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Title
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Salt Basin Habitat Notes
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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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June 29 - continued do not exceed 25 feet. - This is a picture of a very ordinary bit of Shrub woodlands; but the accident of isolation makes it a haven for birds. western meadowlark brown thrasher Bell's vireo western robin kingbird Traill's flycatcher wood thrush orchard oriole Baltimore oriole mourning dove bank swallow yellow warbler yellowthroat red-winged blackbird cowbird catbird killdeer bronzed grackle bluebird yellow-billed cuckoo rose-breasted grosbeak dickcissel nighthawk chimney swift green heron 25 species The cover is good, the place is secure from ordinary invasion, and the proximity of established moisture aids in the matter of food supply. This patch of cover, with a city on one side and treeless fields to north, west, and south, is the only area of its type within miles. Our bird list is small, for the weather was too cool for them to be demonstrative; and, too, we confined our observations to limited areas, as all vegetation was laden with water. Even so, we got thoroughly soaked. By spending an hour among the borders of the lake our list might have been doubled; but it was too sticky and slippery to make the effort. Due to poor light, my photography was limited. However, I did get excellent pictures of a young orchard circle, out of the nest but still under parental care. Both are close-ups, one front and one back view. The several, perhaps a dozen, nests of this species observed today, were usually in locust trees, but we found some also in elm and willow, the height above ground varying from 4 to 25 feet. The nests are beautiful structures woven of living grasses, and having the fragrance of new-mown hay.
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Rights
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Salt Basin Habitat Notes