| UID |  | 
			
				| Digital Object Type | Rare birds documentation form | 
			
				| Content DM Link | https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w99p2w89f | 
			
				| Type | Text | 
			
				| Description | Rare bird documentation form for a Henslow's Sparrow at Des Moines Township in Van Buren County, IA on April 15, 1990. | 
			
				| Related Genres | Field notes | 
			
				| Sort Date | 1990-04-15 | 
			
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				| Time | 6:30 AM | 
			
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					| Data License | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 | 
						
				| Collection | Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166 | 
			
				| Box | 35 | 
			
				| Folder | 57 | 
			
				| Contributing Institution | Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives | 
			
				| Creator / Author | Fuller, James L | 
			
				| Contributors | Scheib, James | 
			
				| Topics | Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds | 
			
				| Birds | Henslow's Sparrow | 
			
				| Locations | Des Moines Township | 
			
				| Map | 
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					| Verbatim Locality | Section 8 - Des Moines Township - Van Buren County | 
				
					| Location Remarks | The documentation forms do not include georeferences | 
				
					| Habitat | Grassy field | 
						
				| Extent | 1 page | 
			
				| Language(s) | eng | 
			
				| Bibliographic Citation |  | 
							
					| Information Withheld |  | 
				
					| Individual Count | 1 | 
				
					| Occurrence Remarks | The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Scheib. | Elimination of similar species: Grasshopper Sparrow has clear buffy breast + different song (there were numerous Grasshopper Sparrows there) Savannah does not have olive head + nape nor prominent head stripes + song is different Baird's Sparrow has orangish side of face + top of head, no red in wing and different song. | The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:40:00. | 
				
					| Occurrence Status | present | 
				
					| Field Number |  | 
				
					| Event Remarks | Viewing Conditions: Looking south with Kowa TSN-4 scope at 50 yards sunny day - early morning with sun low in northeast | 
				
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				| Date Digital | 30 Jan 2018 | 
						
				| File Type | image/jpeg | 
			
				| Hardware / Software | Epson - sheet feed |