Title
Field notes, 1935-1936 : brief notes recorded on several trips to the Shenandoah Mountains, Virginia
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
1935-1936
Notes
The folder includes a portion of a notebook in which Wetmore recorded observations of birds in the mountains of Virginia, 1935-1936. Entries are concise, and ordered by date. Each entry includes a speedometer reading, some location information (usually town or mountain range, and a list of observed birds. Some entries include elevation, or information like Ferry Schedule for Cape Charles to Norfolk. There is a gap between September 1935 and the next series of entries, March to July of 1936. Sites noted include: Summersville, West Virginia; Charmco, West Virginia; Hawksbill Mountain, Apple Orchard Mountain, and Skyland, Virginia.
Subjects
Apple Orchard Mountain
,
Charmco
,
Field notes
,
Hawksbill
,
Ornithology
,
Shenandoah Mountains
,
Skyland
,
Summersville
,
United States
,
Virginia
,
West Virginia
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.107336
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