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Iowa Birdline update, September 6, 1988 Item Info

Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for circa September 6, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Western Tanager, Merlins, Sandhill Cranes, Caspian Terns, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and several Heron species. Also of note was the report of excellent shore birding from Hendrickson March Lake, including sightings of three Red-necked Phalaropes and two species of Sandpipers.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, September 6, 1988
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1988-09-06/1988-09-07
Description:
Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for circa September 6, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Western Tanager, Merlins, Sandhill Cranes, Caspian Terns, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and several Heron species. Also of note was the report of excellent shore birding from Hendrickson March Lake, including sightings of three Red-necked Phalaropes and two species of Sandpipers.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Gulls and Terns (Laridae) Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks (Charadriiformes) Warblers (Parulidae) Herons (Ardeidae)
Location:
Coralville Lake Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Laurens Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge West Okoboji Lake Lylahs Marsh County Park Rush Lake Jefferson County Park Waterworks Park
Latitude:
41.807;43.23191;40.85406;41.93658;42.84664;43.26259;43.38441;43.28608;43.43831;40.98891;41.57388
Longitude:
-91.5814; -94.99332; -95.78005; -93.2398; -94.85193; -94.13419; -95.15944; -92.4674; -95.50924; -91.98684; -93.64939
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:
3 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:
9216
Identifier:
iou18761
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9jd4pr21

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