Western United States, 1918 : To obtain information on breeding waterfowl and the economic value of bats; Field diaries, 18 May - 26 September 1918
date: label: Date Range
content: 1918
label: Start Date
content: 19180518
label: End Date
content: 19181131
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Western United States, 1918; Field diaries
notes: label: Abstract
content: Materials include a field book and loose notes compiled by Alexander Wetmore, May - November 1918 in the western United States, while working for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. He was the vicinity to obtain information on breeding waterfowl and the economic value of bats, for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. Entries are chronological and listed by date. Entry styles change through the field book. Initially entries are bird counts listed by common name and quantity, sometimes with attending descriptions or questions; they are interspersed with descriptions of behaviors and appearances of individual male and female birds interacting, sometimes with small sketches. There is a series of descriptions and sketches of immature birds (days old); detailed descriptions of nests; terse descriptions of environments. By early July, entries detail bird sightings, listing times of day, sex, and temperature as well as bird lists. These different types of entries continue to be intermixed through the rest of the text. At August 20th entry, information entered discusses damage to crops in the western United States. Some entries include listing a claimant, location, type of claimed damage, methods used to scare birds away suspected of doing the damage; and possible solutions. Rice crops are mentioned. Information is also entered from the back of the field book. This includes information about film (listing locations), specimens, and supplies and expenses. Sites include locations in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.|Loose sheets include many of the same kinds of entries and information. Also includes notes on Lawrence, Kansas and De Witt, Arkansas from November 1918.
place: label: Place
content: Texas
label: Place
content: New Mexico
label: Place
content: Arizona
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: Chama
label: Place
content: Red Lake
label: Place
content: Pueblo
label: Place
content: De Witt
label: Place
content: Williams
label: Place
content: Lawrence
label: Place
content: Glennville
label: Place
content: Maxwell
label: Place
content: Gridley
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Birds--Counting
label: Topic
content: Bats
label: Topic
content: Waterfowl management
label: Topic
content: Rice
label: Topic
content: Crop losses
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: See more records associated with this person
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 8