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Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for April 16, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Baird's Sandpiper, a Le Conte's Sparrow, a Long-tailed Duck, a Red-shouldered Hawk, and Cattle Egrets. Also of note was the beginning of passerine and shorebird migration, with several new migrants being reported, including a Brown Thrasher, a Purple Martin, and Savannah Sparrows.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, April 16, 1990
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1990-04-16
Description:
Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for April 16, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Baird's Sandpiper, a Le Conte's Sparrow, a Long-tailed Duck, a Red-shouldered Hawk, and Cattle Egrets. Also of note was the beginning of passerine and shorebird migration, with several new migrants being reported, including a Brown Thrasher, a Purple Martin, and Savannah Sparrows.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Perching-birds and songbirds (Passeriformes) Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks (Charadriiformes)
Contributor (Person):
Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene
Location:
Big Creek State Park Coralville Lake Folsom Lake Lone Tree Saylorville Lake Lake MacBride Badger Creek State Recreation Area Plymouth Babcock Access
Latitude:
41.81554;41.807;41.08426;41.48808;41.7553;41.79377;41.46888;43.2458;41.78395
Longitude:
-93.75883; -91.5814; -95.8229; -91.42599; -93.73214; -91.54586; -93.90884; -93.12298; -91.70022
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
41
Folder Number:
3
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:
6 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:
9457
Identifier:
iou18883
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9fj29f5k

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"Iowa Birdline update, April 16, 1990", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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