| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9jw86r0m |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Vesper Sparrow near Colo in Story County, IA on March 7, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1985-03-07 - 1985-05-26 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
11:30 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 |
52 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Martsching, Paul |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Vesper Sparrow |
| Locations |
Colo |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
near Colo (along old hi way 30) Story County, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
pasture or weedy fields on either side of road. |
| 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 Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: meadowlark is fat with short wide tail; Junco doesn't have stripes on back; Tree sparrow has narrow white edges on tail, but also has rusty cap; Smith's Longpsur has similar tail pattern, but tail is shorter, back markings finer, doesn't have rusty patch on wing; Water Pipit doesn't have streaked back. | The original documentation form event occurred around 11:30:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Distance: closest 15 feet Optical equipment: 7 X 35 binoculars Light: facing east, bird on north edge of road; flew across ditch to north; was looking fairly much down on bird as it flew across ditch. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
30 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
