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M. Dale (Martin Dale) Arvey
1915–1979
A mid-20th-century American ornithologist, he wrote careful, field-focused studies that helped document birdlife in the American West. His best-known work, A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho, reflects a practical naturalist’s eye for detail and classification.
2 Audiobooks
A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho
by M. Dale (Martin Dale) Arvey
Phylogeny of the Waxwings and Allied Birds
by M. Dale (Martin Dale) Arvey
About the author
Working under the name M. Dale Arvey, Martin Dale Arvey (1915–1979) was an American ornithologist whose published work centered on bird classification and regional bird records. Library and authority records, along with scientific bibliography sources, consistently connect his name with mid-century ornithological research.
His best-known writings include A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho and Phylogeny of the Waxwings and Allied Birds. Those titles show the range of his interests: from assembling a useful state bird checklist to exploring broader questions of avian relationships and taxonomy.
Arvey’s work has lasted because it is grounded in observation, organization, and the patient habits of scientific field study. For listeners interested in natural history, his writing offers a glimpse of an era when regional surveys and careful species records were essential tools for understanding North American birdlife.