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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

The Usefulness of Science: XVI. The Usefulness of Birds	Radio scripts	Beneficial birds Bird watching Birds--Behavior Game and game-birds Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology Laniidae \| Shrikes Predation (Biology) Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows Upland game bird management Insect pests--Control	1934-03-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A radio script written by George O. Hendrickson for the Junior Academy of Science Radio Program and presented on WOI and WSUI explaining the usefulness of birds. Hendrickson describes how birds are very helpful in controlling destructive insects and harmful weeds. Also included are details on how certain birds are beneficial in acting as scavengers to destroy garbage and dead animal carcasses as well as assisting in the elimination of rodent pests. Hendrickson also mentions other values of birds are the use of birds as game and for food. Additionally, one more benefit of birds is the act of bird watching and the enjoyable study and observation of a variety of species in the state.	Hendrickson, George O.	Turkey Vulture American Tree Sparrow Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite	Iowa				Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records \| MS 386	1	10