Bailey - Manitoba and North Dakota, June - July 1912

Rarely one to complain on his various journeys, mammalogist Vernon Orlando Bailey wrote one very cringeworthy entry on June 28, 1912 about mosquitos. And it is not for the faint of heart. Bailey describes how the “bloodthirsty” insects covered his netting and crawled into his sleeping bag. He explained that “there were quarts of dead mosquitos in my bed in the morning.” Anyone else feel an uncontrollable need to scratch an itch that wasn’t there a minute ago? If you are a volunpeer who can’t get enough of Bailey, perhaps you came across another very similar journal, in which Bailey recorded the same days during this trip. Join in on the fun, and if you have any idea why Bailey may have used two journals, please do share! For more on Bailey, explore the finding aids for the Vernon Orlando Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated (Record Unit 007267) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bird and Mammal Laboratories, Field Books, 1888-1961 (Accession 12-443).