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Abstract

The 2 notebooks and loose notes cover the field work of L. Walkinshaw during 1979. The first notebook (blue, spiral) includes calculations, travel notes, and observation figures for February - March, year is not noted. The second notebook (green, spiral) covers February - October 15, 1979. Includes tables of observation data with date, time, temperature, and quantity of cranes; vegetation of observation sites; notes of individuals about vegetation observations and environmental management; observations of birds and their songs; and dated data, not identified. Locations include Calhoun county, Michigan. The loose notes cover variety of observations and references to studies on Kirtland's Warblers 1931-1973.

Date Range

1979

Start Date

1979

End Date

1979

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Cranes (Birds)
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Calhoun
  • United States
  • Michigan

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 7 Folder 1