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Iowa Birdline update, March 26, 1990 Item Info

Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 26, 1990. Highlights of the update include many reports from the height of waterfowl migration, one sighting in particular was comprised of 8000 waterfowl, including 4000 Ducks, 2000 Canada Geese, 1000 Snow Geese, and 1000 White-fronted Geese. Also of note were sightings of flocks of Smith's Longspurs, an early Common Loon, and an early Rough-winged Swallow.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, March 26, 1990
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1990-03-26
Description:
Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 26, 1990. Highlights of the update include many reports from the height of waterfowl migration, one sighting in particular was comprised of 8000 waterfowl, including 4000 Ducks, 2000 Canada Geese, 1000 Snow Geese, and 1000 White-fronted Geese. Also of note were sightings of flocks of Smith's Longspurs, an early Common Loon, and an early Rough-winged Swallow.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus) Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Common Loon (Gavia immer) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anseriformes)
Location:
Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Lone Tree Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Delaware County Lake Smith
Latitude:
40.80754;41.39058;41.807;41.78749;41.44055;41.48808;43.26259;43.11746;42.47121;43.12383
Longitude:
-91.11292; -91.39627; -91.5814; -93.78245; -93.19521; -91.42599; -94.13419; -93.49354; -91.36735; -94.24116
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:
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:
9460
Identifier:
iou18931
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w98s4jr0q

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