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Iowa RBA, August 18, 1997 Item Info

Iowa RBA update for August 18, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, an Ibis species, and a Pacific Loon. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds passing through the state and the beginning of the Passerine movement. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Red-necked Phalarope, Sandhill Cranes, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and a Pine Warbler.
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Title:
Iowa RBA, August 18, 1997
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1997-08-18
Description:
Iowa RBA update for August 18, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, an Ibis species, and a Pacific Loon. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds passing through the state and the beginning of the Passerine movement. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Red-necked Phalarope, Sandhill Cranes, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and a Pine Warbler.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax violaceus) Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Ibises (Threskiornithidae) Perching-birds and songbirds (Passeriformes) Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks (Charadriiformes)
Location:
Boone Harrier Marsh Lime Creek Nature Center Riverton Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Casey Barrow Landing Crandalls Beach Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Latitude:
42.0597;42.02637;43.19024;40.70778;40.67667;40.9417;43.49052;41.57221
Longitude:
-93.88023; -94.01829; -93.19465; -95.58027; -95.85917; -90.96903; -95.125; -93.26965
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
43
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:
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:
9952
Identifier:
iou19480
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9fx7408t

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