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Thedford Bird Records, Thomas County, Nebraska, May 27-June 10, 1903

Item

Frank Shoemaker - Omaha, Lincoln, and Nebraska Narratives
Title
Thedford Bird Records, Thomas County, Nebraska, May 27-June 10, 1903
Date
Feb.-May, 1903
Creator
Frank Shoemaker
Description
Frank Shoemaker - Omaha, Lincoln, and Nebraska Narratives
Identifier
321301
Transcription
[13 ] June 9 North of Thedford: list of birds missing, except two first observed here: Swainson's hawk rough-legged hawk -2 spp. Found a nest of sharp-tailed grouse with 6 eggs; set evidently not completed June 10 In Thedford area: kingfisher wn meadowlark yellow-headed blackbird yellowthroat dove prairie horned lark wn lark sparrow bell's vireo long-tailed chat killdeer dickcissel goldfinch bronzed grackle bank swallow red-winged blackbird cowbird coot bluejay bobwhite -19 spp. As viewed from the railroad, the sandhills seem to end at about Merna.
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