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Event

Central Michigan University ornithology class identifies more than 100 bird species (1960)

Also 1960 CMU Lodge bird survey

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Bird watchers in Central Michigan University’s C.M.U. Lodge ornithology class identified more than 100 species during Beaver Island field work in July 1960.

Evidence and limits

The report gives a species count but no list, method, observer names, or formal survey archive.

Open questions

  • Does Central Michigan University preserve the class field notes or species list?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 1960, ornithology-class fieldwork notice.
    Reports that bird watchers in the C.M.U. Lodge ornithology class identified more than 100 bird species during field work on Beaver Island. It does not provide a species list, survey protocol, dates, or observer roster.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon