Howland Island, February, SIC 17

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Abstract

The field book was created for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Southern Island Cruise 17, February 17-18, 1967. The field book by R. Tuxson relates to bird banding return data collected on Howland Island (listing band numbers 863-93001 to 923-99001). Banding was used on Sooty Terns. Returns are organized by date and include notes. Includes notes about bird colonies; statistics about adult birds, chicks and nests; counts of shorebirds; and a table include data on catalog number, species, age, sex, nesting status, and band number.

Date Range

1967

Start Date

Feb 17, 1967

End Date

Feb 18, 1967

Access Information

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Topic

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

Place

  • United States
  • Howland Island

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

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 58 Folder 9 Envelope 2