EAC 35, Washington, February-April 1968
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This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, on the Eastern Area Cruise 35, aboard the RV Thomas Washington, 1968. Materials include: bird observation data sheets, fix data sheets, and a list of birds collected. 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.). Some bird observation sheets are handwritten and include date, # miles, hours, species abbreviations, and bird counts. 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. A handwritten list of birds collected includes common names, and tallies for quantities collected. Also included is a typed photocopied preliminary report.
Date Range
1968
Start Date
Feb 15, 1968
End Date
Apr 15, 1968
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 143 Folder 7