| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97m0436k |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Field Sparrow near Tiffin in Johnson County, IA on December 16, 1978. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1978-12-16 - 1978-12-27 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:05 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 |
51 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph) |
| Contributors |
Huntington, James |
| Topics |
Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Field Sparrow |
| Locations |
Tiffin |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
~1/2 mi. s. of Tiffen [sic], Johnson Co., Ia. at Clear Creek Bridge |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Creek bed with forested area to north and open field to south. Deep snow covered most of area. South-facing north slope of creek provided open grassy area as snow had mostly melted. Several song sparrows were in same area. |
| 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 Richard DeCoster is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James Huntington. | Elimination of similar species: The Tree Sparrow, usually abundant in winter around Iowa City, has a dark upper bill and lacks the white eye ring. | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:05:00/08:06:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Distance: 15-20 feet(guess) Optical equipment: 8 x 30 binoculars Light: Bird first seen in direct sunlight about eye level with observer. Sun 90 degrees to line between bird and observer. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology. A field guide to bird songs of eastern and central North America. Kellog PP, Allen AA, compilers; Peterson RT, editor. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. | Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology. A field guide to western bird songs. Kellog PP, Allen AA, compilers; Peterson RT, editor. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| Date Digital |
30 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
