Title
Sooty tern sightings, 1963-1964
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
1963-1964
Notes
This volume is a log of observations of Sooty Terns. Year information is not provided, but the folder title and finding aid information for this volume give the years as 1963 to 1964. Fields include date [day and month], time, lat [empty field], long [empty field], miles from land [empty field], # birds, size of flock, other species, and remarks. Entries are dated from 5 September to 15 November [1963] and 3 January to 18 May [1964], with a line for each observation. Daily bird totals are given after each day in which more than one observation is recorded. A final approximate total of 10257, "not including December," is given after the final entry. The remarks field gives direction [SW, NE, etc.] and distance in feet [e.g., 10-15']; these may be recording direction of flight and distance from observer. Other remarks include whether [flying] low, feeding, observations of colored tags, etc.
Subjects
Field notes
,
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific
,
Ornithology
,
Pacific Ocean
,
Sooty tern
,
Zoological surveys
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
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