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Iowa RBA, September 30-October 2, 1996 Item Info

Iowa RBA update for September 30-October 2, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of up to 50 White-winged Scoters, a Red-necked Phalarope, and an immature Sabine's Gull. Also of note were sightings of Merlins in multiple locations, 30 late Broad-winged Hawks, and an albino Red-tailed Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Peregrine Falcon, a Thayer's Gull, and a Dunlin.
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Title:
Iowa RBA, September 30-October 2, 1996
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1996-09-30/1996-10-02
Description:
Iowa RBA update for September 30-October 2, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of up to 50 White-winged Scoters, a Red-necked Phalarope, and an immature Sabine's Gull. Also of note were sightings of Merlins in multiple locations, 30 late Broad-winged Hawks, and an albino Red-tailed Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Peregrine Falcon, a Thayer's Gull, and a Dunlin.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Sora (Porzana carolina) Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Location:
Clear Lake Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Mason City Snake Creek State Game Management Area Solon Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Boone County Effigy Mounds National Monument Orleans Beach
Latitude:
43.12447;41.807;41.80084;43.15357;41.96443;41.80723;43.26259;42.03655;43.08092;43.44857
Longitude:
-93.42121; -91.5814; -91.69156; -93.20104; -94.20052; -91.49406; -94.13419; -93.93167; -91.19687; -95.09222
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
43
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:
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:
9911
Identifier:
iou19424
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9rb6w41w

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