EAC 21, LT 2085, 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 21, 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. Also included is a typed preliminary report and photographs of plotting and bathymetric data.

Date Range

1967

Start Date

Aug 25, 1967

End Date

Aug 29, 1967

Access Information

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Topic

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

Place

North Pacific Ocean

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes
• Black-and-white photographs
• Plotting charts
• Bathymetric maps

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 8