Starlings
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Cornelius, Oregon, Field Station Records---
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0039
Scope and Contents
The Cornelius, Oregon, Field Station Records consists of 10 boxes of materials dated 1961-1977, with the bulk falling from 1964 to 1972. The collection contains administrative reports including trip reports, activity reports, correspondence, and memorandums. Also included are research records such as study plans, field notes, research data, charts, news clippings, and correspondence related to the control of damage caused by starlings, finch, and other birds in the Pacific Northwest as...
Dates:
1961 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1972
Davis Field Station Records ---
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0042
Scope and Contents
The Davis Field Station Records consists of 5 boxes of records pertaining to bird damage studies and is arranged into 4 series based on content of the records. Series II, Bird Damage to Crops, is divided further into 5 subseries according to crop type.
Series I consists of a half box of records related to bird trapping and banding, roost survey data, and bird population studies in the Western United States dated 1960 to 1977. Series II consists of nearly 5 boxes of records and...
Dates:
1960 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1980
Looney, Gary, 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 2: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-002], Folder: 3
Abstract
Gary Looney reminisces about his current and past work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He talks about his experiences as a government trapper in predator control (primarily coyotes, ravens and wolves) and the different methods used including DRC1339, traps, snares, game calling, hunting dogs, lures, M-44, and aerial gunning. Looney discusses the changes in attitudes in predator control and aerial...
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Mississippi Field Station Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0036
Scope and Contents
Series I includes six boxes of records related to the management of bird damage to agriculture and aquaculture in the Southeast. The majority of records in this collection were created during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. Topics include control of damage caused by cormorants, egrets, and herons at fish farms and control of damage to agriculture and feedlots by blackbirds, starlings, and grackles. Records related to methods such as scare devices, surfactants, roost sprays, roost...
Dates:
1962 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
WS Idaho State Office Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0031
Scope and Contents
This collection includes five series and consists of eleven boxes of materials, including documents, slides, photographs, and artifacts that document the history of bird, predator, and rodent control in the state of Idaho from 1915 to 1990. Materials from several federal agencies and programs such as the BBS, WPA, CCC, USFWS, ADC, USDA, USDI, and Wildlife Services are included.
Series I of this collection includes 75 years (1915-1990) of annual reports highlighting predator and...
Dates:
1915 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980