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Migration records, spring, 1908

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Abstract

This is a recording of the bird migration through North Freedom, Wisconsin, by Alexander Wetmore in the spring of 1908. The data is recorded in a form supplied by the US Department Agriculture, Division of Biological Survey. The document is one page, and details the common name of the birds observed, date first seen, quantity, when next seen, when became common, when last seen, common or rare, whether it was near his observation station, and remarks. 13 different birds are observed. Half of the form is filled in.

Date Range

1908

Start Date

Feb 14, 1908

End Date

Feb 29, 1908

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Birds--Migration
  • Ornithology

Place

  • North Freedom
  • United States
  • Wisconsin

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007006

Collection name

Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 136 Folder 12