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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on May 8, 1991.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1991-05-08 - 1991-05-20
People / Organizations
Time 7:30 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 35
Folder 1
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Braley, Jean B.
Contributors Braley, Francis
Topics Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Bewick's Wren
Locations Shenandoah
Map
Verbatim Locality 209 W. Thomas Ave., Shenandoah, IA.
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Residential yard; large trees, variety of shrubs
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Jean Bordner Braley is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include F.M. Braley. | Elimination of similar species: Carolina Wren: I observed the bird was white on breast + throat; tail different; have not heard Carolina sing the way Bewick's did; tailflicking/switching sideways not noticed in Carolina. | The original documentation form event occurred on and off from 07:30:00/10:00:00 .
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Excellent viewing from 56 to 51 feet from kitchen bay window 7:30 AM first sighting as bird in bittersweet vine on side of garage; then in bird bath viewed from patio; looking north with Bausch + Lomb 8x42 Elite Binoculars
Supporting Documentation National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. | Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Terres J. The Audubon society encyclopedia of North American birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Date Digital 26 Jan 2018
File Type image/jpeg
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