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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at Red Rock Dam in Marion County, IA on July 21, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.
Related Genres Administrative records Field notes Photographs
Sort Date 1992-07-21 - 1994-10-18
People / Organizations
Time 7:45 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 10
Folder 18
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
Contributors Allen, Pam Johnson, Ann Proescholdt, Mark Schantz, Tim Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Fuller, James L
Topics Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc
Birds Laughing Gull
Locations Red Rock Dam
Map
Verbatim Locality Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co., IA
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat spillway and river below dam
Extent 11 pages
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Ann Johnson, Jim Fuller, Pam Allen, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Russ Widner, David Arbour, Reid Allen, Tim Schantz, Jane Fuller, and many unidentified other observers. | Elimination of similar species: The bird was smaller and more brown than the ring-bills of the year. The other features noted above make the juvenile Laughing Gull an easy identification. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:00:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number 1992-30
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Light: Looking into the sun or sideways from the south tailgate area. Distance: 20 to 100 yards (filled 1/3 of 400mm lens image); Optics: 10x binocular, 400 mm lens.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 26 May 2017
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed/flatbed