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Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1974) 42(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

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1973 Treasurer's ........................................... 2

1973 Nebraska Nesting Survey ...................................... 3

1973 Christmas Count ...................................... 10

Canyon Wren in Nebraska ......................... 16

A Nebraska Swainson's Thrush Nest .................................... 17

Another Black-throated Sparrow in Nebraska ................................. 18

Notes .......................................................... 19

Effects Of Fungus-Fermented Soybeans On Broiler Growth And Life Cycle Performance Of Coturnix Quail, Cheong Choo Chah

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite the extensive data that have accumulated on the detrimental effect of molds on the growth of farm animals, very little is known as to the beneficial role of fungi in animal feed. Recent studies at South Dakota State University research laboratories revealed, however, that only 164 of 392 strains of Aspergilli were found to be toxic. When the cultures were grown on sterile soybeans or wheat, some of the tested cultures exerted positive effects on growth of chicks and mice. Hence, the investigations reported herein were initiated to obtain further information on those cultures beneficial to chick performance and …

Status Of The Wild Turkey In Southwestern Illinois In 1970, Robert Merle Cottingham

Masters Theses

Wild-trapped turkey were first released in southwestern Illinois in 1959. This, and subsequent releases have established a huntable population of wild turkey in the area. Until 1970, no evaluation of the status of the bird had been made. This study was conducted in June, July, August and September, 1970, to determine the distribution, productivity and relative abundance of the wild turkey in Alexander, Jackson, Union and Williamson Counties and to make recommendations for future management of the population. Information was supplied by rural mail carriers, Illinois Department of Conservation and U. S. Forest Service personnel and local residents together with …

Helminth Parasites Of Illinois Wild Turkeys, James W. Jackson

Masters Theses

Viscera from 69 wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) collected from Jackson, Union and Alexander counties, Illinois, were examined for helminth and coccidian parasites. A total of eight species of parasites was found, all in the alimentary tract. The coccidian parasite Eimeria sp. was found in 9.6% of birds examined. The nematodes Heterakis gallinarum, Ascaridia galli and Ascaridia dissimilis were found in 13.2%, 27.9% and 48.5% respectively of all birds examined. Three species of cestodes, Raillietina williamsi, Metroliasthes lucida and Hymenolepis sp., were recovered from 41.1%, 27.9% and 1.4% respectively of birds examined. One species of trematode, …

The Effects Of Effort And Day Of Exposure On Imprinting, Jean Elizabeth Van Dyke

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

24 pairs of newly-hatched Leghorn chicks were randomly divided into 3 groups. Ss in one group followed a moving object for 30 min on Day 1 of life; Ss in another group followed for 30 min on Day 2; Ss in the remaining group followed for 15 min on Day 1 and 15 min on Day 2. One S in each pair followed by his own effort, while the other S rode behind the object in a transparent box. On Day 4, Ss were tested for the duration of following of the object. No important differences among groups were observed. …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1973) 41(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

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Recent Mammals of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Garden County, Nebraska................ 71

A Bald Eagle Nest in Nebraska................ 76

Vertical Stratification among Selected Species of Birds ................77

Notes ................79

Index of Volume XXXXI ................81

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1973) 41(3)

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1973 (Forty-eighth) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ....................46

Eutrophication Field Trip.................... 66

Notes ....................66

Book Review ....................68

Possible Avian Influences In The Distribution Of Dwarf Mistletoe, Paul James Zilka

Dissertations and Theses

The goal of this investigation was to determine the potential of birds as vectors for the movement of dwarf mistletoe seeds and the means by which such movement could occur. Birds would greatly speed the rate at which these parasites move horizontally or vertically through the forest. Five areas in Oregon, heavily infected by six species of Arceuthobium were studied. Observations of avian behavior point to 13 species whose general behavior make them potential vectors in the distribution of these parasites. More specifically, the roosting and subsequent bathing behavior of most forest birds proves a very important means of potential …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (June 1973) 41(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

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Honorary Member - Carl H. Swanson ... 22

The Seventy-second Annual Meeting ... 23

The Yellow Rail in Nebraska ... 24

1972 (Fifteenth) Fall Occurrence Report ... 28

Notes ... 42

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1973) 41(1)

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1972 Treasurer's Report ................2

1972 Nebraska Nesting Survey ................3

1972 Christmas Count ................9

Louisiana Heron in Clay County ................14

Monk Parakeets in Omaha................ 15

Summer Records of the Short-billed Marsh Wren in Nebraska ................17

Notes ................19

The Bobwhite Quail, Norm Dey, Jack Sinn

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

A Year with the Bobwhite

Population Dynamics—Managing the Variables

The Way to Quail Abundance

The Ring-Necked Pheasant In Nebraska, William L. Baxter, Carl W. Wolfe

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

Ringneck—Its Past and Prospects: A most successful exotic, pheasant numbers are declining

Nuptial Rites and Nesting: Spring recoups winter’s losses

Summer Broods: While cocks undergo their annual moult, hens enter the brooding period; for eight weeks, hens attend chicks

Hunting the Ring-necked Pheasant

Season of Testing: Nebraska’s winters test a pheasant’s mettle, but given good cover and an adequate food supply, the ringneck is almost impervious to the elements

Methods of Management

Life History And Ecology Of The Ring-Necked Pheasant In Nebraska, William L. Baxter, Carl W. Wolfe

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

Table of Contents

The Study … 6

Population Studies … 8 ...

Methods … 8 ...

Results and Discussion … 9

Nesting Studies … 13 ...

Methods … 13 ...

Results and Discussion … 14 ...

Nest Parasitism … 16 ...

Effects of Nest Searching on Nest Fate ... 17 ...

Nesting Chronology ... 18 ...

Roadside Nests ... 21 ...

Nesting in Experimental Alfalfa ... 22 ...

Pheasant Production in Wetlands ... 23

Brood Studies … 26 ...

Methods ... 26 ...

Sampling Problems ... 26 ...

Results and Discussion ... 27

Cover Utilization by Pheasant Broods ... 29 …

Relationship Of Heart Weight To Altitude In The Oregon Junco, Donald Lee Gatlin

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a statistical analysis of dry heat weights from Oregon Juncos obtained at various altitudes.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1972) 40(4)

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Notes on the Distribution of Some Summer Birds in Nebraska ...................70

1972 (Forty-seventh) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ...................72

Perkins County 1971 Fall Occurrence Report ...................87

Book Reviews ...................87

1972 Fall Field Day ...................88

Notes ...................89

Index of Volume XXXX ...................90

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1972) 40(3)

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Traill's Flycatcher Breeding Biology ..................50

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (June 1972) 40(2)

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Immature Peregrine Falcon in Garden County ............................ 26

The Seventy-first Annual Meeting .............................................. 27

1971 (Fourteenth Fall Occurrence Report ....................................... 28

Book Review ................................................................ 41

A Preliminary Study of a Pair of Great Horned! Owls at Hay Springs, Nebraska .................................. 42

Prairie Falcon in Lancaster County ........................................ 44

Notes ............................................... 45

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1972) 40(1)

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

Sightings of the Common Crane (European) in Nebraska in Spring 1972 ..................3

A Great Blue Heron Colony in Hitchcock County ..................7

Winter Meeting ..................8

1971 Nebraska Nesting Survey ..................9

1971 Christmas Count ..................15

Addition to 1970 Nebraska Nesting Survey ..................21

Notes ..................22

Bioclimatic Chambers For Poultry Research: Design And Preliminary Results Of Testing, T.R.C Rokeby, G. S. Nelson, G. C. Harris Jr.

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The 12 new environmental chambers for poultry research recently completed at the University of Arkansas feature solid state electronic systems to control dry bulb temperature and dew point of the chamber air. Dry bulb temperature is controlled by reheating previously cooled and dehumidified air by an electric heater installed in each supply air duct. Solid state controls proportion the flow of electricity to the heater to match the demand. The system is arranged to maintain constant temperature on a diurnal temperature cycle. A solid state time-proportioning control maintains a preselected dew point in each chamber. The control operates a solenoid …

Gastro-Intestinal Helminths Of Illinois Bobwhites, Michael Eugene Gordon

Masters Theses

The viscera of 103 bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus), from east central Illinois counties, were collected during November and December of 1971 and examined for helminth parasites. Two nematodes were identified: Dispharynx nasuta (9.7%) and Ascaridia sp. (7.8%). The rate of infection varied significantly between counties but there was no difference in parasitism of males and females.

A Comparison Of Nocturnal Restlessness Of Caged Thrushes And Migration Of Free Thrushes, Charles Goodwin Kjos

Masters Theses

Nocturnal activity (Zugunruhe) of eight caged, radio-tagged thrushes (Hylocichla spp.) was compared by signal analysis with the occurrence of migration in 16 free, radio-tagged thrushes over a 37-night period during the autumn of 1970 in central Illinois. The study was conducted to determine the extent of synchrony of Zugunruhe and migration in these nocturnal migrants in fall. Zugunruhe frequently occurred on nights when there was no migration, but migration occurred only on nights when at least 50 per cent of the caged birds were active. Except for one departure which was atypical in several respects, migration occurred …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1971) 39(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

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A Comparison of Nesting Cover Utilized by Pheasants and Waterfowl .................66

First Specimen of Poor-will from Lancaster County A Summary of Poor-will Migration .................70

1971 Fall Field Day................. 71

The Dalton, Harrisburg, Kimball Triangle................. 72

Breeding Record of the Long-billed Marsh Wren from Lancaster County .................74

Revised Status of the Caspian Tern in Nebraska - A Summer Occurrence Record for Lancaster County .................75

Notes .................76

Index of Volume XXXIX .................78

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1971) 39(3)

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Status of the Common Loon in Nebraska: A Summer Occurrence in Lancaster County................. 42

1971 (Forty-sixth Spring Migration and Occurrence Report................. 45

Some Interesting Summer Bird Records for Lancaster County in 1970 .................58

Activities of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the Kearney, Nebraska Area .................60

Notes................. 62

In Memoriam .................64

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (June 1971) 39(2)

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Turkey Vulture Nesting Records for Nebraska - A New Record for Sheridan County ................19

A Lancaster County Record for the Surf Scoter ................21

1970 (Thirteenth) Fall Occurrence Report................22

The Seventieth Annual Meeting................ 36

Notes ................37

Book Review ................40

Water In Relation To The Establishment Of Chukar Partridge In Utah Deserts, James R. Messerli

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effects artificial watering devices (guzzlers) have on chukar (Alectoris graeca) populations were studied in Juab County, Utah.

The effect of water was determined by a comparision of chukar populations near guzzlers with water to guzzlers without water. The closure of two guzzlers had a pronounced effect on the distribution of chukars and the number of chukars decreased significantly at the two guzzlers after their closure.

Water concentrated the chukars, therefore, influencing their activities. During the water-critical period, between 1 July and 1 October, frequent, possibly daily, trips were made to water by chukars.

Reproduction and chick survival …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1971) 39(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

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

Pileated Woodpecker in Otoe County ....................3

1970 Christmas Count ....................4

Winter Meeting ....................9

1970 Nebraska Nesting Survey ....................10

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

In Memoriam ....................16

Thirteenth Random Sample Laying Test : 1969-70, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

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

SLXTH PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 1st NOVEMBER, 1970 AVERAGE AGE OF BIRDS 459 DAYS OR 66 WEEKS

POULTRY RESEARCH STATION, WEMBLEY

FINAL REPORT TO 500 DAYS

Fourteenth Random Sample Laying Test : 1970-71, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

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

FIFTH PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 29th AUGUST, 1971 AVERAGE AGE OF BIRDS. 397 DAYS, OR 57 WEEKS

Fourteenth Random Sample Laying Test : 1970-71, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

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

THIRD PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 2nd MAY, 1971 AVERAGE AGE OF BIRDS 278 DAYS OR 39 WEEKS AND 5 DAYS and

FOURTH PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 30ft MAY, 1971 AVERAGE AGE OF BIRDS 306 DAYS OR 43 WEEKS AND 5 DAYS

Fourteenth Random Sample Laying Test : 1970-71, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

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

POULTRY RESEARCH STATION, WEMBLEY REARING RESULTS AT HOUSING (21 WEEKS AND 3 DAYS) and

SECOND PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 28th FEBRUARY, 1971 AVERAGE AGE OF BIRDS 214 DAYS OR 30 WEEKS AND 4 DAYS