| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94q7qt0w |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for two to three Smith's Longspurs at Maynard Reese Waterfowl Production Area in Kossuth County, IA on October 7, 1998. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1998-10-07 |
| 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 |
67 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Kenne, Matthew C. |
| Contributors |
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| Topics |
Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Smith's Longspur |
| Locations |
Maynard Reese Area |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Maynard Reese WPA, Kossuth Co. SW of north side parking |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Open area sparsely covered with grass (1 season restored prairie and mowed Pigweed) surrounding wetland potholes |
| Extent |
2 pages |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
2 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: American Pipits were eliminated by their totally different voice, the pattern of the underparts, and bill & tail proportions. Lapland Longspurs have obvious white (not buff) underneath which would have been especially visible on several close flybys and passes overhead. Male Laplands should show some black streaking on the upper chest in sharp contrast with the white below. There wasn't any chestnut visible on the nape or upper wing. Although I don't have enough experience with Smith's to say I heard any difference in the sound of the "tics", I didn't hear any of the "tew" notes that Laplands (but not Smith's) mix in with their tic-tic-tics. Any regular sparrow that is not eliminated by white outer tail feathers is eliminated by the unique longspur calls. The buffy/tan color underneath and the calls also rule out Horned Lark. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 08:00:00/09:00:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Weather: cloudy, 50 deg., 10-20 mph. wind n-nw, 8x binocs, closest approaches (flybys): 10 yds. estimated |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
30 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
