Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1986

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.

Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-

Bendorf, Carl J.
Peterjohn, Bruce G.

1986-08-01/1986-11-30

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)

Clear Lake
Iowa
Saylorville Lake
Sioux City

43.12447, -93.42121
42.00027, -93.50049
41.7553, -93.73214
42.49999, -96.40031

33 pages

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Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records

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