Field notes, December 1904 - January 1907 : mostly bird observations and collecting data taken at Independence and Lawrence, Kansas, also includes notes taken at Minco, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), May 1905; and Stockton, California, October 1906 - January 1907

Title Variants

Alternative: Field Notes, August 1906 - January 1907

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

1906-1907

Notes

Alexander Wetmore records observations and information about bird specimens in the area of North Freedom, Wisconsin, Lawrence, Kansas, and Stockton,California, August - September 1906. The notebook begins with a list of birds observed in the spring migration in Lawrence, Kansas. Following this, entries are chronological and headed by date. Notes highlighting bird types or giving additional information about specimens are listed on the left-hand side. The first journal-style entry is a continuation of August 30th from prior notebook covering February - August 1906. Entries have details about specimens: collector, location, appearance, stomach contents. These are followed by a descriptions of the outing during which the specimens were collected: weather, environment (sometimes quite detailed on stone and vegetation), bird behavior and appearances. Includes monthly bird lists on pages 143, 231, 291, and a loose insert for May. While in Wisconsin, Wetmore notes collecting with Art Rudy.October 1906 - January 1907, Wetmore describes his trip to and time in Stockton, California. He discusses observations made during the train ride through Colorado, Arizona, and Bakersfield, California. He collects around Stockton, including the vicinity of the San Joaquin River.

Subjects

Baraboo , California , Field notes , Kansas , Lawrence , North Freedom , Ornithology , San Joaquin , Stockton , United States , Wisconsin

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.124014