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Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998 Item Info

Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Ross's Gulls, an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, and seven different Snowy Owl observations in December. Very unusual reports of a Common Raven and a Sprague's Pipit were reported in February. Other interesting observations were of a mid-winter sighting of a Summer Tanager in January and February as well as a continued winter presence of White-winged Crossbills.
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Title:
Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1997-12-15/1998-03-15
Description:
Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Ross's Gulls, an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, and seven different Snowy Owl observations in December. Very unusual reports of a Common Raven and a Sprague's Pipit were reported in February. Other interesting observations were of a mid-winter sighting of a Summer Tanager in January and February as well as a continued winter presence of White-winged Crossbills.
Subject (Topic):
Bird feeders Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii) Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) Gulls and Terns (Laridae)
Contributor (Person):
Noble, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1945- Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren Sinclair, Jim
Location:
Decorah Dickinson County Dubuque Hamilton County Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Red Rock Dam Scott County Sioux City West Branch Wright County Fort Madison O'Brien County
Latitude:
43.30331;43.37798;42.50056;42.38377;41.66113;41.44055;41.20619;41.3725;41.6371;42.49999;41.67141;42.73312;40.62976;43.08375
Longitude:
-91.78571; -95.15083; -90.66457; -93.70681; -91.53017; -93.19521; -95.85848; -92.98076; -90.62324; -96.40031; -91.34655; -93.73515; -91.31515; -95.62488
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:
9184
Identifier:
iou16768
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9599z347

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