| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w99g5gh1t |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two American Pipits at Runnells Wildlife Area in Polk County, IA on August 10, 1991. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1991-08-10 - 1991-08-11 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
11:30 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 |
15 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Johnson, Ann |
| Contributors |
Borts, Wyman Brown, Beth Sinclair, Jim |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
American Pipit |
| Locations |
Red Rock Wildlife Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Runnells Wildlife Area, Polk County, IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Mudflats of Des Moines River floodplain |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
2 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Sinclair, Beth Brown, and Wyman Borts. | Elimination of similar species: Sparrows and longspurs were eliminated by bill shape and posture. The rarer Sprague's Pipit was eliminated based on the relatively plain back and darker face. | The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/11:40:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: The sun was in front of us and to our left at about a 75 degree angle to our line of vision. The birds were an estimated 100 yards away and seen through scopes at 25x-45x. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
26 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
