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Digital Object Type Rare birds documentation form
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Description Rare bird documentation for around a few hundred Smith's Longspurs north northwest of Lone Tree in Johnson County, IA on April 6, 1990.
Related Genres Field notes
Sort Date 1990-04-06
People / Organizations
Time 6:30 PM
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Collection Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
Box 35
Folder 67
Contributing Institution Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives
Creator / Author Pinkston, Randall, 1956-
Contributors
Topics Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds
Birds Smith's Longspur
Locations Lone Tree
Map
Verbatim Locality 2 mi. NNW of Lone Tree, Johnson Co., Iowa
Location Remarks The documentation forms do not include georeferences
Habitat [...] In large hay stubble field with scattered bales, [...]
Extent 1 page
Language(s) eng
Bibliographic Citation
Information Withheld
Individual Count 200
Occurrence Remarks The documentation form by Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: [...] Non-descript really, eye-ringed, suggestive of a Vesper Sparrow but for entirely buff underparts. [...] Also seen were a Red Fox and an alternate-plumaged male Lapland Longspur. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:30:00/19:05:00.
Occurrence Status present
Field Number
Event Remarks Viewing Conditions: [...] My first close look was of a female in the road. [...] I saw 3-4 males from as close as 100'. [...] Observed 35-40 min. in late afternoon under clear skies with Zeiss 10 x 40 binoculars.
Supporting Documentation
Date Digital 30 Jan 2018
File Type image/jpeg
Hardware / Software Epson - sheet feed