| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vh5cm74 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Hermit Thrush near Tiffin in Johnson County, IA on December 16, 1978. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1978-12-16 - 1978-12-26 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:30 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 |
35 |
| Folder |
9 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph) |
| Contributors |
Huntington, James Lewis-Beck, Arline Lewis-Beck, Michael S. |
| Topics |
Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Hermit Thrush |
| Locations |
Tiffin |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
1/4 mile south of US Rte 6, 1 mi. west of Tiffen [sic], Johnson Co., Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
General: Small forested area on hilly terrain with some underbush. Woods cut by country road and interspersed with a few houses. Specific: Bushes growing at bottom of ditch alongside county road. Several of bushes contained berries that the bird was eating. |
| 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 Richard DeCoster is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James Huntington, Mike Lewis-Beck, and Arline Lewis-Beck. | Elimination of similar species: Other small brown thrushes do not have reddish-brown tail contrasting with brown back. Tail-pumping and white eye ring also unique to Hermit Thrush. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/08:35:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 10 yards(guess-estimate) Optical equipment: 8 x 30 binoculars Light: Bright overcast sky at time of observation. Had the sun been out it would have been to the observer's back. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
26 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
