Utah 1916 : Field diaries, 8 May - 26 October 1916
date: label: Date Range
content: 1916
label: Start Date
content: 19160508
label: End Date
content: 19161026
notes: label: Abstract
content: Materials document Alexander Wetmore's continued investigations into the nature and origin of duck mortality in Utah (1916), while in the employ of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. The notebook portion covers August 19 - October 26, 1916. Includes observations of individual birds over a series of days, bird lists and counts indicating sex. Appears to include specimen numbers. Some entries are made several times a day, with the time listed. The field book covers May 8 - August 14, 1916, in Kansas and Utah. Includes bird lists with common names, descriptions of observation sites, bird counts, and observations of individual birds. Some entries record observations occurring throughout the day, with time recorded. Also includes and expense lists and meeting details (with attendees named) discussing sites of sick birds and possible causes.
place: label: Place
content: Utah
label: Place
content: Kansas
label: Place
content: Lawrence
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Birds--Counting
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content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
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content: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007006
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 folder
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 138 Folder 4