| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9125qc8p |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentaiton form for a Louisiana Waterthrush at Brookside Park in Ames in Story County, IA on April 4, 5, and 6, 1981. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1981-04-04 - 1981-04-14 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:40 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 |
38 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Robinson, John C., 1959- |
| Contributors |
Moore, Audrey |
| Topics |
Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Louisiana Waterthrush |
| Locations |
Brookside Park |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Brookside Park; Ames, Iowa; Story County, Washington Twsp, Sect. 3 |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
General: small deciduous woodland bordering a medium sized stream Specific: a medium sized stream bordered by overhanging deciduous trees and shrubs and containing many exposed mudflats, rocks and logs. |
| 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 C. Robinson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Audrey Moore, Linda Zaletel, Hank Zaletel, and Bill Robbins. | Elimination of similar species: Ovenbirds have a medium crown stripe and an eyering and do not walk with bobbing motions. Spotted Sandpipers -- are larger and have longer bills. Thrushes (Turdidae) -- lack an eyestripe Northern Waterthrush -- has a streaked throat, smaller bill, buffy cream eyestripe and more yellow on underparts. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:40:00/09:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Distance: 20 yards estimated by eyesight Optical equipment: Pentax 10x50 Binoculars and Bushnell Spacemaster Telescope with 20x eyepiece. Light: Cloudy on April 4th. Lighting conditions on April 5 & 6 were excellent; sun did not hinder observations. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1980. | Griscom L & Sprunt A. The Warblers of North America: A Popular summary of the wood warbler family (parulidae) as they occur in the Western hempishere. New York: Devin-Adair Publishing Company. |
| Date Digital |
29 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
