| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9w08wk0s |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Records Committee review of a Mew Gull at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on November 4, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee. |
| Related Genres |
Administrative records Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1995-11-04 - 2000-11-20 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
7:45 AM |
| Rights |
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| 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 |
Cummins, Raymond L. |
| Contributors |
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee |
| Topics |
Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc |
| Birds |
Mew Gull |
| Locations |
Rathbun Lake |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Lake Rathbun Appanoose Co. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Sandy beach with about 50 other gulls including Ring-billed, Franklin's, Bonaparte's and the 1st winter Mew Gull. After about 20 min the bird departed to the north with about a dozen other gulls. Did not see them take off. |
| Extent |
2 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 Ray Cummins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: See Ring-billed Gull comparicons [sic] above. [...] The size was slightly but noticeably smaller than all the Ring-billeds present. The head was more rounded in appearance than the ring-billeds. The bill was smaller in portion than the Ring-billeds, both shorter and thinner. [...] The tail was black, but not as black as side by side comparisons with the adult Ring-billeds. | The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:05:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
1995-51 |
| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 100 to 125yds. Optical equipment: Kowa 20x to 60x spotting scope. Light: Excellent at my back. |
| Supporting Documentation |
National Geographic Society. National geographic field guide to the birds of North America. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. |
| Date Digital |
26 May 2017 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
