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Ross W. Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 3, 1978 Item Info

Letter from Ross W. Silcock to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 3, 1978. The sighting of a pair of Ospreys possibly building a nest in Riverton is mentioned at the beginning of the letter. Many of the birds discussed in the letter are shorebirds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Title:
Ross W. Silcock letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 3, 1978
Creator (Person):
Silcock, W. Ross
Date Created:
1978-06-03
Description:
Letter from Ross W. Silcock to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, June 3, 1978. The sighting of a pair of Ospreys possibly building a nest in Riverton is mentioned at the beginning of the letter. Many of the birds discussed in the letter are shorebirds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks (Charadriiformes)
Contributor (Person):
Halmi, Nicholas S.
Location:
Forneys Lake Fremont County Riverton Randolph
Latitude:
40.85406;40.74559;40.68695;40.87305
Longitude:
-95.78005; -95.60468; -95.5686; -95.56639
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
18
Folder Number:
5
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:
1992
Identifier:
iou4891
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kp7tv5p

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