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Goldman, E. A., California, October 1930 - December 1930

by: Goldman, Edward Alphonso 1873-1946

Publication date: 1930

Topics: Ornithology, Mammalogy, United States, California, Nevada, Alderpoint

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

The journal documents the field work of Edward A. Goldman in California, October 24 - December 15, 1930. Entries are dated and often headed with location. Subject matter covers travel details (destinations, time of day, mode of transportation), interactions and meetings with local staff and officials, weather, descriptions of local individuals and summaries of their observations of flora and fauna (type of bird and mammal, abundance), trapping, observations on coyote behavior, and notes on uses of poison. In the back is a list of photographs taken. Locations include the vicinity of Alder Point [Alderpoint], Alturas to Fort Bidwell, California; Reno, Ely to Eureka, Nevada

Abstract: The journal documents the field work of Edward A. Goldman in California, October 24 - December 15, 1930. Entries are dated and often headed with location. Subject matter covers travel details (destinations, time of day, mode of transportation), interactions and meetings with local staff and officials, weather, descriptions of local individuals and summaries of their observations of flora and fauna (type of bird and mammal, abundance), trapping, observations on coyote behavior, and notes on uses of poison. In the back is a list of photographs taken. Locations include the vicinity of Alder Point [Alderpoint], Alturas to Fort Bidwell, California; Reno, Ely to Eureka, Nevada.