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Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1994 Item Info

Undated letter from Donald Gillaspey to Thomas Kent. Gillaspey describes two young Turkey Vultures leaving their nest and reports that the caretaker at Rose Hill Cemetery saw two wading birds that were likely Whooping Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
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Title:
Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1994
Creator (Person):
Gillaspey, J. Donald
Date Created:
1994-08-01/1994-11-30
Description:
Undated letter from Donald Gillaspey to Thomas Kent. Gillaspey describes two young Turkey Vultures leaving their nest and reports that the caretaker at Rose Hill Cemetery saw two wading birds that were likely Whooping Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Whooping Crane (Grus americana) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Contributor (Person):
Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
Location:
Lamoni
Latitude:
40.62278
Longitude:
-93.93412
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
26
Folder Number:
3
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:
1 page
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:
5164
Identifier:
iou9530
Filename:
ms0166b026f003i108.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9td9n893

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"Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1994", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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