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Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1996-March 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include early winter sightings of an immature Pinyon Jay and a Clark's Nutcracker. Interesting observations from the Christmas Bird County were sightings of a gray phase Gyrfalcon and a Pine Grosbeak. Also of note were the late winter sightings of Great Gray Owls, a Ferruginous Hawk, and a Townsend's Solitaire.
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Title:
Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1996-March 15, 1997
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1996-12-15/1997-03-15
Description:
Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1996-March 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include early winter sightings of an immature Pinyon Jay and a Clark's Nutcracker. Interesting observations from the Christmas Bird County were sightings of a gray phase Gyrfalcon and a Pine Grosbeak. Also of note were the late winter sightings of Great Gray Owls, a Ferruginous Hawk, and a Townsend's Solitaire.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Mew Gull (Larus canus) Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Contributor (Person):
Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I. Crim, Gaylan Crim, Lloyd Washburn, Lowell
Location:
Ames Bettendorf Big Creek State Park Cerro Gordo County Claybanks Forest Dallas County Mills County Montrose Oxford Sioux County Thornton Boone County Washta Hardin County Lock Number 19 Van Meter
Latitude:
42.03471;41.52448;41.81554;43.08156;43.09302;41.68489;41.03345;40.53226;41.72334;43.08262;42.94469;42.03655;42.57554;42.38388;40.39532;41.53193
Longitude:
-93.61994; -90.51569; -93.75883; -93.26082; -93.06353; -94.03974; -95.62133; -91.41488; -91.79045; -96.17788; -93.38465; -93.93167; -95.71751; -93.2404; -91.37348; -93.95412
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
40
Folder Number:
18
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:
2 pages
Genre:
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:
9197
Identifier:
iou16611
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mg7fx4s

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"Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1996-March 15, 1997", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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