Details - Field notes, undated : probably taken at North Freedom, Wisconsin, circa 1898-1904

Field notes, undated : probably taken at North Freedom, Wisconsin, circa 1898-1904

Title

Field notes, undated : probably taken at North Freedom, Wisconsin, circa 1898-1904

Title Variants

Alternative: Field Notes, undated

Related Titles

Contained In: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Series: SIA RU007006

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

By

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1898-1904

Notes

Alexander Wetmore records observation of birds in the vicinity of his hometown, North Freedom, Wisconsin, 1898-1904. Entries are chronological, headed with the date, journal-style, and pages are numbered. The first 38 pages are missing. Entries are in an account ledger, of which pages 39-48 are filled. First entry has a note stating "this is copied from a small pocket notebook," and is initials by Wetmore. Descriptions cover terrain traveled, common names of birds observed, their appearance, behavior, and birdsongs. Wetmore spent time in the woods and wetlands around his family's property.