Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998

Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Ross's Gulls, an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, and seven different Snowy Owl observations in December. Very unusual reports of a Common Raven and a Sprague's Pipit we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iowa Ornithologists' Union; Fuller, James L.
Other Authors: Noble, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1945-; Padelford, Babs; Padelford, Loren; Sinclair, Jim
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9599z347
http://cdm16001.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16001coll23/id/16768
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Summary:Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Ross's Gulls, an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, and seven different Snowy Owl observations in December. Very unusual reports of a Common Raven and a Sprague's Pipit were reported in February. Other interesting observations were of a mid-winter sighting of a Summer Tanager in January and February as well as a continued winter presence of White-winged Crossbills.