Abstract:
This monograph gives a brief biography of Grace McCormac French (1881-
1957), who was the "Bird Woman" of the Carlton and Dayton area in Yamhill
County from about 1925 to her death. She wrote articles for newspapers,
gave talks on radio stations, and spoke at many clubs about birds and
conservation. Although it was not feasible to summarize her 45 volumes of
bird notes in this monograph, the arrivals and/or departures of 43 bird
species she noted in Yamhill County are included as are a partially
annotated listing of the 116 bird species she reported. Records of the
people she came into contact with are also incorporated, so this monograph
gives details about some of the people involved in Oregon ornithology near
Portland in her time. The purpose of this monograph was only to be a
"Guide" to Grace's work. Hopefully, someone will use this guide to go
through her notebooks and work up her bird notes, so that we can learn from
what she saw and faithfully recorded.
Description:
Title Page -- Signature Page -- Abstract -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Mini-biography of Grace McCormac French -- Unsearched Biographical Sources -- Evaluation of Grace McCormac French's Work -- French's Arrival and Departure Dates for Selected Species -- French Species List for Yamhill County -- Appendix I. Index to French's Notebooks with and withOUT field Notes -- Appendix II. Synopsis of French's Notebooks with Field Notes -- Appendix III. Synopsis of French's Notebooks withOUT Field Notes -- Appendix IV. French's Migration Reports for the Biological Survey -- Appendix V. Current Scientific Names for Current Common Names -- References -- Index -- Information about the Author
