| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hh6c86f |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for four Lincoln's Sparrows north of the IA 17 bridge near Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 18, 1988. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1988-12-18 - 1988-12-21 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
8:00 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 |
61 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Fix, Andrew S. |
| Contributors |
Proescholdt, Mark |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
| Locations |
High Bridge |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Des Moines River Bottom north of Rt. #17 Bridge |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
scrubby fields with variable brush, weeds, thistle, bramble |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
4 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Andrew S. Fix is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Proescholdt. | Elimination of similar species: -> Song sparrow: These birds (Lincoln's Sparrows) were smaller and had shorter tails than Song Sparrow's [sic], 1 sided central spot, and had buffy breasts, also flight was not the characteristic pumping flight of Song Sparrow -> Savannah Sparrow: These birds lacked yellow lores and were in entirely wrong habitat for Savannah's and had A buffy, fine streaked breast | The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/12:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Both times viewing was midmorning in good light, first birds seen together at about 15 ft; 2nd birds seen from about 25 ft. with 8.5x 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. |
| Date Digital |
30 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
