| UID |  | 
			
				| Digital Object Type | Rare birds documentation form | 
			
				| Content DM Link | https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9bn9x607 | 
			
				| Type | Text | 
			
				| Description | Rare bird documentation form for two to three Great-tailed Grackles at Forney's Lake in Fremont County, IA on July 22, 1985. | 
			
				| Related Genres | Field notes | 
			
				| Sort Date | 1985-07-22 | 
			
				| People / Organizations |  | 
			
				| Time | 8:05 AM | 
			
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					| Data License | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 | 
						
				| Collection | Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166 | 
			
				| Box | 35 | 
			
				| Folder | 77 | 
			
				| Contributing Institution | Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives | 
			
				| Creator / Author | Myers, Robert K. | 
			
				| Contributors |  | 
			
				| Topics | Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds | 
			
				| Birds | Great-tailed Grackle | 
			
				| Locations | Forneys Lake | 
			
				| Map | 
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					| Verbatim Locality | Forney Lake - Freemont [sic] County | 
				
					| Location Remarks | The documentation forms do not include georeferences | 
				
					| Habitat | Grassey [sic] islands in lake and bushes at lake's edge. | 
						
				| Extent | 1 page | 
			
				| Language(s) | eng | 
			
				| Bibliographic Citation |  | 
							
					| Information Withheld |  | 
				
					| Individual Count | 2 | 
				
					| Occurrence Remarks | The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ross Silcock and Steve Dinsmore. | Elimination of similar species: Much larger + longer biled [sic] than common grackle Range would probably rule out Boat-tailed Grackle. | The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 08:05:00/09:00:00. | 
				
					| Occurrence Status | present | 
				
					| Field Number |  | 
				
					| Event Remarks | Viewing Conditions: Partly cloudy - periods of sun + shade - Dist. = 150 yd. by eye- Viewed thru 25x scope and 10x binoc. | 
				
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				| Date Digital | 31 Jan 2018 | 
						
				| File Type | image/jpeg | 
			
				| Hardware / Software | Epson - sheet feed |