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
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Fallon
Reno
San Francisco
Hollister
Klamath Falls
Tacoma
Date Range:
1908
Start Date:
19080807
End Date:
19081006
Abstract:
The field book documents the field work of A. K. Fisher in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, August 7 - October 6, 1908. Entries are dated and locations are often noted on the left hand pages of notebook. Subject matter covers travel details (destinations, time of day, mode of transportation), weather, local inhabitant met, terrain, observed wildlife (birds, mammals and abundance), vegetation (crops), specimens collected, collecting methods, and effect of wildlife on area crops. Location information sometimes includes names of landowners. Locations include Fallon, Reno, Nevada; San Francisco, Hollister, California; Palo Alto, Klamath Falls, Oregon; Tacoma, Washington. The second half of the notebook is blank.
