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Douglas C. Harr letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978 Item Info

Letter from Douglas C. Harr to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978. The author mentioned that waterfowl around the Iowa Great Lakes were more numerous than in previous years. Notes underlined mention sightings of a Merlin near Spirit Lake and a Scarlet Tanager near Arnolds Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
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Title:
Douglas C. Harr letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978
Creator (Person):
Harr, Douglas C.
Date Created:
1978-05-19
Description:
Letter from Douglas C. Harr to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978. The author mentioned that waterfowl around the Iowa Great Lakes were more numerous than in previous years. Notes underlined mention sightings of a Merlin near Spirit Lake and a Scarlet Tanager near Arnolds Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1978.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Research Water birds Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Harris' Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Warblers (Parulidae)
Contributor (Person):
Petersen, Peter C.
Location:
Dickinson County Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lyon County Rush Lake Spirit Lake Arnolds Park Henderson Lester Spring Run State Game Management Area Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area
Latitude:
43.37798;43.46802;43.3805;43.43831;43.4776;43.37274;41.14055;43.4447;43.38524;43.43565
Longitude:
-95.15083; -95.14194; -96.21029; -95.50924; -95.09565; -95.12388; -95.43111; -96.33309; -95.03888; -95.1757
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:
2001
Identifier:
iou4991
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9w08wk8n

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