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Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, March 10, 1934 Item Info
- Title:
- Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, March 10, 1934
- Creator (Person):
- Orr, Ellison
- Date Created:
- 1934-03-10
- Description:
- Letter from Ellison Orr to Oscar Allert dated March 10, 1934. Orr tells Allert that he has frequently seen Peregrine Falcons and that Philip DuMont is incorrect in claiming that the Peregrine Falcon is rare in Iowa and has not nested in Iowa since 1898. This letter was summarized in Allert's article "Notes on Certain Raptores in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque Counties, Iowa," published in Iowa Bird Life, vol. 9, no. 3.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Subject (Person):
- DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
- Contributor (Person):
- Allert, Oscar P.
- Location:
- Waukon Junction
- Latitude:
- 43.15331
- Longitude:
- -91.18819
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
- Call Number:
- MS 166
- Box:
- 45
- Folder Number:
- 7
- 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:
- 1 page
- 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:
- 10096
- Identifier:
- iou19849
- Filename:
- ms0166b045f007i0024.jpg
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n58cn7d
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Ellison Orr letter to Oscar Allert regarding Peregrine Falcon sightings, March 10, 1934", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n58cn7d
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- Rights:
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