Florida Ornithological Society - Records - Full Collection
This area contains documents and digitized papers from the Florida Ornithological Society (FOS) Records collection. In addition to documents, you can also view photographs and visual materials from the FOS archives from the collection homepage.
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Field Notes, Helen G. Cruickshank, Alaska, July 9-17, 1975
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen Gere Cruickshank's field notes from a birding trip to Alaska in July 1975.
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Table, Charles Preston, Audubon Field Notes in Sarasota, April 1 - May 31, 1971, A
Charles P. Preston
A table created by Charles Preston of birds observed in Sarasota County between April 1 and May 31, 1971.
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Table, Charles Preston, Audubon Field Notes in Sarasota, April 1 - May 31, 1971, B
Charles P. Preston
A table created by Charles Preston of birds observed in Sarasota County between April 1 and May 31, 1971.
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Field Notes, Helen G. Cruickshank, Lake Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, June 1-25, 1971
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen Gere Cruickshank's field notes from a birding trip to Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge in Montana in June 1971.
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List, WCTV Tower Kills from April - May 31, 1971, circa June 1971
Unknown
A list of birds killed by the WCTV tower in Tallahassee, Florida, between April and May 31, 1971.
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Handwritten Notes, Audubon Field Notes, Glen Woolfenden and Ralph Schreiber, April 1 to May 31, 1971
Glen E. Woolfenden and Ralph W. Schreiber
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List, Samuel A. Grimes, Bird Observations, April–May 1971
Samuel A. Grimes
A list of birds Samuel A. Grimes had observed between April and May 1971.
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Report, Henry Stevenson, Comments on Tallahassee Field Records, April 1 to May 31, 1971
Henry M. Stevenson
A report by Henry Stevenson about field records created in the Tallahassee Division of ornithology organizations between April 1 to May 31, 1971. Birds mentioned include: Canada goose, Black duck, Bufflehead, Hooded merganser, Swallow-tailed kite, Red-tailed hawk, Limpkin, Whimbrel, Pectoral sandpiper, Royal tern, Wood pewee, Robin, Warbling vireo, Myrtle warbler, and Dickcissel.
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Cards, Loons and Grebes Migration Extremes in Florida, 1971–1984
Herbert W. Kale II
Cards tracking the migration of loons and grebes in Florida. Birds include: Red-throated loon, Arctic loon, Common loon, Least grebe, Pied-billed grebe, Horned grebe, Red-necked grebe, Eared grebe, and Western grebe.
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Field Notes, Helen G. Cruickshank, 1971
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen Cruickshank's birding field notes for 1971.
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Field Notes, Paul Sykes, Florida Everglades Kite Notes Part II, October 3, 1970 – March 27, 1973
Paul W. Sykes Jr.
Field notes of Paul W. Sykes Jr. recording observations of the Florida Everglades Kite between October 3, 1970, and March 27, 1973.
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Table, Florida State University, Dusky Seaside Sparrow Data, September 22, 1970
Paul W. Sykes Jr.
A table of Dusky seaside sparrow data for specimens held at the Florida State University, including museum and number, collector and number, sex and age, locality, date, wing, tail, culmen, tarsus, and middle toe.
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Table, Tall Timbers Research Station, Dusky Seaside Sparrow Data, September 22, 1970
Paul W. Sykes Jr.
A table of Dusky seaside sparrow data for specimens held at the Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, Florida, including museum and number, collector and number, sex and age, locality, date, wing, tail, culmen, tarsus, and middle toe.
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Table, Charleston Museum, Dusky Seaside Sparrow Data, September 16, 1970
Paul W. Sykes Jr.
A table of Dusky seaside sparrow data for specimens held at the Charleston Museum, including museum and number, collector and number, sex and age, locality, date, wing, tail, culmen, tarsus, and middle toe.
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Table, Dusky Seaside Sparrow Banding Schedule, September 2, 1970 - September 21, 1972
Paul W. Sykes Jr.
Banding schedule for field studies of the Dusky seaside sparrow, including location, time of capture, age, sex, culmen, chord, weight, and comments. Chart includes date collected between September 2, 1970 and September 21, 1972.
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Letter, Alexander Sprunt to Herbert Kale, Audubon Field Notes, September 1, 1970
Alexander Sprunt IV
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center's Gabrielson Collection, Dusky Seaside Sparrow Data, August 18, 1970
Paul W. Sykes Jr.
A table of Dusky seaside sparrow data for specimens held at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center's Gabrielson Collection, including museum and number, collector and number, sex and age, locality, date, wing, tail, culmen, tarsus, and middle toe.
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Peabody Museum of Natural History, Dusky Seaside Sparrow Data, August 14, 1970
Paul W. Sykes Jr.
A table of Dusky seaside sparrow data for specimens held at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, including museum and number, collector and number, sex and age, locality, date, wing, tail, culmen, tarsus, and middle toe.
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Reply Form, Lovett E. Williams to Herbert Kale, Pelican Colonies, June 30, 1970
Lovett E. Williams Jr.
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Letter, Samuel A. Grimes to Herbert Kale, June 10, 1970
Samuel A. Grimes
A letter from Samuel A. Grimes to Dr. Herbert W. Kale, II, reporting on birds he had observed in Jacksonville, Florida, during April and May, 1970.
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Journal, Helen G. Cruickshank, Seattle, Washington and Oregon, May-June 1970
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen G. Cruickshank's journal from approximately May to June 1970 with visits to Seattle, Washington; Malheur County, Oregon; and Mount Rainier.
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Bulletin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program, Endangered Species Technical Bulletin, April 1980
Endangered Species Program (U.S.)
April 1980 edition of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Endangered Species Technical Bulletin. Includes a special report on the Dusky seaside sparrow.
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Memo, Henry Stevenson, Audubon Field Notes Winter Report, April 1 to May 31, 1970
Henry M. Stevenson
A memo from Henry Stevenson about the Audubon Field Notes' winter report with field notes for the period April 1 to May 31, 1970 due by June 5, 1970.
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Drawings, Jon Janosik, Snail Kite and Everglades Kite, circa 1970s
Jon Janosik
Two drawings by Jon Janosik to be used as cover art of the Florida Field Naturalist. One drawing is of a Snail kite, the other an Everglades kite.
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Field Notes and Letters, Samuel Grimes, Black-crested Titmouse and Gold-fronted Woodpecker, 1970–1973, 1981
Samuel A. Grimes
Florida field notebook of ornithologist Samuel A. Grimes covering population of the Black-crested Titmouse and Gold-fronted Woodpecker between 1970 and 1973. Also included letters from 1981 from Grimes to Henry, Bruce, Mr. Merritt, Brooke, and the Florida Naturalist.
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Field Notes and Letters, Samuel Grimes, Mockingbird Data, 1970–1980, 1983-1984
Samuel A. Grimes
Florida field notebook of ornithologist Samuel A. Grimes covering tabulations and tables of party hours of Mockingbirds between 1970 and 1980. Data is inclusive of Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, California, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Also included is correspondence (1983-1984) from Grimes to George Harrison, Gus, Ed, Bob, Karl, Helen, and Hal.
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Field Notes, Helen G. Cruickshank, 1970
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen Cruickshank's birding field notes for 1970.
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Nest Records, Samuel A. Grimes, North American Nest Record Cards, 1970
Samuel A. Grimes
Handwritten notes and nesting records from ornithologist Samuel A. Grimes concerning observations of mockingbirds, ospreys, red-winged blackbirds, royal terns, white-eyed towhees, bluebirds, cardinals, Carolina wrens, common egrets, ground doves, and loggerhead shrikes for the North American Nest Record Card Program.
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Outline, Steps in the Production of a Scientific Journal, circa 1970s
Florida Ornithological Society
An outline of the process for producing a scientific journal with the subtitle "Why the Florida Field Naturalist is Always Late."
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Table, Rockbridge Alum Springs Biological Laboratory's Harold H. Bailey Collection, Dusky Seaside Sparrow Data, December 24, 1969
Paul W. Sykes Jr.
A table of Dusky seaside sparrow data for specimens held at the Rockbridge Alum Springs Biological Laboratory-Harold H. Bailey Collection, including museum and number, collector and number, sex and age, locality, date, wing, tail, culmen, tarsus, and middle toe.
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Field Notes, Helen G. Cruickshank, 1969
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen Cruickshank's birding field notes for 1969.
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Journal, Helen G. Cruickshank, Florida, Brigham, Red Rock, Pacific, 1969–1970
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen Cruickshank's birding journal and field notes from 1969 to 1970. Included are notes from trips around Florida. The cover also notes trips to "Brigham, Red Rock," and "Pacific," but does not specify where these locations are.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, August 1968
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during August 1968.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, July 1968
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during July 1968.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, June 1968
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during June 1968.
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Journal, Helen G. Cruickshank, Montana, Bowdoin, Allentown, 1968
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen Cruickshank's journal for a birding trip to Montana centered around Bowdoin and Allentown, Montana, in 1968.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, May 1968
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during May 1968.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, April 1968
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during April 1968.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, March 1968
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during March 1968.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, February 1968
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during February 1968.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, January 1968
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during January 1968.
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Letter, James Yates to Division of Migratory Bird Management, January 11, 1968
James Archie Yates
A letter from James Archie Yates to an unidentified "Sir" from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Bird Banding Laboratory, about shooting down a band-tailed pigeon in Bonifay, Florida.
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Field Notes, Helen G. Cruickshank, 1968
Helen Gere Cruickshank
Helen Cruickshank's birding field notes for 1968.
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Bibliographic Notecard, Donald Smith, Wildlife Prevalence on Low-Level Impoundments, 1968
Unknown
A notecard with a bibliographical entry for a thesis by Donald Smith entitled "Wildlife Prevalence on Low-Level Impoundments Used for Mosquito Control in Delaware 1965-1967."
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Field Notes, Lyle Hubbard, Bird Observations, 1968
Lyle S. Hubbard
A field notebook of ornithologist Lyle S. Hubbard, including dates of birds observed and locations for the year 1968. The notebook includes additional observations of weather and wildlife and Christmas Bird Count statistics. Locations include Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, December 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during December 1967.
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Notes, A Band-tailed Pigeon Recovery in Florida
Lucy R. Duncan
Lucy Duncan's notes on the recovery of a band-tailed pigeon. A hunter near Bonifay shot down the bird in December 1967 and mailed the band to the Bird Banding Laboratory with a letter.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, November 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during November 1967.
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Cards and Notes, Herbert Kale, Bird Banding Data, 1967–2017
Herbert W. Kale II and Thomas A. Webber
A collection of bird banding data and related notes from ornithologist Herbert W. Kale II that was collected in Florida between April November 1967 and 1993. Also included is an email from Thomas A. Webber, Bird Collection Manager, Florida Museum of Natural History, regarding the transmission of this data in 2017.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, October 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during October 1967.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, September 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during September 1967.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, July 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during July 1967.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, June 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during June 1967.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, May 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during May 1967.
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Field Notes, Samuel Grimes, Mockingbirds in Jacksonville, May 21, 1967 - December 24, 1975
Samuel A. Grimes
Florida field notebook of ornithologist Samuel A. Grimes covering May 21, 1967 through December 24, 1975. Notebook includes observations of Mockingbirds in Jacksonville, Florida, as well as other bird species.
Birds mentioned include: Cardinal, Shrike, Tern, Blue jay, Bluebird, Downy woodpecker, Carolina wren, Nighthawk, Towhee, Cuckoo, Flicker, Titmouse, Red-eyed vireo, Thrasher, Eastern kingbird, Bobwhite, Blue grosbeak, Sandpiper, Robins, Chuck-will's-widow, Killdeer, and Boat-tailed grackle.
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Letter and Report, Mabel Michael to E.J. Beidler, May 10, 1967
Mabel Michael
A letter from Mabel Michel to E.J. Beidler about birds observed between February and March 1967 along Indian River in Florida. Attached is the report of those birds observed.
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Table, Bird Count Records, Fort Jefferson National Monument, May 8-17, 1967
Flora O'Brien, Pauline Taft, and Louis A. Stinson
Birding field notes and bird count records from the Fort Jefferson National Monument in the Dry Tortugas. Observed by Flora O'Brien, Pauline Taft, and Louis A. Stinson.
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Table, Bird Count Records, May 7-15, 1967, A
Flora O'Brien, Pauline Taft, and Louis A. Stinson
Birding field notes and bird count records from the Fort Jefferson National Monument in the Dry Tortugas. Observed by Flora O'Brien, Pauline Taft, and Louis A. Stinson.
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Table, Bird Count Records, May 7-15, 1967, B
Flora O'Brien, Pauline Taft, and Louis A. Stinson
Birding field notes and bird count records from the Fort Jefferson National Monument in the Dry Tortugas. Observed by Flora O'Brien, Pauline Taft, and Louis A. Stinson.
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Tables, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, April 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during April 1967.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, March 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during March 1967.
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Data Sheets, Migrants, Summer and Winter Residents, and Rare Sightings of Florida Birds Seen in Indian River County, February 1967
Herbert W. Kale II
Data sheet recording sightings of migrant, summer, winter, and rare birds of Florida seen in Indian River County during February 1967.
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Checklist and Tables, Birds Observed at Indian River Mosquito Control Impoundments, February - March 1967
Unknown
A checklist and tables related to birds observed at the Indian River Mosquito Control Impoundments between February and March 1967.
