Southern Island Cruise 8, January-March 1965

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Abstract

This record refers to 3 field books created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise 8, in 1965. Envelope 1 contains a field book by Fred C. Sibley that includes notes documenting his bird collecting activities on Vostok Island. Envelope 2 contains a field book by Dennis L. Stadel that includes banding data for several Blue-faced boobies and one Fairy tern (listing band numbers 558-85786 to 712-03020) on Vostok Island. Envelope 3 contains a field book by Robert R. Fleet from his work on Caroline Island. The field book includes Berlese sample notes and bird banding data (listing band numbers 853-15001 to 853-41601).

Date Range

1965

Start Date

Jun 16, 1965

End Date

Jun 18, 1965

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Bird banding
  • Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Vostok
  • Caroline Atoll ; Caroline Island
  • Kiribati

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU000245

Collection name

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

Physical Description

3 field books

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 47 Folder 6