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Field notes, Tom Morrissey, Davenport, 1956 Item Info

Field report with drawings for recovered birds at the WOC radio tower at Davenport in Scott County, IA on October 6, 1954, May 12 and 18, 1956, and June 1, 1956. It features the sighting of a Henslow's Sparrow on October 6, 1954. It was part of a letter from Thomas Morrissey to Robert L. King on June 2, 1956 and is part of the F.W. Kent Archives.
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Title:
Field notes, Tom Morrissey, Davenport, 1956
Creator (Person):
Morrissey, Thomas
Date Created:
1954-10-06/1956-06-02
Description:
Field report with drawings for recovered birds at the WOC radio tower at Davenport in Scott County, IA on October 6, 1954, May 12 and 18, 1956, and June 1, 1956. It features the sighting of a Henslow's Sparrow on October 6, 1954. It was part of a letter from Thomas Morrissey to Robert L. King on June 2, 1956 and is part of the F.W. Kent Archives.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Identification Radio and television tower bird strikes Rare birds Zoological specimens Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
Subject (Person):
Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
Contributor (Person):
King, Robert L., 1896-1968
Location:
WOC-AM (Davenport)
Latitude:
41.55003
Longitude:
-90.47708
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
35
Folder Number:
57
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:
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:
9361
Identifier:
iou30179
Filename:
ms0166b035f057i0001.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9fx74188

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"Field notes, Tom Morrissey, Davenport, 1956", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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