Alexander Wetmore - Field Notes, February-August 1913

What kinds of birds would you expect to spot in the United States capitol? Find out with this set of bird observations taken by Alexander Wetmore--an ornithologist and conservationist who would serve as the sixth Smithsonian Secretary from 1945-1952. This collection of notes, taken in 1913, were made in the Washington, D.C. area while Wetmore was working as an assistant biologist for the US Department of Agriculture's Biological Survey bureau. Wetmore's journal includes entries made at Georgetown, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Chesapeake Beach, and other locations in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Join us in transcribing this set of field notes and learn more about United States wildlife!