Bailey - Field notes, New Mexico and Arizona, July 11-October 7, 1908

If you were a naturalist heading to the Southwest to survey the wildlife and vegetation, would your field notes start when you got there? Vernon Orlando Bailey (1864-1942) started his 1908 field journal from his departure point in Virginia Beach, Virginia - over 1,900 miles away. This chief naturalist for the United States Department of Agriculture was constantly keeping notes about the flora and fauna around him. Whether it was a stop along his train route or in the expedition region, Bailey kept diligent notes. In this field book, he recorded the species observed or collected, their location and elevation. He notes the quantity found sometimes using abbreviations like "abu" for abundant and "com." Others are difficult to make out. Can you help us transcribe Bailey's field book?