Field Notebooks - Gulls, 1952-1953 (2 of 3)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1952-1953
label: Start Date
content: 1952
label: End Date
content: 1953
notes: label: Abstract
content: This is 2 of 3 folders documenting M. Moynihan's observations of gulls, 1952-1953. Pages are numbered per entry. Entries are dated, though don't always include year; and detail behavior, appearance, and calls of individual, pairs, and groups of gulls. Observations includes sex, time of day, copulation attempts, interactions with other birds, weather, observed aggression, flight, feeding, and panics. Loose notes include counts of unidentified sort, possibly relating to bird calls. Notebook 1 covers March 22-25; notebook 2 March 26-27; notebook 3 April 1 - 3; notebook 4 April 4-6; notebook 5 April 9-13; loose sheets May 1 - 8; notebook 6 May 11-14, 1952; loose notes from February and April 1952; and Loose notes for August 14. Includes sketches of birds, augmenting text. Locations are not stipulated.
topic: label: Topic
content: Animal behavior
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Ethology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
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content: Moynihan, M.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 01-096
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Illustrations
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: Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
label: Physical Description
content: 6 field books
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 3 Folder 15