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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for September 19, 1988. Highlights of the update include a recap of sightings from the fall IOU meeting, including a flyover Black-billed Magpie, nine raptor species, and a variety of Warblers for a total of 106 species seen. Also of note from around the state were observations of two rarely seen birds, a Western Tanager and a Prairie Falcon. In addition, sightings of several hundred American White Pelicans, 62 Caspian Terns, and an immature Black-crowned Night Heron were also reported.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, September 19, 1988
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1988-09-19
Description:
Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for September 19, 1988. Highlights of the update include a recap of sightings from the fall IOU meeting, including a flyover Black-billed Magpie, nine raptor species, and a variety of Warblers for a total of 106 species seen. Also of note from around the state were observations of two rarely seen birds, a Western Tanager and a Prairie Falcon. In addition, sightings of several hundred American White Pelicans, 62 Caspian Terns, and an immature Black-crowned Night Heron were also reported.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc. Rare birds Meetings Dial-a-message telephone calls Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) Warblers (Parulidae)
Contributor (Person):
Harms, Ronald Scheib, James
Location:
Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Saylorville Lake Spencer Dolliver Memorial State Park Rush Lake Brushy Creek State Park Carlson Recreation Area Sugar Bottom Recreation Area
Latitude:
41.93658;41.66113;41.7553;43.14136;42.38692;43.43831;42.39164;42.23609;41.7564
Longitude:
-93.2398; -91.53017; -93.73214; -95.14444; -94.08357; -95.50924; -93.99079; -93.99468; -91.55934
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:
4 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:
9214
Identifier:
iou18766
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9dr2pb1m

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"Iowa Birdline update, September 19, 1988", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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