Finding aid to the Joseph R. Jehl, Jr., Field Notes, 1967-1974 QL.686.B3 J43.v. 1&2
Finding aid prepared by Marie Myers
San Diego Natural History Museum Research Library
2018-05-09
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Natural History Museum Research Library
Title: Joseph R. Jehl, Jr., Field Notes
Creator:
Jehl, Joseph R. , Jr., 1935-
Identifier/Call Number: QL.686.B3 J43.v. 1&2
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1967-1974
Abstract: The Joseph R. Jehl, Jr. Field Notes, 1967-1974 consist of two volumes of field notes, drawings, and maps of expeditions along
the western coast of Baja California (Mexico).
Mostly handwritten (some typescript) field notes in two 3-ring binders. Includes notes, drawings and maps of scientific expeditions
along the western coast of Baja California (Mexico) to gather data on the pelagic and shore birds of the area. Jehl also participated
in explorations around Cabo San Lucas and the lower Gulf of California. In both volumes he includes observations of birds
in San Diego, Point Loma, Balboa Park and the Tijuana River Valley. Mexican islands visited on various expeditions include
Cedros, Todos Santos, San Miguel, San Geronimo, San Benitos, San Martin, Ascension, Guadalupe and the Coronados.
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Born on December 12, 1935 in New York City, Jehl attended Cornell University (A.B. 1957), and the University of Michigan (M.A.
1964, PhD 1967). He joined the San Diego Natural History Museum as curator of Birds and Mammals in 1967. From 1977 to 2001,
he was a research biologist at the Carl L. Hubbs Sea World Research Institute; his major research interests were seabirds
and shorebirds. He is currently a research associate in the Division of Birds at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural
History.
[Identification of item], Joseph R. Jehl, Jr. Field Notes, 1967-1974. Research Library, San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA.
Joseph R. Jehl Jr., Historical Photographs of the Biota and Geology of Islas Guadalupe, Mexico (LA 1985.001).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Field notes
Ornithology -- Mexico
Scientific expeditions
Baja California (Mexico: Peninsula)
Birds -- California -- Channel Islands
Birds -- Mexico -- Coronado Islands