Maine field naturalist bird sightings files, 1952-1972 (bulk 1956-1969)

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Maine field naturalist bird sightings files, 1952-1972 (bulk 1956-1969)

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The collection contains 51 card boxes of field reports of bird sightings in Maine from the early 1950's through the early 1970's. The cards are arranged in the order that birds are listed in the Check-List of North American Birds prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Ornithologists' Union. Each card lists the bird species, the number of birds observed, the name of the observer or reporter, and the town, county and date of observation.

51 archival card file boxes (6.8 cubic feet)

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Maine Audubon Society

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Packard, Christopher J.

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Portland Society of Natural History (Me.)

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The Portland Society of Natural History was incorporated in 1850, succeeding the earlier Maine Institute of Natural Science. During its active period, members included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Commodore Robert E. Peary. The collection of the Society was originally amassed through the donation or purchase of private collections and rivaled any others on the East Coast. Many of these were damaged by fires in 1854 and 1866. The Society was largely incorporated into the Maine Audubon Society i...