| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9th8bq8c |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Great-tailed Grackle south of Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, IA on May 23, 1992. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1992-05-23 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
9:00 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 |
77 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Pinkston, Randall, 1956- |
| Contributors |
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- |
| Topics |
Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Great-tailed Grackle |
| Locations |
Council Bluffs |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Off I-29 at south Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
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| 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 Randall Pinkston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas Kent and Jim Fuller. | Elimination of similar species: Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) with more rounded crown, characteristic call notes, much less likely to occur in Iowa. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) much smaller, different call notes, female lacks rich brown foreparts and superciliary stripe. | The original documentation form event occurred around 09:00:00/09:05:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Overcast, cool. Observed 5 minutes from 30+ meters with Zeiss 10x40 binoculars. |
| Supporting Documentation |
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| Date Digital |
31 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
