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Iowa Birdline update, October 15, 1990 Item Info

Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 15, 1990. Highlights of the notes include the sightings of a Mew Gull and a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper as well as the continued presence of a California Gull and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note was a one day observation of 81 total species, including 14 shorebird species at Coralville Lake. Others interesting sightings were of 10,000 Tree Swallows and 12 species of sparrows, including a Le Conte's and a Lincoln's.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, October 15, 1990
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1990-10-15
Description:
Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 15, 1990. Highlights of the notes include the sightings of a Mew Gull and a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper as well as the continued presence of a California Gull and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note was a one day observation of 81 total species, including 14 shorebird species at Coralville Lake. Others interesting sightings were of 10,000 Tree Swallows and 12 species of sparrows, including a Le Conte's and a Lincoln's.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) Harris' Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) Mew Gull (Larus canus) California Gull (Larus californicus) Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks (Charadriiformes) Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Contributor (Person):
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Daniel, John Lowder, Ken Wickham, Peter P. Nelson, Curtis
Location:
Coralville Lake Jester Park Mason City Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Union Grove State Park Fairfield Lovilia Waterworks Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Babcock Access
Latitude:
41.807;41.78749;43.15357;41.7036;41.7553;42.13582;41.00863;41.13584;41.57388;41.74861;41.78395
Longitude:
-91.5814; -93.78245; -93.20104; -93.6805; -93.73214; -92.72409; -91.96267; -92.90409; -93.64939; -93.70668; -91.70022
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
41
Folder Number:
4
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:
5 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:
9504
Identifier:
iou19034
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tm72318

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