Bailey, V. O., Minnesota, North Dakota, July 1913 - September 1913
date: label: Date Range
content: 1913
label: Start Date
content: 19130701
label: End Date
content: 19130912
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting specimens in Minnesota and North Dakota, July 1 - September 12, 1913. Entries are dated and describe travel details usually listing destination at beginning of an entry. The journal states that Bailey went to Elk River, Minnesota, to investigate the present condition of the Saw Fly larvae which had defoliated and killed trees in 1911 and 1912. Includes details about mode of travel, destinations, lists of birds seen (common name), discussions with colleagues at local Agricultural College, terrain (altitude), vegetation (notes about farming and including life zones), specimen collecting, and conversations with local individuals relating to collecting. Locations include Devil's Lake and Bismarck.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: North Dakota
label: Place
content: Devils Lake
label: Place
content: Bismarck
label: Place
content: Elk River
label: Place
content: Minnesota
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Entomology
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
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