| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9ms3k475 |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two Smith's Longspurs west of Hendrickson Marsh in Story County, IA on March 30, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1985-03-30 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:45 PM |
| 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 |
67 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Martsching, Paul |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Smith's Longspur |
| Locations |
Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
3 1/2 miles West of Hendricksons Marsh, Story County, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
General: agricultural area Specific: soybean stubble field |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
2 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Vesper Sparrow - has longer tail (There were two of these by the road) Pipit - has longer tail (these birds (Smith's) were easy to distinguish from Laplands because of so much more white on the sides of the tail) | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/16:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Distance: 15 yd to 100 yd walked part of it. Optical equipment: 7 x 35 & 20 x 80 binoculars Light: sky overcast; birds in field to south of road; some rain & slushy snow., windy |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson RT. Birds to birds of eastern and central north america. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. | 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 |
