Bailey - North Dakota, June - July 1912

A little trouble with baggage did not keep mammalogist Vernon Orlando Bailey from his work. In the summer of 1912, Bailey stopped at Elk River in Minnesota, and despite issues with luggage, he still managed to trap five specimens and “probably a new species” while searching for Perognathus, a genus of pocket mouse. If you are a volunpeer who can’t get enough of Bailey, then you’ll be interested to explore another, similar project, in which Bailey records his work on the same days, but in another journal. Join in on the fun, and if you have any idea why Bailey may have used two journals, please do fill us in! For more about Bailey, check out 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).