| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9f47gx5p |
| Type |
Text |
| Description |
Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Mark Sand Prairie in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980. |
| Related Genres |
Field notes |
| Sort Date |
1980-12-27 - 1980-12-28 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:00 PM |
| Rights |
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| 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 |
80 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Moore, Francis L. |
| Contributors |
Mecham, Milo |
| Topics |
Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Pine Grosbeak |
| Locations |
Cedar Hills Sand Prairie |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
North East edge of Mark Sand Prairie, Black Hawk County, IA |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
General: Sand Prairie with several clumps and rows of cedar trees Specific: Small double row of cedar trees about 25 feet long and about 10 feet high |
| 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 Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Milo Mecham. | Elimination of similar species: Male Purple Finch is smaller and lacks white wing bars. I saw a male and female Purple Finch at the same location and they were quite a bit smaller than the Grosbeak. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:10:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 5 to 10 feet (eye) Optical equipment: eyes Light: Mostly cloudy, sun behind me as I faced North bird flew from West to East in front of me. Sky bright. |
| Supporting Documentation |
Robbins CS, Bruun B, Zim HS. Birds of North America: a guide to field identification. New York: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. | Peterson RT. A field guide to eastern Birds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. | Godfrey, WE. Birds of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto. |
| Date Digital |
31 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
