Details - EAC 35, Washington, February-April 1968

EAC 35, Washington, February-April 1968

Title

EAC 35, Washington, February-April 1968

Related Titles

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

1968

Notes

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.