Howland Island, January 1967

Title Variants

Alternative: SIC 17 Howland (Balcomb) 1967

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

Balcomb, Kenneth C., 1940-

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1967

Notes

The field book was created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise 16, on January 16, 1967. The field book by Kenneth Balcomb relates to bird banding and return data collected on Howland Island (listing band numbers 777-51003 to 777-51100, 923-82001 to 923-84000, and 923-88501 to 923-89500). Begins with an itinerary of time on island. Includes counts of nests (naming type of bird, presence of eggs or chicks and quantities) and observation notes on bird colonies on island.

Subjects

Bird banding , Field notes , Howland Island , Ornithology , Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English