Field notes, (Jen Gammon) Ontario, Canada, 1996

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Abstract

The notebook documents the field work of Jen Gammon in Ontario, Canada, during 1996. The volume covers observations relating to bird behavior including foraging. There are detailed notes in the beginning of the notebook listing types of information to record: foraging protocol as well as abbreviations for substrates, maneuver 1, maneuver 2, and tree types. Also includes a template for entries which includes: bird [behavior], #, date, location observer, habitat, canopy, plant, bird, perch type, diameter, substrate type, tree, maneuver 1, maneuver 2, attack, attack distance, cover, %, and zone.

Date Range

1996

Start Date

1996

End Date

1996

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Migratory birds
  • Birds
  • Plants
  • Ornithology
  • Botany

Place

  • Canada
  • Ontario

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 16-179

Collection name

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center Research Records, 1969-2011

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 4 Folder 14