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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Loggerhead Shrike at Coralville Reservoir west of Green Castle in Johnson County, IA on December 19, 1978.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1978-12-19 - 1978-12-25
People / Organizations
Time 9:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 34
Folder 74
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Staudt, Thomas J.
Contributors Newlon, Carol S. Brown, Mona Brown, Noel
Topics Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Loggerhead Shrike
Locations Green Castle (historical)
Map
Verbatim Locality Coralville Reservoir west of Green Castle,
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat General: open country near river, scattered tree stands and individual trees. Specific: single bare tree at least 40yds from nearest trees.
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Thomas J. Staudt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carol Newlon, Mona Brown, and Noel Brown. | Elimination of similar species: The obvious mask on this bird so contrasted with the mask on a Northern Shrike seen only a little over an hour earlier that this bird seemed to have to be a Loggerhead. also the point in the illustration that the mask seemed to go through the beak and across the upper mandible should eliminate an adult Northern. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/10:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Distance: Estimated 50-60 yds Optical equipment: 7x35mm Bushnell binoculars Light: Clear Sky full sun on bird both bird and sun to my right [illustration]
Supporting Documentation Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Peterson RT. A field guide to eastern Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Date Digital 25 Jan 2018
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed