Clapp, Roger B., 1963-1964, 1968
date: label: Date Range
content: 1963-1964, 1968
label: Start Date
content: 19631203
label: End Date
content: 19680720
notes: label: Abstract
content: This item consists of the photocopied field notes of Roger B. Clapp, created between 1963 and 1964, and some species observation checklists created in 1968. Clapp's work was done as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey. Field notes document Clapp's observations of physical appearance and behaviors, nests, and eggs of birds on various islands and atolls throughout the Pacific Ocean, including American Samoa, Gilbert Islands, Hawaii, Kiribati, and Marshall Islands. Field notes also indicate bird banding and bird marking activities. Species mentioned include Albatrosses, Frigatebirds, Golden plovers, Red-footed boobies, Ruddy turnstones, shorebirds, and seals. Checklists include geographical coordinates.
place: label: Place
content: Kuria
label: Place
content: Kiribati
label: Place
content: Kure Atoll
label: Place
content: Hawaii
label: Place
content: Leeward Islands
label: Place
content: Pago Pago
label: Place
content: Tutuila
label: Place
content: American Samoa
label: Place
content: Tabuaeran
label: Place
content: Taongi
label: Place
content: Bikar
label: Place
content: Jaluit
label: Place
content: Marshall Islands
label: Place
content: Gilbert Islands
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Ornithologists
label: Topic
content: Sea birds
label: Topic
content: Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
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content: Clapp, Roger B.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU000245
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: National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 25 Folder 2