William L. Finley describing several national parks, with a focus on Crater Lake National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article describing the Finley family's encounters with birds in New Mexico, including banding and photographing juncos. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article exploring the idea of creating a range for American bison. Finley and other naturalists propose that an upper portion of the Malheur Bird Refuge should be used as a bison range. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article discussing changes in bird populations due to human development and expansion, including observations of birds on the Finley property. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Several different types of ground squirrels are examined in this work, including the desert and golden-mantled ground squirrel. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
William L. Finley and Ed Averill describe the many Oregon birds that flew down to winter in warmer climates, including ducks and geese. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article discussing elk populations in Oregon, including hunting seasons and the transfer of an elk herd from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to the Wallowa National Forest. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article discussing William Finley's nature films that were shown to soldiers and children in England during WWII. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Letter and manuscripts discussing the peccaries of the southwest and William and Irene Finley's trip to New Mexico. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Manuscripts for article, "Our largest migratory bird", and a report on trumpeter swans by David D. Condon, Assistant Yellowstone Park Naturalist. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article discussing the effects of domestic cats on bird populations. The article also briefly discusses mountain lions. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article discussing conservation efforts and endangered bird species, including the trumpeter swan, California condor, and bald eagle. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article describing Irene Finley's observations of jackrabbits in eastern Oregon and the differences between rabbits and hares. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article highlighting the possibility of extinction that many bird species face through hunting and increase in human expansion. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
William L. Finley writes fondly about one of the first areas that he and Herman T. Bohlman took photographs of birds. He comments on the transformation of the Ladd's pond area into Laurelhurst Park. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article describing the causes for the decline in fish populations in Oregon due to pollution and addition of hatchery raised fish. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Advertisements and articles discussing William Finley's lectures: "Wild animal outposts", "Birds, bergs and Kodiak bears", "Camera hunting on the continental divide", and "Getting personal with mountain lions."
Article describing the invasive bird species, the English sparrow (also known as the European house sparrow). Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article describing east coast birds that have traveled to the west coast, including vireos and the American redstart. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Article describing the lesser known wood duck, including how their nests are often built in the woods rather than near bodies of water. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
The focus of this work is the reversed role of male and female phalaropes in which females are larger and brightly colored. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.