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Title
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Thedford Bird Records, Thomas County, Nebraska, May 27-June 10, 1903
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Date
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Feb.-May, 1903
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Frank Shoemaker - Omaha, Lincoln, and Nebraska Narratives
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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[4] Cherry county, Nebraska May 28 To Dewey Lake and back to Stilwell Ranch on Hackberry barn swallow Morning clear. Rain at 2 p.m. Windy later. wn meadowlark Nests of black tern in water 18 to 24 inches killdeer deep, 50 feet to 50 yards from shore; noted red-headed woodpecker sets 1/3 and 1/2 and about 12 nests completed or kingbird building. prairie horned lark Photographed nests with eggs, of black tern red-winged blackbird and pied-billed grebe. black tern Young mallards. white pelican (3) A group of Wilson's phalaropes Forster's tern Nests observed Am. bittern Coot 1/2 1/3 2/5 2/9; one nest 5 deserted. blue-winged teal Black tern - cited above. least bittern Pied-billed grebe 1/8 1/7. yellowthroat Yellow-headed blackbird - number of eggs yellow-headed blackbird listed as observed: 3 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 4 3 Sennett's nighthawk 2 4 3 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 4. Sets of 4 are lark bunting probably complete. coot Red-winged blackbird 3 2 and several building Wilson's phalarope or just completed. dove Had privilege of watching a coot on her nest gadwall at close range. pied-billed grebe Many dead turtles alon gshore. Caught one red-breasted merganser live snapper with 12-inch shell; examined and redhead released it. mallard -25 spp. Saw one musrat. Innumerable flies and bees observed about flowers of Antennaria campestris . Noted several of the light-colored blue racers peculiar to this area. Found a dead bullsnake with many beetles working on it. I dug out a small lycosid spider carrying a cocoon. The tunnel, straight down, was 8 inches deep, only 2 inches above water level in the sand. May 29 Rain last night, and steadily all day; cold north wind. In the afternoon we went to Dewey Lake, and returning spent some time about the shore of Hackberry lake; collected plankton with Birge net at various points, also flowers and cacti. Franklin's gulls were seen at Dewey Lake. Found n/5 of western meadowlark.
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Rights
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