EAC 20, Hall, August 1967

Abstract

This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, on the Eastern Area Cruise 20, aboard the USS Granville S. Hall, 1967. Materials include: bird observation sheets, fix data sheets, surface weather observations, and additional data. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., specimen or band no., and remarks. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, calling, etc.). Fix data sheets include: ship, date, sunrise (time, lat., long.) sunset (time, lat., long.), total miles traveled, position (time, lat., long), and course or speed change. Surface weather observations include: position, course, spd., type, time, sky and ceiling, visibility, weather and obstructions to vision, sea level press., temp., dew pt., wind, remarks, and observers. Handwritten bird counts list bird species and quantity observed. Also included is a typed preliminary report.

Date Range

1967

Start Date

Aug 01, 1967

End Date

Aug 17, 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 141 Folder 3