Florida Ornithological Society - Records
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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Correspondence, Fred Lohrer, Frances James, Florida Field Naturalist, June 4, 1979
Fred E. Lohrer and Frances C. James
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Letter, William Robertson to Fred Lohrer, Florida Field Naturalist, May 24, 1979
William B. Robertson Jr. and Fred E. Lohrer
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35 Slides for Tall Timbers Research Station, 1979
Wes Biggs
A list of 35 photo slides provided to Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee in 1979. Each slide is listed with its date, location, and the bird appearing in the photo. Primarily taken by Wes Biggs.
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Correspondence, Jon C. Barlow, Stephen Nesbitt, Florida Field Naturalist Brown Pelican Manuscript, May 7, 1979
Jon C. Barlow and Stephen A. Nesbitt
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A Band-tailed Pigeon Recovery in Florida, May 3, 1979
Fred E. Lohrer
Fred Lohrer, editor of the Florida Field Naturalist, sends John William Hardy a manuscript called A Band-tailed Pigeon Recovery by Lucy Duncan and its supporting documents. Lohrer says the FFN willl publish the manuscript in its upcoming fall issue.
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Agenda, Florida Ornithological Society, Board of Directors Meeting, April 28, 1979
Florida Ornithological Society
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Invitation and Agenda, Florida Ornithological Society and Alabama Ornithological Society, Joint Spring Meeting, April 27–29, 1979
Florida Ornithological Society and Alabama Ornithological Society
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Report, Observations in St. Lucie County, Helen and Bill Dowling, April–May 1979
William E. Dowling and Helen P. Dowling
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Report, Observations in St. Lucie County, Helen and Bill Dowling, April–May 1979
William E. Dowling and Helen P. Dowling
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Ornithological Research Division Newsletter, March 1979
Florida Audubon Society and Florida Ornithological Society
A contingency copy of the 11th issue of the Florida Audubon Society Ornithological Research Division Newsletter.
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Field Notebook, Samuel A. Grimes, Bird Data, 1979–1990
Samuel A. Grimes
Field notebook of ornithologist Samuel A. Grimes covering data entries from February 25, 1979 to October 9, 1979 and notes covering January 15, 1979 to October 1989.
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Cranes and Rails, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1979–1984
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Cranes-Rails Title Card
02 - Yellow rail (Centurnicops noveberacensis)
03 - Black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
04 - Clapper rail (Rallus longirostris)
05 - King rail (Rallus elegans)
06 - Virginia rail (Rallus limicola)
07 - Sora (Porzana carolina)
08 - Purple gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)
09 - Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10 - American coot (Fulica americana)
11 - Caribbean coot (Fulica caribaea)
12 - Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
13 - Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
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Crows, Peridae, Sittas, and Creepers, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1979–1984
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Crows Parus-Sittas,Creepers Title Card
02 - Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
03 - Scrub jay (Then Aphelocoma coerulescens; Now Aphelocoma)
04 - American common crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
05 - Fish crow (Corvus ossifragus)
06 - Carolina chickadee (Then Parus carolinensis; Now Poecile carolinensis)
07 - Tufted titmouse (Then Parus bicolor; Now Baeolophus bicolor)
08 - Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
09 - White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
10 - Brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
11 - Brown creeper (Then Certhia familiaris; Now Certhia americana)
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Rare Florida Bird Slides, Table of Contents
Wes Biggs
A table of contents for Wes Biggs' notebook of rare bird specimens in Florida sorted by collection. Data includes museum identification numbers, bird species, location, date, collector, sex, age, and photo number.
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Starlings and Vireos, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1979–1984
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Starlings-Vireos Title Card
02 - Starling (Then Sturnus vulgaris; Now Sturnidae)
03 - White-eyed vireo (vireo griseus)
04 - Thick-billed vireo (vireo crassirostris)
05 - Bell's vireo (Viero bellii)
06 - Solitary vireo, now called Blue-headed vireo (vireo solitarius)
07 - Yellow-throated vireo (vireo flavifrons)
08 - Warbling vireo (vireo gilvus)
09 - Philadelphia vireo (vireo philadelphicus)
10 - Red-eyed vireo (vireo olivaceus)
11 - Yellow-green vireo (Then vireo olivacemo flavoviridis; Now vireo flavoviridis)
12 - Black-whiskered vireo (vireo altiloquus)
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Tall Timbers Research Station Voucher Photograph Catalog
Tall Timbers Research Station
A catalog compiling the voucher photographs from Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Tanagers, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1979–1983
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Tanagers Title Card
02 - Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
03 - Stripe-headed Tanager, now called Western spindalis (Spindalis zena)
04 - Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
05 - Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
06 - Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
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Thrushes, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1979–1984
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Thrushes Title Card
02 - Wheatear (Then Oenanthe oenanthe; Now Oenanthe)
03 - Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
04 - Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
05 - Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
06 - Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
07 - Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)
08 - Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
09 - American robin (Turdus migratorius)
10 - Varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
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Woodpeckers, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1979–1980
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Woodpeckers Title Card
02 - Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
03 - Golden-fronted woodpecker (Malanerpes aurifrons)
04 - Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
05 - Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
06 - Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
07 - Hairy Woodpecker (Then Picoides villosus;) Now Leuconotopicus villosus)
08 - Red-cockaded woodpecker (Then Picoides borealis; Now Leuconotopicus borealis)
09 - Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)
10 - Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
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Voucher Photo of Ruddy Shelduck, December 15, 1978
Florida Ornithological Society
An envelope-framed photo of a ruddy shelduck spotted in east Gainesville. The bird showed up at a pond at the Crane Ranch, and the Cranes donated the photo to the Florida Museum of Natural History (then the Florida State Museum).
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Voucher Photo of Ruddy Shelduck Escape, December 15, 1978
Florida Ornithological Society
An envelope-framed photo of a ruddy shelduck spotted in east Gainesville. The bird showed up at a pond at the Crane Ranch, and the Cranes donated the photo to the Florida Museum of Natural History (then the Florida State Museum). A note in the envelope hypothesizes the bird escaped, or became established in the area and is living wild despite not being indigenous there.
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A Band-tailed Pigeon Recovery in Florida, October 10, 1978
Chester E. Kebbe
A biologist at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife tells Lucy Duncan it is unlikely the band-tailed pigeon she mentioned was banded in Oregon and there is likely some error in location or band number.
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Agenda, Florida Ornithological Society, Board of Directors Meeting, October 6, 1978
Florida Ornithological Society
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Correspondence, Fred Lohrer, William B. Robertson, Florida Field Naturalist, September 15, 1978
Fred E. Lohrer and William B. Robertson Jr.
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A Band-tailed Pigeon Recovery in Florida, August 24, 1978
Lovett E. Williams
A wildlife biologist writes Lucy Duncan to say the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission has made no attempts to introduce band-tailed pigeons to the state, and it would be illegal if a private individual tried. The biologist doubts the validity of the rumor.
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A Band-tailed Pigeon Recovery in Florida, August 23, 1978
Allan L. Egbert
The chief of the Florida Bureau of Wildlife Resources writes to Lucy Duncan saying the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission has not tried to introduce band-tailed pigeons to the state.
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Ornithological Research Division Newsletter, August 1978
Florida Audubon Society and Florida Ornithological Society
A contingency copy of the ninth issue of the Florida Audubon Society Ornithological Research Division Newsletter.
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Correspondence, Fred Lohrer, Rebecca Payne, Florida Field Naturalist, July 12, 1978
Fred E. Lohrer and Rebecca Payne
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Correspondence, Herbert Kale and John Ogden, Spring Migration in Florida Keys, June 17, 1978
Herbert W. Kale II and John C. Ogden
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Handwritten Notes, John Hintermister, Spring Migration Observations, June 14, 1978
John Henry Hintermister V
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Report, William and Janice Bolte, Spring Observations in Plantation, Florida, June 11, 1978
William J. Bolte and Janice N. Bolte
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Correspondence, Laura Hadley Moseley and John William Hardy, FOS Archives, May 27, 1978
Laura Hadley Moseley and John William Hardy
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Correspondence, Fred Lohrer, William B. Robertson, John William Hardy, Florida Field Naturalist, May 16, 1978
Fred E. Lohrer, William B. Robertson Jr., and John William Hardy
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FGFWFC Environmental Assessment Report, White-winged Dove Relocation, May 10, 1978
Lovett E. Williams Jr.
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Ornithological Research Division Newsletter, March 1978
Florida Audubon Society and Florida Ornithological Society
A contingency copy of the eighth issue of the Florida Audubon Society Ornithological Research Division Newsletter. Mailed to founding member David Goodwin.
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Correspondence, Fred Lohrer, Betty Valkenburg, Florida Field Naturalist, February 8, 1978
Betty Valkenburg and Fred E. Lohrer
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Cuckoos, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1978–1984
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Cuckoos Title Card
02 - Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
03 - Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
04 - Mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
05 - Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
06 - Groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
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Field Notebook, Samuel A. Grimes, Mockingbird Data and Correspondence, 1978–1981
Samuel A. Grimes
Florida field notebook of ornithologist Samuel A. Grimes covering tabulations and tables of Mockingbird data between 1978 and 1980. Also included is correspondence (1980-1981) from Grimes to Tall Timbers, Wes, Brooke, Helen, Dr. Thompson, Bruce, Ed, Mr. Cox, Robert Duncan, Robert L. Crawford, Florida T-O, Oliver, Mr. Johnson, and Ms. Slater.
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Fringillids, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1978–1982
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Fringillids Title Card
02 - Purple finch (Then Carpodacus purpureus; Now Haemorhous purpureus)
03 - Pine siskin (Then Carduelis pinus; Now Spinus pinus)
04 - House finch (Then Carpodacus mexicanus; Now Haemorhous mexicanus)
05 - Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
06 - White-winged crossbill, now called Two-barred crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
07 - American goldfinch (Then Carduelis tristis; Now Spinus tristis)
08 - Greater Antillean bullfinch (Loxingilla violacea)
09 - Evening grosbeak (Then Hesperiophona vespertina; Now Coccothraustes vespertinus)
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Owls, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1978–1985
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Owls Title Card
02 - Barn owl (Tyto alba)
03 - Flammulated owl (Then Otus flammeolus; Now Psiloscops flammeolus)
04 - Eastern screech-owl (Then Otus asio Now Megascops asio)
05 - Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
06 - Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
07 - Barred owl (Strix varia)
08 - Long-eared owl (Asio otus)
09 - Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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Tube-nosed Seabirds, Migration Extremes in Florida, 1978–1984
Herbert W. Kale II
01 - Tube-nosed Title Card
02 - Yellow-nosed albatross (Then Diomedea chlororhynchos; Now Thalassarche chlororhynchos)
03 - Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata)
04 - Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis)
05 - Greater shearwater (Then Puffinus gravis; Now Ardenna gravis)
06 - Sooty shearwater (Then Puffinus griseus; Now Ardenna grisea)
07 - Manx shearwater, now Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
08 - Audubon's shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
09 - Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
10 - Leach's storm petrel (Then Oceanodroma leucorhoa; Now Hydrobates leucorhous)
11 - Band-rumped storm petrel (Then Oceanodroma castro; Now Hydrobates castro)
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Correspondence, Herbert Kale and Scott Palmer, Seaside Sparrow at New Smyrna Beach, December 22, 1977
Herbert W. Kale II and Scott Palmer
