Early records of avifauna from a 1907 scientific expedition into Idaho

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Powers, Leon R.; Trost, Charles H.

Source:

Murrelet, Pacific Northwest Bird and Mammal Society, Volume 58, Issue 3, p.87-88 (1977)

Call Number:

A77POW01IDUS

Abstract:

This report summarizes the observations of avifauna recorded by a 1907 biological expedition into Idaho. The distribution of Idaho birds is still relatively poorly known, and these are some of the first records for the state. In addition, the records may be useful in assessing changes in distribution which have occurred during historical times. The expedition was undertaken by Elmer P. Monahan (1874-1964) and William D. Green (1885-1949) of Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas, and began at Robie Creek, 12 miles northeast of Boise, in Boise Co., and extended northward to Payette Lake, Valley Co., Idaho. The data reported here are selected from the deciphered account of Monahan's diary as reported by Socolofsky. Although the expedition remained in Idaho from May until October, the dairy account logs only its activity from 22 June until 19 September 1907. Several hundred bird specimens were collected on the expedition and later made into taxidermy mounts and museum skins by Monahan; however, only four of these specimens remained in the Baker University Museum of Natural History in. No record of the museum catalog can be found.