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Special weather alert, fall 1998 Item Info

A special weather alert describing the intense weather front that swept across the northern great plains on November 10-12, 1998. The intense low pressure system produced one of the greatest mass migrations of waterfowl and the largest migration of Sandhill Cranes recorded in Iowa. The most unusual reports were of 500 or more Sandhill Cranes moving south near Council Bluffs. Additionally, tens of thousands of Snow Geese were reported throughout Iowa, far east of their usual migration path. Also of note were the thousands of that ducks were reported statewide when there had been few present in the preceding weeks.
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Title:
Special weather alert, fall 1998
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1998-11-10/1998-11-12
Description:
A special weather alert describing the intense weather front that swept across the northern great plains on November 10-12, 1998. The intense low pressure system produced one of the greatest mass migrations of waterfowl and the largest migration of Sandhill Cranes recorded in Iowa. The most unusual reports were of 500 or more Sandhill Cranes moving south near Council Bluffs. Additionally, tens of thousands of Snow Geese were reported throughout Iowa, far east of their usual migration path. Also of note were the thousands of that ducks were reported statewide when there had been few present in the preceding weeks.
Subject (Topic):
Animal migration--Climatic factors Rare birds Water birds Weather Winds Ducks--Counting Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anseriformes)
Location:
Council Bluffs Iowa Lake View Mount Ayr
Latitude:
41.26194;42.00027;42.31165;40.71471
Longitude:
-95.86083; -93.50049; -95.05332; -94.23523
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
28
Folder Number:
2
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:
1 page
Genre:
reports
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:
6811
Identifier:
iou12935
Filename:
ms166b028f002i168.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kk94g56

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