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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for three Burrowing Owls north-northwest of Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on August 23, 1987.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1987-08-23 - 1987-08-24
People / Organizations
Time 12:15 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 34
Folder 51
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Dinsmore, James J.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Burrowing Owl
Locations Mason City
Map
Verbatim Locality 5 miles NNW of Mason City
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat birds were on fenceposts and along ditch next to a soybean field
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 3
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Much too small for a Short-eared Owl, flight pattern different. Only other small earless owl, the N. Saw-whet, is smaller, juvenile pattern is different, and doesn't have long legs like this bird. | The original documentation form event occurred around 12:15:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: 15 feet away, 6 power binoculars
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 12 Jan 2018
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed