Bailey, V. O., Arizona (Grand Canyon), May 1929 - June 1929

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

Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1929

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Grand Canyon, Arizona, May 6 - June 1929. Entries dated and discuss travel details (destinations, times of day), work and interactions with local inhabitants, observations of flora and fauna including birds and mammals, life zones, specimen collecting and methods, weather, photographs taken, daily activities, contents and locations of coyote pellets (droppings?). Entries relating to Grand Canyon are a significant portion of the notebook. They specify trails taken, Park locations visited, a list of phenology of the canyon, specimens collected including snakes; birds observed, plants, descriptions of wildlife headed with type and followed by narrative descriptions including deer. Locations include Phantom Ranch, Angel Creek, and Kaibob.

Subjects

Arizona , Botany , Field notes , Grand Canyon , Mammalogy , Ornithology , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142316