Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
United States
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Piñon Range
Kaibab Plateau
Trumbull, Mount
Date Range:
1909
Start Date:
19090706
End Date:
19091023
Abstract:
The field book documents Clarence Birdseye's field work in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, July 6 - October 23, 1909. Entries are dated and describe travel (destinations, mode of transportation, time of day, campsites), flora and fauna seen enroute, colleagues and local inhabitants, communities visited, specimens collected , daily activities, weather, terrain, . Often entries are divided with headings, sometimes types of flora and fauna or terrain, the effect of wildlife on local crops. These include physiography, plants (listed by type and description of plant and soil), birds (location and abundance), mammals (discussion of specimens, specimen numbers, trapping methods, collecting location). There is also a lists of Navajo words with corresponding genus. Additional location information includes geological landmarks. Winslow, Kaibab Plateau, Trumbull mountain, Arizona; Piney Valley mountains [Piñon Range], Nevada. There is a list of trees of Pine Valley mountains listing corresponding altitudes and a list of specimens collected (reptiles and miscellaneous) with specimen number, type, locality, date.
