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Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984. Other observers were Don Bray, Babs Padelford, and Sandra Kovanda. A detailed description was given of two Greater Scaup drakes seen at the IPL Ponds near Council Bluffs. The other birds reported were a Northern Harrier at Lake Manawa, two Gray Partridges by I-29 in Harrison County, a Greater Prairie-Chicken at the De Soto NWR, 1400 Snow Geese at Forneys Lake, and a Peregrine Falcon at De Soto Bend. A February 27 cover letter to Thomas H. Kent mentioned three Gyrfalcon sightings in Nebraska. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
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Title:
Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984
Creator (Person):
Bray, Tanya
Date Created:
1983-12-01/1984-02-28
Description:
Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984. Other observers were Don Bray, Babs Padelford, and Sandra Kovanda. A detailed description was given of two Greater Scaup drakes seen at the IPL Ponds near Council Bluffs. The other birds reported were a Northern Harrier at Lake Manawa, two Gray Partridges by I-29 in Harrison County, a Greater Prairie-Chicken at the De Soto NWR, 1400 Snow Geese at Forneys Lake, and a Peregrine Falcon at De Soto Bend. A February 27 cover letter to Thomas H. Kent mentioned three Gyrfalcon sightings in Nebraska. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Contributor (Person):
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Kovanda, Sandra Padelford, Babs Bray, Don
Location:
Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Harrison County Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Nebraska
Latitude:
41.26194;40.85406;41.68285;41.20619;41.49722;41.50028
Longitude:
-95.86083; -95.78005; -95.81692; -95.85848; -96.01779; -99.75067
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
21
Folder Number:
2
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:
2 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:
2810
Identifier:
iou3325
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9w08wk6p

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