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Iowa RBA, December 22, 1997 Item Info

Email of the Iowa RBA update for December 22, 1997. Highlights of the update include observations of several outstanding birds from seven Christmas Bird Counts held around the state. The best birds discovered on the counts were several species of Gulls and Woodpeckers as well as White-winged Crossbills, Long-tailed Ducks, and Common Redpolls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, and Surf Scoter.
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Title:
Iowa RBA, December 22, 1997
Creator (Person):
Fuller, James L.
Creator (Organization):
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
Date Created:
1997-12-22
Description:
Email of the Iowa RBA update for December 22, 1997. Highlights of the update include observations of several outstanding birds from seven Christmas Bird Counts held around the state. The best birds discovered on the counts were several species of Gulls and Woodpeckers as well as White-winged Crossbills, Long-tailed Ducks, and Common Redpolls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, and Surf Scoter.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Mew Gull (Larus canus) Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) Common Loon (Gavia immer) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) Woodpeckers and allies (Piciformes)
Contributor (Person):
Brees, Aaron Clark, Jane Huser, Bill F. Probst, Jerry
Location:
Atlantic Burlington Clive George Wyth Memorial State Park Iowa City Keokuk Nevada Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Sioux City Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Aspen Grove Cemetery Medicine Creek Wildlife Area
Latitude:
41.4036;40.80754;41.60832;42.53332;41.66113;40.39727;42.02277;40.86726;41.3725;41.7553;42.49999;43.4776;43.38441;40.82698;40.60001
Longitude:
-95.01388; -91.11292; -93.73967; -92.41213; -91.53017; -91.38487; -93.45243; -93.0091; -92.98076; -93.73214; -96.40031; -95.09565; -95.15944; -91.11959; -93.39466
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:
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:
9969
Identifier:
iou19641
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w99z90d7x

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