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Melba Wigg letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties, Iowa, fall 1973 Item Info

Letter and report from Melba Wigg to Vernon M. Kleen on bird sightings in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties, Iowa, during fall of 1973. Some unusual sightings in the DeSoto Bend Wildlife Refuge included: Whistling Swan, Common Goldeneye, Golden Eagle, and Caspian Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1973.
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Title:
Melba Wigg letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties, Iowa, fall 1973
Creator (Person):
Wigg, Melba
Date Created:
1973-12-07
Description:
Letter and report from Melba Wigg to Vernon M. Kleen on bird sightings in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties, Iowa, during fall of 1973. Some unusual sightings in the DeSoto Bend Wildlife Refuge included: Whistling Swan, Common Goldeneye, Golden Eagle, and Caspian Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1973.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Rare birds Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Contributor (Person):
Kleen, Vernon M.
Location:
Mills County Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Latitude:
41.03345;41.33661;41.49722
Longitude:
-95.62133; -95.54239; -96.01779
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
17
Folder Number:
12
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:
3 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:
1726
Identifier:
iou939
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9p26q43d

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