Bailey, V. O., Virginia, April 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 Virginia, April 5 - 8, 1929. Entries are dated and detail his travel from Washington, DC, to study the deer problem for the Virginia state game department in Hot Springs. Subject matter includes travel details (destinations, accommodations, distances, time of day), observed fauna, vegetation (types and life zones), terrain, lists of trees and birds per location with notes about abundance, and interactions with local officials. The are entries that describe fauna headed with type, discussing current population numbers, memories of local inhabitants, types, habitat, and conditions. These include bison, elk, deer, fox, and additional mammals. Locations include Warm Springs, Bath county, Virginia.

Subjects

Bath , Field notes , Mammalogy , Ornithology , United States , Virginia , Warm Springs

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142317