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Lantern slide and photograph of mice found in Barred Owl nest Item Info

Six dead mice found in a Barred Owl nest when the young owls were approximately 14 days old, April 13, 1929. The mice retrieved from the nest included three whole meadow mice, one headless meadow mouse, one whole white footed mouse, and one headless white footed mouse. In addition, the first and only pellet is also shown. Slide originally titled "Food for Owls." Rosene provides details on photograph.
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Title:
Lantern slide and photograph of mice found in Barred Owl nest
Creator (Person):
Rosene, Walter M., Sr., 1880-1941
Date Created:
1929-04-13
Description:
Six dead mice found in a Barred Owl nest when the young owls were approximately 14 days old, April 13, 1929. The mice retrieved from the nest included three whole meadow mice, one headless meadow mouse, one whole white footed mouse, and one headless white footed mouse. In addition, the first and only pellet is also shown. Slide originally titled "Food for Owls." Rosene provides details on photograph.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Food Bird droppings Barred Owl (Strix varia)
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:
2 items
Medium:
lantern slides
Genre:
photographs
Type:
Text Image
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:
7110
Identifier:
rosene931
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96t0gv89

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"Lantern slide and photograph of mice found in Barred Owl nest", Walter M. Rosene Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96t0gv89
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