Title
Nocturnal bird sightings, undated
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
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1963-1969
Notes
This volume is a log of nocturnal bird sightings at sea. Year information and locality information are not provided. Fields include date [day and month], sunrise [time], sunset [time], species, time, # [of birds], and remarks. Entries are dated from 1 August to 15 July, with a line for each observation. Species include Sooty Tern, Wedge-tail [Wedge-tailed Shearwater], and others. Some identifications include question marks, and some record "bird" as species. Remarks include direction, vocalization, and other observations.
Subjects
Field notes
,
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific
,
Ornithology
,
Pacific Ocean
,
Zoological surveys
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
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