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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, and Council Bluffs field notes, winter 1974-1975 Item Info

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.
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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

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