Vernon Bailey - Field Notes, Washington, D.C., 1899 and 1900, Maryland 1916

The Patuxent River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay, is Maryland's largest and longest river. What types of animal life do you think live along the river's shores? Find out with naturalist Vernon Bailey's field notes from Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Though Bailey traveled the United States with the Bureau of Biological Survey, he conducted research in the D.C. region, too. Join other digital volunteers in transcribing these field notes for present day naturalists and researchers.