Title
Field notes, January 1898 - April 1902 : bird observations made in and around North Freedom, Wisconsin, Notes of June 1901 were kept on a trip to Minnesota
Title Variants
Alternative:
Field Notes, November 1901 - April 1902
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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
1901-1902
Notes
Wetmore records observations of birds in the vicinity of his home in North Freedom, Wisconsin from November 1901 - April 1902. The notebook is arranged chronologically, entries begin with the date. In the margin, he records location and time of day. Locations are identified by landowner or landmark. Entries begin with an overview, and then break out descriptive categories. Category headings vary from entry to entry, and often highlight details specific to the entry. Some are general such as details about: flight, sex, note, food, actions, and habits. Others are more unusual: actions while giving song, jealousy of males, tameness, mating actions, resentment of female, intruders. Consistent attention is paid to recording description of birdsongs. Wetmore visits many of the locations repeatedly, including Maine's woods, Hemlock Bluffs, and locations in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Includes some sketches.
Subjects
Baraboo
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Field notes
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North Freedom
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Ornithology
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United States
,
Wisconsin
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.123688
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