Prairie Warbler

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a taxidermy bird with vivid yellow and brown feathers, mounted on a simple wooden base. The bird is perched on a diagonal support pole attached to a vertical wooden stand. This setup is placed against a black backdrop, highlighting the bird’s intricate feather details. A small tag is attached to the pole with string, suggesting this might be an educational or display piece, likely used to provide information about the species or specimen number. The craftsmanship of the mount is straightforward but functional, focusing attention on the bird itself without elaborate decoration.

The image depicts a taxidermy bird with vivid yellow and brown feathers, mounted on a simple wooden base. The bird is perched on a diagonal support pole attached to a vertical wooden stand. This setup is placed against a black backdrop, highlighting the bird’s intricate feather details. A small tag is attached to the pole with string, suggesting this might be an educational or display piece, likely used to provide information about the species or specimen number. The craftsmanship of the mount is straightforward but functional, focusing attention on the bird itself without elaborate decoration.

Name/Title

Prairie Warbler

Entry/Object ID

1976.1.191

Description

Prairie Warbler/Full mount Sex of Specimen: Male

Collection

NATURAL HISTORY

Made/Created

Notes

Preparator: Ava Garber Date Prepared: 1976-08-01

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

BIRD

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 26, 1978

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

Pigeon Hill

County

Buchanan County

State/Province

Missouri

Provenance

Notes

Date Collected: 1975-05-18 Collected by: Don Reynolds