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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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July 4 yellow warbler orchard oriole catbird Bell's vireo yellowthroat red-winged blackbird yellow-headed blackbird wn. field sparrow yellow-billed cukoo brown thrasher Traill's flycatcher goldfinch red-eyed towhee coot long-billed marsh wren bank swallow bluebird indigo bunting wn. house wren kingbird warbling vireo 21 species Took a trip to Cut-off Lake with Trostelr and Wolcott, getting there about 10 a m and remaining until 6 p m. The day was fairly cool and a bit windy; not so cool, however, but that I developed the best tan and sunburn thus far this summer. We spent most of the time in the water; having gone with such intent, we barged in clothes and all, often wading in water up to our chins. Our first discovery was that a large number of fishes had been cut off by recession of the water, which is very much lower than last year. The only water left in a certain restricted area was that which gathered in tracks made by cows; in these miniature pools we found many fish, and decided that our first duty was to restore them in open water. This we proceeded to do, using our hats for transportation. We carried out about 150 fish, almost all blue-gilled sunfish, many bullheads, some 7 or 8 inches long, had half-buried themselves in the mud; it is quite likely that these fish might have survived for days, without water.
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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Salt Basin Habitat Notes