Iowa egg collection reveals past birds, history of oology, and birth of bird conservation
Cabinets discovered in an Iowa farmhouse sheltered both a labor of love and an avian treasure chest
Published:
August 26, 2005
| Carrol L. Henderson, nongame wildlife program supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, describes a 100-year-old egg collection discovered in a farmhouse in Iowa and relates what can be learned from it about breeding bird distribution across North America. The history of oology, or egg collecting, and the beginnings of bird conservation in America are also described. |
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