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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation form for a Sharp-tailed Sparrow at Cardinal Marsh in Winnesheik County, IA on May 29, 1978.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1978-05-29 - 1984-03-29
People / Organizations
Time 9:25 AM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 35
Folder 59
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Moore, Francis L.
Contributors
Topics Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Locations Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area
Map
Verbatim Locality North side of lake near dam at Cardinal Marsh,
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat Edging between grass 6" to 10" tall and cattail marsh
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 1
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: LeConte's Sparrow does not have a dark stripe down the top of its head. It had a light colored head stripe (crown stripe). The orange colored eye stripe eliminates all other species except LeConte's which is eliminated by the dark crown stripe on this bird. | The original documentation form event lasted from 09:25:00/09:27:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: Sunny, excellent viewing conditions. approx. 20 feet at closest using 7x50 Pentax binoculars.
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. A field guide to the birds east of the Rockies. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
Date Digital 30 Jan 2018
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed