The Pacific yellow-throat, one of the shy ground warblers
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- 1910 - 1942
Manuscript describing a small family of yellowthroats.
Finley, Irene
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The Pacific yellow-throat, one of the shy ground warblers
Manuscript describing a small family of yellowthroats.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the towhee.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the smallest owl species known in the United States, including observations made by the author.
Finley, Irene
Towhee, the shy garden songster
Manuscript that contains excerpts from "The towhees, window friends." The document describes several of the different species of towhees, including their diet, physical appearance, and where they can be found.
Finley, Irene
An additional draft of "The elusive moose: Shooting as a safe sport."
Finley, Irene
Manuscript containing excerpts from "The bear and the boob." The document contains additional tales of interactions between people and bears at Yellowstone National Park.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing a young robin who ventured out of the nest. Upon the realization that life was not as easy as his parents made it seem, the bird called out to the parents. The mother responded and attended to his needs but he would not return with her to the nest. The father attempted but gave up. Eventually the bird had to learn for himself because the mother would be occupied with a new brood.
Finley, Irene
Love and life in the bird world
The story is a night time chat between two chats, much to the chagrin of their various neighbors.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the author's travels to Arizona.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript that observes and comments on the many different species of birds. Like people, birds are varied, but unlike people, a bird's physical appearance can lend a clue into how a bird behaves in respects to survival.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describes a friendship between a duck and dog.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing photographing a mother bear and her cubs.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the difficulty of life in the desert, especially for birds.
Finley, Irene
Roadrunners of the Arizona desert
Manuscript recounting a roadtrip where Irene Finley and her daughter, Phoebe Katherine, spotted a roadrunner.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the addition of a long-tailed chat to the author's local forest.
Finley, Irene
An additional copy of "Foxy, the pet deer" where the animal appears to be tame and accepting of human interaction.
Finley, Irene
The manuscript tells a story about a toad that has slept for six months and has awoken to create progeny and feed himself.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript where the author shares her observation of the morning, including bird calls.
Finley, Irene
The main purpose of this manuscript is to caution against feeding wild animals, using the bears at Yellowstone Park as an example.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript about the porcupine pets kept by the author.
Finley, Irene
Dinty, 2nd, one of the fretful race of rodents
A combination of "Dinty, 2nd, one of the fretful race of rodents" and "Porcupine pets."
Finley, Irene
This appears to be a rough draft of "Porcupine pets."
Finley, Irene
The author details in this manuscript the menagerie of pets that have graced her household.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript that recounts an adventure that Becky, a bear cub, took with the Finleys and Campbell Church down the McKenzie River.
Finley, Irene
Blue heron, fisherman of the river
Article describing blue herons in Oregon, including subspecies and behavior.
Finley, Irene
Effect of oil pollution on seafowl
Article describing an oil spill along the Pacific coast and its effect on seabirds.
Finley, Irene
Article discussing a trip to the Deschutes National Forest for research and fishing.
Finley, Irene
Manuscripts discussing the Braly Museum of Natural History in Depoe Bay, a proposed Portland natural history museum, and birds in Arizona.
Finley, Irene