SIC 9, Shearwater, September-November 1965

Abstract

This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, 1965, on Southern Island Cruise 9. Materials include: bird observation sheets (At Sea Daily Log E), fix data, at sea daily observations summary, and climatological data sheets. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., hgt., remarks, and loc. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, etc.). Fix data sheets include date, time and position data, distance data, time of fix, type of fix, longitude, and latitude. Climatological data includes time, lat., long., pres wea, vis, slp, dry b, wet b, dew pt, hum%, tl sky, opa sky, waves, sea temp, wind s, wind d, course, speed. Also included is a photocopied typed report. Locations are in the area at sea around Howland Island and Baker Island.

Date Range

1965

Start Date

Sep 07, 1965

End Date

Sep 30, 1965

Access Information

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Topic

• Animals
• Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
• Birds
• Ornithology

Place

• Baker Island
• Howland Island
• North Pacific Ocean

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 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 125 Folder 1