Michigan Bird Notes, 1978

Abstract

The typed notebook documents L. Walkinshaw's observations of birds in Michigan, December 1977 - October 1978. Includes a list of Sandhill Crane observation trips in Michigan and Florida including location (state, county, town, geographic landmark), amount of time observed, times of day observed, and date; notes on Sandhill Cranes include date, location, and a combination of descriptions of weather, time of observations, description of flocks and individual birds, vegetation, nest (construction, measurements), eggs (quantity, appearance, weight, measurements), parents (behavior) and followup observations; a variety of birds' nests with type, date, parent, egg, chick and nest data; list of bird band data on Kirtland's Warblers with number, sex, nest, territory, region, date; and notes on Kirtland's Warbler observations. Locations include Texas, Idaho, and counties in Michigan of Jackson, Crawford, and Oscoda.

Date Range

1977-1978

Start Date

Nov 30, 1978

End Date

Sep 30, 1978

Access Information

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Topic

• Animals
• Bird banding
• Birds
• Cranes (Birds)
• Ornithology

Place

• United States
• Texas
• Crawford
• Jackson
• Idaho
• Michigan
• Oscoda

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 93-079

Collection name

Walkinshaw, Lawrence H, Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers, c. 1916-1991

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 6 Folder 8