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Behle, William H. “A History of the Bird Colonies of Great Salt Lake.” The Condor (Cooper Ornithological Society), 1935: 24-35.

Biology professor William Behle described the four water bird colonies located on the islands of the Great Salt Lake. Behle did not retain his copyright in the article.

Type of Publisher
Society

Original Copyright Holder
Cooper Ornithological Club of California

Historical Article Distribution and Current Market
The journal started in 1899 as the bi-monthly Bulletin of the Cooper Ornithological Club of California. Subscription was $1 a year in 1899. By 1935, the subscription was $3 a year. One copy cost $0.50. The society began in 1893 with four members and grew to over 3,000 members in the 1990s, which it maintains roughly today after a merger with the American Ornithologists’ Union. 654 libraries currently subscribe.

Times Cited
22

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