Goldman, E. A., Nevada, Washington, California, October 1926 - November 1926

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

Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1926

Notes

The journal documents the field work of Edward A. Goldman in Nevada, Washington, California, October 12 - November 27, 1926. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and headed with location or route. Subject matter covers travel details (destinations, time of day, mode of transportation), interactions with local officials and staff, observations of terrain and vegetation, flora and fauna (mammals, birds), photographs taken, summaries of individuals' observations of flora and fauna. Specific topics include discussion of health of duck populations at Malheur Lake, recommended possible refuges, and logging activities in Washington (including burned areas of land in Washington) and observations of antelope and elk behavior and habitat. There are headings in entries for fauna that include in-depth description per type. Additional location information includes geological landmarks and ranches. Includes wildlife counts. Locations include the vicinity of Washoe county, Nevada; Malheur Lake, Oregon; Kurtz Lake, Puget Sound, Washington.

Subjects

California , Field notes , Kurtz Lake , Malheur Lake , Mammalogy , Nevada , Oregon , Ornithology , Puget Sound , United States , Washington , Washoe

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English