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1940
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Vol. XVII No. 1-2
January-February 1940

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Season's End (Hugh Peyton)

Historical Items on Yellowstone from Earliest Helena Heralds (William E. Kearns)

Inspiration For What? (C. Max Bauer)

Are Coyotes Fishermen? (Rudolph Grimm)

The Roaring Gas Vents on Pelican Creek (Irwin B. Douglass)

The Influence of Algae on the Deposition of Travertine (A Theory) (Irwin B. Douglass)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XVII No. 3-4
March-April 1940

Yellowstone Nature Notes

April (Claude T. Barnes)

Historical Items on Yellowstone from Earliest Helena Heralds (William E. Kearns)

Notes on Some Yellowstone Fur-Bearers (W. Loon Evans)

Bang's Flying Squirrel at Fishing Bridge (W.H. Headlee)

The Phenomenal Regularity of Riverside Geyser (Philip F. Fix)

Some Observations on the Speed of Ducks and a Coyote (W. Verde Watson)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XVII No. 5-6
May-June 1940

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Do Atmospheric Conditions Affect Geyser Activity (George Marler)

Some Temperature Observations in the Daisy Geyser (Aubrey L. Haines)

Some Instrumental Observations on Air Temperature and Air Pressure in Connection with the Timing of Old Faithful Geyser (C. Max Bauer)

An Unnamed Hot Spot (Curtis Skinner)

Large Quaking Aspens on the Snake River (John G. Lewis)

Nature Notes From a Doorstep (Fred W. Bieberdorf)

Bruin Take a Turkish Bath (Fred W. Bieberdorf)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XVII No. 7-8
July-August 1940

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Pilot and Index Peaks (C. Max Bauer)

Ascent of Index Peak (Phil D. Smith)

Cliff Swallow Nesting Notes (F.C. Kleinschnitz)

A Natural Death-Trap (William E. Kearns)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XVII No. 9-10
September-October 1940

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Free Museum and Guide Service Daily Schedule

The Origin and Development of Geyser Basins in Yellowstone Park (C. Max Bauer)

Casting Trees in Geysers (George Marler)

Cougar Reported (Harry Truman)

The Alpine Three-Toed Woodpecker (F.C. Kleinschnitz)

Bald Eagles (Lowell Biddulph)

Eruption of the Giantess Geyser (Wayne Alcorn)

A Large White Bark Pine (Frank F. Kowki)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XVII No. 11-12
November-December 1940

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Game Stalks in Our National Parks (David Condon)

Pilot Peak - A Mountaineering Note (Phil D. Smith)

Yellowstone Bison Restored to Former Ranges (Curtis K. Skinner)

Those Yellowstone Monkeys Again (Frank F. Kowski)

Leaves From Our Diaries

1941
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Vol. XVIII No. 1-2
January-February 1941

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Essentially American (Carl P. Russell)

The Trumpeter Swan - Yesterday and Today (David De Lancey Condon)

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Vol. XVIII No. 3-4
March-April 1941

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Madison River Waterfowl 1935 to 1941 (W.S. Chapman)

A Battle of Wits (William Nyquist)

Raccoons in Yellowstone National Park?? (David Condon)

An Air-Minded Marten (DeLyle Stevens)

Electric Peak Scaled in February (John Lewis)

Nature's Aquaplane (Frank Anderson)

A New Assistant Park Naturalist in Yellowstone (C. Max Bauer)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XVIII No. 5-6
May-June 1941

Yellowstone Nature Notes

A New Geyser Active in Midway Geyser Basin (David De. L. Condon)

Are the Grand and Turban Geysers Connected Underground? (George Marler)

The Regularity of Old Faithful ane Sapphire Pool (Harry L. Bauer)

Rock Structure at Natural Bridge (Homer J. Smith)

Yellowstone Ravens Go Wool Gathering (Leo Coleman)

Insects Use Tree-Stoves on Chilly Evenings (Truston E. Peery)

The Migration of Moose (John Bauman)

Highways Kept Open During the Winter Months are a Hazard to Wildlife (W. Verde Watson)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XVIII No. 7-8
July-August 1941

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Old Fort Henry Marker (Sam Beal)

Some Flowers of the Mammoth Area (John McMillian)

Yellowstone Wild Flowers (Harry Bauer)

A Month's Observations on Mt. Washburn (Jack Lang)

A Mammoth Game Stalk (Lowell G. Biddulph)

Slides Along Madison River Rim (Sam Beal)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XVIII No. 9-10
September-October 1941

Yellowstone Nature Notes

The Cunning Coyote (Herbert F. Lystrup)

A Crow's Consideration (Joseph F. Catmull)

Elk At Play (John Thompson)

Interested Animals (George Marler)

Experience - The Best Teacher (Daniel Turner)

Some Notes on Swallows (John F. McMillan)

A Bighorn Sheep on Mammoth Terraces (Lowell Biddulph)

Apartment Swallows (Wayne Replogle)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Green Spring, A Geyser (Jack Lang and Wayne Replogle)

Grizzly Family (Harry V. Truman)

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Vol. XVIII No. 11-12
November-December 1941

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Norris Geyser Basin Gives Answer to Many Questions Concerning Geysers (C. Max Bauer)

Coyotes Demonstrate A Natural Law (Walter H. Gammill)

Let Us Learn to Know Our Hawks (Dan Turner)

What Our Visitors Say About the Park (Frank F. Kowski)

Antlered Mule Deer Doe Still Survives (David Condon)

Leaves From Our Diaries

1942
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Vol. XIX No.
January-February 1942

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Old Faithful Geyser (Harry Woodward)

Variable Geysers at Norris Geyser Basin (Homer Smith)

Geyser Active in Runoff Channel from Grotto and Rocket Geysers (Wayne Replogle)

Struggle Prevails for Reputation of Being Youngest Geyser in Norris Geyser Basin (Homer Smith)

Chinaman Spring in Play as a Geyser (Wayne Replogle)

Common Fossils of the Lower Madison (Mississippian) Limestone (Sam Ellison)

Nature Walk Trails (Willis Eggler)

Saw-Whet Owl (Verde Watson)

The Coyote and the Sea Gulls (Herbert Lystrup)

Insect Eating Plant Found Near Emerald Pool (Frederick Bieberdorf)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XIX No.
March-April 1942

Yellowstone Nature Notes

How Yellowstone Became a National Park (C. Max Bauer)

Transportation Changes Have Their Effect on Yellowstone National Park (David De. L. Condon)

The Ben Stone Incident of 1877 (C. Max Bauer)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XIX No.
May-June 1942

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Special Notice ()

Development of Overnight Facilities in Yellowstone National Park (Albert E. Long)

River Group, Lower Geyser Basin Then and Now (C. Max Bauer)

Grizzly and Bull Elk Battle (Lester C. Abbie)

Beaver Pull Fast One on Naturalists (David Condon)

Grizzly Bears Get Food (Thomas Thompson)

Leaves From Our Diaries

1946
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Vol. XX No. 1
January-February 1946

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Yellowstone National Park During the War Years (Joseph Joffe)

Geyser Behavior in Recent Years (C. Max Bauer)

New Information Manual (Harold J. Brodrick)

Yellowstone Buffalo (Maynard Barrows)

Honor Roll of Yellowstone National Park

Wolf Story (Rudolph Egger)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XX No. 2
March-April 1946

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Swimming Coyotes (Rudolf L. Grimm)

Yellowstone Offers the Opportunity for Experiences That Enrich Our Lives (David deL. Condon)

Bear Feeding in December (W. Verde Watson)

Yellowstone Elk Learn New Tricks (Joseph Joffe)

Trumpeter Swan (Aubrey L. Haines and Rudolf L. Grimm)

Buffaloes Frozen in the Yellowstone River (Hugh B. Ebert)

Bulgy and Algy (John Macbeth)

Census of the Northern Elk Herd and 1946 Reduction for Control Purposes(Curtis K. Skinner)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XX No. 3
May-June 1946

Yellowstone Nature Notes

America (Joyce Seasholtz)

Northern Yellowstone Winter Range (Rudolf L. Grimm)

An Eagle and Antelope Encounter (Lee L. Colemah)

Antics of a Raven (Rudolf L. Grimm and Walter H. Gammill)

Live Elk Weights From Small Group Weighed During Winter of 1946 (Curtis K. Skinner)

Little Sir Echo (Frank F. Kowski)

Silence on the Gallatin: A Eulogy for a Water Ouzel (Frank T. Hirst)

Earth Processes at Home (David de L. Condon)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XX No. 4
July-August 1946

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Impressions on a First Summer in Yellowstone (Mildred J. Ericson)

Northern Yellowstone Winter Range (Rudolf L. Grimm)

Thermal Features at West Thumb (John F. McMillan)

The Mud Volcano Group (Lowell G. Biddulph)

Fourth of July Tragedy at the Upper Geyser Basin (Herbert T. Lystrup)

Descending Mt. Washburn (H.B. Smith)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XX No. 5
September-October 1946

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Game Stalk Caravan (Mildred J. Ericson)

Temperature of Some of the Geysers, Hot Springs, Pools, Lake, and River Between Old Faithful and the Lower Geyser Bain (Arthur Gray Adamson)

Clepsydra Geyser (George Marler)

Trout in Tower Creek Drainage (Maynard Barrows)

Lake Shore Geyser (John F. McMillan)

Animal Reactions to Forest Fires (George Ross)

Elk Crossing Ice on Yellowstone Lake (Hugh Ebert)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XX No. 6
November-December 1946

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Through My Office Window (T. Paul Wilcox)

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wayne Replogle)

Sunset at Canyon (Wayne Replogle)

Increased Thermal Activity in the Mud Volcano Group (Lowell G. Biddulph)

The Norris Parking Area Mud Pool (Daniel S. Turner)

A Spectacular Eruption of Ledge Geyser (Daniel S. Turner)

Death at Poison Cave (Mildred J. Ericson)

A Narrow Escape (George J. Ross)

Porcupine Dines (Clarence C. Alleman)

Beaver Lodge Under Lake Boat Dock (Frank D. Rentchler)

Wolverine (Frank F. Kowski)

Yellowstone Loses Old - Gains New Chief Park Naturalist

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XX Index
1946

Nature Notes Index — Vol. XX - 1946

1947
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Vol. XXI No. 1
January-February 1947

Yellowstone Nature Notes

The Bridge That Jack Built (Aubrey L. Haines)

Historic Guns Added to Park Collection (Samuel M. Beal)

A Page From the Diary of a Thorofare Patrol (Frank T. Hirst)

The Way of the Wild (Harold J. Brodrick)

Grizzly Bear in Pelican Meadows (Earl M. Semingsen)

"Sarah Bernhardt" Flies Again (Frank F. Kowski)

Flying Contest (W. Verde Watson)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Yellowstone Begins 75th Year as a National Park (David de L. Condon)

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXI No. 2
March-April 1947

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Yellowstone's Diary (Davidi de L. Condon)

The Superintendents of Yellowstone National Park (LeRoy Van Cott)

McGuire's Medicinal Springs (Aubrey L. Haines)

Moonlight Sonata (Frank F. Kowski)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXI No. 3
May-June 1947

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Yellowstone's Diary (David de L. Condon)

Highland Terrace Pitfall (George Marler)

The Geysers of Yellowstone National Park (C. Max Bauer)

Nocturnal Visitor at Northeast (Thomas F. Ela)

Love in the Springtime (George Marler)

Birds of the Snake River Area (Frank H. Anderson)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXI No. 4
July-August 1947

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Mammoth Hot Springs (Enid Wilcox)

An Eruption of Fountain Pool (George Marler)

Arts of the Master (A.M. Knudson)

Coyote - Bear Relations (Rudolf Grimm)

Mother Elk Lacking Propriety (John Bauman)

The Land of Unusual Natural Phenomena (Herbert T. Lystrup)

The Sad Fate of an Elk Calf (William A. Fischer)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXI No. 5
September-October 1947

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Early Yellowstone and Western Experiences

Observations of the Spotted Sandpiper (Herbert T. Lystrup)

Observations in Shoshone Geyser Basin (William B. Sanborn)

Disaster Averted (Irving E. Blume)

Bears - I Don't Blame You! (Frank Kowski)

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXI No. 6
November-December 1947

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Topnotch Peak (Lowell Biddulph)

"Junior Explorers" Make Many Discoveries in Yellowstone During the Summer of 1947 (Mildred J. Ericson)

Bison Provide Roadside Spectacle (W. Verde Watson)

A Memorable Geyser Walk (Franklin C. Potter)

Bats of the Heart Lake Geyser Basin (William B. Sanborn)

Norris Geyser Basin (Frank Rentchler)

Tragic Pitfall (Stanford Young)

Gem Fire Opal in Yellowstone (William B. Sanborn)

Impressions and Observations of a Second Year in Yellowstone National Park (Mildred J. Ericson)

One That Got Away (Irving E. Blume)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XXI Index
1947

Nature Notes Index — Vol. XXI - 1947

1948
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Vol. XXII No. 1
January-February 1948

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Pronghorn, or Antelope, Reduction in Yellowstone National Park (Curtis K. Skinner)

Thermal Observations at Canyon (William B. Sanborn)

Ravens At Play (Rudolph L. Grimm)

Yellowstone's Diamond Jubilee Geyser (Franklin C. Potter)

A Visit to the Crater Hills (Clarence C. Alleman)

Nature's Way (Thomas F. Ela)

Glass Windows - A Hazard to Birdlife (William A. Fischer)

Sparrow Hawk Gests Lift From Museum Staff (Clarence C. Alleman)

Meeting of Weasel and Rabbit (Ethel Skinner)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXII No. 2
March-April 1948

Yellowstone Nature Notes

When Cold Meets Heat (George D. Marler)

A Letter to the Editor from Marguerite L. Arnold (Peg and Ben Arnold)

Winter Observations of Trumpeter Swans (Curtis K. Skinner)

How Much Do Black Bears Weigh? (Walter A. Kittams)

Coyotes Along the Yellowstone River (DeLyle R. Stevens)

An Early Riser (Walter H. Kittams)

Behavior of a Marmot Family (Clarence C. Alleman)

Canyon Snowstorm (William B. Sanborn)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXII No. 3
May-June 1948

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Problem Ungulates in Yellowstone National Park (Curtis K. Skinner)

Waterfowl in Yellowstone Park (Frank H. Anderson)

Blackbirds Again Ignore Trees to Nest in McCartney Cave (Mildred J. Ericson)

Three-Day Visit of a Newcomer Birds (Ethel Skinner)

Unique Nest Site Selected by Osprey (Thomas M. Thompson)

Bald Eagle Meets Death (Arthur Jacobson)

The Thud Mystery (George D. Marler)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXII No. 4
July-August 1948

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Vol. XXII No. 5
September-October 1948

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Fishing Trip (H.T. Lystrup)

Observations on the Hot Springs Terraces (Mildred J. Ericson)

Permission Granted (William A. Fischer)

The Versatile Black Bear (George B. Chaffee)

Estimating the Age of Artifacts (Wayne F. Replogle)

Junior Nature Explorers Meet for Second Year in Yellowstone Park (Mildred J. Ericson)

Temperature on Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces (Frank D. Rentchler)

Mystery (Herbert T. Lystrup)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXII No. 6
November-December 1948

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Geyser Activity in the Old Faithful Area - 1948 (George D. Marler)

The Big Four at Norris Geyser Basin (William B. Sanborn)

Thermal Activity in the Thumb Geyser Basin (Charles P. Pase and Richard K. Schroeder)

Auspicious Official Opening (Herbert T. Lystrup)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XXII Index
1948

Nature Notes Index — Vol. XXII - 1948

1949
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Vol. XXIII No. 1
January-February 1949

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Mountain Lion Seen at East Entrance (David de L. Condon)

July 3rd Eruption at Norris (William B. Sanborn)

A Near Tragedy (Herbert T. Lystrup)

Beautiful Water (Joseph Joffe)

Petrified Trees (Lowell Biddulph)

Indian Artifacts at the Norris Geyser Basin (William B. Sanborn)

Four Cygnets Disappear (Samuel M. Beal)

Dwarf Weasel (Wayne Replogle)

You See It Every Day (William B. Sanborn)

Me and 'Cy' and the Buffalo Bull (Frank Kowski)

Unforgettable Memories of Yellowstone (Clarence C. Alleman)

Indian Camps in Lower Geyser Basin Area (Samuel M. Beal)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXIII No. 2
March-April 1949

Yellowstone Nature Notes

The Changing Lower Falls - August 1948 (Wayne Replogle)

Bighorn Ram vs. Dog (Ruben O. Hart)

The Three Musketeers (Clarence C. Alleman)

Our Friendly Little Marten (George B. Hyde)

The Challenge of the Terraces (Clarence C. Alleman)

Canyon Bear Apartments - August 1948 (Wayne Replogle)

An Unrecorded Geyser at Canyon (William B. Sanborn)

Moose Denies the Right-of-Way (Harvey B. Reynolds)

Memories of 1948 at Canyon (Wayne Replogle)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXIII No. 3
May-June 1949

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Plant Count of Trumpeter Swan, Elk, and Bison (Walter H. Kittams)

Fish Too Large To Handle (Frank F. Kowski)

No Housing Shortage Here (Ruben O. Hart)

Ages of Yellowstone Trout (Walter H. Kittams)

The Bird That "Flies Under Water" (Clarence C. Alleman)

The Agressive Grouse (Harold J. Estey)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXIII No. 4
July-August 1949

Yellowstone Nature Notes

To Whom Do We Interpret Natural Phenomena? (Herbert T. Lystrup)

Holdup at the South Entrance (B.T. Vladimiroff)

Avocets (Ben Arnold)

Gas Killed Birds Picked Up By Coyotes (Mildred J. Ericson)

Moving Day (B.T. Vladimiroff)

Signs of Spring - East Entrance (Marguerite Arnold)

Doe Gives Birth to Twin Fawns at Mammoth Hot Springs (Mildred J. Ericson)

Orchids to Scurry (Marguerite Arnold)

Nestbroken Ouzels (Wayne B. Alcorn)

Deposition of Gelatinous Silica From the Thermals Waters of Yellowstone National Park (W. Verde Watson)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXIII No. 5
September-October 1949

Yellowstone Nature Notes

Trumpeter Swan Kills Muskrat (W. Verde Watson)

My "Pet" Area (Walter H. Kittams)

A Narrow Escape (Frank H. Anderson)

A Trumpeter Swan Family (Wayne B. Alcorn)

Brewster's Snowy Egret (Frank H. Anderson)

Medicinal Uses of Yellowstone Plants (Wayne F. Replogle)

Grand Observed in Supreme Eruption (Samuel M. Beal)

Yellowstone Animals Attend Ranger-Naturalist's Talks (Mildred J. Ericson)

Blackbirds Continue to Nest in Hot Spring Cave (Mildred J. Ericson)

Daisy Geyser Was Robbed!! (Samuel M. Beal)

Leaves From Our Diaries

Publications For Sale by the Yellowstone Library and Museum Association

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Vol. XXIII No. 6
November-December 1949

Yellowstone Nature Notes

The Elk Calf and 4,500 People (Curtis K. Skinner)

In Retrospect - 1949 (Herbert T. Lystrup)

Lonely Wren Builds Nest and Waits Six Weeks for Mate (Curtis K. Skinner)

Chipper (Herbert T. Lystrup)

Alfred Pays a Visit (Marguerite Arnold)

Geyser Activity in the Old Faithful Area (George D. Marler)

Leaves From Our Diaries

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Vol. XXIII Index
1949

Nature Notes Index — Vol. XXIII - 1949



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