot, Ramona R. Levings, Judy |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Great Horned Owl |
| Locations |
Green Mountain |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
northeast Marshall County, north + east of Green Mountain |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
open farmland deciduous grove around farmstead |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carl Kurtz, Judy Levings, Ramona Sommerlot, Carol McMillan, John King, Mark Proescholdt, and Phyllis Harris. | Elimination of similar species: Snowy owl - this owl had ear tufts + facial discs making it a Great Horned Owl | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/11:30:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 100', 275', 400' measured by distance-finder on camera Optical equipment: Binoculars + Scope Light: mostly clear, bit of haze, sun behind us as we observed owl good light. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Pough RH. Audubon bird guide: eastern land birds. New York: Doubleday and Co. |
| Date Digital |
12 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
