| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w99c6s40g |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Sioux Center in Sioux County, IA on March 28, 1993 |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1993-03-28 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
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| 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 |
35 |
| Folder |
4 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Van Dyk, John, 1936- |
| Contributors |
Van Dyk, Wendy |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Locations |
Sioux Center |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Sioux Center, IA 51250 |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
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| 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 John Van Dyk is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Wendy Van Dyk. | Elimination of similar species: [...] I quickly determined it to be a Kinglet, and, given the time of year, initially assumed it would be a Golden-crown [...] the little creature looked like a Ruby-crown. In fact, I was sure it was: I saw an eye-ring and could not detect any kind of striping on its head. But I could not be absolutely sure since I studied the bird from a distance of at least 25 yards [...] we observed the bird in a leisurely fashion: eye-ring and no stripes of any kind on its crown. A Ruby-crown, without any doubt. | The original documentation form event lasted all day. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: [...] I noticed a small bird flitting in the bushes in my yard [...] Since I believe in looking at birds at least twice, I checked the bird with binoculars from my kitchen window [...] I studied the bird from a distance of at least 25 yards [...] Right after lunch, however, I saw a little bird once again and in the same spot I had observed it in the morning. This time I could see it clearly: a Ruby-crowned. As if the bird realized my doubt, it flew off to the other side of our house, and flitted about in a bush less than four feet away from our living room picture window. [...] The bird, by the way, stayed in our yard all day. We observed it at leisure at least four or five times that afternoon. At one point it comae close enough to me to touch it! |
| Supporting Documentation |
Dinsmore JJ, Kent TH, Koenig D, Petersen PC, & Roosa DM. Iowa birds. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. |
| Date Digital |
26 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
