Bird banding

Abstract

The Bird Damage Unit Records (NWRC 0010) document the activities of NWRC researchers from the early 1900s through the early 2000s as they worked to protect agricultural interests from bird depredations and disease, both domestically and abroad. The NWRC bird unit has worked with a diverse group of cooperators including airports, universities, farmers, feedlot operators, the U.S. military, and other associated researchers to effectively reduce bird damage to a variety of resources.

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...

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...