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Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas Kent regarding Ruddy Shelduck sightings, December 1, 1981 Item Info

Rare bird sighting for two Ruddy Shelducks at Promise City in October 1981. The sighting is reported in a letter from Charlotte Scott to Tom Kent on December 1, 1981. Charlotte also reports a sighting of a Snowy Owl at Benny Davis Lake.
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Title:
Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas Kent regarding Ruddy Shelduck sightings, December 1, 1981
Creator (Person):
Scott, Charlotte
Date Created:
1981-12-01
Description:
Rare bird sighting for two Ruddy Shelducks at Promise City in October 1981. The sighting is reported in a letter from Charlotte Scott to Tom Kent on December 1, 1981. Charlotte also reports a sighting of a Snowy Owl at Benny Davis Lake.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Identification Rare birds Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Contributor (Person):
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
Location:
Promise City Corydon
Latitude:
40.74751;40.76167
Longitude:
-93.14715; -93.32743
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
32
Folder Number:
6
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:
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:
5486
Identifier:
iou16375
Filename:
ms0166b032f006i0002.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kk94d6s

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"Charlotte Scott letter to Thomas Kent regarding Ruddy Shelduck sightings, December 1, 1981", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kk94d6s
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