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Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 17, 1994. Highlights of the update include the return of Bald Eagles to the state as well as the sightings of an Ibis and a Red-necked Grebe. Also of note was the observation of ten shorebird species at the Runnells Game Area, including American Avocet, Dunlin, and Western Sandpiper. Also included are typewritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a first winter Laughing Gull, a Sandhill Crane, and a late Philadelphia Vireo.
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Title:
Iowa Birdline update, October 17, 1994
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1994-10-17
Description:
Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 17, 1994. Highlights of the update include the return of Bald Eagles to the state as well as the sightings of an Ibis and a Red-necked Grebe. Also of note was the observation of ten shorebird species at the Runnells Game Area, including American Avocet, Dunlin, and Western Sandpiper. Also included are typewritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a first winter Laughing Gull, a Sandhill Crane, and a late Philadelphia Vireo.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Ibises (Threskiornithidae) Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks (Charadriiformes)
Location:
Forneys Lake Ida County Pleasant Creek State Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Runnells Overlook Palo
Latitude:
40.85406;42.38687;42.12361;42.36387;41.18703;41.47391;42.06611
Longitude:
-95.78005; -95.5135; -91.81962; -95.04749; -95.82655; -93.33019; -91.79546
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:
3 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:
9806
Identifier:
iou19414
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w90v89k09

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"Iowa Birdline update, October 17, 1994", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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