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- 1910 - 1942
Manuscript describing a trip to an Alaskan island in order to find bird life.
Finley, Irene
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Manuscript describing a trip to an Alaskan island in order to find bird life.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing an unlikely friendship between a duck and a dog.
Finley, Irene
The manuscript describes the author's first encounter with a Kaibab squirrel.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript recounting the story of Anne meeting one of her grandparent's pets, a young fawn named Foxy.
Finley, Irene
A manuscript recounting the life of a pet turkey named Thanksgiving Dinner.
Finley, Irene
The duck and the dog continued
This manuscript has two parts. The first is a continuation of the tale of friendship between a dog and duck. The second part of the manuscript is handwritten and gives a background on the author and her work.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript in which the author describes an exploration of birds in and among lakes and islands, among other areas.
Finley, Irene
The Pacific yellow-throat, one of the shy ground warblers
Manuscript describing a small family of yellowthroats.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the towhee.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the smallest owl species known in the United States, including observations made by the author.
Finley, Irene
Towhee, the shy garden songster
Manuscript that contains excerpts from "The towhees, window friends." The document describes several of the different species of towhees, including their diet, physical appearance, and where they can be found.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the author's travels to Arizona.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript that observes and comments on the many different species of birds. Like people, birds are varied, but unlike people, a bird's physical appearance can lend a clue into how a bird behaves in respects to survival.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describes a friendship between a duck and dog.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the difficulty of life in the desert, especially for birds.
Finley, Irene
Roadrunners of the Arizona desert
Manuscript recounting a roadtrip where Irene Finley and her daughter, Phoebe Katherine, spotted a roadrunner.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the addition of a long-tailed chat to the author's local forest.
Finley, Irene
An additional copy of "Foxy, the pet deer" where the animal appears to be tame and accepting of human interaction.
Finley, Irene
The manuscript tells a story about a toad that has slept for six months and has awoken to create progeny and feed himself.
Finley, Irene
Lower Klamath Lake, Tule Lake, and Clear Lake Refuges, 1917-1935
Correspondence, reports, and articles discussing the impact of agriculture and reclamation projects on the Lower Klamath, Tule Lake, and Clear Lake Refuges. Topics of focus include the impacts of grazing on bird refuges, construction of dikes and dams on the Klamath and Link Rivers, and possible reflooding of portions of the Lower Klamath Lake.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing the exploits of the California quail known as Don Q.
Finley, Irene
Leave the bears alone, for your safety and theirs
Manuscript containing excerpts from "Do not feed the bears."
Finley, Irene
Dinty, 2nd, one of the fretful race of rodents
Some of this manuscript can be found in "Porcupine pets." This document further discusses the second Dinty and how he makes an excellent pet.
Finley, Irene
A manuscript that describes the quest to capturing a mother and kid goat on film.
Finley, Irene
An additional draft of "The elusive moose: Shooting as a safe sport."
Finley, Irene
Manuscript containing excerpts from "The bear and the boob." The document contains additional tales of interactions between people and bears at Yellowstone National Park.
Finley, Irene
Manuscript describing a young robin who ventured out of the nest. Upon the realization that life was not as easy as his parents made it seem, the bird called out to the parents. The mother responded and attended to his needs but he would not return with her to the nest. The father attempted but gave up. Eventually the bird had to learn for himself because the mother would be occupied with a new brood.
Finley, Irene
Love and life in the bird world
The story is a night time chat between two chats, much to the chagrin of their various neighbors.
Finley, Irene