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A Life History Study Of The Spurred Towhee Pipilo Erythropthalmus Montanus, Travis G. Haws

Theses and Dissertations

This paper deals with the life history and distribution of the Spurred Towhee (Pipilo erythropthalmus moutanus Swarth). Research was begun in April, 1955, and terminted in June, 1956. The preferred habitat of this bird is the mountain slopes, canyons. and streamsides covered with a shrubby type of vegetation, usually between 5,000 and 8,000 feet in elevation. Distribution of the Spurred Towhee is throughout the central Rocky Mountain region in the states of Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, western half of New Mexico, and into northern Mexico. During the winter these birds are found concentrated in the lower valleys along the streams …

New Species Abound! Observers Combine Study Of Birds With Vacations, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Habitat Confirms Flycatcher Type, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Memories May Be Stirred By Birds, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Birds Of The Brigham Young University Campus, Barid Baran Mukherjee

Theses and Dissertations

This paper deals with the seasonal distribution, relative abundance, and location of the different species of birds which visit or live on the Brigham Young University campus from late summer to early spring, with a brief account of their activities. The upper campus, where this investigation was carried on, covers an area of 201 acres and is situated on a bench at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. The study was continued from July 13, 1955 to April 15, 1956. A total of 173 hours was devoted to census work and to studying the general ecology of the area. Four …

Drouth Depletes Bird Population, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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La. Water Thrush Pays Return Visit, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Parula Warbler Is Rare, Elusive Bird, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Rearing Of Young Occupying Birds, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 32, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

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Forty Years Of Dairy Cattle Breeding At The North Platte Experiment Station, Mogens Plum, Myron G.A. Rumery

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

In 1913 the Nebraska Legislature appropriated $17,500 to establish a Dairy Department at the North Platte Experiment Station. The department's herd was to be used in demonstrating management and breeding practices and as a source of breeding stock. Since the North Platte herd was started, research in the field of animal breeding has developed new concepts in many phases of dairy cattle breeding and selection. The purpose of the present study is to analyze the progress made under a system of dairy cattle breeding and selection carried out according to the principles that dominated 40 years ago. The results of …

An Evaluation Of Methods Of Concentrating And Counting The Phytoplankton Of Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho, William J. Clark

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The phytoplankton, or plant plankton, live in the open water throughout their life cycle and obtain the necessary nutrients from the water. They are important contributors to the total plant production of lakes and ponds.

Water Spots Draw Many Birds Now, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Friendly Phoebe Welcomes Visitors, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Better Protection For Birds Noted, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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National Emblem Facing Extinction, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (April 1956) 24(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Two Visits to the Plate Rivers and Their Sandhill Crane Migration ....................18

Red-Bellied Woodpecker Nesting Record-1954 ....................21

The Nebraska Race of Vermilion Flycatchers.................... 24

General Notes.................... 24

Excerpts From Letters To The Editors ....................28

Treasurer's RepoTt for the Year 1955 ....................31

Book Reviews ....................32

Terns, Traditional Sea Birds, Visitors, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Mulberry Big Help To Bird Watchers, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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1956 Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog, Little International Agricultural Exposition South Dakota State University

Little International "Little I" Agricultural Exposition Catalogs

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Kingbirds Due To Pass Through, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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127 Bird Species Seen At Rockport, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Binoculars Needed By Some Gardeners, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Comparative Measurements Of Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey, And Jersey Females From Birth To Seven Years, H. P. Davis, I. L. Hathaway

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Body measurements are important for a proper understanding of how growth takes place in animals. Unfortunately, few growth data other than for weight have been published concerning dairy cattle. This is a report of measurements of females in the University of Nebraska dairy herd made as part of a long-time growth study. During the period 1922 to 1942 each animal born into the herd was weighed and measured at regular intervals. Presented here are the data for weight, height, length, width, depth, girth and hide thickness for females of the Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey, and Jersey breeds. The average body measurements …

Warblers Exciting To Bird Observers, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Audubon Work Due National Tribute, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Woodpecker Both Colorful, Thrifty, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Melody Is Cassin's Mark, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 32, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

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Birds Taking On Color For Spring, Jessie Maye Smith

Jessie Maye Smith Birds and Watchers Columns Collection

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