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Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984 Item Info

Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984. Included was a cover letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather, abundant water-living birds, and March kills of birds, August 2, 1984. Nestings of Least Terns and Piping Plovers at the IPL ponds were described in detail with seven other observers, and many herons were seen near the Missouri River in Fremont County. Counts of House Sparrows were shown to decrease as livestock operations decreased, 1978-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
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Title:
Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984
Creator (Person):
Wilson, Barbara L.
Date Created:
1984-06-01/1984-07-31
Description:
Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984. Included was a cover letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather, abundant water-living birds, and March kills of birds, August 2, 1984. Nestings of Least Terns and Piping Plovers at the IPL ponds were described in detail with seven other observers, and many herons were seen near the Missouri River in Fremont County. Counts of House Sparrows were shown to decrease as livestock operations decreased, 1978-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.
Subject (Topic):
Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Water birds Weather House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks (Ciconiiformes)
Contributor (Person):
Silcock, W. Ross Bray, Tanya Moore, Francis L. Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren Rose, B.J. Saunders, Andrew
Location:
Fremont County Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds
Latitude:
40.74559;41.03345;41.18703
Longitude:
-95.60468; -95.62133; -95.82655
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:
7 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:
2926
Identifier:
iou3814
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9g737707

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