Bailey, V. O., California, North Dakota, September 1907 - December 1907

Related Titles

Contained In: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals

Series: SIA Acc. 12-443

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1907

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting mammal and bird specimens in California, North Dakota, September 8 - December 5, 1907. Entries are dated and pages are sometimes headed with location. Descriptions include travel details (mode of travel, destinations, accommodations, campsites), ranches visited, daily activities and times of day, terrain (including elevation), vegetation, lists and descriptions of mammals and birds and their habitats, descriptions and interactions with local inhabitants, the "Canadian zone", and descriptions of communities. Bailey spent significant time at Rogers Ranch. Sometimes includes extensive notations on left hand page, opposite entries. Includes a sketch and discussion of erecting fencing relating to wolves. Last portion of the notebook is blank. Locations include Arroyo Seco, Mount Islip, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Glendale, California; Lovelock, Nevada; North Yakima, Washington; Bismark, North Dakota.

Subjects

Bismarck , Botany , California , Field notes , Glendale , Islip, Mount , Lovelock , Mammalogy , North Dakota , Ornithology , Santa Barbara , Sketches , United States , Yakima

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.138988