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Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1978) 46(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

1977 Treasurer's Report .......................................................... 2

The Carolina Parakeet in the West: Additional References ............................ 3

1977 Christmas Count ............................................................ 8

1977 Nebraska Nesting Survey ................................................... 13

A Second Great Gray Owl Record from Nebraska, and Other Recent Owl Records ........................................................ 16

Notes ......................................................................... 16

Book Review ................................................................... 20

Effects Of Strain On Response Of Laying Hens To Low Protein Diets And Amino Acid Supplements, Ali B. Kashani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Corn is by far the most widely used cereal grain in the United States for poultry feeding. In addition to its high energy content, corn provides adequate amounts of the essential fatty acids for maximum rates of growth and egg production. Palatability and ample xanthophyll and provitamin A contents of fresh corn are some o the other contributing factors for its popularity in livestock feeding. The most serious limitation in the nutritional value of corn as well as other cereal grains lies in the fact that they are low in both quantity and quality of protein. It has been a …

Deterioration Of Eggshell Quality And Calcium Metabolism In Laying Hens, Chang Won Kang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The present study was undertaken to: (1) develop a reliable method of measuring eggshell quality, (2) determine whether diet alterations that cause a somewhat reduced rate of egg production could influence shell quality, and (3) determine whether certain biochemical parameters involved in calcium metabolism are related to shell quality.

Fatty Liver-Hemorrhagic Syndrome (Flhs) In Caged Laying Hens, Richard A. Nelson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A series of eleven experiments was conducted with caged laying hens to study the effects of diet and strain on production and fat accumulation in the liver. In Experiments 1 to 4, a normal ad libitum feeding regime was used, while in Experiments 5 to 11, a force-feeding technique was used as a procedure to increase the incidence of FLHS. Four commercial hybrid strains and a straightbred SCWL (Regional Control) strain were utilized in this study. Choline supplementation at 1500 mg/kg of diet increased egg production from 1 to 11% while decreasing total liver lipid as much as 50%. Supplementation …

1977 Fall Field Day

Nebraska Bird Review

1977 Fall Field Day

The 1977 Fall Field Day started Saturday night with a get-together at the home of the George W. Browns in Kearney. Sunday, 2 October, started out gray and chilly, but eventually developed into the fine fall day which had been ordered and promised. The trip started at the Newark Township building and went north on Nebraska 10 to the north bank of the Platte River and explored eastward along the river. After that area had been covered the group went to an area northeast of Fort Kearney. After the lunch at the Newark Township building, at …

Sixty-Five Years Of Whooping Crane Records In Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard, Richard Redfield

Nebraska Bird Review

In 1933, Myron Swenk determined the status of the Whooping Crane in Nebraska by summarizing all of the records then available to him, and established the general pattern of timing and geographic distribution of Whooping Crane occurrence in this state. Although the population of this species has remained very low since that time, a sufficient number of observations have been made to warrant updating his analysis and comparing the more recent records with these earlier ones. During the summer of 1977 the junior author undertook such a summary as a class project, by extracting such records from all of the …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1977) 45(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

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Sixty-five Years of Whooping Crane Records in Nebraska .......... 54

1977 Fall Field Day ............................... 56

Notes ........................................................ 57

Index of Volume XXXXV ....................................... 58

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Nebraska Bird Review

Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union Inc. as its official journal and sent free to all members who are not in arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on a calendar year basis only) at $5.00 per year in the United States and $5.25 in all other counties, payable in advance. Single numbers $1.25 each.

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All dues and subscriptions should be remitted to the Treasurer, A. W. Madison, Box 505, Sutherland, Nebraska 69165. Orders for …

Research For Connecticut By The Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1977) 45(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

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1977 (Fifty-second) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report .............................34

Poor-wills in Lancaster and Saunders Counties............................42

The Swanskin ............................................. 45

Book Reviews .................................................................. 50

Notes ......................................................................... 51

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (June 1977) 45(2)

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Great-tailed Grackles Nesting in Nebraska ......................................... 18

1976 (Nineteenth) Fall Occurrence Report ......................................... 18

The Seventy-sixth Annual Meeting ................................................ 30

Book Reviews .......................................................... 31

Note ....................................32

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1977) 45(1)

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1976 Treasurers Report ...................2

1976 Nebraska Nesting Survey ...................3

Wild Turkeys in the Fontenelle Forest Area ...................6

1976 Christmas Count ...................7

A Groove-billed Ani and other Birds in Cuming and Doge Counties ...................13

Book Reviews ...................14

Notes ...................15

Poultry Breeds Must Be Conserved : An Ideal Small Unit, R H. Morris

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

The Department of Agriculture is concerned at the rapid disapearance of some poultry breeds and strains over recent years. This trend has resulted from the disposal of flocks previously held by commercial poultry breeders and fanciers.

One way to stop the trend of disappearance of poultry breeds is for interested people to maintain a breeding flock of pure-bred poultry, making the progeny available to others.

This article describes a small unit suitable for housing breeding fowls. The unit is based on designs developed by the Department of Agriculture.

Review Of Random Sample Egg Laying Tests In W.A. - 1957 To 1975, R J. Bishop

Bulletins 4000 -

The First W.A. Random Sample Laying Test commenced at the Poultry Research Station, Herdsman Lake in 1957. Every year since that date to 1975 a new test has been conducted up to the Eighteenth Test, which was the last test conducted by the Department of Agriculture. The purpose of this review is to analyse the results of the tests over the years to determine whether the breeds entered in the tests and which are available commercially in this State have made progress. However, before proceeding with the detailed analysis of the test results, an outline of the changes that have …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1976) 44(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

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Food Remains from a Barn Owl Nest in Nebraska ........................54

1976 Fall Field Day ........................57

Parasitic (?) Jaeger at Lake Manawa, Iowa ........................58

Book Reviews ........................59

Notes ........................60

Index of Volume XXX XIV ........................62

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1976) 44(3)

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White-necked Raven Reported ..................38

1976 (Fifty-first) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ..................39

Notes ..................52

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (June 1976) 44(2)

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The Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting ..................................... 18

1975 (Eighteenth) Fall Occurrence Report ........................... 19

Brown Towhee Reported ................................. 30

Book Reviews........................................ 31

Notes ................................................ 33

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1976) 44(1)

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1975 Treasurer's Report....................... 2

Gyrfalcon Taken in Nebraska .......................3

1975 Christmas Count....................... 3

1975 Nebraska Nesting Survey....................... 8

Vertebrate Remains in Great Horned Owl Pellets in Nebraska .......................12

Notes .......................16

Cost Of Treating Wastewater From Poultry Processing Plants, The, W. Davis Folson, Robert L. Leonard

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Bulletin 3984 - Meat Ducks In W.A., T. J. Purling

Bulletins - 3000 - 3999

While the duck industry in the Eastern States of Australia has used several breeds, Western Australia has until recently relied on the Muscovy. Most overseas countries with well developed meat duck industries have used the Muscovy only to a minor extent.

The Australian Pekin has been established in W.A. as an important meat breed since 1967/68, being suited to the production of large numbers of small carcass ducks throughout the year.

The Muscovy is still used for the large carcass trade, particularly at the Christmas and Easter seasons.

Breeding Birds And Vegetation Of The Central Illinois Floodplain Forest, Daniel Edward Varland

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

April Foods Of The Wild Turkey In Southern Illinois, David K. Fleenor

Masters Theses

A total of 95 gizzards and 106 crops were collected from 120 wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris Vieillot) at hunter check stations located in Alexander, Jackson, Union, and Pope Counties during April 1970, and 1972-1974 inclusive. Results are presented using total aggregate volume and per cent occurrence. The analyses indicated that during April, 96.6% of the foods eaten were of plant origin. Important plant foods in decreasing order by volume included corn, acorns, grasses and sedges, clover, miscellaneous plant materials, Jack-in-the-pulpit, hickory nuts, black gum, swamp buttercup, spring beauty, soybeans, hill blueberry, hawthorn, and ash. Animal foods were …

Blood Parasites Of Illinois Wild Turkeys, Ulrike G. Guenthner

Masters Theses

Blood smears, from 152 wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) killed during hunting seasons in southern Illinois, were examined for blood parasites. Haemoproteus meleagridis infected 34% of the 83 adult and 19% of the 69 immature turkeys. Of the infected birds, 54% had one or two infected cells per 5000 erythrocytes and 78% had one to five. Infection rates were significantly higher in counties along the Mississippi River than in Pope County, located about 40 miles east of the river. Other parasites specifically searched for but not found were Leucocytozoon, Plasmodium, Trypanosoma and microfilaria.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1975) 43(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

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Spring Waterfowl Migration in Lancaster County - 1970.................. 70

Merlin Nest in Nebraska ..................78

A Groove-billed Ani Seen Again in Nebraska.................. 79

A Brown Creeper's Nest in Nebraska.................. 80

First Pleistocene Record of the Golden Eagle from the Central Great Plains.................. 84

Notes.................. 84

Index of Volume XXX XIII ..................85

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1975) 43(3)

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1975 (Fiftieth) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ... 46

Young Mountain Plover Seen in Kimball County ... 54

Notes ... 57

A Sutton's Warbler? ... 62

Scott's Oriole Reported ... 64

1975 Fall Field Day ... 66

A Junco Is a Junco Is a Junco ... 67

Bulletin No 3963 - Raising Quail, P Smetana

Bulletins - 3000 - 3999

Quail were first domesticated about a thousand years ago, but it was not until the beginning of this century that they were used for meat and egg production.

Commercial quail production is common in many parts of Asia, particularly where there are Chinese communities. In 1965, it was reported that the quail industry in Japan was second in size only to that of the domestic fowl in terms of avian species. Fried or roasted quail and hard boiled eggs are commonly offered for sale in various parts of Asia. Quail eggs are also sought after for sharks fin soup.

A …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (June 1975) 43(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

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The Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting ........................................ 22

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Breeding in Lancaster County .................................... 23

1974 (Seventeenth) Fall Occurrence Report .................................................... 24

Some Waterfowl Breeding Records for Lancaster County ............................. 40

Anhinga Seen in Nebraska Again ........................................... 41

A Monk Parakeet in the Kearney Area ...................................... 42

Book Reviews ........................................................ 42

Notes .................................................43

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1975) 43(1)

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1974 Treasurer's Report ...................................................... ................... 2

The Song Sparrow as a Nebraska Breeding Bird .................................... 3

1974 Christmas Count .................................................................. 8

1974 Nebraska Nesting Survey ................................................... 13

Virginia Rail Nesting in Lancaster County ................................. 19

Notes .................. ..................................... 20

Amino Acid Additions To A Low Protein Corn-Soy Diet For Egg Production, Ali Baghaye Kashani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The present study was conducted to determine if the protein level of layer diets could be lowered from the: commonly used 16 percent to 12 percent by supplementation of some of the essential amino acids without reducing the performance of hens. The amino acids used were methionine, lysine, tryptophan and isoleucine. Egg production, egg shell thickness, interior egg quality, body weight, feed efficiency and free amino acid content of the albumen of eggs produced were criteria used to measure the (--) to treatment.

Pesticide Residues In The Illinois Wild Turkey, John M. Bridges

Masters Theses

Adipose tissue from 55 turkeys, killed during the 1974 hunting season in southern Illinois, was grouped by age and location of the birds, and the pesticide concentrations in them were determined by gas/liquid chromatography. Twelve different pesticides were identified in the samples with only four, total DDT, heptachlor epoxide, toxaphene, and linuron, being present in all samples. Concentrations ranged from 0.02 ppm to 0.88 ppm.