Bailey, V. O., British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, July 1909 - October 1909
date: label: Date Range
content: 1909
label: Start Date
content: 19090709
label: End Date
content: 19091029
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting of mammal and bird specimens in British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, July - October 1909. Entries are dated and pages are sometimes headed with location. Details include travel details (mode of travel, destinations, accommodations, campsites), terrain, vegetation (including crops and life zone), weather, daily activities and times day, observed flora and fauna, communities visited, specimens collected, interactions with local officials, and work with Streeter. Includes lists of fauna (type and habitat), flora (headed by location and zone, listing type and habitat), and types of trees (big timber). Work was completed for the US Department of Agriculture. At the end of notebook is a list of reports mailed per location. Locations include Leeds, Minot, Gardner, North Dakota; Bismark, Mobrige, Mount Sheep Butte, South Dakota; Billings, Crescent City, Missoula, Montana; Dubois, Idaho.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Canada
label: Place
content: British Columbia
label: Place
content: Idaho
label: Place
content: Montana
label: Place
content: North Dakota
label: Place
content: Oregon
label: Place
content: South Dakota
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
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