SIC 17, Hall, January-March 1967

Abstract

This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, on the Southern Island Cruise 17 aboard the USS Granville S. Hall, 1967. Materials include: bird observation sheets (At Sea Daily Log E), fix data sheets, and ship weather observations. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., hgt., and remarks. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, calling, etc.). Additional bird data sheets include bird counts with species and quantity observed. Fix data sheets include date, time and position data, distance data, time of fix, type of fix, longitude, latitude, wind dir., wind sp., wave dir., wave hgt. Ship weather observation sheets include: vessel, location, date, time, winds, visibility, barometer, temperature, clouds, sea water temp., sea waves, and swell waves. Also includes photocopied preliminary report for Southern Grid Survey No. 15.

Date Range

1967

Start Date

Jan 09, 1967

End Date

Mar 03, 1967

Access Information

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Topic

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

Place

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 135 Folder 3