Bailey, V. O., District of Columbia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, October 1929 - November 1929
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PrintThe journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in District of Columbia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, October 1 - November 19, 1929. Entries are dated and describe travel from Grand Canyon to Washington, DC. Subject matter includes descriptions of terrain and vegetation enroute, weather, daily activities (including conferences), travel to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with Dr. W. B. Bell; meetings with local officials to discuss deer population management at refuges; observations of birds; specimen collecting; Grizzly Bear account from 1917 (notes indicate Merriam wrote about in publication); observations of bats (populations, habitat) in caves of Kentucky, Old Mammoth cave, and Colossal caverns. Locations include Mosquito Creek, Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania; Cave City, Kentucky.
1929
Oct 01, 1929
Nov 19, 1929
At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Mammals at 202-633-1253 to make an appointment.
SIA Acc. 12-443
Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
1 field book
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals