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EAC 20, Hall, August 1967

Title

EAC 20, Hall, August 1967

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Contained In: National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923

Series: Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project

Series: SIA RU000245

By

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1967

Notes

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.