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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 2, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of seabirds that have rarely been seen in Iowa, including a Magnificent Frigatebird, a Parasitic Jaeger, two Pomarine Jaegers, and a Red Phalarope. Also of note were sightings of numerous Franklin's Gulls and American White Pelicans as well as several species of shorebirds.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, October 2, 1988
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1988-10-02
Description:
Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 2, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of seabirds that have rarely been seen in Iowa, including a Magnificent Frigatebird, a Parasitic Jaeger, two Pomarine Jaegers, and a Red Phalarope. Also of note were sightings of numerous Franklin's Gulls and American White Pelicans as well as several species of shorebirds.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Sora (Porzana carolina) Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks (Charadriiformes)
Location:
Burlington Clear Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Trumbull Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Fairfield
Latitude:
40.80754;43.12447;41.93658;41.78749;41.44055;41.7553;43.19327;43.11746;41.00863
Longitude:
-91.11292; -93.42121; -93.2398; -93.78245; -93.19521; -93.73214; -94.95018; -93.49354; -91.96267
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
41
Folder Number:
1
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:
5 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:
9212
Identifier:
iou18637
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hm52m6v

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"Iowa Birdline update, October 2, 1988", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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