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Fred Lesher letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding Bald Eagle nests, April 12, 1985 Item Info

Fred Lesher letter to Peter C. Petersen was regarding Bald Eagle nests, April 12, 1985. He was concerned that American Birds noted he reported nesting Bald Eagles in northeast Iowa when he had only reported that Bald Eagles had constructed a nest at Pool Slough near New Albin, with no eggs or young. He mentioned a map of another nest site that he and Darwin Koenig found near Wexford Creek. "Jim D." is noted in blue on the side of p. 2, and later James J. Dinsmore wrote letters explaining the nest confusion. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Title:
Fred Lesher letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding Bald Eagle nests, April 12, 1985
Creator (Person):
Lesher, Fred
Date Created:
1985-04-12
Description:
Fred Lesher letter to Peter C. Petersen was regarding Bald Eagle nests, April 12, 1985. He was concerned that American Birds noted he reported nesting Bald Eagles in northeast Iowa when he had only reported that Bald Eagles had constructed a nest at Pool Slough near New Albin, with no eggs or young. He mentioned a map of another nest site that he and Darwin Koenig found near Wexford Creek. "Jim D." is noted in blue on the side of p. 2, and later James J. Dinsmore wrote letters explaining the nest confusion. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Nests Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Contributor (Person):
Dinsmore, James J. Koenig, Darwin Petersen, Peter C.
Location:
New Albin Pool Slough Wexford Creek
Latitude:
43.49664;43.48581;43.27326
Longitude:
-91.28958; -91.28874; -91.13385
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
21
Folder Number:
4
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:
2930
Identifier:
iou3625
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9h98zh1w

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