Ornithologists Richard Graber (Illinois Natural History Survey) and Jean W. Graber (Department of Animal Science) during the 1970s and 1980s, published a series of Illinois Natural History Survey Biological Notes on Illinois birds by family. The Grabers also performed a census of Illinois bird populations 1956-1958 to update the survey performed by researchers at the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History 1906-1909. This work was published as Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin volume 28 no. 3 in 1963. Photographs from their survey work and their papers are held in the University Archives.
Illinois Birds Series online
- Illinois Birds: MimidaeBiological Note no. 68 (1970)
- Illinois Birds: TurdidaeBiological Note no. 75 (1971)
- Illinois birds: HirundinidaeBiological Note no. 80 (1972)
- Illinois birds: LaniidaeBiological Note no. 83 (1973)
- Illinois birds: TyrannidaeBiological Note no. 86 (1974)
- Illinois birds, PicidaeBiological Note no. 102 (1977)
- Illinois birds, CiconiiformesBiological Note no. 109 (1978)
- Illinois birds, SylviidaeBiological Note no. 110 (1979)
- Illinois birds, wood warblersBiological Note no. 118 (1983)
- Illinois birds, vireosBiological Note no. 124 (1985)
- Illinois birds, CorvidaeBiological Note no. 126 (1987)
Other works by the Grabers
- A Comparative Study of Bird Populations in Illinois, 1906-1909 and 1956-1958 (Graber & Graber, 1963)Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin volume 28 number 3 (1963). Full text in IDEALS.
- Environmental evaluations using birds and their habitatsBiological Note no. 97 (1976)
- Migratory flights of Hylocichla thrushes in spring: radiotelemetry study
W. W. Cochran, G. G. Montgomery, and R. R. Graberpp. 213-226 in Living Bird, vol. 6 (1967). - Graber, Jean W. 1957. A BIOECOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE BLACK-CAPPED VIREO (VIREO ATRICAPILLUS)Dissertation, University of Oklahoma.
- Graber, Richard R. 1955. TAXONOMIC AND ADAPTIVE FEATURES OF THE JUVENAL PLUMAGE IN NORTH AMERICAN SPARROWSDissertation, University of Oklahoma.
Hawks and Owls: Population Trends from Illinois Christmas Counts by
Publication Date: 1960INHS Biological Note no. 41
Graber Materials in the University Archives
- Richard R. and Jean W. Graber Papers, 1873-1987Papers of Richard Rex Graber (1924-1997) and Jean W. Graber (1924-2015), Wildlife Specialists and Professional Scientists at the Illinois Natural History Survey Center for Wildlife Ecology (1956-83) include publications by Richard and Jean Graber; Illinois bird species notes (in taxonomic order); nesting records; bird field observation by Graber (ca. 1956-87) or collected by Richard and Jean Graber from others (ca. 1903-87); notebooks and diaries of early Illinois Ornithologists Benjamin T. Gault (1873-1927), Alfred O. Gross (asst. to Stephen Forbes, 1907-09); and Thomas E. Musselman 1908-12, 1929-70); Illinois Christmas Bird Counts; habitat studies and censuses (ca. 1957-81), seasonal bird censuses (1964-81); audio detection of nocturnal migration (1957-60); corresp. with field note contributors for "Audubon Field Notes" (published by National Audubon Society) with field notes editors R. E. Mumford and Richard Graber (1958-62); bibliographical notes; and proof sheets and boards for publications by Richard and Jean Graber of maps, graphs, charts, drawings, and photographs.
- Ornithological Survey Photographs, 1907, 1963 | University of Illinois ArchivesLarge and medium format photographic negatives and prints taken by staff of the Illinois Natural History Survey during field surveys. The majority of the photographs show a nests and eggs, but photographs of the field parties, camps, field taxidermy, caves, and natural areas are also included. Specific locations covered include the fish market in Havana, the landscape west of Seville, La Crosse, Hamilton, Keokuk, Urbana, Saline County, Running Lake, Union County and Saint Joseph/Danville. The series also includes photographs taken by Jean Graber in 1963, of unidentified natural areas in Illinois.