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Frederic Leopold letter to Don Joffray regarding wood duck houses and nest predation, April 25, 1966 Item Info
- Title:
- Frederic Leopold letter to Don Joffray regarding wood duck houses and nest predation, April 25, 1966
- Creator (Person):
- Joffray, Don, 1929-
- Date Created:
- 1966-04-25
- Description:
- Letter from Frederic Leopold to Don Joffray regarding wood duck houses and nest predation, April 25, 1966. The letter discusses Leopold's view on allowing eastern screech owls to use wood duck houses. The letter also offers advice on how to prevent nest predation, encourages frequent nest inspection, and how to interpret a successful hatch of duck eggs. This document is in response to a letter from Don Joffray.
- Subject (Topic):
- Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdhouses--Design and construction Predatory animals Raccoon--Behavior Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio)
- Contributor (Person):
- Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
- 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:
- 2 pages
- Genre:
- correspondence
- 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:
- 3091
- Identifier:
- leopoldfrederic37
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cr5nc1g
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- Preferred Citation:
- "Frederic Leopold letter to Don Joffray regarding wood duck houses and nest predation, April 25, 1966", Frederic Leopold Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cr5nc1g
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