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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1986 Item Info
- Title:
- Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1986
- Creator (Person):
- Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
- Date Created:
- 1986-08-01/1986-11-30
- Description:
- The report notes the cool, wet fall season, discusses the good migrations of the season and the unusually large number of sightings of rare water birds, mostly at Saylorville Lake. Included with the report are two letters from Carl J. Bendorf to Bruce Peterjohn. The letter dated December 15, 1986, explains the presence of typesetting marks on the included fall report manuscript and notes the interesting fall season in Iowa. The letter dated December 23, 1986, notes two late reports, of a King Eider and a Swainson's Hawk, and mentions winter sightings.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bird watching Birds--Migration Water birds Weather Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
- Contributor (Person):
- Bendorf, Carl J. Peterjohn, Bruce G.
- Location:
- Clear Lake Iowa Saylorville Lake Sioux City
- Latitude:
- 43.12447;42.00027;41.7553;42.49999
- Longitude:
- -93.42121; -93.50049; -93.73214; -96.40031
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
- Call Number:
- MS 166
- Box:
- 22
- 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:
- 33 pages
- Genre:
- correspondence field notes reports
- 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:
- 3375
- Identifier:
- iou6096
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9wd3q49g
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1986", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9wd3q49g
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by U.S. copyright and related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its rights-holder for noncommercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for noncommercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses require permission from Special Collections and University Archives.