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Iowa Birdline update, October 17, 1988 Item Info

Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 17, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-eared Owl, Cattle Egrets, a Barn Owl, and a late Mourning Warbler. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds still present, mostly Pectoral Sandpipers and Killdeer. An interesting observation of 50 Common Starlings soaring in tandem with a Red-tailed Hawk was also reported.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, October 17, 1988
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1988-10-17
Description:
Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 17, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-eared Owl, Cattle Egrets, a Barn Owl, and a late Mourning Warbler. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds still present, mostly Pectoral Sandpipers and Killdeer. An interesting observation of 50 Common Starlings soaring in tandem with a Red-tailed Hawk was also reported.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Contributor (Person):
Kanago, Dixie
Location:
Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Johnson County Smiths Slough Sandy Beach Public Use Area Twin View Heights
Latitude:
41.807;41.66946;41.67155;43.18635;41.81423;41.81057
Longitude:
-91.5814; -91.50989; -91.58808; -94.93332; -91.59197; -91.57323
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:
9210
Identifier:
iou18793
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rx93f98

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