Title
Bailey, V. O., Carlsbad, New Mexico, April 1924 - May 1924
Related Titles
Contained In:
Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
Series:
SIA Acc. 12-443
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1924
Notes
The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Carlsbad, New Mexico, April 29 - May 13, 1924. The entries are dated and describe travel details (mode of travel, destinations, distances, campsites), observations of prairie dogs and other mammals and birds, habitat, remains of tribal settlements, caverns (with observations bats and guano), vegetation, terrain, interactions and work with local inhabitants and colleagues, and list of birds observed. Locations are identified by geological landmark.
Subjects
Carlsbad
,
Field notes
,
Mammalogy
,
New Mexico
,
Ornithology
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.139944
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