Alaska, May 1 - December 3, 1878

Title Variants

Alternative: Diary II: ornithological and other natural history notes, May 1878 to December 3 1878, Saint Michaels, Alaska

Related Titles

Contained In: Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman Collection, circa 1873-1946 and undated

Series: SIA RU007364

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1878

Notes

This field book documents Nelson's bird collecting activities in Alaska between 1 May to 3 December 1878. During this time, Nelson was on general assignment in Alaska to study the zoology of the area as well as meteorology, geography, and ethnology. Nelson's entries are narratives of his daily activities and birds he observed or collected, which include but are not limited to swans, ducks, finches, horned larks, plovers, gulls, swallows, geese, cranes, grouse, and warblers. Nelson uses both taxonomic names and common names. Descriptions of landscape are included. Descriptions of weather conditions, occasionally including the temperature are also included. A small sketched map is included in the entry for 16 August. Locations include Saint Michael, Stebbins, Kegiktowik, and other locations. Nelson also visits "crooked canal" (possibly referring to Crooked Creek), "fox creek", and "stewart island".

Subjects

Alaska , Diary , Field notes , Ornithologists , Ornithology , Saint Michael , Stebbins , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.141211