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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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[8 ] June 1 Rainy; cold. Started on long trip in light wagon, with Stilwell driving. Noted at ranch, before starting: wn vesper sparrow And on the way across fields: wn meadowlark wn meadowlark prairie horned lark killdeer wn vesper sparrow cliff swallow barn swallow -4 spp. grasshopper sparrow barn swallow -7 spp. Sennett's nighthawk We passed Monahan's and Trout lakes without stopping. At Big Alkali lake: redhead western meadowlark blue-winged teal coot killdeer pintail prairie horned lark black tern eared grebe spoonbill white-rumped sandpiper mallard Wilson's phalarope Franklin's gull rough-winged swallow yellow-headed blackbird wn vesper sparrow grasshopper sparrow dove Arkansas kingbird -20 spp. Killdeer nests building, and young birds about. At Simeon: Bartramian sandpiper pintail turkey vulture Simeon to Valentine: bobwhite western field sparrow lark bunting long-tailed chat blue grosbeak sharp-tailed grouse goldfinch Bell's vireo -8 spp. In Schegel's Canyon: arctic towhee long-tailed chickadee -2 spp. On the Niobrara: (in the rain) bluejay arctic towhee orchard oriole long-tailed chat yellow warbler yellowthroat vireo sp.? rough-winged swallow dickcissel -9 spp. June 2 At Valentine. Cloudy and cold. house wren wn meadowlark wn robin desert horned lark dove bluebird lark bunting wn field sparrow grasshopper sparrow Arkansas kingbird arctic towhee yellow warbler bluejay cowbird long-tailed chat (list continued)
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Rights
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