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Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1994 Item Info

Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1994. Highlights of the update include the first of the Christmas bird counts and the outstanding birds that were observed, including a Say's Phoebe, a Black-legged Kittiwake, a Bohemian Waxwing, an adult male White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoters, and three Long-tailed Ducks. Also of note were several species of Gulls, including an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, a first winter Great Black-backed Gull, three first winter Thayer's Gulls, and four Glaucous Gulls. Also included is a typewritten update for the next week's report with sightings of Merlin, Brown Thrasher, and updates on previously seen birds.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1994
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1994-12-19
Description:
Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1994. Highlights of the update include the first of the Christmas bird counts and the outstanding birds that were observed, including a Say's Phoebe, a Black-legged Kittiwake, a Bohemian Waxwing, an adult male White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoters, and three Long-tailed Ducks. Also of note were several species of Gulls, including an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, a first winter Great Black-backed Gull, three first winter Thayer's Gulls, and four Glaucous Gulls. Also included is a typewritten update for the next week's report with sightings of Merlin, Brown Thrasher, and updates on previously seen birds.
Subject (Topic):
Bird surveys Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Mew Gull (Larus canus) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
Contributor (Person):
Cummins, Raymond L. Schantz, Tim Schirck, Shirley
Location:
Appanoose County Burlington Iowa City Lake Red Rock Mason City Red Rock Dam Sioux County Wayne County Carroll County Knoxville Corydon
Latitude:
40.74316;40.80754;41.66113;41.44055;43.15357;41.3725;43.08262;40.73947;42.03624;41.32083;40.76167
Longitude:
-92.86861; -91.11292; -91.53017; -93.19521; -93.20104; -92.98076; -96.17788; -93.32736; -94.86056; -93.10937; -93.32743
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
42
Folder Number:
6
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:
correspondence 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:
9797
Identifier:
iou19156
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9m03z00m

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