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Title
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The Omaha Bird Room
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Date
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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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[Page 2] The "bird-room" in the Omaha residence of A.C. Van Sant and his daughter Elizabeth -at 2960 Dewey Avenue -was a domestic appendage so unusual, that it interested scientifically the local folk given to bird-study, and interested casually any passing guest. I was a member of the household, and my notes in relation to the bird-room and its varying population, over the period of eight years through which it was maintained, cover hundreds of pages. It was my practice to record memoranda as incidents occurred from day to day, and at the end of each month to summarize these in such detail as seemed desirable. These notes are much too copious and of necessity too repetitive for full reproduction; so in the following account I have described the room and its care in some detail, and have taken the summary for a single month (December 1902), in a period of average bird-population, as representative. I have extended the scope of this account to include many observations not given in that particular month's summary, but covered in earlier or later notes. However, such observations relate solely to the individual birds which inhabited the room during the month chosen, and are not notes compiled from observations earlier or later concerning other birds of the same species. [signature] Frank Shoemaker Jan 10, 1908 [longhand, to replace the section crossed out] the status of the bird-room and its inhabitants from [illegible] month (Dec. 1902) -[illegible] month of average bird population. Following which is detailed information with respect concerning the [illegible] and the [illegible] of the room. The reaction followed the [illegible] and other [illegible] Sep 19
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Rights
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The Omaha Bird Room