Manuscript that features excerpts from "Red-breasted sapsucker." The author explains that Jennings Lodge has been a preferred winter home for some of these birds as they are acquainted with many of the species of trees in the area. The author ponders how detrimental the birds are to these trees as they suck up one of the most important parts of these trees.
Manuscript that relays the discovery of a bobwhite quail's nest in January, which is fairly late in the nesting season. The remaining content describes the value of the bird on farms.
Members of the Finley and Pack families in the garden at Jennings Lodge. From left to right: Phoebe Katherine Finley, unidentified, William Finley, Jr., Irene Finley, Art Pack, and Brownie Pack (later Eleanor Hibben).
The Finley family seated in front of their house at Jennings Lodge. From left to right: Phoebe Katherine Finley, William Finley, Jr., Pete (dog), Irene Finley, and William L. Finley.
Members of the Finley and Pack families in the garden at Jennings Lodge. From left to right: Phoebe Katherine Finley, unidentified, William Finley, Jr., Irene Finley, Brownie Pack (later Eleanor Hibben), Art Pack, Pete (dog).
Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, perched atop a table beside a typewriter and several books. Image note: severe silvering on negatives.
Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, perched atop a table beside a typewriter and several books. Image note: severe silvering on negatives.
Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, perched atop a table beside a typewriter and several books. Image note: severe silvering on negatives.
Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, perched atop a table beside a typewriter and several books. Image note: severe silvering on negatives.
William L. Finley sitting at a typewriter. Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, is perched atop the typewriter. Several issues of Nature Magazine are spread on the table beside them.
William L. Finley sitting at a typewriter. Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, is perched atop the typewriter. Several issues of Nature Magazine are spread on the table beside them.
William L. Finley sitting at a typewriter. Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, is perched atop the typewriter. Several issues of Nature Magazine are spread on the table beside them.
William L. Finley sitting at a typewriter. Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, is perched atop the typewriter. Several issues of Nature Magazine are spread on the table beside them.
William L. Finley sitting at a typewriter. Don Q. Quail, the Finley’s pet California quail, is perched atop the typewriter. Several issues of Nature Magazine are spread on the table beside them.