| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94q7qs5v |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Mew Gull at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, IA on December 19, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, comments and correspondence on the sighting, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1982-12-19 - 1993-09-01 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
9:40 AM |
| Rights |
This complex item has mixed rights protection. Portions in which Iowa State University is the copyright holder are made available for non-commercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for non-commercial use to these portions so long as attribution is provided. All other uses of these portions, including commercial, require permission from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). (CC BY-NC 4.0 International). Portions in which Iowa State University is not the copyright holder are believed to be under copyright, but 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 |
10 |
| Folder |
23 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- |
| Contributors |
Dunn, Jonathan L. Dwyer, Timothy L. Eckert, Kim Moore, Francis L. Newlon, Michael C. Petersen, Peter C. Staudt, Thomas J. Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee Peterjohn, Bruce G. |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Laughing Gull |
| Locations |
Lock and Dam 14 |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Lock and Dam 14, Scott Co. Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Mississippi River |
| Extent |
17 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas J. Staudt, Peter C. Petersen, Tim Dwyer, and Francis L. Moore were submitted. Other observers include Don Moeller, Jean Moeller, Mary Lou Petersen, Bob Linden, Clark Scott, and Larry Linder. | Elimination of similar species: Separated from Ring-bill by gray head and mantle, wing-tip, size, character of terminal tail band, and bill color and shape. Separated from Franklin's by wing tip pattern (in face of nearly white tail, ie 2nd year bird) | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:40:00/09:50:00 and 14:15:00/14:45:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1982-36 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Moderately heavy overcast. Excellent comparison with other gulls when bird standing on ice, seen close up in flight in PM. 50 yds when on ice; 30 ft in flight. 20x, 50x scopes, 8x binoc. |
| 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. | Grant, PJ. Gulls: a guide to identification. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press. |
| Date Digital |
26 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
