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Great Horned Owl nesting study and research notes Item Info

An essay written by Walter Rosene reporting the findings from a study of nesting Great Horned Owls that he and Bob Walker completed over the course of seven years from 1934-1939. Included in the report are the outcomes from the eggs that were laid and brooded each year, the record of the food found in the nest, and the behavior of the owls. In the seven year study of this particular nesting site, six young birds grew to maturity and left the nest, and all of them were banded.
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Title:
Great Horned Owl nesting study and research notes
Creator (Person):
Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Date Created:
1933-02-26/1939-12-31
Description:
An essay written by Walter Rosene reporting the findings from a study of nesting Great Horned Owls that he and Bob Walker completed over the course of seven years from 1934-1939. Included in the report are the outcomes from the eggs that were laid and brooded each year, the record of the food found in the nest, and the behavior of the owls. In the seven year study of this particular nesting site, six young birds grew to maturity and left the nest, and all of them were banded.
Subject (Topic):
Bird banding Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birds--Infancy Eggs--Incubation Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Subject (Person):
Walker, Bob
Location:
Beaver Creek Ogden
Latitude:
43.23774; 42.03915
Longitude:
-93.12104; -94.02773
Language:
eng
Source:
Walter M. Rosene, Sr. papers
Call Number:
MS 589
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9zn1x
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
8 pages
Genre:
reports research notes essays
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Walter M. Rosene collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9vm42x2p
Related Resource:
Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
Avian Identifier:
8636
Identifier:
rosene1867
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9959c71d

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"Great Horned Owl nesting study and research notes", Walter M. Rosene Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9959c71d
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