OHS Digital Collections

Avocet

OrgLot369_FinleyA1588
Item
1905

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Avocet on nest. Image note: smaller size.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocet

OrgLot369_FinleyB0109
Item
1912

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

An avocet walking through shallow water.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocet

OrgLot369_FinleyB0111
Item
1912

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

An avocet walking through grass. Two men is visible walking in the distance.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocet

OrgLot369_FinleyB0110
Item
1912

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

An avocet walking through shallow water. Two men visible standing in the distance.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocet

OrgLot369_FinleyA1589
Item
1905

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Avocet on nest. Image note: larger size.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocet

OrgLot369_FinleyA1590
Item
1905

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Avocet in flight. Coming straight towards camera.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocet Nest and Eggs

OrgLot369_FinleyA1580
Item
1905

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Avocet nest and four eggs.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocets

OrgLot369_FinleyD0114
Item
1917-07

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Two avocets standing in a dish of shallow water.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocets

OrgLot369_FinleyA1581
Item
1905

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Two young avocets crouching in their nest.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocets

OrgLot369_FinleyD0115
Item
1917-07

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Two avocets standing in a dish of shallow water.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocets

OrgLot369_FinleyA1586
Item
1905

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Two young avocets standing in water with a crouching attitude.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocets

OrgLot369_FinleyA1582
Item
1905

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Two young avocets crouching in their nest. Image note: side view.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Avocets and Phoebe Finley

OrgLot369_FinleyD0116
Item
1917-07

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Two avocets standing in a dish of shallow water. Phoebe Finley is standing in the distance.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Awakening Instinct

OrgLot369_FinleyA0463
Item
1904

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Badger

OrgLot369_FinleyD0096
Item
1917

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Close, side view of a badger.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Badger

OrgLot369_FinleyD0099
Item
1917

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A badger emerging from its den.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Badger

OrgLot369_FinleyD0093
Item
1917

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A badger emerging from its den.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Badger

OrgLot369_FinleyD0095
Item
1917

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Close, front view of a badger facing right.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Badger

OrgLot369_FinleyD0097
Item
1917

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Close view of a badger bearing its teeth. A man is visible in the near distance behind the badger.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Badger

OrgLot369_FinleyD0098
Item
1917

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

close, front view of a badger on the ground.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Badger

OrgLot369_FinleyD0094
Item
1917

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A badger emerging from its den.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Banding birds

mssfinley_series01_box03_folder01_14
Item
1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

A manuscript that advocates the practice of bird banding in order to learn about their migration patterns and behaviors. The author gives several examples of birds who have been banded. Some of the birds mentioned include a vireo, a woodpecker, and a California quail.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Banding ducks on Malheur Lake

mssfinley_series01_box02_folder04_10
Item
1930 - 1939

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

This manuscript discusses the importance of tracking migration of ducks by placing an aluminum band. Phillip A. DuMont ran the trapping and banding station at the Malheur Lake Reservation.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Banding waterfowl

mssfinley_series01_box02_folder04_11
Item
1930 - 1939

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that reveals the previously held belief that all birds migrate south. Through tracking the banded birds, it was discovered that birds seek the areas where food is abundant, regardless of direction. The document describes the discovery that the drop in the bird population was due to the destruction of their breeding grounds.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953