Louisiana, Texas, Florida, February - April, 1927

Related Titles

Contained In: Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman Collection, circa 1873-1946 and undated

Series: SIA RU007364

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

By

Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1927

Notes

This field book contains notes on bird and mammals observed in various Florida, Louisiana and Texas locations. Some frequently observed birds include geese, mallards, heron, egrets, gulls, loons, and ducks. Nelson's notes on mammals focus on muskrats, but include others. Notes also include historical statistics on birds and anecdotal information on animal populations in the last couple years. Locations include but are not limited to Breton Island (Louisiana), Rainy Refuge (possibly Florida), Orange (Texas), Cameron (Texas), and Bird Island (Florida). Memo dated 26 February 1927 with determinations of bats found at Bird Key are included. Notes on drought fires killing rats in Texas and Louisiana included. Colleague Bob Gordon and his notes on muskrats are referred to.

Subjects

Breton Islands , Cameron , Field notes , Florida , Louisiana , Mammalogy , Orange , Ornithology , Texas , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142186