| UID |
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| Digital Object Type |
Rare birds documentation form |
| Content DM Link |
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xw4802f |
| 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 - 1981-01-04 |
| People / Organizations |
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| Time |
3:00 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 |
80 |
| Contributing Institution |
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
| Creator / Author |
Mecham, Milo |
| Contributors |
Moore, Francis L. |
| Topics |
Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds |
| Birds |
Pine Grosbeak |
| Locations |
Cedar Hills Sand Prairie |
| Map |
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| Verbatim Locality |
Mark Sand Prarie, [sic] Black Hawk County, Iowa |
| Location Remarks |
The documentation forms do not include georeferences |
| Habitat |
A row of cedar trees planted as a wind break at the edge of a natural prarie. [sic] Large number of evergreens approx 1/10 mile |
| 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 Milo Mecham is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis L Moore. | Elimination of similar species: While a female Purple Finch was seen in the same location. This was not a male Purple Finch, because of its larger size, the grey sides and its reluctance to leave the trees. | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00. |
| Occurrence Status |
present |
| Field Number |
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| Event Remarks |
Viewing Conditions: Distance: 30 - 40 ft. (memory) Optical equipment: J.C. Penney - 10x50 binocular Light: Mostly sunny, sun shining approximately two hours before sunset sun above, behind observer |
| 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. |
| Date Digital |
31 Jan 2018 |
| File Type |
image/jpeg |
| Hardware / Software |
Epson - sheet feed |
