Bluebirds are the harbingers of happiness
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Article describing three types of bluebirds, including observations of a bluebird pair on the Finley property.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
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Bluebirds are the harbingers of happiness
Article describing three types of bluebirds, including observations of a bluebird pair on the Finley property.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The friend of the fisherman's streams
Article discussing the dipper (also known as an ouzel), a small water bird.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing the invasive bird species, the English sparrow (also known as the European house sparrow).
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing nighthawks, including behavior and diet.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
One of our most useful bird families
Article describing different species of swallows, including nests and diet.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Winter bird tourists in the south
Article describing gulls observed at WestLake Park in Los Angeles.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Blitz comes to the hummingbird
Article describing observations of a hummingbird nest on Bill Smith's property.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing white-crowned sparrows and the invasive English sparrow in Oregon.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Call for museum of natural history
Article promoting the construction of a natural history museum in Portland.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
"Reclamation Service blamed for destruction of wildfowl"
Article discussing the Lower Klamath bird refuge.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Articles authored by William Finley and Ed F. Averill discussing Oregon wildlife
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Friendly Oregon birds wintering in the south
William L. Finley and Ed Averill describe the many Oregon birds that flew down to winter in warmer climates, including ducks and geese.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The article describes the black-crowned night heron, including appearance and habitat.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Birds cannot live without homes
Article discussing the establishment of wildlife refuges.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The fool hen of the northern forests
Article describing Franklin (or spruce) grouse and how their failure to adapt to hunting has led to a decline in their populations.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Probe, the pioneer of the flycatchers
This work focuses on phoebes, including the Say's and black phoebe.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
How wild folks weather the winter
William Finley describes the behavior of bird species that winter on his property.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article discussing conservation efforts and endangered bird species, including the trumpeter swan, California condor, and bald eagle.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing ducks at the Laurelhurst and Eastmoreland Parks in Portland.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
When the condor sailed the Columbia
The decline of the California condor is discussed in this article. Once a frequent flyer along the Columbia River in Oregon, the bird has became a stranger as numbers dwindled.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Profits in scenery and wildlife
Article illustrating how the capitalization of Oregon's natural resources can bring a quick profit, but need to be protected.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing a family of flying squirrels observed at an Izaak Walton League Oregon chapter luncheon.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
The article promotes the virtues of the outdoors in Oregon, from salmon fishing in the Umpqua to the forests in the Willamette Valley.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
A fish without a country: How the Pacific coast salmon has been following the trail of the dodo
Article describing the decline of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River and a treaty that was formed between Canada and America.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Malheur Blitzen, super waterfowl reservation
Article describing J. N. Darling's involvement in preserving the Malheur Lake area by purchasing the P Ranch and Blitzen watershed when he became the Chief of the Biological Survey in March 1934.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing species of jays in Oregon, including the gray and Steller's jay.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing turtles and Stanley Jewett's pet tortoise.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955