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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, and Council Bluffs field notes, winter 1974-1975 Item Info
- Title:
- Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, and Council Bluffs field notes, winter 1974-1975
- Creator (Person):
- Petersen, Peter C. Wigg, Melba
- Creator (Organization):
- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
- Date Created:
- 1974-12-01/1975-02-28
- Description:
- Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1974-1975, was a corrected galley with numerous annotations, edited and sent by Peter C. Petersen to Vernon M. Kleen for American birds. Major news was the first Iceland Gull seen in Iowa, at Pleasant Valley, Iowa. Grouped with this document was an undated Melba Wigg letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter bird sightings around Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the associated field notes. Observations from March were included. The Council Bluffs sightings were not part of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1974-1975.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Finches (Fringillidae)
- Contributor (Person):
- Kleen, Vernon M. Green, Ruth Greer, Janet G. Kain, Teta Loth, Ed Stuart, Caroline
- Location:
- Council Bluffs Glenwood Iowa Lake Manawa Pleasant Valley DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Pacific Junction
- Latitude:
- 41.26194;41.04694;42.00027;41.20619;41.56976;41.49722;41.01861
- Longitude:
- -95.86083; -95.74251; -93.50049; -95.85848; -90.42319; -96.01779; -95.79917
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
- Call Number:
- MS 166
- Box:
- 17
- Folder Number:
- 14
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97v03
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Genre:
- correspondence field notes
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- Iowa Ornithologists’ Union collection
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9513tv8b
- Related Resource:
- Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
- Avian Identifier:
- 1758
- Identifier:
- iou1053
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rr1pn2v
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, and Council Bluffs field notes, winter 1974-1975", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rr1pn2v
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by copyright and related rights. However, the rights-holder is unidentified or unlocatable. If you have information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder, please notify the Iowa State University Library, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives.