Title
Southern Island Cruise 14, July-August 1966
Related Titles
Contained In:
National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
Series:
SIA RU000245
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Pearson, David (David L.)
Schreiber, Ralph W.
Bulmer, Walter, 1942-
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1966
Notes
This record refers to 3 field books created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise 14, in 1966. Envelope 1 contains a field book by David Pearson from his work on Howland Island. The field book includes bird banding and returns data (listing band numbers 773-21188 to 953-02500); and nest counts. Envelope 2 contains a field book by Ralph W. Schreiber from work conducted on Howland Island. The field book includes bird banding data (listing band numbers 737-39672 to 953-15000); nest counts; observations of Blue-faced booby nest changeover rituals; observations of Booby feeding habits; general notes about the island; a hand-drawn map of island survey conducted by Schreiber and L. N. Huber; and a hand-drawn map of Sooty tern nesting sites. Envelope 3 contains a field book by Walter Bulmer that includes brief observations of Lesser frigatebirds chasing Blue-faced boobies on Baker Island.
Subjects
Baker Island
,
Bird banding
,
Field notes
,
Howland Island
,
Maps
,
Ornithology
,
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
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