National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 152 Folder 19
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
United States
Marshall Islands
Midway Islands
Date Range:
1965
Start Date:
19650430
End Date:
19650506
Abstract:
These are observation check-lists documenting birds seen April 30 - May 6, 1965, as part of Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. Sheets list location (latitude and longitude, or island in the vicinity), observer, date, time (started), time (ended), and weather (includes sea conditions). Observer is Standen. There are also notes on distance. Below this information is a list of species followed by abundance (quantity), breeding (quantity), and remarks. There are totals for birds at the bottom of sheets. Locations are in the vicinity of the Oahu and Howland Island.
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