| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9wp9t92m |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Townsend's Solitaire at East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon in O'Brien County, IA on February 3, 1979. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1979-02-03 - 1979-02-11 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
2:15 PM |
| 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 |
5 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Van Dyk, John, 1936- |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Townsend's Solitaire |
| Locations |
East Lawn Cemetery |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
East Lawn cemetery, Sheldon (extreme western O'Brien Co.), Iowa. This cemetery covers an extensive area and is planted with many large evergreen, viz., spruce (mostly Norway Spruce), pine (Austrian Pine, I think), and a species of cedar or juniper (I am not sure of the species; it resembles the Red Cedar of the East somewhat, but has a more open crown); these junipers carry many blue berries. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
among evergreen, moving from tree to tree, selecting mostly the juniper/cedar trees, see above: Location |
| 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 John Van Dyk is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: one who knows neither the Solitaire not the Mockingbird might conceivably mistake it for the latter. But the Mockingbird is larger, has no eye ring, shows no buff on the wing, and flashes conspicuous white in wing and tail in flight. I have lived both in California and in southern New York, where the Mockingbird is common: I am very familiar with the Mockingbird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:45:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: I followed the bird from tree to tree; it allowed me to approach to within an estimated 20 feet. Optical equipment: 8x40 binoculars Light: it was a beautifully sunny day, but cold (-1 F.), little wind. The bird was in a perfect position, as I stayed to the south-west of its movements, so I had the sun behind me. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
26 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
