| UID | 
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				| Digital Object Type | 
				Rare birds documentation form | 
			
			
				| Content DM Link | 
				https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9v40k27r | 
			
			
				| Type | 
				Text | 
			
			
				| Description | 
				Rare bird documentation form for an American Tree Sparrow at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 18, 1991. | 
			
			
				| Related Genres | 
				
					 Field notes				 | 
			
			
				| Sort Date | 
				
					1991-05-18				 | 
			
			
				| People / Organizations | 
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				| Time | 
				10:20 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 | 
				 48 | 
			
			
				| Contributing Institution | 
				Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives | 
			
			
				| Creator / Author | 
				 Johnson, Ann | 
			
			
				| Contributors | 
				 Brown, Beth | 
			
			
				| Topics | 
				
					 Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds				 | 
			
			
				| Birds | 
				
					 American Tree Sparrow				 | 
			
			
				| Locations | 
				
					 Sweet Marsh				 | 
			
			
				| Map | 
				
					 
 
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					| Verbatim Locality | 
					Sweet Marsh, Bremer Co., IA | 
				
				
					| Location Remarks | 
					The documentation forms do not include georeferences | 
				
				
					| Habitat | 
					marsh | 
				
						
				| Extent | 
				1 page | 
			
			
				| Language(s) | 
				eng | 
			
			
				| Bibliographic Citation | 
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					| Information Withheld | 
					 | 
				
				
					| Individual Count | 
					1 | 
				
				
					| Occurrence Remarks | 
					The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Brown. | Elimination of similar species: Lark Sparrow - no facial pattern; rusty cap Swamp Sparrow - breast spot Song Sparrow - no streaking on underparts Chipping Sparrow - breast spot; song different | The original documentation form event lasted from 10:20:00/10:21:00. | 
				
				
					| Occurrence Status | 
					present | 
				
				
					| Field Number | 
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					| Event Remarks | 
					Viewing Conditions: Overcast; viewed at approximately 40 feet through binoculars | 
				
				
					| Supporting Documentation | 
					Dinsmore JJ, Kent TH, Koenig D, Petersen PC, & Roosa DM. Iowa birds. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. | National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society.  | 
				
									
				| Date Digital | 
				29 Jan 2018 | 
			
						
				| File Type | 
				image/jpeg | 
			
			
				| Hardware / Software | 
				Epson - sheet feed |