| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w98w3854c |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Blue Grosbeak at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on June 7, 1985. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1985-06-07 - 1985-07-17 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
6:20 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 |
70 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Proescholdt, Mark |
| Contributors |
Proescholdt, Beth |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Blue Grosbeak |
| Locations |
Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Croton Unit - Shimek State Forest - Lee Co. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
Crops on one side of road, pasture on the other side |
| Extent |
1 page |
| Language(s) |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
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| Information Withheld |
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| Individual Count |
1 |
| Occurrence Remarks |
The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt. | Elimination of similar species: Indigo Buntings are much smaller, do not have the big grosbeak bill, and lack the brownish wingbars. | The original documentation form event lasted from 18:20:00/18:25:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Clear and sunny, distances estimated, 7x35 binoculars, 22x scope on a window-mount. [...] This male Blue Grosbeak was first seen on phone or power lines about 25 yards away with the sun on the bird. [...] After a bit it flew across the road about 35 yards away and was perched on a barbed wire fence and then a sapling. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Peterson, RT. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Date Digital |
31 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
