Southern Island Cruise 15, September-October 1966

Related Titles

Contained In: National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923

Series: SIA RU000245

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

By

Smith, Frank
Thompson, Max C.
Tuxson, R. W.

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1966

Notes

This record refers to 3 field books created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise 15, in 1966 on Howland Island. Envelope 1 contains a field book by Frank Smith that includes bird banding data (listing band numbers 568-70051 to 863-52000); nest counts; and notes describing observations of Blue-faced booby breeding, Sooty tern swirling patterns, and other animal observations. Envelope 2 contains a field book by Max C. Thompson that includes bird banding and returns data (listing band numbers 587-82805 to 863-51500); nest counts; a tick survey; Berlese sample lists; and shorebird counts. Envelope 3 contains a field book by R. W. Tuxson that includes bird populations estimates; and bird banding data (listing band numbers 737-81701 to 863-53000).

Subjects

Bird banding , Field notes , Howland Island , Ornithology , Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English