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- 1938-04-08
The article describes the black-crowned night heron, including appearance and habitat.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The article describes the black-crowned night heron, including appearance and habitat.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Birds cannot live without homes
Article discussing the establishment of wildlife refuges.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The fool hen of the northern forests
Article describing Franklin (or spruce) grouse and how their failure to adapt to hunting has led to a decline in their populations.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Probe, the pioneer of the flycatchers
This work focuses on phoebes, including the Say's and black phoebe.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
How wild folks weather the winter
William Finley describes the behavior of bird species that winter on his property.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article discussing conservation efforts and endangered bird species, including the trumpeter swan, California condor, and bald eagle.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article discussing a privately owned game refuge in Poe Valley.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing ducks at the Laurelhurst and Eastmoreland Parks in Portland.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Manuscript that champions the idea of additional sanctuaries for birds and animals. The document mentions what efforts President Theodore Roosevelt made before retiring from office. The document also highlights a number of refuges in the United States.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
A copy of the "Sanctuaries for waterfowl" manuscript.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The friendly towhee or chewink
Article describing towhees, including one that was briefly adopted by the Finley family.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The artistic heron of our shorelines
Article describing blue herons in Oregon, including appearance and habitat.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing fishing and types of fish found in Oregon waters.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Account of the Finley family's pet badger.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Bluebirds are the harbingers of happiness
Article describing three types of bluebirds, including observations of a bluebird pair on the Finley property.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The friend of the fisherman's streams
Article discussing the dipper (also known as an ouzel), a small water bird.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing the invasive bird species, the English sparrow (also known as the European house sparrow).
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing nighthawks, including behavior and diet.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article discussing negative perceptions of hawks.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
One of our most useful bird families
Article describing different species of swallows, including nests and diet.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Blitz comes to the hummingbird
Article describing observations of a hummingbird nest on Bill Smith's property.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing white-crowned sparrows and the invasive English sparrow in Oregon.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Call for museum of natural history
Article promoting the construction of a natural history museum in Portland.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
When the condor sailed the Columbia
The decline of the California condor is discussed in this article. Once a frequent flyer along the Columbia River in Oregon, the bird has became a stranger as numbers dwindled.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Profits in scenery and wildlife
Article illustrating how the capitalization of Oregon's natural resources can bring a quick profit, but need to be protected.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The hummingbird, fairy of the flowers
Article describing hummingbirds, including habitat.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing a family of flying squirrels observed at an Izaak Walton League Oregon chapter luncheon.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955