Field notes, December 1904 - January 1907 : mostly bird observations and collecting data taken at Independence and Lawrence, Kansas, also includes notes taken at Minco, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), May 1905; and Stockton, California, October 1906 - January 1907
date: label: Date Range
content: 1906-1907
label: Start Date
content: 19060830
label: End Date
content: 19070103
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Field Notes, August 1906 - January 1907
notes: label: Abstract
content: Alexander Wetmore records observations and information about bird specimens in the area of North Freedom, Wisconsin, Lawrence, Kansas, and Stockton,California, August - September 1906. The notebook begins with a list of birds observed in the spring migration in Lawrence, Kansas. Following this, entries are chronological and headed by date. Notes highlighting bird types or giving additional information about specimens are listed on the left-hand side. The first journal-style entry is a continuation of August 30th from prior notebook covering February - August 1906. Entries have details about specimens: collector, location, appearance, stomach contents. These are followed by a descriptions of the outing during which the specimens were collected: weather, environment (sometimes quite detailed on stone and vegetation), bird behavior and appearances. Includes monthly bird lists on pages 143, 231, 291, and a loose insert for May. While in Wisconsin, Wetmore notes collecting with Art Rudy.|October 1906 - January 1907, Wetmore describes his trip to and time in Stockton, California. He discusses observations made during the train ride through Colorado, Arizona, and Bakersfield, California. He collects around Stockton, including the vicinity of the San Joaquin River.
place: label: Place
content: Kansas
label: Place
content: Lawrence
label: Place
content: Wisconsin
label: Place
content: North Freedom
label: Place
content: Baraboo
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: Stockton
label: Place
content: San Joaquin
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
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content: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
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content: Rudy, Art
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 notebook
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 133 Folder 5