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Douglas C. Harr letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978 Item Info
- 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
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Douglas C. Harr letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1978", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9w08wk8n
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