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Artificial Pothole And Level Ditch Development As A Means Of Increasing Waterfowl Production, Charles H. Lacy

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The glaciated prairie pothole country of the Midwest forms a vital segment of the most important waterfowl breeding habitat in North America. Here are hatched three-quarters of all the ducks raised in the United States. During a recent seven-year period the three-state area of Minnesota and the Dakotas produced an average of 4 to 5 million ducks annually (Janzon, 1947). This wetland region which once comprised 115,000 square miles in five states had shrunk to about 56,000 square miles by 1956 (Lynch, 1956). To maintain the present rate of waterfowl production in the face of continued destruction of habitat through …

Nebraska Bird Review (April 1959) 27(2), Whole Issue

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Nesting of the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Gage County ............................................................ 19

Third Mid-Winter Meeting ...................................... 20

A Monthly Record of Birds Occurring at Bladen, Webster County, 1957 and 1958 ..................... 21

Articles of Incorporation .......................................... 24

1959 Treasurer's Report ..................................................... 26

General Notes ..................................................... 28

Excerpts from Letters .......... ................................ ..... 32

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Population Dynamics of Diurnal Birds of Prey in the Panhandle of Nebraska ...................2

Notes on Summer Birds of Western Nebraska ...................6

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (October 1958) 26(4)

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Thirty-Fourth Annual Cooperative Spring
Migration and Occurrence Report....................50

General Notes....................68

Excerpts from Letters ....................70

Second Annual Fall Meeting....................72

George E. Condra ....................72

Index ....................73

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Some Observations of the Nesting Habits of the Eastern Phoebe ......................34

Twenty-five Year Summary of Bird Migration in Nebraska ......................38

Meetings and Reports...................... 45

Rollie A. Bunney, 1897-1958 ......................46

Lillian Steele Loveland ......................47

Excerpts From Letters ......................48

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Yellow Warblers at the Nest ....................18

1957 Nesting Report ....................20

A Study of Bird Habitats in Alliance City Park.................... 22

General Notes ....................26

Excerpts From Letters ....................29

Treasurer's Report for the Year 1957 ....................30

Behavior Notes.................... 31

Second Annual Winter Convention ....................32

Experiment In Raising Of Prairie Chicken, Harold Milton Malicky

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

Describes an experiment to try to hatch 16 prairie chicken eggs. Harold "Bus" Milton Malicky, Burwell, Nebraska, May 1958.

Experiment In Raising Of Sharp-Tailed Grouse, Harold Milton Malicky

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

Describes the attempt to hatch 6 sharp-tailed grouse eggs. Harold Milton "Bus" Malicky, Burwell, Nebraska, July 1958.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (Jan 1958) 26(1)

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Man Changes the Pattern ......................2

Are We Careless with our Bird Identifications? ......................6

General Notes...................... 9

Excerpts From Letters ......................13

Fall Field Day, October 13, 1957 ......................15

Mrs. Hallie Jennings Allen...................... 16

George Oscar Smith ......................16

Mrs. Myrtle Wilson Blinco ......................16

Arthur Sperry Pearse ......................16

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A Letter From Your Editor.................... 50

Thirty-Third Annual Cooperative Spring Migration and Occurrence Report.................... 51

Index to Volume XXV ....................73

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Historical Sketch ........................34

Birding in Kearney at Four Miles Per Hour ........................37

Meetings and Reports ........................41

Arthur Sperry Pearse ........................42

Short Comments on Bird Behavior ........................43

General Notes ........................44

Excerpts from Letters to the Editors ........................45

Reports of Nests, Nestlings, and Fledglings ........................46

Book Reviews ........................48

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1956 Nesting Report ........................18

Report .of the Mid-Winter Convention........................ 21

Dr. John Todd Zimmer ........................22

Letters of. Special Note........................ 22

Cowbird Eggs in Nests of Bell's Vireos........................ 23

Notes ........................24

Treasurer's Report for the Year 1956 ........................30

Brief Summary of 1956 Hikes........................ 31

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

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The Nebraska Bird Review .....................2

Officers .....................4

Harold Ray Benckeser..................... 7

The Greater Prairie Chicken in History..................... 8

General Notes .....................12

Excerpts From Letters To the Editors..................... 14

Book Reviews .....................16

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (October 1956) 24(4)

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Migration and Occurrence Report .......................58

Index .......................80

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (July 1956) 24(3)

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Birds Through The Years .....................34

Notes on The Development of A Young Swainson's Hawk..................... 37

Pintail Courtship .....................40

Some Observations on Immature Great Horned Owls .....................41

How?..................... 44

General Notes .....................45

Reports of Nests, Nestlings and Fledglings..................... 51

Excerpts from Letters to The Editors..................... 52

Meetings and Reports .....................53

Mrs. Jane B. Swenk .....................55

Book Reviews..................... 55

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

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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

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President's Page ...................................................................................... 2

Observations of a Nesting Killdeer .................................................... 2

Return of Autumn Birds ........................................................................ 4

Summer with Blue Grosbeaks ................ ............................................. 5

Twenty-Five Year Summary of Bird Migration in Nebraska-Titmice to Wrens .............................. 6

Fall Field Day-1955 .......................................................... 8

Notes ...................................................................... 10

Reports of Nests, Nestlings and Fledglings ...................................... 14

Book Reviews ..................................................... 15

Excerpts from Letters to the Editors .................................... 16

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President's Page........................... 62

Thirty-First Annual Cooperative Spring Migration Report ...........................62-83

Spring Field Day - 1955, Lincoln ...........................83-84

Why? Relative to Bird Behavior and Color ...........................84-86

General Notes and Reviews ...........................86-87

Index ...........................88-96

Artificial Insemination Of Turkeys, H. L. Wiegers

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

Artificial insemination should be used for turkeys when results from natural matings are unsatisfactory. There is no hard and fast fertility rule to follow and each breeder will have his own basis of appraisal for the different varieties of turkeys. But one can say that when fertility drops below 65 per cent it is time to take action.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (July 1955) 23(3)

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The President's Page ................................................................................ 50

Meetings and Reports ................................................................................ 52

Spring Field Day 1955 ................................................................................ 54

General Notes ................................................................................................ 57

Book Review .................................................................................................. 60

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review 23(2) April 1955

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Editorial ......................................... 26

A Striking Flight Habit ........................................ 26

The Vermilion Flycatcher in Nebraska ...................... 28

Some Birds of the Quicourt Valley ........................... 29

Cooperative Study of Bird Migration Through the Use of Spring Arrival Dates - 1955 ........................... 34

Twenty-Five Year Summary of Bird Migration in Nebraska, Part 10 ........................................... 36

A Consideration of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers As Winter Residents in Nebraska ............................ 42

General Notes ...................................................... 45

Book Reviews .................................................... 46

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review 23(1) Jan 1955

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How To Keep A Bird File ...............................2

Making Bird Study Interesting To Young People ............4

News and Notes ....................................................6

Twenty-five Year Summary of Bird Migration, Part 9 .......7

Notes On Robin Nesting In Cass County ..................12

Fall Field Day 1954 .......................15

General Notes .....................................................19

Book Reviews .......................23

Communications.......................24

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (October 1954) 22(4)

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Thirtieth Annual Cooperative Spring Migration Report ..................50

Book Reviews ..................70

Index ..................71

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (July 1954) 22(3)

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A Day With Doris, Mr. Eisenstaedt and the Sandhill Cranes ..................34

The Status of Nuttall's Poorwill in Nebraska.................. 35

Spring Field Day 1954.................. 37

General Notes.................. 41

Meetings and Reports ..................42

Membership List ..................44

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Birds of Prairie Island ...................18

A Reply To: When the Bird Watcher Reads ...................20

The Avocet in Nebraska ...................22

Editorial-How Well Do We Know the Birds of Nebraska? ...................26

General Notes................... 27

Communications ...................28

Book Reviews ...................29

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Meadowlarks In Lincoln County ................................ 2

The Status of the Western Turkey Vulture in Nebraska ............ 3

Fall Field Day, 1953 ............................................................................ 6

Obituary-Mrs. A. H. Jones .................................... 9

General Notes ................................................................ 9

1954 Field Days ............................................................ 12

Book Reviews ..................................................... 12

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (October 1953) 21(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

Published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union as its official journal and sent free to all members who are not in arrears for dues. Subscriptions at $3.50 per volume in the United States and $3.75 in all other countries, payable in advance. Single numbers, $1.00 each. All dues and subscriptions should be remitted to the Treasurer, Mrs. F. J. Patton, Blue Springs, Nebraska. Orders for back numbers should be sent to the Custodian, Miss Mary Lou Hanson, University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska. All manuscripts for publication should be sent to the Editor, …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (July 1953) 21(3)

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Spring Field Day .......................................................................................... 29

Field Separation of the Herring Gull, California and Ring-bill Gulls ................................................................................32

Meetings and Reports ................................................................. 34

General Notes ....................................................................... 35

Communications ................................................................ 40

Book Reviews ................................................................... 40

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (April 1953) 21(2)

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Twenty-five Year Summary of Bird Migration in Nebraska Part 8 - Gulls to Terns ...................15

President's Page ...................18

News and Announcements ...................19

General Notes ...................20

Book Reviews ...................27

Thin-Shelled Eggs, R H. Morris

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

Thin-shelled eggs are responsible for a loss of thousands of pounds annually to the West Australian poultry industry. To a very large extent the flock owner can control the percentage of thin-shelled eggs laid by his flock and this article outlines how this control can be exercised.