| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hm52n3v |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Western Kingbird near Ames in Story County, IA on May 11, 1978. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1978-05-11 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
9:40 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 |
72 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Heagy, Patricia A. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Western Kingbird |
| Locations |
Ames |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Iowa, Story County; T84N, R24W, sec 30; ISU Beef Farm |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
General: In a wooded pasture with a creek running through. Specific: Along the creek in a single locust, above a brush pile scattered trees nearby, open wooded pasture. Farmland adjacent (plowed). |
| Extent |
2 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 Patricia A. Heagy is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Cassin's Kingbird - does not occur this far northeast and lacks the white outer tail feathers, has a white chin and dark breast Myiarchas flycatchers do not have black tails. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:40:00/09:42:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
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| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 30 meters (estimate). Optical equipment: 7x35 binocs. Light: Indirect sunlight. The sun was on my back, shining on the bird. |
| 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. A field guide to Western Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| Date Digital |
16 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
