Bailey, V. O., California, North Dakota, September 1907 - December 1907
date: label: Date Range
content: 1907
label: Start Date
content: 19070908
label: End Date
content: 19071205
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting mammal and bird specimens in California, North Dakota, September 8 - December 5, 1907. Entries are dated and pages are sometimes headed with location. Descriptions include travel details (mode of travel, destinations, accommodations, campsites), ranches visited, daily activities and times of day, terrain (including elevation), vegetation, lists and descriptions of mammals and birds and their habitats, descriptions and interactions with local inhabitants, the "Canadian zone", and descriptions of communities. Bailey spent significant time at Rogers Ranch. Sometimes includes extensive notations on left hand page, opposite entries. Includes a sketch and discussion of erecting fencing relating to wolves. Last portion of the notebook is blank. Locations include Arroyo Seco, Mount Islip, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Glendale, California; Lovelock, Nevada; North Yakima, Washington; Bismark, North Dakota.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: North Dakota
label: Place
content: Islip, Mount
label: Place
content: Santa Barbara
label: Place
content: Lovelock
label: Place
content: Glendale
label: Place
content: Yakima
label: Place
content: Bismarck
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Botany
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
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content: Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 12-443
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Sketches
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Mammals at 202-633-1253 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals