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Wood duck nesting records covering the years 1954-1966 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of wood ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, correspondence, Clemson Agricultural College Leaflet No. 20 on the wood duck written by Robert E. Ware, instructions on how to build a wood duck nesting box, and an article from National Wildlife titled "Of spring and an egg" written by Jean George.
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Title:
Wood duck nesting records, volume two, 1954-1966
Creator (Person):
Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
Date Created:
1954-01-01/1966-12-31
Description:
Wood duck nesting records covering the years 1954-1966 compiled by Frederic Leopold. The mostly handwritten volume contains Leopold's detailed notes on the nesting habits of wood ducks, including the following: nest site selection, egg laying, incubation, hatching, and departure from the nest. Also included in this volume are newspaper clippings, correspondence, Clemson Agricultural College Leaflet No. 20 on the wood duck written by Robert E. Ware, instructions on how to build a wood duck nesting box, and an article from National Wildlife titled "Of spring and an egg" written by Jean George.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Subject (Person):
Hawkins, A. S. (Arthur S.)
Contributor (Person):
Ware, Robert E. George, Jean
Location:
Burlington
Latitude:
40.80754
Longitude:
-91.11292
Language:
eng
Source:
Frederic Leopold papers
Call Number:
MS 113
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9645f
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
378 pages
Genre:
clippings (information artifacts) correspondence field notes
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Frederic Leopold collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cj87k56
Related Resource:
Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
Avian Identifier:
3162
Identifier:
leopoldfrederic1751
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cf9j62w

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"Wood duck nesting records, volume two, 1954-1966", Frederic Leopold Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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