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Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding wood duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966 Item Info

Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding wood duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966. The letter talks about wood duck houses being taken over by Eastern Screech Owls. Joffray discusses his interest in providing ample housing for both species as well as a request for more information on signs of nest predation and indications of a successful hatching of duck eggs. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold.
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Title:
Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding wood duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966
Creator (Person):
Joffray, Don, 1929-
Date Created:
1966-04-20
Description:
Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding wood duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966. The letter talks about wood duck houses being taken over by Eastern Screech Owls. Joffray discusses his interest in providing ample housing for both species as well as a request for more information on signs of nest predation and indications of a successful hatching of duck eggs. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdhouses--Design and construction Predatory animals Squirrels--Behavior 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:
4 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:
3092
Identifier:
leopoldfrederic34
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hh6c544

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"Don Joffray letter to Frederic Leopold regarding wood duck houses and nest takeover and predation, April 20, 1966", Frederic Leopold Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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