Title
Goldman, E. A., Nevada, Washington, California, October 1926 - November 1926
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
Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1926
Notes
The journal documents the field work of Edward A. Goldman in Nevada, Washington, California, October 12 - November 27, 1926. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and headed with location or route. Subject matter covers travel details (destinations, time of day, mode of transportation), interactions with local officials and staff, observations of terrain and vegetation, flora and fauna (mammals, birds), photographs taken, summaries of individuals' observations of flora and fauna. Specific topics include discussion of health of duck populations at Malheur Lake, recommended possible refuges, and logging activities in Washington (including burned areas of land in Washington) and observations of antelope and elk behavior and habitat. There are headings in entries for fauna that include in-depth description per type. Additional location information includes geological landmarks and ranches. Includes wildlife counts. Locations include the vicinity of Washoe county, Nevada; Malheur Lake, Oregon; Kurtz Lake, Puget Sound, Washington.
Subjects
California
,
Field notes
,
Kurtz Lake
,
Malheur Lake
,
Mammalogy
,
Nevada
,
Oregon
,
Ornithology
,
Puget Sound
,
United States
,
Washington
,
Washoe
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
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