Clapp, Roger B., 1963-1964, 1968

Abstract

This item consists of the photocopied field notes of Roger B. Clapp, created between 1963 and 1964, and some species observation checklists created in 1968. Clapp's work was done as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey. Field notes document Clapp's observations of physical appearance and behaviors, nests, and eggs of birds on various islands and atolls throughout the Pacific Ocean, including American Samoa, Gilbert Islands, Hawaii, Kiribati, and Marshall Islands. Field notes also indicate bird banding and bird marking activities. Species mentioned include Albatrosses, Frigatebirds, Golden plovers, Red-footed boobies, Ruddy turnstones, shorebirds, and seals. Checklists include geographical coordinates.

Date Range

1963-1964, 1968

Start Date

Dec 03, 1963

End Date

Jul 20, 1968

Access Information

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Topic

• Animals
• Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
• Birds
• Sea birds
• Ornithology
• Ornithologists

Place

• United States
• Bikar
• Hawaii
• Pago Pago
• American Samoa
• Leeward Islands
• Taongi
• Kiribati
• Tabuaeran
• Kure Atoll
• Marshall Islands
• Kuria
• Tutuila
• Gilbert Islands
• Jaluit

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 25 Folder 2